First I taught Tibbe to bark on command and treated him for barking. And then I began to give him the "quiet" command and a treat when he stopped barking on his own. Soon, he began stopping when I said "quiet" - and then gets a treat and now he's so good, it only takes a look and he stops.
It sounds to me like your little guy is barking to get attention as Yorkies are attention Hogs! He may be bored and need some more mommie time or he is just needy. It sometimes can be a handful to keep one of these busy, frisky little guys happy and as engaged as they want to be. Tibbe gets some obedience training and running and chasing treats I throw when he acts bored so that he gets nicely worn out and then he climbs on his YHR Boutique Cloud 9 bed and naps with abandon.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |