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11-05-2009, 11:56 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tustin, CA, USA
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| tricks? I was just curious at what age everyone started training their Yorkie tricks? Zeke is 4 months and we have started teaching him the basics...sit, down, stay, come, release. He is still learning these but i want to teach him fun tricks too. Also my husband and I use both treats and his toys to encourage him. It just seems like we are going through a lot of treats and I dont want him to gain weight. Is there anything else we can use besides food? |
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11-05-2009, 01:47 PM | #2 |
www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County
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| I was training Uni with plain old kibble when she was about 4 months. HAHAHA she didn't know what a treat was until she was over a year old! But you can use bits of cucumber, carrot, tomato, hard boiled egg white, tiny bits of string cheese. I have noticed though, that once we started giving Uni tastier treats, she would just forget we were training and just whine to get at the treat. That's why we just used kibble when she was a baby. Now she understands when we are in "training" mode, but in the baby stage, it's just "OMG what is that? I want more! so yummy!" and she wouldn't listen. good luck!
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11-05-2009, 01:48 PM | #3 |
www.yorkierescue.com Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Las Vegas & Orange County
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| Oh by the way, I see you are in OC as well. We have local yorkie meet ups monthly, if you are interested. PM me.
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11-05-2009, 03:02 PM | #4 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: UK
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| what i do is take a part of sky's food and use that as treats for training - so she isn't getting any extra food just part of its not in her bowl. Then occasional treats are for very difficult tasks etc (sky particularly loves pieces of sausage - but these definately arent low fat!) |
11-06-2009, 05:23 AM | #5 |
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| I started when Jackson was 11 weeks old. First was simply "sit" and then the rest soon followed! Now he knows about 11 tricks but we're still working! I always use his FAVE treats, little bits of cheese, or just plain chicken breast pieces. That's what we use to teach him new tricks usually. But his favorite treats ever are Wellness treats, they're little square shaped, as well as these little tiny treats made by Bil Jac and another by Nature's Recipe that I got at Petsmart. I usually break treats up in tiny pieces if possible. He doesn't care how tiny it is as long as he gets it.
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12-09-2009, 03:46 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Calgary, AB, Canada
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| Tricks - You tube zakgeorge21 - awesome trainer We picked up a puppy at 14 weeks. Started training him tricks immediately. Now he is 5 months and is stronger and does any tricks.. as long as i have treats.. the younger, the better! He couldn't stand on his hind legs before, but now he does twirls and jumps pretty high for treats. Things he learned to this point: Stay, leave it (leaves food alone, items alone and will not touch it), fetch(this dog wants to play all day long.. he will find me and drag his pull toy and offer it to me while on the couch over and over again to the point he's annoying haha) let go, jump, paw shake, Bang(plays dead), high-five, crouch, sit, lay down, rings the bell to go poddy on his own, roll over, follow(let's go), no(use this command when he gets into stuff that he shouldn't). working on getting his leash training.. i suggest YOUTUBE - username zakgeorge21 search.. he is really good to the point animal planet gave him his own show.... his approach is awesome.. it is not the same as Cesar Milan... he makes the dog trust you rather than Alpha male style |
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