Is this normal or is she a genius??? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

ilovecherry86 · 05-20-2009, 06:42 PM

ok, well, my 12 week old Emma learned how sit in like 15 or 20 mins, she knows the word really really well now!!! My previous yorkie Cherry, she never learned how to sit, i tried forever to teach her but never worked...i also herd that it takes a few weeks or so to teach them, but lil Emma learned it in 20 mins...so is this normal or is she just really smart???

MizMaRLeysMoM86 · 05-20-2009, 07:22 PM

She is smart! Of course! But yes, my Marley learned to sit and lay down in like 10 minutes with the help of cheerios

Thats all she knows.. now i need help with teaching her stay LOL

ilovecherry86 · 05-20-2009, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MizMaRLeysMoM86

She is smart! Of course! But yes, my Marley learned to sit and lay down in like 10 minutes with the help of cheerios

Thats all she knows.. now i need help with teaching her stay LOL

Wow, your lil Marley is super smart too!!! I want to teach Emma how to look pretty, do you know what i'm talking about?it looks soooo cute!!!!!

capt_noonie · 05-20-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MizMaRLeysMoM86

She is smart! Of course! But yes, my Marley learned to sit and lay down in like 10 minutes with the help of cheerios

Thats all she knows.. now i need help with teaching her stay LOL

make sure when you teach stay you don't tell them to stay then "good come!". You must tell them sit, stay (hold your hand in front of you with palm toward them) back away slowly. Start with just a step back. Then WALK BACK TO THEM then reward. Don't say stay then call them to you, they will think that means stay for a bit then come running. Increase your distance from them until they know what stay means. Then when they've got that tell them stay and turn your back to them and then practice that. Soon you will be able to walk far away and they will not move till you come back and release them.

kjc · 05-20-2009, 08:43 PM

No, genius is when after you teach her to sit, she comes to you, smacks your leg to get you to look at her, (which she will wait for you to do) then as soon as she sees you looking at her, she promptly sits and waits for her treat!

MARYEBARBER · 05-20-2009, 08:50 PM

Definitely a genius..mine is never hungry so she won't do anythink for a treat!!
Mary

PANAMA69 · 05-20-2009, 11:56 PM

She is a smart cookie

not only she is gorgeous but smart, wow girl you are so bless

QuickSilver · 05-21-2009, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by capt_noonie

make sure when you teach stay you don't tell them to stay then "good come!". You must tell them sit, stay (hold your hand in front of you with palm toward them) back away slowly. Start with just a step back. Then WALK BACK TO THEM then reward. Don't say stay then call them to you, they will think that means stay for a bit then come running. Increase your distance from them until they know what stay means. Then when they've got that tell them stay and turn your back to them and then practice that. Soon you will be able to walk far away and they will not move till you come back and release them.

This is very good advice. I wanted to add that you should add a release word to tell them when they can come out of their Sit or Stay. I just read something that says "Okay" is not a good release word because we humans say it so frequently in normal conversation. I've already taught Thor "Okay" though, so we're sticking with that. Unlike Cherry, Thor is most definitely not a genius.

NIKI1969UK · 05-21-2009, 01:43 AM

Hi, Sorry I don't mean to steal your thunder but I bought Mika at 8wks which in Britain seems to be the age pups are sold. Mika was 9wks and he could sit and lay down on command. I find Yorkies to be very intelligent.

QuickSilver · 05-21-2009, 01:46 AM

Well, the race is on... c'mon guys, who has the smarter yorkie??

aslish_ps · 05-21-2009, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by QuickSilver

Well, the race is on... c'mon guys, who has the smarter yorkie??

Chuck learned how to sit in 2 days... But when he was 9 weeks old, he learned to give paw in 15 minutes! I remember how excited I was that day, I wanted to cry

And Chuck was looking at me like "what's the big deal lady?!"

ilovecherry86 · 05-21-2009, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by PANAMA69

She is a smart cookie

not only she is gorgeous but smart, wow girl you are so bless

Thank you so much girl

So are you!!!

JoeyP · 05-21-2009, 12:03 PM

Yorkies are smart little guys ...
they catch on fairly quickly

But ....

When it serves their purpose

wee nan · 05-21-2009, 12:24 PM

i think yorkies are very smart.. molly is 13 weeks. she will sit on command, she will give me a paw when i say 'shake' only if i have some chicken for her though..lol.. i am working on the stay command, sometimes it works, other times it doesent,lol...x

ilovecherry86 · 05-21-2009, 12:33 PM

yes, yorkies are incredible smart lil guys!!! It amazes me sometimes, their just like little humans!!!

05-20-2009, 06:42 PM	#1
ilovecherry86 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: savannah,ga Posts: 87	Is this normal or is she a genius??? ok, well, my 12 week old Emma learned how sit in like 15 or 20 mins, she knows the word really really well now!!! My previous yorkie Cherry, she never learned how to sit, i tried forever to teach her but never worked...i also herd that it takes a few weeks or so to teach them, but lil Emma learned it in 20 mins...so is this normal or is she just really smart???

05-20-2009, 07:22 PM	#2
MizMaRLeysMoM86 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Misawa AB, Japan Posts: 582	She is smart! Of course! But yes, my Marley learned to sit and lay down in like 10 minutes with the help of cheerios Thats all she knows.. now i need help with teaching her stay LOL __________________ *"No man can be condemed for owning a dog.* As long as he has a dog, he has a friend; and the poorer he gets, the better friend he has."

05-20-2009, 08:43 PM	#5
kjc I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 18,872	No, genius is when after you teach her to sit, she comes to you, smacks your leg to get you to look at her, (which she will wait for you to do) then as soon as she sees you looking at her, she promptly sits and waits for her treat! __________________ Kat Chloe Lizzy PeekABooTinkerbell SapphireInfinity

05-20-2009, 11:56 PM	#7
PANAMA69 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: ~~YorkieWorld~~ Posts: 8,428	She is a smart cookie not only she is gorgeous but smart, wow girl you are so bless __________________

05-21-2009, 01:43 AM	#9
NIKI1969UK Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 178	Hi, Sorry I don't mean to steal your thunder but I bought Mika at 8wks which in Britain seems to be the age pups are sold. Mika was 9wks and he could sit and lay down on command. I find Yorkies to be very intelligent. __________________ Mika 3.11.08 My

05-20-2009, 08:50 PM	#6
MARYEBARBER Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Simi Valley, CA, USA Posts: 13	Definitely a genius..mine is never hungry so she won't do anythink for a treat!! Mary

05-21-2009, 01:46 AM	#10
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	Well, the race is on... c'mon guys, who has the smarter yorkie?? __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.

05-21-2009, 12:03 PM	#13
JoeyP YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami, FL,USA Posts: 1,005	Yorkies are smart little guys ... they catch on fairly quickly But .... When it serves their purpose __________________ Mike and Zach's Dadd

05-21-2009, 12:24 PM	#14
wee nan Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: glasgow Posts: 110	i think yorkies are very smart.. molly is 13 weeks. she will sit on command, she will give me a paw when i say 'shake' only if i have some chicken for her though..lol.. i am working on the stay command, sometimes it works, other times it doesent,lol...x __________________ molly's mummy

05-21-2009, 12:33 PM	#15
ilovecherry86 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: savannah,ga Posts: 87	yes, yorkies are incredible smart lil guys!!! It amazes me sometimes, their just like little humans!!!