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SnowWa · 04-07-2006, 10:21 PM

I don't think you need to hurt a dog either - to train it.

But your tone of voice and your quick reaction and quickly putting her into her crate can say a lot.

I don't believe in being mean to a dog or ever hurting it in any way. But I do believe in being consistent, firm, and fast.... (especially if we are dealing with a serious problem - like biting).

You know if we don't respond instantly - they have no clue what we are reacting to. And, I know that my dogs definitely do not like to be in trouble. They are lovers - not fighters!

I don't think our little Yorkies do much that is wrong in the first place (hope most of you agree with me on this one). But, some things - like biting - need to be discouraged and stopped ASAP. I think being a little more strict than usual when something like this happens is acceptable.

We have to admit that some problems are more serious than others. I think biting is more serious than almost anything else a dog can do. And, of course, I'm not talking about puppy biting or teething biting. All our pups do this - and we doing whatever we can to stop it. But, aggressive biting (even with a very small little dog) is a much more serious problem. We need to definitely get their attention quickly and let them know that this is not acceptable behavior. I really think that our tone of voice and our instant reaction are our most powerful tools. They are with my dogs. And, my dogs almost never do anything that is seriously bad. That's probably why my tone of voice works so well - they don't hear that tone very often.

Good luck - Carol Jean

04-07-2006, 10:21 PM	#7
SnowWa YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,992	I don't think you need to hurt a dog either - to train it. But your tone of voice and your quick reaction and quickly putting her into her crate can say a lot. I don't believe in being mean to a dog or ever hurting it in any way. But I do believe in being consistent, firm, and fast.... (especially if we are dealing with a serious problem - like biting). You know if we don't respond instantly - they have no clue what we are reacting to. And, I know that my dogs definitely do not like to be in trouble. They are lovers - not fighters! I don't think our little Yorkies do much that is wrong in the first place (hope most of you agree with me on this one). But, some things - like biting - need to be discouraged and stopped ASAP. I think being a little more strict than usual when something like this happens is acceptable. We have to admit that some problems are more serious than others. I think biting is more serious than almost anything else a dog can do. And, of course, I'm not talking about puppy biting or teething biting. All our pups do this - and we doing whatever we can to stop it. But, aggressive biting (even with a very small little dog) is a much more serious problem. We need to definitely get their attention quickly and let them know that this is not acceptable behavior. I really think that our tone of voice and our instant reaction are our most powerful tools. They are with my dogs. And, my dogs almost never do anything that is seriously bad. That's probably why my tone of voice works so well - they don't hear that tone very often. Good luck - Carol Jean __________________ http://tinypic.com/ipxhmb.jpg A Yorkie is worth a thousand words.