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Originally Posted by Ladylavender

My advise is that while a yorkie is and should be a companion for the family, it still is a dog, and therefore when training and incorporating the dog into the family lifestyle one should notassign human traits or characteristics to behaviors when trying to resolve problems or get the dogto do something. Dogs (yes even Yorkies) think differently than humans and when we begin to understand this and incorporate dog thinking into our training, only then will we get the desired results in a much more effective way. Dogs should be disciplined and managed by understanding the "Canine Factor" not the "Human Factor".

I say this because sometimes our dogs become our "babies" and we begin to treat them like that and expectthem to respond accordingly. And sometimes that's where the frustration and bad habits lie.

I also believe that one should adopt the philosphy in dealing with our little ones as: "Would I accept this behavior in a bigger dog?" Bad habits are bad habits whether in a little one or a big one and really should not be tolerated either way.

Lastly: Yorkies can be trained to be reliably housebroken. However, it takes due diligence, following procedure to the letter, patience and never ever being lax until you have 1 -2 months of being accident free.

Very well said