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03-07-2006, 02:13 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Falls, Canada
Posts: 14
| Patience wearing a little thin...help! I love my little girl so much, but boy is she hard to train. My biggest problem right now is having her come to me when I call her. I'm training her to go potty outside. At first she just sniffed around in a few spots, did her business and was ready to come back in. Now, she's venturing further out and when I call her she won't come back. I know not to chase her because she'll think it's a game. It took me almost a half hour to get her inside today and she got so close to the road my heart was pounding. After that I didn't take her outside unless she had a leash on, but that seems to stop her from wanting to go pee. Help! Thank you for being here when I feel all alone in the world of Yorkies. LOL Shammy & Maggie |
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03-07-2006, 06:11 PM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Illinois
Posts: 147
| This may sound really stupid, in order for me to get Raven in I get super excited after she gets done going to the bathroom. Then I start to run for the door to go back inside and she feels like it's a game now, so she tries to beat me back to the door. I'm just glad I live in the country and I don't have any neighbors to witness how excited I get over a dog peeing. LOL! Good Luck - Kim
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03-07-2006, 06:20 PM | #3 | |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Michigan
Posts: 701
| running away to not go in! Quote:
You sure you don't have my Chloe there? I seriously think it is spring fever. Chloe has been doing the same thing. When time allows, instead of rushing my patience, I clap my hands, which seems to make her run wide cicrles in the yard until it tires her, then I tell her to sit, which she will once tired, then I walk over and scoop her up... Then we're both happy This has been going on ever since our snow broke and the windy weather died down. The "come" command is not one of her strong points anyway.. Trick number 2: Have a training treat in your hand to offer when you want her to follow you in. Especially if I need to get ready to leave soon, I take turns doing it either way so she doesn't expect a treat each time. She just loves it outside but so do I | |
03-07-2006, 09:05 PM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA
Posts: 2,992
| Shammy59 -- Do what I did - go buy 100 feet of long, light clothesline. This way - she can get far away from (a long ways for such a little dog) --and she'll go to the bathroom, and you can get her back easily. Good luck - Carol Jean |
03-08-2006, 03:49 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Falls, Canada
Posts: 14
| Thank you so much, everyone. Sheesh, I thought it was only Maggie and that something was wrong with her hearing...LOL I think I'll try the clothes line because once she gets out on the road...it's too late around here. Thanks again. hugs, from shammy & Maggie |
03-08-2006, 10:20 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Slingerlands, New York
Posts: 43
| I think you did the right thing not to let your dog go back outside without a lead. I've been reading books on training and while everyone has a slightly different approach, the common thread is that no dog should ever be off lead unless they are in a confined area. The thinking is that no dog is ever 100% reliable and that it only takes a moment for a dog to be in harms way--whether that means an aggressive dog or a car. We have a cairn terrier who has never been off lead because like all terriers, she is not reliable. Regarding housebreaking, my suggestion would be to get a good book on training and housebreaking and then be consistent. Just like children, some dogs catch on quickly and some take longer-patience and consistency will eventually be rewarded. |
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