I purchased the book How to Train Your Dog in 7 days and it worked perfectly....for my Malti-Zhu, who is an extreme mommy pleaser. It took a little more than a week, but she was completely trained. My Yorkie.....NOT SO MUCH! I have tried the method in the book and nothing seems to work. She just turned 5 months, but I have had her since she was 4.5 weeks, so she has had plenty of time to be trained (plus the other puppy is only 9 weeks older, so you would think she would learn from her sister). She will NOT go outside if anyone in the neighborhood is mowing their lawn or she hears any kind of motor noise. I think I need to address the fear before I can expect her to be completely trained. I am starting agility training with both dogs this week and hoping that helps. Any additional suggestions, other than crating her 24/7? |