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Originally Posted by Chelsea'sMom

Dear Yorkie friends....

ITS called CRATE TRAINING! When we got Chelsea 2.5 yrs ago, she chewed ALOT of things, I wouldnt imagine she could, even the handles of a refrigerator-two of them.

I only had poodles before a yorkie, so I had no idea what I had gotten myself into, living with a terrier....my husband lovingly calls her the TERRORIST!

I had crate trained my poodles, but they were never such chewers. If I got a new Yorkie puppy, I would immediately start crate training, especially when I left our home, for whatever time limit. They are much safer, and less expensive, when it comes to replacing household items.

Now, when Chelsea seems me getting my keys, purse, etc. she heads to the crate on her own. She knows that if she gets in, she gets a treat-Cheerios.

Save your money, headaches...CRATE TRAIN them.

Actually I've never had any trouble before with them getting into things. This is my third. I tried crate training but the apartments we lived had such paper thin walls we couldn't leave them in there barking for that long. We had an annoyed neighbor get very upset with us. So after that they had one room in the house we left them in while we where gone, and they were content with that. At our new house they are free to run. This just started this last month. Now I have the material on EVERY window. But, it works. So it shouldn't happen again. I can't believe I left the door open upstairs anyways, oh well.