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Originally Posted by paddys mom  keep going with the speak...he will figure out how to get the treat eventually At first I would also bark a little bit myself to get mine to bark. It seems really silly to make them do it but it really does work. I'm actually watching "Its me or the dog" right now and she's shown yet another way to do the same thing. Instead of teaching them to speak on command teach them the stop command..first she gave the dogs treats everytime she said stop. Then she would stay stop when they weren't paying attention to her and if they came over to her when she said it they got a reward. Then finally she rang the doorbell to get them to bark and then said stop and they stopped and looked for their treat.
It probably takes a lot longer in reality than on the show but at least there are a few options. Patience is key with all training. |
I love Victoria, she's really good and I like her methods. I will have to try this myself. Sometimes I wonder if anything will work for him because he's got a mind of his own and can be verrrrry stubborn (as most yorkies are haha). But I will definitely try it, thanks.
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Originally Posted by AprilLove |
Thanks for the info. I was a bit leary about spraying "directly" in his mouth. What I think I'll do is dilute some in a spray bottle and use that instead of plain water.
Looks like I've got lots of different methods to try. Hopefully one of these works for my stubborn furbutt! Thanks everyone.
