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03-21-2016, 12:41 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Mechanicsville, MD
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| How can I leash train... Hello, we rescued Honey, we have come to find out she may have come from an Amish breeder... We have heard they are not good to their animals. She is skiddish and does not like to be touched and will run from you and hide. We are gentle and sweet to her...You pick her up and she shakes and then calms down and is so full of love...We adore her and it breaks our heart that she has been so mistreated. She eats good and is playing with our other girl Roxy.. Everyday I do see improvements in her and I know it is going to be a slow and long progress. She is going potty on pads now with a few accidents... Our next issue is being on a leash...We put it on her and just let her walk around with it on and all is fine but, do not pick it up she stops and is like a rock. won't move. We are a camping family and she has to learn to be on a leash...What can we do to get this to start happening slowly. I don't want to drag her along. Help..... |
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03-22-2016, 05:46 AM | #2 | |
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My trainer is coming over tomorrow for a few private lessons because a few other issues, but this is the big one- just a bit of a head start on group training. If she says anything above and beyond some of the advice I've gotten on here, I'll tell you what she says. . I was told on here that treats work, and acting confident. I also got a harness, then the buddy belt.. harness just wasn't good enough and almost choked her. :/ She's responding, but it's very slow going. If I had a yard It would be much better, but I won't risk taking her off of a leash to explore the surroundings. She loves the dog park on our property, though, and that really helped her. | |
03-22-2016, 04:42 PM | #3 |
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| About half way down this link covers some basics on leash training: Training Level TWO | Mind to Mind
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03-25-2016, 04:46 PM | #4 | |
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Chewie had a 20 minute lesson on Wednesday. We coaxed her out the door and gave her a few more treats. I think she had a bit too many, because she has WICKED smelling toots right now. She had one lesson and is now walking. Treats, constantly on leash and harness. coax her into both using treats (or him.. I'm sorry I've forgotten the gender!) She even did well when one of our other condo owners let her obese chihuahua off his leash, against rules. Even when he lifted her up sniffing her. She was a little trooper and walked around with that Yeah, I'm Chewie and you know i'm awesome look. After how scared my little big heapum brat was with the walking, I'm certain your little puppers will be walking soon. | |
04-09-2016, 05:55 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Mechanicsville, MD
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| took honey out with a harnest this morning.. She would not move. we let the leash out completely and she walked a little ways. then once it came to the end she stopped like a brick. We spoke softly to her and nothing. When it came time to go back in the house she sat and would not move.. husband went out to pick her up and she acted like she wanted to bite him but did not. What should we do.. It is breaking my heart.. Who ever had her before was evil and this dog is scared to the touch... We love her and want her to feel safe. I need some help.... |
04-09-2016, 07:13 AM | #6 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Mesa, az
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| You need to use treats- food- to make them have good feelings towards you. Take a handful of treats, ones that can crumble. I use lil jacks, apples, or cheerios. you constantly call his/her name and say in my puppy's case, Chewie, Chewie, come. Come, Chewie, Chewie. walk around the house with the harness and leash on for about 10 minutes. Between yourself and your husband/boyfriend. Open your door. Do the same thing. do it for about 10 minutes the first time. In my case, it only took one time for Chewie to love it. I really hope this helps you, because Chewie was so high strung that she didn't even leave the living room, or make a peep if hurt. Keep us posted! |
05-27-2017, 03:41 AM | #7 |
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| We started preparing for this before Fabian got the OK to go outside. He's a companion, so we're not training for competition. We played the "follow me" game around our first floor. He got lavish praise when he stayed close by. Then we did the same with a kitten harness, but no leash. Once he was comfortable with the harness, we added the leash. More lavish praise and attention for staying inline with us. Once outside, he got distracted by all the smells and sounds, so we took things at his pace. Once home, he gets rewarded with an onleash romp in the front yard. (He loves running more than anything.) Now the only thing that slows him down are people coming up to meet him: he's very gentle and friendly and it's puppy kisses for all! |
05-27-2017, 07:24 AM | #8 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2017 Location: Wenatchee, WA USA
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| Leash Lessons Our experience - maybe this can help a little. Ours is also "pet trained." I honestly don't remember how we did our first leash training - maybe our pup took to it easily? But training to put on the harness has been interesting. I learned from my husband, the less you try to control the dog and the more you just go with the dog's movement and slip on the harness the better. Finding the right harness has been the biggest challenge. I am now crocheting a harness that won't rub her tender skin. She is 2.5 years old now and there are always new lessons to be learned. She goes for our exercise walks and needs to keep pace, nose up. Make sure your leash is long enough to hold in one hand, cross over your body to drape over the other hand and down to the dog. Make sure the harness fits properly and there is no pulling on the neck/trachea. (No leashes attached to collars.) The taller you are the longer the leash you will need. We found with a previous dog that the leashes you can let out and retract in just confuse the training and teach the dog to pull to signal it wants a longer leash. I'd avoid those. She's had to perfect loose leash, no pulling walking. It takes a few steps every walk to get her in rhythm. The best tip I found was if the dog is pulling - STOP! If you allow the pulling, they get what they want. So, stop, recompose, and then continue. We try to give her some nose down time on breaks or at the end almost as a reward. I have found "exercise finish" a better reward for her than treats as she's older. She's much too focused on the treats to perform her tasks well if we go that route. So, a lot of love and for her, the satisfaction of pleasing us are now (that she's older) the best bet. Keep your initial trainings and walks short to match the pup's age and attention span. It will get longer. |
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