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Originally Posted by avemike  
Thank you or posting. This is unreal. She is so young and yet you have done so much. Are you a dog trainer?
Can you give us some tips? Is it all about repetition consistency love and treats?
My little one is turning into a yapper..how would you deal with that?
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No i am not a dog trainer just a big fan of my dog.
The biggest and what i think is the most important tip when it comes to dog training is to teach your dog to sit, stay. and look (into your eyes), first. nothing else until after those 3 have been mastered. sit teaches them to follow your command, stay gives them patience to listen to what your asking for and makes them confident that no mater how long it takes they will earn that treat in the end, Look teaches them to read you facial expressions to check if they are doing whatever your asking right. The next big tip is to always make it fun, misa and i treat it as a game, if you figure out what im asking you get extra treats and lots of attention and then we get to play.
I have lots of tips but i think those 2 are the most important. It really does take a lot of love, consistency, and food to get your dog where you want it to be
As for yapping. figure out why she's barking first. is it to play? is it to get your attention? is it for food? or potty? or aggression? is it to warn you of someone or something coming?
no matter what the reason i would suggest you teach bark as a command and no bark or enough as a 2nd command.