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06-28-2014, 08:08 AM | #1 |
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| New Dog Owner -- with questions! Hello Everyone -- I'm new here and new to the dog world as well. My daughter and I added a precious shorkie, Joey, to the family at Christmas, and are so happy to have him. He's about 8 months old now, loves everyone (and everything that moves) and is in the basic stages of training. I should preface the rest of this post by saying that we live in an apartment in the city. We started Joey potty training using puppy pads, and have transitioned him to going outside. Now, he goes outside probably 85% of the time, but still goes inside from time to time. Any tips on completely eliminating potty pad use? Next, we have taken a basic puppy training course where we learned commands like sit, stay, leave it, take it, drop it, etc, which he does well with -- but ONLY when he knows we're practicing. In "real life" situations, he doesn't respond to most of these commands. Again, suggestions for integrating training into situations where it would actually be useful are much appreciated! Lastly, he BARKS like a madman. It's not all the time, but it is frequent enough to feel like a problem. I actually don't mind it so much, but my neighbors, I'm sure, would be to differ. I absolutely know that dogs bark, and that to an extent it's normal -- but Joey's barking does feel a bit over the top. He barks mostly when he wants attention, which is ALL the time. If I'm in the apartment anywhere out of his sight, he barks. Thanks for any advice you're able to give! I'm sure I will be posting questions periodically for a while! Hopefully at some point I'll be able to help answer others' questions, too |
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06-28-2014, 08:55 AM | #2 |
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| Sorry I have no advice. I just wanted to say welcome to Yorkietalk
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06-28-2014, 09:23 AM | #3 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Welcome to YT ! Your Joey sounds adorable, and allll yorkie! For the barking, some people find that startling them while at the same time saying "no bark" helps -- like startling them w/ a can filled w/ pennies and shaking it...this may help. My Wylie is a major barker and we have to help him know when to stop as well. Some dogs are just more barky than others. As for potty training...sigh...I'm not a good trainer in that area. As for the other command training, it's a matter of repetition, repetition, repetition and consistency...keep doing it, and it will sink in...hopefully !
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06-28-2014, 10:13 AM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Incorporate your obedience commands interspersed throughout your walks. Start teaching him focus on you. Try to build up to holding his gaze on you for 2minutes or more. Make everything fun with you. Including obedience training. Just a few tips.
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06-28-2014, 11:27 AM | #5 |
YT Addict | I used a bottle filled with rocks and a lid on it. When he would bark I would shake the bottle, it would get his attention and he would stop barking. Say shh while you are doing it. Now he only barks when people or outside noises approach which I am grateful for, good luck |
06-28-2014, 04:58 PM | #6 |
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| A method I used to get our dogs to learn the "quiet/shhh" term in the past is use the command and wait a few seconds before handing a treat and if they bark to gently close their mouth or do that "finger to lips" motion (or you can touch their nose) wait a few seconds and award them the treat if they kept quiet. You might use a negative, sharp "no" instead of the gesture when they bark, which ever works best for you. You'll do this repeatedly and gradually expand the time. If they bark they don't get the treat. This takes awhile depending on how stubborn or focused they are ^^; But they'll usually get it. I sometimes would alternate commands later on with speak/bark and the quiet/shhh (just pick a word to use) as a sort of "vocal" exercise. Now I remember my mother telling our little jack russell to be quiet and she'll gradually bark softer and softer after each time she was told lol Your yorkie is still young so it may be a little bit for him to transition completely out of it, if ever. Sometimes mistakes will happen regardless of age, but what may help is to make sure to take him out frequently. It may also be his marking thing so that's gonna be trickier and require more patience to train out. But gradually moving the puppy pad towards the door may also help with the process.
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