Both of those are brilliant methods. Basically any interaction with your dog can be seen as reinforcement for your dog. Just ignore the behaviour you don't want and reward the behaviour you want. For a wee while you might like to practice with treats - ask your dog to sit and reward him when he sits - (try throwing the treat away from you so that your dog is rewarded by being away from you too!)
Yorkies are smart little suckers and as long as you are consistent with the reward you'll find it's not long until his first reaction is to snap that little butt to the floor! |