Having owned and trained several different types of small dogs,let me just start by saying that a yorkie is NOTHING,I repeat NOTHING like any other breed. They do not respond well to raised voices,spanking or a show of anger at any other time. A dog that weighs only 4lbs should NEVER be left in a yard without a person,not even for 15min. Yes they do eat differently and yes they will refuse to eat and become ill. Its not that they are spoiled rotten,its because they are more like a child. Their personality is more human like than any dog I have ever worked with.
If everything he does has a purpose then he will respond. Teach him to ring a bell when he wishes to go out. If he rings the bell give him a treat,if he pottys outside then treat. Boiled chicken is one of the best things to give and it needs to be a tiny,very tiny piece so he wont fill up and not eat when he should. Remember he is in a new place with new people and everything is strange and scary to him. He is tiny and even a finger being shaken in his face looks like a tree branch.
There are many suggestions on how to train these little ones in the library here. The first thing that you have to wrap your head around is that this breed is VERY different. If you can come to that realization it will become easier to create a trusting relationship with this little fellow and he will respond better. |