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Teresa Ford · 10-09-2012, 11:22 AM

I am not sure if you are quoting me ? Let me clarify what I meant about husbands and wife being separated, so they don't grieve when one dies. When I said that, I meant that would be a stupid idea. A Husband and wife belong together. Members of a family should do most things together. But, I think Yorkies need individual attention, just like you and I do. It is great to be part of a family but, we all need some one on one time. I never said it was a good idea to keep dogs apart so they wouldn't grieve when one dies.
After years of training all kinds of dogs, We devloped a training method especialy for small dogs.
Most of you know, Now I only train puppies and small breed dogs (toy sized) . We never use collars on them as a training tool. I am sorry the trainer you had, was so out of touch with the newer methods. You did the right thing by choosing a gentle, patient, reward based style of teaching.
Here are some very good training books:
1000 Best Dog Training Secrets by Robyn Achey,
Dog Dilemmas by Gary R. Sampson DVM and
Dog Perfect by Sarah Hodgson

10-09-2012, 11:22 AM	#35
Teresa Ford Therapy Yorkies Work Donating Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central, Florida Posts: 3,863	I am not sure if you are quoting me ? Let me clarify what I meant about husbands and wife being separated, so they don't grieve when one dies. When I said that, I meant that would be a stupid idea. A Husband and wife belong together. Members of a family should do most things together. But, I think Yorkies need individual attention, just like you and I do. It is great to be part of a family but, we all need some one on one time. I never said it was a good idea to keep dogs apart so they wouldn't grieve when one dies. After years of training all kinds of dogs, We devloped a training method especialy for small dogs. Most of you know, Now I only train puppies and small breed dogs (toy sized) . We never use collars on them as a training tool. I am sorry the trainer you had, was so out of touch with the newer methods. You did the right thing by choosing a gentle, patient, reward based style of teaching. Here are some very good training books: 1000 Best Dog Training Secrets by Robyn Achey, Dog Dilemmas by Gary R. Sampson DVM and Dog Perfect by Sarah Hodgson __________________ Teresa & Rubin, Gracie, Abba, Ginny Joy and Julia Rose Act like a dog, be kind, forgiving, and loyal. Last edited by Teresa Ford; 10-09-2012 at 11:27 AM.