I bought Your Yorkshire Terrier's Life before I bought my first yorkie. I followed it religously and almost everything has worked, including potty. I followed the guidelines exactly, including for a puppy biting and I never have a problem with mine doing that. However, my husband thought it was cute and to this day, Chloe wants to play the hand game with him, nipping. So, the best advice I have is to go to your local bookstore and get this book, read it and follow it. I started when my two were younger and they have not gone to any obedience schools at all. Make your commands as brief as you can and consistently use the same words, so your puppy will recognize them. Lower your voice when commanding potty and raise it with praise and a small treat when success is given. Not in the book, but also something I use is time out. Mine were crate trained but I use timeout in their crate when they do not behave. Now, I am home all day, their crates are open doored except for sleep time and time out, so you might want to use another place, but I found this hint on YT and it has worked well for Lacey, my little one who can be very hardheaded at times. |