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MaxYorkieBear · 12-09-2012, 11:58 PM

i suggest lots of practice. His name should be the easiest thing for him to learn since you use it everyday

When you see him say hi toby! (really exaggerate his name ) and when he looks at you give him a treat. or if hes playing say his name and if he looks at you another treat!
the more you say his name to him he will start to understand that looking at you is what you want and that toby is his name.

For everything else. Repetition is key. Keep your training sessions short and 1 or 2 times a day, since puppies have a very short attention span, (you can always make the sessions longer as he get older and pays attention more) And always make it fun to learn! if he does something you like you can throw his favorite toy or give him treats (whatever motivates him the most) and when your ready to learn new things while your waiting to have his shots done Youtube will be your best training friend. There are tons of how to train your puppy to do this or that videos. you just search for it in the search bar.The videos are a great reference and there are any different methods for teaching things you want. many of the people on YT are excellent at training their babies so feel free to post if you have specific questions.

Yorkies are great little learners that love to please. So have fun! we cant ait to see Little toby's new tricks.

12-09-2012, 11:58 PM	#2
MaxYorkieBear No Longer a Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Irvine Ca USA Posts: 1,285	i suggest lots of practice. His name should be the easiest thing for him to learn since you use it everyday When you see him say hi toby! (really exaggerate his name ) and when he looks at you give him a treat. or if hes playing say his name and if he looks at you another treat! the more you say his name to him he will start to understand that looking at you is what you want and that toby is his name. For everything else. Repetition is key. Keep your training sessions short and 1 or 2 times a day, since puppies have a very short attention span, (you can always make the sessions longer as he get older and pays attention more) And always make it fun to learn! if he does something you like you can throw his favorite toy or give him treats (whatever motivates him the most) and when your ready to learn new things while your waiting to have his shots done Youtube will be your best training friend. There are tons of how to train your puppy to do this or that videos. you just search for it in the search bar.The videos are a great reference and there are any different methods for teaching things you want. many of the people on YT are excellent at training their babies so feel free to post if you have specific questions. Yorkies are great little learners that love to please. So have fun! we cant ait to see Little toby's new tricks.