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Originally Posted by 107barney  No way. I'd never train a yorkie with anything other than positive reinforcements. I have clicker trained my dogs and it is extremely effective for teaching new commands and for reinforcements. I have never used any aversive methods and I question whether the use of something like this e collar with our stubborn and independently spirited breed would actually cause other issues. In my opinion, a yorkie is best trained with positive rewards done daily in short bursts over its lifetime. |
Jackson was trained using exclusively positive reinforcement, wouldn't have it any other way. He's actually reliable off leash but I still worry about it so tend to keep him on a leash unless it's safe.
The best part is... we enjoy working with each other, he enjoys working for me, and he's a really well behaved dog. We are planning on getting our CGC this summer as well.