you are not harming your puppy by placing it on it's back and holding it. You are not abusing it. You are using a submissive move that a yorkie(and any other dog breed) uses naturally with eachother. And to be honest with you this has actually been the ONLY technique that we have made progress with shea. I dont believe you can "ignore" a dog when they bite you. You are not teaching the dog that what they are doing is unacceptable. Yorkshire terriers are just that, a terrier. They will do as they please because that is what they want to do...unless you show them another way. I have also tried the "ouch" technique on shea...unfortunately, it actually got her more hyped up and made her nip more. Go figure...it couldn't be easy! |