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Potty training Yorkshire Terriers is easy if you use the schedule-based method! Just be careful to manage your expectations since Yorkie housetraining will take from several weeks to a few months of consistent effort on your part until the training has “sunk in.”

A schedule-based system, where you take your Yorkie out at the same time every day, will really work. And it helps to realize that your Yorkie is like most people in that when they awake, they normally go to the bathroom right away.

So, the first thing on your schedule should be to take your Yorkshire Terrier out as soon as you’re up in the morning, without any delay. Your dog has been holding it all night so give him a potty trip outside right away!

Keep the first potty break short, and then bring him inside for breakfast. Let your Yorkshire Terrier eat breakfast while you’re getting dressed and ready for the day. By the time you finish your coffee and breakfast, you can take the Yorkie out for a potty break.

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The English mastiff is the most ‘original’ mastiff of the other variety of breeds. They can get up to about 30 inches off the ground to the shoulder. They take on the Pit Bull look with their legs apart at stance. They weigh at about 160-230 pounds. For the males and for the females about 140-190 pounds while they stand about 27 1/2 inches off the floor.

Named after the Anglo-Saxon word for “powerful”, the English Mastiff certainly lives up to the name. While they were once largely relegated to use in bear baiting and other blood sports (now, thankfully banned) for the entertainment of the British crown, they have since found another line of work as guard dogs, and even house pets.

This fearsome heritage led to their adoption as guard dogs; in that capacity, the breed found its way to the US. Despite their appearance and history of being used as attack dogs, they are in fact very affectionate and make excellent pets, even if you have children.

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