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05-29-2008, 11:35 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2008 Location: charleston
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| Is my dog being defiant? Hello all, I'm new to YT, and I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for all the great info. and advice. I have a 5 month old yorkie poo named Mocha. She is about 2.5 lbs and super cute and friendly. She has been taking obedience classes for three weeks now. Last night, one of the trainers told us that Mocha was being very defiant, because she wouldn't come to us when we called her. Recall has been a problem for us. She barks at us when we try to call her, and she wants us to chase her. The trainer told us that we are not showing her that we're in charge, so we could start tethering her to us all the time. That way when we call her, if she ignores us, we can pull her to us. This seems a little extreme to me. She's still a puppy and all. We are crate training her, so she is confied quite a bit. When she has free time in our kitchen, I like her to be able to roam around since she is confined so much. I'm not sure if the tethering will show her dominance and help her to learn to come to me. Does anyone have any experience with tethering to teach dominance? Has anyone else had problems with their dog coming to them? We know we aren't supposed to do anything negative after we have called her. We try to make her coming to us a positive experience, but so far it hasn't helped. Any advice would be greatly appreciated |
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05-29-2008, 11:51 AM | #2 |
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| IMO she's to young. That comes in time. Continue to work with her of course but at 5mos I think that expecting just too much. Puppyhood is a wonderment time for them. They find it hard to concentrate at this age just keep working with her and one day you will be amazed that she actually did come to you. I also think the trainer is not being reasonable with the time frame. To sit, yes but to come when called, it aint' gonna happen. To many things to catch their eye at this age. Enjoy your puppy and keep working with him. They do learn fast after they get out of this playful stage. |
05-29-2008, 11:53 AM | #3 |
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| Pictures Here are some pictures of Mocha...One is of her when we first got her and the other two are of her now after her first haircut. |
05-29-2008, 11:57 AM | #4 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | OMG - she is ADORABLE! A veritable fuzz muffin! I don't have experience w/ tethering. Since she's only 5 mths old, she may not be putting it all together yet. I'd suggest a great book by a trainer named Tamar Gellar, the book is The Loved Dog. She is Oprah's trainer and she believes *only* in positive training and teaches you about how dogs communicate w/ us. She's incredibly gentle and knowledgable. LOVE her.
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05-29-2008, 12:11 PM | #5 |
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05-29-2008, 12:16 PM | #6 |
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| They are independent little dogs. I would never use the word defiant to describe behavior of a yorkie. I would be very hesitant to tether them for that reason. They need to explore and learn about their new world and new family.
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05-29-2008, 12:41 PM | #7 |
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05-29-2008, 12:56 PM | #8 |
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| I've had Yorkies my whole life and every one of them went through that stage...I think they think that it's some kind of game. I ignore them for a moment and they get tired of the game and come running back. Of course you have to make sure they don't get loose outdoors. I think the longest it has lasted is a couple of weeks. |
05-29-2008, 11:57 PM | #9 |
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| I think the best way to teach the recall is to be the MOST exciting thing in the room. Call her name in a high pitched voice make kissy noises put your arms out in welcome, get down to her level. Lots of praise when she does come If she's toy oriented have a toy and once you call her squeak and show her she'll get to play with you when she comes to you. then have a wee game of tug with her. If she;s food oriented make sure she knows you've got treats. and treat treat treat. Then if none of this works -- ignore her. Turn around, run in the opposite direction. She'll soon go "hm so what's momma more interested in than me!?" I've also trained "bye bye" to indicate that I'm leaving by saying "bye bye" when ever I leave the yorkies so if I call that out and walk or run away when Dougal's being defiant he goes "o poo! momma's leaving without me!" That's my last resort. It's just one of those things that take time. She's also going through her rebellious teenage phase at 5 months - they do this to test the boundaries.
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