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Samsonsfam · 07-13-2012, 10:05 AM

Hi! I've been on this site for a few weeks, and have never contributed much to the forums...have read extensively on them though.

Here's my dilemma! I've been there, done that. Raised 3 kids and lots of childcare for grand kids too. We've had multiple dogs and cats throughout the years. We've had some great breeds and wonderful pets. We currently have a 14 year old Boston Terrier that is a sweet ole lady and we love to pieces.

We got a little yorkie pup who is 5 months old now. His name is Samson (Sammy) and we simply can't get over how sweet he is!! He's gonne be tiny. He is still only 4.4 pounds.

There are so many schools of thought on raising and training that I'm just wanting some takes on here. There is the school of thought that you should never BABY them.

Kennel training verses not... using gentle leaders for training verses not...

Some feel they should sleep with you or they are not going to 'bond' right. Some say if you sleep with them, they will be too dependent on you. Some say if you 'baby' the little ones they will get social issues and that you need to treat them like a 50 pound dog.... no special treatment just coz they are small and delicate and cute and darling!! (Like my Sammy LOL)

So, I'm stuck sorta in between. We really do baby him, but we also kennel trained him and that is his 'den'... he sleeps there peacefully at night and when we cannot take him with us we kennel him then too. His kennel is in the kitchen. He stayed next to our bed at first, and we have 'weaned' him to the kitchen at night now. He didn't skip a beat and didn't cry and get all anxious. He's done just fine with that.

He's wonderfully potty trained with few accidents, is learning to sit and stay. ---- He goes to his first puppy class tonight.

The class we are taking him too advocates the gentle leader.... should I go that route with training him? Some say you will never really train them if you put the gentle leader on them, coz off of them they do not do well.

His main issue is he runs from us, cowers away from us when we reach for him and we usually have to 'catch' him if we want him. So coming to us is a strong desire for me to teach him. I keep him tethered on his leash quite a lot so I can catch him easier!!

He also is hard to walk with on his leash outside. He pulls and stops and seems to act stubborn... is he? Or is this the breed?

So I threw out a lot of stuff here. What's the 'experienced' yorkie owner gonna think of these things I do and don't do. Basically I want to get more opinions so I can get more confused!! HA!!

07-13-2012, 10:05 AM	#1
Samsonsfam Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2012 Location: Royal, Illinois , US Posts: 23	What's Right for my Yorkie!!:) Hi! I've been on this site for a few weeks, and have never contributed much to the forums...have read extensively on them though. Here's my dilemma! I've been there, done that. Raised 3 kids and lots of childcare for grand kids too. We've had multiple dogs and cats throughout the years. We've had some great breeds and wonderful pets. We currently have a 14 year old Boston Terrier that is a sweet ole lady and we love to pieces. We got a little yorkie pup who is 5 months old now. His name is Samson (Sammy) and we simply can't get over how sweet he is!! He's gonne be tiny. He is still only 4.4 pounds. There are so many schools of thought on raising and training that I'm just wanting some takes on here. There is the school of thought that you should never BABY them. Kennel training verses not... using gentle leaders for training verses not... Some feel they should sleep with you or they are not going to 'bond' right. Some say if you sleep with them, they will be too dependent on you. Some say if you 'baby' the little ones they will get social issues and that you need to treat them like a 50 pound dog.... no special treatment just coz they are small and delicate and cute and darling!! (Like my Sammy LOL) So, I'm stuck sorta in between. We really do baby him, but we also kennel trained him and that is his 'den'... he sleeps there peacefully at night and when we cannot take him with us we kennel him then too. His kennel is in the kitchen. He stayed next to our bed at first, and we have 'weaned' him to the kitchen at night now. He didn't skip a beat and didn't cry and get all anxious. He's done just fine with that. He's wonderfully potty trained with few accidents, is learning to sit and stay. ---- He goes to his first puppy class tonight. The class we are taking him too advocates the gentle leader.... should I go that route with training him? Some say you will never really train them if you put the gentle leader on them, coz off of them they do not do well. His main issue is he runs from us, cowers away from us when we reach for him and we usually have to 'catch' him if we want him. So coming to us is a strong desire for me to teach him. I keep him tethered on his leash quite a lot so I can catch him easier!! He also is hard to walk with on his leash outside. He pulls and stops and seems to act stubborn... is he? Or is this the breed? So I threw out a lot of stuff here. What's the 'experienced' yorkie owner gonna think of these things I do and don't do. Basically I want to get more opinions so I can get more confused!! HA!!