Are yorkies hard to train? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

xxloopylucyxx · 11-30-2007, 08:41 AM

we have just enrolled Hollie into puppy training classes but are yorkie's easy to train??

i am asking this because the one class we rang said that we cant go as we have a yorkie!!

please help!!

lucy xx

MIZBROWN · 11-30-2007, 08:48 AM

Ive heard/read that Yorkies are a little hard to train. Not sure if its the breed or if its because they're small dogs... However, I believe every animal is trainable with persistance and a lot of patience

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Txgurl06 · 11-30-2007, 08:50 AM

they can be stubborn but it just depends on your pup! there is a lady on YOU tube who has like a 5 or 6 month pup with knows how to sit, roll over, lay. lol!

all kiele knows how to do is sit right now.

skoshi can sit, lay, shake.

Yorkiekids · 11-30-2007, 09:53 AM

I think their trainable if you have the time and patience to work with them. I think it was rude of those people to tell you that you couldn't come, because you had a Yorkie.

imperfectlyblue · 11-30-2007, 09:57 AM

i'm a new yorkie owner, but i can say that my pup is definitely trainable. she is 11 weeks old and now knows how to sit/stay. she's doing really well with it, and we'll begin working on a new skill soon.

ARCHIE · 11-30-2007, 10:03 AM

I never heard such a thing. I did hear that Yorkies can be hard to potty
train but not obiendence traiing!
I think that a Yorkie is one of the smartest little dogs ever.
With any training you need to be consistant and have patience.
Buddy could, sit, lay down, give kisses and shake when he was 7mos old.
He was completely potty trained by 5mos. It is just he and I and my time
is spent with him when I'm not working. He went into puppy classes at
6mos old. The Yorkie book I purchased by a female writter stated that
she was also a trainer and believed the Yorkie to be easy to train.
So I"m baffled by the answer you received regarding training.

YorkieNewbie22 · 11-30-2007, 10:22 AM

Thats rude of them! Its like them telling people they cant have their pit bull go to doggy day care. Very discrimitive!

Jeri Cunningham · 11-30-2007, 10:24 AM

I have 5 yorkies and three I got at 8 weeks and two were ones from my litters. I can say they were all easy to train when you are consistent.

My first Yorkie was very easy to train and learned sit, stay, leave it, come, down by 6 months.

The two I had from birth never were caged and were potty trained by example from the other dogs. They were pad trained by 10 weeks with few accidents. As for sit and stay they learned by example from the others in the pack.

Yorkies are very smart.

My male was the hardest to train and he finally learned everything by 1 year EXCEPT 'go home' which means go to their pen. He hates it and actually crawls around like he can no longer walk, it is too funny!

He need to be carried every time. We think it is just plain stuborness on his part.

livingdustmops · 11-30-2007, 11:31 AM

Did they tell you exactly why they wouldn't take your Yorkie? It could be because they work with to many large dogs or it could be they work with choke collars (which can really, really harm a Yorkie).

xxloopylucyxx · 11-30-2007, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by livingdustmops

Did they tell you exactly why they wouldn't take your Yorkie? It could be because they work with to many large dogs or it could be they work with choke collars (which can really, really harm a Yorkie).

Well actually, when i told matt when he got home, he rang to find out and the bloke who runs the training said it was because he doesnt like yorkies!!
just because he always had staffies, he thinks they are girls dogs and he never wants to work with them because all his mates will take the mick!!!!

YorkieRose · 11-30-2007, 01:47 PM

Yorkies are very smart..but self-willed and difficult to train if the owner is a push-over. Yorkies will compete for "Top position" in the house..and delegate the owner as second position...making it hard to get them to listen.

livingdustmops · 11-30-2007, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by xxloopylucyxx

Well actually, when i told matt when he got home, he rang to find out and the bloke who runs the training said it was because he doesnt like yorkies!!
just because he always had staffies, he thinks they are girls dogs and he never wants to work with them because all his mates will take the mick!!!!

HaHa - well now we know your dog is smarter than THAT trainer...

Gracie2006 · 11-30-2007, 05:53 PM

Personally, I think some trainers have a bias towards the larger breed dogs. They do catch on a bit quicker, but I would not say they are any easier to train. My puppy school gladly accepted Gracie, but I really felt during the class that the instructors preferred the larger breeds, at least it was the larger breeds that they always selected for demos. My Gracie caught on really quick, and even picked up on things I did not realize I was teaching her. It is all about repetition and consistency. I'm a firm believer that you get out of training what you put into it, no matter the breed or size of dog.

barbarajo · 12-01-2007, 03:21 AM

If one more person tells me a dog never dirties in his crate I will scream. My yorkie is 4 mo. He eats at 7:00 am dinner at 5pm. goes out several times during the evening and to bed about 10:00. Every morning I have a gift in the cage. He does not wet just dirties. He seems smart and is as happy and frisky as can be but I think I am the one that is trained. He doesn't go by the door I just take him out every couple of hours. I must be doing something wrong here. Help

Lillium · 12-01-2007, 04:22 AM

Suzy hasn't been hard to train at all. She's 5 months old next week and knows how to sit, drop and we're working on roll over and come at the moment. She also knows off - get off the bed, stay - don't run out the door when she's not supposed to - we're still working on that...

Of course, she's stubborn and doesn't want to learn sometimes all she wants to do is play, but they're very intelligent creatures so all it takes is regular training and persistence.

11-30-2007, 08:41 AM	#1
xxloopylucyxx Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: staffordshire Posts: 16	Are yorkies hard to train? we have just enrolled Hollie into puppy training classes but are yorkie's easy to train?? i am asking this because the one class we rang said that we cant go as we have a yorkie!! please help!! lucy xx

11-30-2007, 08:48 AM	#2
MIZBROWN Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,293	Ive heard/read that Yorkies are a little hard to train. Not sure if its the breed or if its because they're small dogs... However, I believe every animal is trainable with persistance and a lot of patience Welcome to YT __________________ Mommy to Meka "MeMe" Brown aka Meka the Diva Member of the Spoiled Rotten Club & CA Yorkies www.dogster.com/dogs/567943

11-30-2007, 08:50 AM	#3
Txgurl06 RIP Skoshi! Love You Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wichita falls,tx Posts: 3,359	they can be stubborn but it just depends on your pup! there is a lady on YOU tube who has like a 5 or 6 month pup with knows how to sit, roll over, lay. lol! all kiele knows how to do is sit right now. skoshi can sit, lay, shake. __________________ To The"Coolest" Friend A Girl Could Have

11-30-2007, 09:53 AM	#4
Yorkiekids Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida Posts: 14,274	I think their trainable if you have the time and patience to work with them. I think it was rude of those people to tell you that you couldn't come, because you had a Yorkie. __________________ Susan, Piper & Sebastion

11-30-2007, 09:57 AM	#5
imperfectlyblue Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Decatur, Il Posts: 130	i'm a new yorkie owner, but i can say that my pup is definitely trainable. she is 11 weeks old and now knows how to sit/stay. she's doing really well with it, and we'll begin working on a new skill soon. __________________ Make each day a yorkie day!

11-30-2007, 10:03 AM	#6
ARCHIE Owned by "Buddy" Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 14,523	I never heard such a thing. I did hear that Yorkies can be hard to potty train but not obiendence traiing! I think that a Yorkie is one of the smartest little dogs ever. With any training you need to be consistant and have patience. Buddy could, sit, lay down, give kisses and shake when he was 7mos old. He was completely potty trained by 5mos. It is just he and I and my time is spent with him when I'm not working. He went into puppy classes at 6mos old. The Yorkie book I purchased by a female writter stated that she was also a trainer and believed the Yorkie to be easy to train. So I"m baffled by the answer you received regarding training. __________________ :Carol Buddy: ~MEMBER OF THE S.R.C. AND TEAPOT CLUB~

11-30-2007, 10:22 AM	#7
YorkieNewbie22 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California Posts: 239	Thats rude of them! Its like them telling people they cant have their pit bull go to doggy day care. Very discrimitive!

11-30-2007, 10:24 AM	#8
Jeri Cunningham Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hercules,CA Posts: 2,015 Blog Entries: 1	I have 5 yorkies and three I got at 8 weeks and two were ones from my litters. I can say they were all easy to train when you are consistent. My first Yorkie was very easy to train and learned sit, stay, leave it, come, down by 6 months. The two I had from birth never were caged and were potty trained by example from the other dogs. They were pad trained by 10 weeks with few accidents. As for sit and stay they learned by example from the others in the pack. Yorkies are very smart. My male was the hardest to train and he finally learned everything by 1 year EXCEPT 'go home' which means go to their pen. He hates it and actually crawls around like he can no longer walk, it is too funny! He need to be carried every time. We think it is just plain stuborness on his part. __________________ Mandy & Krissy & Teddy & Chelsey & Kayla Non-Yorkies: Rusty & Spicy & Biewers: Darla & Spanky The Little Rascals

11-30-2007, 11:31 AM	#9
livingdustmops Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,310	Did they tell you exactly why they wouldn't take your Yorkie? It could be because they work with to many large dogs or it could be they work with choke collars (which can really, really harm a Yorkie). __________________ Cindy & The Rescue Gang Why do you think they call them Yorkshire Terrors!

11-30-2007, 01:47 PM	#11
YorkieRose YT 4000 Club Member Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 7,235	Yorkies Yorkies are very smart..but self-willed and difficult to train if the owner is a push-over. Yorkies will compete for "Top position" in the house..and delegate the owner as second position...making it hard to get them to listen. __________________ Pat, Kate, Becca, TuTu and Marzipan Prim

11-30-2007, 05:53 PM	#13
Gracie2006 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 4,506	Personally, I think some trainers have a bias towards the larger breed dogs. They do catch on a bit quicker, but I would not say they are any easier to train. My puppy school gladly accepted Gracie, but I really felt during the class that the instructors preferred the larger breeds, at least it was the larger breeds that they always selected for demos. My Gracie caught on really quick, and even picked up on things I did not realize I was teaching her. It is all about repetition and consistency. I'm a firm believer that you get out of training what you put into it, no matter the breed or size of dog. __________________ Gracie loves Bailey. Holly loves Tucker. Proud member of the YT Gracie Girls. JUST MARRIED!

12-01-2007, 03:21 AM	#14
barbarajo YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 1	If one more person tells me a dog never dirties in his crate I will scream. My yorkie is 4 mo. He eats at 7:00 am dinner at 5pm. goes out several times during the evening and to bed about 10:00. Every morning I have a gift in the cage. He does not wet just dirties. He seems smart and is as happy and frisky as can be but I think I am the one that is trained. He doesn't go by the door I just take him out every couple of hours. I must be doing something wrong here. Help

12-01-2007, 04:22 AM	#15
Lillium Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mostly in a world of books Posts: 255	Suzy hasn't been hard to train at all. She's 5 months old next week and knows how to sit, drop and we're working on roll over and come at the moment. She also knows off - get off the bed, stay - don't run out the door when she's not supposed to - we're still working on that... Of course, she's stubborn and doesn't want to learn sometimes all she wants to do is play, but they're very intelligent creatures so all it takes is regular training and persistence.