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Originally Posted by ironside888  Very practical.... lots of treats, and tissues in the pocket!
I came from beginner's class. But before that, the handler of the conformation class gave My SweetPea a few minutes of 'private' lesson. My SweetPea was too slow to follow and walk in the leash. So she took the leash from me, and started to literally drag My SweetPea everytime she would not walk; which made My SweetPea more stubborn  . The handler dragged her from one end of the room to the other  , and did this three times back and forth. My heart couldn't take it  , but soon, My SweetPea started to walk faster and in pace  ...
Whewww.... glad that was over!  |
I'm back online and just amazed at the progress your SweetPea has made. It was great talking to you on the phone.
I read where a handler dragged your baby. A word of caution, don't let it be done again. I witnessed a yorkie having that same thing done to it and ended up with Luxating Patellas and having surgery.
You are having so much advise thrown at you. Take it all down and put in that file cabinet that we call a brain, pull out the advice as needed. Each yorkie is different and requires a whole different set of rules and training. Only you know what will work on your dog. Sometimes being too harsh or too soft can ruin a potentially good show dog.
Mary