Hey everyone,
I'm hopefully soon getting my yorkshire terrier (found a good breeder, going through the whole process now) and wondering about peoples opinions on 'not babying' them and its effect on the dog.
Throughout my life my family has always had dogs (minus the last couple of years). They were usually hunting dogs (beagles) but when they weren't hunting they were very loving family dogs. I was taught a very kind, yet stern (maybe consistent is a better word) approach to raising a dog and never physical.
My concern is I've seen so many toy dogs that were babied to the point where the dog is just a nightmare. The family lost control of the dog and its just an awful sight. I really want to make sure this doesn't happen.
So, if you treat your yorkie like a 'normal' dog and socialize it like a 'normal' dog - do you get good results? Of course its a toy dog and as such it has some special needs (which i understand fully, been reading a lot on the subject).
Has anyone gone down this path? Looking for first hand accounts as opposed to reading another book or webpage.
( and yes saddly, i'm going to buy the future yorkie an outfit - i can't help it
- but that's as far as the babying goes
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