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First time using this Forum Hi. I just joined this forum. I have a 3 year old Yorkie cross, and having some trouble training him to walk nicely with me, without going nuts when he sees another dog. He is in his 4th class in training, and has 4 more to go. I must say, he isn't doing well. Will not do anything when we are there and is totally stressed at the end of the class. Any suggestions would help. Thx :confused: |
Welcome to YT Hello and welcome to YT. I am no expert in training so I'll leave that to the pro's here. I'm sure you'll get some good advice. This site is a fountain of information and the people are just super!! |
Welcome!!! Hi and welcome to YT!!! I'm afraid I can't really help I've never had this problem, but I'm sure you will get some advice from someone here just hang on in there!!! The only thing I would suggest is patience and repetition! Keep introducing him to new situations and stand firm!!! |
Welcome. I'm pretty new too, so I'm am no help at all. I just wanted to say Hi. I have a Yorkie mix as well and was a little apprehensive about my "muts" and I joining this forum but everyone here has made me feel very welcome. I have learned so much in just the month that I have been on. I live in a VERY rural area so the only time my dogs are on a leash is when we travel. They would melt into the floor if I put one on them around the house but when we go to new places, they just automatically walk on the leash. Maybe they are a little nervous in new surroundings so they feel like they need to stay close. |
Welcome Bluebird. My yorkie is 7 months and we are in our 5th week of training. He is the only small dog in the class. They are completely different creatures than big dogs. My trainer has to give me differnt methods to use on Ozzy than the others. His attention span is shorter and due to his size some commands need to be done differntly. I would speak to your trainer privately and ask her if there are tricks you can try. Maybe there are classes that have only small dogs or have fewer dogs that you could switch to? Yorkies are so smart but they are a handful to deal with sometimes :D (when walking nicely I always have a cheerio in my left hand and make sure he knows I have it, then it's all eyes on me!!! :p) Good Luck! |
:yorkietal WELCOME BLUEBIRD :yorkietal I am so glad you joined our family. Can't wait to see pics of your little one. I am a training class dropout - I had a terrible cronic sinus infection and I just didn't have the energy. Chizzie was a bad girl :D the first few classes. We were told NOT to bring toys to class, but some bozo with a lab brought a ball. Chizzie lusted after the ball and attacked the lab - so the instructor moved us across the room. She snarled at her new neighbor so we had to stand in the center, then she grumped at the instructor's dog. Everyone thought it was funny, even the Instructor smiled, I was so embarrassed. After a couple of classes with some corrections, she settled down. Please give your sweet little one some time -- time and patience. Some take more than others. GOOD LUCK!!! |
There's a show that an English lady does, similar to the Dog Whisperer, and she just dealt with this issue. Try looking on Animal Planet for it. I don't want to repeat what I remember because it might be incorrect... but I think it might be "fear aggression". My Max was behaving badly on the leash too, but we took him to the doggy park and tried walking him on it there. It was terrible. Then another couple told us to let him off the leash so that the dogs could be on even ground (one restrained and the other not). It worked! Two times circling each other and the aggression was over! We have taken him walking around the neighborhood and he has done 99% better! I think the problem was that he has only been around his sister since we got him, and he needed to be socialized more. Once the fear of what was going to happen was eliminated he came off that defensive mode. Hope this helps... :) |
we were the smallest dog in training class but the oldest. Hot Rod was 6 1/2 mos old. The instructor did have "special" instructions for us in class and when it came time to interact with the other owners and dogs, there was added instructions on how to maneuver around him for everyone. By the end of class Hot Rod was okay being around other dogs so long as there was still a little distance between them...mind you he is was just about 3 lbs at that time so that was an accomplishment all the way around. Good luck, it will get better. I would talk with the instructor about it. |
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