I had a toy poodle from 2nd grade - this past thanksgiving. i was too young to know about training him well, but when my mom and i tried all the methods we used on the poodle on my yorkie, maxwell, nothing worked. i call him in a sweet tone of voice and he ignores me. he even ignores 'no' in a stern tone. i agree i need to make him respect me, i'm just not exactly sure which approach i need to take on that. he's already a year old and i get so frustrated when he acts like he doesn't understand anything. that's where he gets me. he acts like he doesn't comprehend anything i do for punishment, reinforcement, etc. but there's no way it could have just gone in one ear and out the other for a year? he's the most stubborn of the stubborn. how do i get through and let him know i'm in charge and i'm the one who makes the rules? |