I would have to say that Baxter so far has been a great puppy... I use mostly positive reinforcement and it is working for him. I agree with yorkieskater that different dogs will react differently to different training methods.
Although Baxter does receive treats for many of the things he does well he definitely knows he is further down the chain of command. For nipping at my hands or chewing on things he shouldn't grabbing him by the scruff of the neck and pinning him for 3 seconds quickly lets him know that the behaviour is undesired. Every time I do correct that behaviour I use a stern "No" and now he resonds to just that voice command and stops anything he is doing when I say it.
With any training method though I think persistence, consistancy and patience are necessary components... All I know is for all the work that we go through is totally worth it to have a companion as great as a Yorkie!
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