 Training Yorkie Youngsters
One way you can train your dog by yourself, is to buy a good book on Clicker Training; it can be used to distract and praise a dog before it gets close to and barking at another. It is very simple, and takes only a few days. With Kia, as she was getting protective when certain dogs are around, it took one session for her to be sitting and looking at me, when a distraction arrives. One does not have to use 'clicker' training, but can just use any word, and when the dog looks at you, give him praise and maybe a treat. If you do this every time he begins to look at something to bark at, he will very quickly realize that it is more fun and profitable to look at you instead.
Some of the best books are by Pat Miller, April Frost, Karen Pryor, Jean Donaldston and Patricia McConnell. They are all very straight forward and easy to understand; they are also much cheaper than a trainer! |