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11-08-2005, 09:52 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buckhannon, wv
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| Does she know her name? I'm not so sure my Autumn knows her name or not. Sometimes she will come whenever I call for her and other times it's as though she is deaf. I'm thinking she either doesn't know her name too well, or she's simply stubborn. Any suggestions or thoughts? |
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11-08-2005, 09:58 AM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Just keep saying her name over and over in a soft voice. She will get it before long.
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11-08-2005, 11:40 AM | #3 |
Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas
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| How long have you had your dog? They generally learn their name in just a few days. Also, never use their name harshly. If you need to make a correction, don't use the name. Just say "No!" You never want them to associate their name with a harsh voice in correcting bad behavior.
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11-08-2005, 02:30 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hesperia, CA
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| My daughter (Suz) says they all have "selective hearing"!!! They hear when they want to. I think some of the kids in our family (both human and canine) have it. Even my elderly Queensland Heeler has it. But they do seem to be able to learn their names quickly. When I first got Rowdy he had a name that I didn't like (he was nearly 3 years old) and I started calling him Rowdy because it seemed to fit. It only took a few days for him to know his name. |
11-08-2005, 03:25 PM | #5 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona
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| When we got Teddy what I did was I got a treat and showed it to him. Then I would cup it in my hand out of his sight...he still knew the treat was there so that's where his focus remained. Then I softly said his name. If he looked the hand opened to reveal and reward him. It didn't take long to figure out that Teddy was a good thing to respond to. I carried that over into everything I do with him. I never yell at him but I do say Teddy to get his attention and then the word no. Just the same as I say Teddy and then come or Teddy and then off. They are good little students that are studying your habits and patterns in molding their own.
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