[yorkietalkjilly]

I've had tiny terrierists just that size so I know how hard it can be to try to wrangle with one so the best way is just gradually sneak up on them and teach them to accept it over time! If you go slowly and keep it happy, upbeat and make it very positive and say things like it's time to "Brush for Treats!" or something like that, he'll think it's a fun if weird game and the short little sessions will gradually lesson the fear and teach him it won't hurt him, which is what his fighting is all about. In time if you go step by step and stay patient and loving, a dog will allow you to do all sorts of things to them they used to fear. Serial treating and big celebrating his accomplishment is always in order after those first few full-mouth brushings - which don't need to be long as you are brushing so often at first. After a while, you can slowly work up to 2 full minutes of brushing time and he will allow it because he's no longer in fear, because you brush very, very gently with a soft, new brush(new every 90 days) and because he knows he'll get a big reward and party with mommie afterward. Even now, Tibbe still gets the party treatment after we've brushed his teeth.