[lucynfred]

I say NO NO to a zap collar on a yorkie, unless he weighs fifty pounds! (And I'm the one who started all the shock collar controversy!) I have used the spray bottle method, and I have used the alpha roll type method for one of my terriers (a super alpha-wannabe male mix breed) and it did solve his dominance issues with me and others. He doesn't bite anymore, and he was a super snappy-bitey-yappy-crazy puppy no matter how much we played with him, 24/7. He was never kenneled and we would play all day -- fetch, tug-of-war, etc. I ended up with a super-hyper not so dominant dog that doesn't pay much attention to me if there is anything else moving anywhere ... even shadows. Now my yorkie, on the other hand, is laid back and MUCH less active as a five month puppy than the terrier mix that's now neutered and about a year old. Luca Dean (the yorkie) is a breeze to train and play with, becuase he actually listens and after playing, he actually wears out!!! He's a yorkie nonetheless, and the ground rules were: no barking at us, growling at us humans, nipping at us, etc. I used the on the back method, and he's still a little anxious about it, but it's getting the trick done. He also learned NO! immediately. Terriers need all the attention you have to give, and the more positive the better. If your yorkie is always encountering negative stuff b/c he's always in trouble, be sure to praise him ANYTIME he does ANYTHING right. If he's chewing on the furniture and you say no and he stops, give him a toy and say 'good boy' as soon as it hits his mouth. He's then getting the attention he needs and getting praise, which will encourage more of the toy playing than furniture destruction. Love, love, cooing, etc. Anytime I see Dean with a toy in his mouth, he gets told things like, "get that sock!" "Where's that ball?" All this stuff helps them make associations between what's Okay and NOT Okay. Good luck! Just wanted to let you know that there tons of other methods besides the shock collar. A shock collar is not for a yorkie, no matter what size really. And definitely not for a dog that still has dominance issues.