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Originally Posted by kjc  Hi. I have some questions: Are you both always mad at her, most of the time? Do you both talk sternly (or worse) to her to try to correct her? When was the last time she heard the words 'Good Girl' and does she know what they mean? You don't have to answer, but if this is the case, you have to forgive her.
Get any and all bad thoughts out of your heads when dealing with her. Ignore her if she does wrong, including no bad thoughts towards her. Find something that she does right and start there, and praise her, treat her, pet her. Every night hold her and tell her she was a Good girl and that you love her, and tomorrow is another day.
Yorkies are extremely sensitive to our thoughts and feelings towards them. You have to think in your heads and your hearts that you love this dog so she will feel it and believe you. Even if she's been bad all day, make up something for your nightly talk/cuddle time that you can praise her for. Like You're a good girl... we still have a roof! Laugh and praise her.
I know this sounds crazy, so what. Try it. You should start to see a change in 2-3 days.
Remember: It's not her you're upset with, it's only her behavior you don't like. |
I actually am not a yeller so I never yell at her. Both her and Ellie get tons of cuddles and loving and I do give her treats and praise her whenever she does things right. I try not to be to stern and get mad because I do know how sensitive they are. I brought in a trainer and we went through all of these steps and I have implemented them all and while I do agree it has helped some, there are still so many problems.