my last yorkie was bent of ball of anger, and walks with him were a challenge when encountering other dogs which happened often. I started carrying a rolled up piece of newspaper and would hit it against my leg if he started with his crazy pulling and barking, he actually stopped him from barking and going nuts, eventually he would look up at me just before he wanted to start, he was checking to see if I had the newspaper. I never even tapped him with it, just my leg, but I think he was afraid I would