[jonathon087]

First off, I'm new to these forums. I got my wife her yorkie back when I intended to stay in the USAF. She's now a year old, I'm no longer in the service, and my wife is madly in love with Daisy (our yorkie.) Now, there's a few problems. I wouldn't necessarily call them problems, as she's extremely small and literally presents no problems. One of my biggest concerns is her inability to control herself when it comes to passerby... I'll walk her down the street and she'll lose all sense of self awareness and bolt towards whoever she sees. Luckily I have her on the leash. Is there a way to get her to calm down a bit? Is that just her puppy tendencies acting up? Or is this a problem I can fix now rather than have it get worse down the road? Another problem I'm having with her is the down command. She is completely obliterate to it. In my opinion, she's a wonderful and extremely intelligent dog. She learned sit within seconds, and surprisingly, shake with relative ease. She also fetches and drops the toy, albeit about two feet away, when I say 'drop it.' Any advice on these 'problems'? I love my dog deeply, as does my wife; I'm just concerned about her well being when she loses control over herself and I believe that her learning the down command would greatly help her out. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated!