The other thread was just about Ty and wht he was learning in school etc, We have Ty at Petsmart because tht is wht is close to our house and he is in the puppy class they start them as early as 10weeks and thts how old Ty was and it cuts off at 5months, well I thought there would be some younger pups but he is the youngest and the only boy so needless to say he is the teachers fav, acttually the whole store goes crazy over him, but wht can I say he is a Yorkie and as for wht people say about them being difficult to train etc...............I am a firm believer in its all about wht time and effort YOU put into it, the teacher said because of his age the one thing she just wants us to focus on with Ty is just getting him to listen to us call his name and be alert to us interacting with him, she said Yorkies are nearsided and if they are not right in your face they really cant see anything until about 5months, however pn the first pm they taught him to look at us when we clicked the clicker and if you dont have a clicker you can use a pen tht clicks and you click the pen or clicker and when they look at you you treat them, very very very small pieces of treats, the we worked on sit, which someone exp how to do on thi sthread and we are working on down and it is really teaching him how to socialize with other dogs and humans besided us, he all of a sudden just caught onto the pee pad and we have been accident free and I just really think all in all it is good for him he loves it, his best friend in the class is a 4month old great dane, Ty thinks he is just as big as she is......I will write more after tomorrows class............just work with them a few min every day, they are very very very smart dogs......
CHRISTINE |