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04-08-2008, 02:40 AM | #1 |
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| obedience training ?? I am thinking of taking Cooper to obedience school. He doesn't miss a chance to RUN and the chase is on. I am so afraid he will make to to the road before I catch him. I have had him on a leash all winter and tried getting him to respond to the word COME but he doesn't get it. So can anyone tell me what they think of obedience school for Yorkies ?? |
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04-08-2008, 03:21 AM | #2 |
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| Yorkies are very smart and very stubborn, as long as you re consistent you will do great. |
04-08-2008, 03:29 AM | #3 |
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| Cooper is 18 months old. I have had him for 3 months. And yes hes pretty stuborn.LOL Starting to train at that age seems pretty tough.. Thats why I was thinking school?? |
04-08-2008, 03:42 AM | #4 |
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| It is also a great bonding experience for you |
04-08-2008, 07:54 AM | #5 |
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| Brody will be graduating from the school at PetSmart this Sunday. I really like the instructor. She's very informative and patient with the dogs. We were even given a few private instructions so she could evaluate Brody before the class. We'll defnitally be signing up for the next level. Brody is almost 15mos old. We started him out in the Puppy class because of his size. I'm glad we did. The dogs weren't huge and it gave us some great building blocks (sit, stay, wait, come, etc.). I also liked that our instructor was willing to help us even when not in class. We'll be going into the next class, Beginners, with about half of our current class. So Brody will be use to the dogs. Brody had a wee bit of training before we started him. So some of the Puppy classes were review or helped us re-enforce things. The first few classes he was a bit shy, but he always is, then he started picking things up fairly fast. I think a lot of the learning for them is also how much you practice and stay consistant. Good luck!
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04-08-2008, 08:00 AM | #6 |
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| Tessa is 6mths old and will be starting basic obedience next week. She already knows, sit, down, and a few others, but I am still having problems with the recall. I believe that obedience training with an instructor is a great way to socialize the dogs as well as meet other owners. I definitely recommend it.
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04-08-2008, 11:38 AM | #7 |
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| Thanks, it sounds like Cooper could benefit from school !! |
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