Dog tips needed for ebook
 

Hi

I hope some of you can help me; I am putting together an ebook on dog care, training and health and was hoping you could share some of your tips and advice for inclusion in the book.

If you could give just one piece of advice to a dog owner on their pets health, training or general care what would it be?

Anyone who sends something for inclusion will receive a copy of the book as a thank you.

If you wish to send a tip please do so to petbookinfo@yahoo.com

Thank you for your help.

A yorkie is not a dog in the common sense, so my advice to future yorkie owners would be to be sure that it is a family member they want and not "just" a dog. Because if it's "just" a dog they want, they'd be better off with a golden retriver :p :cool:

Another very good advice would be - do not underestimate the value of training. Attend training with your yorkie even though it is a lap dog, you will thank me in the end for doing it. Yorkies are natural born leaders and their humans need training to find out how to deal with that :)

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"......if it's "just" a dog they want, they'd be better off with a golden retriver."
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Kewtee --- I know what you mean, but let's hope that no one with a golden retriever reads that. My sister and her husband have a golden retriever, and, believe, me he is very much a part of their family. He is extremely intelligent and well trained, but is still the rotten spoiled, love of their lives. And, he knows it too. I think all dogs should be a member of the family.

I think your advise about training is great advise. I had never even considered it, but now that I think about it, it would probably be a good thing to do.

My advise would be to remember that all dogs need a healthy diet. I believe dogs can eat a variety of foods including a lot of healthy people food and leftovers. What they don't need are the foods that we know are dangerous or bad for them including the junk food that I often see people feeding their pets.

Carol Jean

Nutrical is a necessity and can actually save a life. Comes in handy in many MANY instances. It is true that the diet is extremely important. Many health issues are resolved with a good kibble (itching, sores, potty problems, coat issues, vomitting, tiredness, etc.). Remember that a top seller doesn't mean it is a good quality (you don't want a "corn" based food). Also, proper exercise often resolves a lot of bahavior issues. Don't let "Dogs Rule" be your motto....YOU have to be in charge.

I am sure noone will take offense if they notice the smilies :)
Besides this is a yorkie board, we are allowed to be biased :p

NEVER, NEVER USE A COLLAR! It could break their trachea's. It is also the fastest way to pick them up in an emergency and not do any harm. :thumbup:

There are no real timelines for yorkies, when it comes to potty training, it varys,, and Patience is the KEY WORD... and Repetition, and lots of praise.

Same with coat color changes, all change at different times and amounts, and colors.

My advise is that while a yorkie is and should be a companion for the family, it still is a dog, and therefore when training and incorporating the dog into the family lifestyle one should notassign human traits or characteristics to behaviors when trying to resolve problems or get the dogto do something. Dogs (yes even Yorkies) think differently than humans and when we begin to understand this and incorporate dog thinking into our training, only then will we get the desired results in a much more effective way. Dogs should be disciplined and managed by understanding the "Canine Factor" not the "Human Factor".

I say this because sometimes our dogs become our "babies" and we begin to treat them like that and expectthem to respond accordingly. And sometimes that's where the frustration and bad habits lie.

I also believe that one should adopt the philosphy in dealing with our little ones as: "Would I accept this behavior in a bigger dog?" Bad habits are bad habits whether in a little one or a big one and really should not be tolerated either way.

Lastly: Yorkies can be trained to be reliably housebroken. However, it takes due diligence, following procedure to the letter, patience and never ever being lax until you have 1 -2 months of being accident free.

Very well said :thumbup: :D

I don't think her book is about Yorkies, but dogs in general. :)