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furrybaby · 04-02-2013, 05:42 PM

I'm so sorry, I thought someone had responded to your questions but obviously not! :-S

YES! There are lots of training videos on youtube. Just punch in what you'd like to teach and many videos will show up for free!

Also, yes, it's true that you cannot train a large and small breed dog the same.
You can yell a command at a large breed dog but a small breed will probably not respond the way you hoped for and actually pee out of submission to you in hopes to please you, no kidding. Small breed training is all about positive reinforcement.

This evening, my little one got on the floor and in response to this action, my yorkie wouldn't stop barking at her. Wouldn't snap out of it for a sharp, "no!" or clapping my hands. So I grabbed the closest crinkling item near me, a plastic egg carton and began squishing it so it made noise...furrybaby STOPPED! It was a matter of finding something that would snap em out of the unwanted behavior.

Make training fun and short. 5 min max a day or up to 3 times a day if you use your feeding/treat times for training. That's what I do. Only one trick at a time till they have it down then move on to the next thing you'd like them to learn. Depending on the trick, it takes mine 2-4 days to get a new one down. So fun when they do!!! Also, you don't have to reward for a trick they already have down...unless you want to on occasion but it's not necessary.

04-02-2013, 05:42 PM	#11
furrybaby Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Furville, CA Posts: 173	I'm so sorry, I thought someone had responded to your questions but obviously not! :-S YES! There are lots of training videos on youtube. Just punch in what you'd like to teach and many videos will show up for free! Also, yes, it's true that you cannot train a large and small breed dog the same. You can yell a command at a large breed dog but a small breed will probably not respond the way you hoped for and actually pee out of submission to you in hopes to please you, no kidding. Small breed training is all about positive reinforcement. This evening, my little one got on the floor and in response to this action, my yorkie wouldn't stop barking at her. Wouldn't snap out of it for a sharp, "no!" or clapping my hands. So I grabbed the closest crinkling item near me, a plastic egg carton and began squishing it so it made noise...furrybaby STOPPED! It was a matter of finding something that would snap em out of the unwanted behavior. Make training fun and short. 5 min max a day or up to 3 times a day if you use your feeding/treat times for training. That's what I do. Only one trick at a time till they have it down then move on to the next thing you'd like them to learn. Depending on the trick, it takes mine 2-4 days to get a new one down. So fun when they do!!! Also, you don't have to reward for a trick they already have down...unless you want to on occasion but it's not necessary.