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Originally Posted by arty52 Thanks for all the encouragement regarding my 2 year old Yorkie I got(purchased) 2 weeks ago.I never had a dog before and she was never socialized, spent her first 2 years in a house , never wore a collar, etc.I hired a trainer(sined a contract!) to come to my house, he has her on a tie down( a 12 inch leash) He wants her there if she is not out with me learning to potty, essentially all day. He says she can not go on the bed, furniture and doesn't want me to hold and coddle her. He says she will never get housebroken if I contine to do this. He is helping me to condition her to get used to her crate. But some of his methods only make her tremble more. Help! |
I personally would let that trainer go. You can teach your dog to potty outside and other things with love and consistency. It may take longer because she is older but I think what he is doing would be more damaging to the dogs personalty. My friend got a 3 year old yorkie that was never potty trained or socialized. Never even played with or loved on. He hated his carrier at first but now he is used to it. She has 2 other dogs and just loves on all of them all the time and the yorkie is just so playful and active now. ANd almost potty trained too. He made such a quick turnaround.