1 year, and I've only a basic obediance certificate to his name...But he's devilishly quick at learning skills. I can work in two new simple commands per 24 hour period so far. Of course some aren't simple...like "let this guy pet you..." and "don't be a spazz while I'm gone".
Then again...thanks to your calm advice...I think I know how to train out the sep anxiety...his verbal skills are amazing and I think I can teach him to associate a word with 'wait for my return'. "be back" perhaps...
I'll experiment with that tonight.
We should track our progress and things we learn here. I'm amazed by the number of people who tell me that their Yorkie is "untrainable". Let's show em how trainable they are!
Meanwhile I'll look for a place in Seattle that does the training for CGC. |