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I am a certified dog behavioralist and trainer. I have been for 10 years and have trained over 400 dogs. I am very sorry that Andy's owner is completely uneducated and is giving you missinformation. Maybe if she told the entire story I would not be here.
First off Andy's owner did not ask me why Andy shivers OUTSIDE...she said:
"Dang he is so little he shivers alot the couch and bed has been his place for warmth .I never thought I was being his equal by allowing this ."
My main two answers since her dog is unsocialized (which she admits) was that Andy shakes due to fear (anxiety, nervousness, stress etc) or a medical problem.
Second in response to lil fu fu girl...I NEVER told Andy's owner to not feed her dog. That's a little retarded that you would even consider that is what I meant. lil fu fu girl...your dog probably has no aggression, so I really don't thing you have a clue how to resocialize an unsocialized dog.
It is sad and very unfortunate that most of you people have very very little understanding of your Yorkie's. Maybe doing your own research on the breed will help you stop communicating Wrong information. It is absolutely "tough love" all things come from the master as long as the dog earns them....if your kid screamed at every other kid at the play ground in order to get the other kids to play...what would you do? You can not correct a little dog like you would correct a large dog. Chokers etc can seriously harm a small dog. All small dog training is done through treats.
Lastly the NO treat rule was only until I arrived to guide this woman. To resocialize a dog you ONLY give treats when the dog is in contact with the thing of anxiety.
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