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softlyspeaks · 10-25-2015, 02:09 PM

Thank you Gemy and the others who were kind enough to take time to write and encourage me.

Last week, the owner of the dog that killed my yorkie, placed a deposit for a brother of mine. He will be ready at 8 weeks, if and when the owner makes the final payment. I've spent this last week and continue to search and review training videos. The older I get the more hands on I am, I like to see "it" done rather than just read about it. I sure recognized how I had failed with Houdini and am feeling better prepared to welcome Pax. Why I never took Houdini to the same level as a working dog, I don't know but it sure makes sense. The only thing I can think of is that I was watching too many programs on, "The Dog Whisperer," became confused rather than applying the same training to my yorkie. In the mean time, I'm going to continue to practice on the toy poodle.

Here's an example of the routine I'm working on, my daughter will be helping me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO5NXMF_lU4

Here's my notes:
I've learned that as early as 7 weeks puppies can be trained so I need not fret that it can be done. In less than 30 min a day we can practice this routine:
Heel
Sit
Down
Stay(wait)/with distraction
Wait/at door and for food
Release(from waiting)
Come-when called
Emergency stop(so important!)
Leave it(don't eat it or touch it)
Speak(bark)
Quiet
Go to crate/box
Go to place(dog bed by my chair)

House breaking:
Carry from place to designated area to go potty right away. Leash, command, "Go Potty, Hurry Up!" reward, "Good boy!"
Use the same door to go out. If dog/puppy is by the door always let them out to associate door means, "go out."
No free time in the house while potty training: always crate or tethered to me.
Apparently, it only takes a month to house train so this is also encouraging.

10-25-2015, 02:09 PM	#10
softlyspeaks Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Outside of the USA Posts: 93	Thank you Gemy and the others who were kind enough to take time to write and encourage me. Last week, the owner of the dog that killed my yorkie, placed a deposit for a brother of mine. He will be ready at 8 weeks, if and when the owner makes the final payment. I've spent this last week and continue to search and review training videos. The older I get the more hands on I am, I like to see "it" done rather than just read about it. I sure recognized how I had failed with Houdini and am feeling better prepared to welcome Pax. Why I never took Houdini to the same level as a working dog, I don't know but it sure makes sense. The only thing I can think of is that I was watching too many programs on, "The Dog Whisperer," became confused rather than applying the same training to my yorkie. In the mean time, I'm going to continue to practice on the toy poodle. Here's an example of the routine I'm working on, my daughter will be helping me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO5NXMF_lU4 Here's my notes: I've learned that as early as 7 weeks puppies can be trained so I need not fret that it can be done. In less than 30 min a day we can practice this routine: Heel Sit Down Stay(wait)/with distraction Wait/at door and for food Release(from waiting) Come-when called Emergency stop(so important!) Leave it(don't eat it or touch it) Speak(bark) Quiet Go to crate/box Go to place(dog bed by my chair) House breaking: Carry from place to designated area to go potty right away. Leash, command, "Go Potty, Hurry Up!" reward, "Good boy!" Use the same door to go out. If dog/puppy is by the door always let them out to associate door means, "go out." No free time in the house while potty training: always crate or tethered to me. Apparently, it only takes a month to house train so this is also encouraging.