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10-14-2012, 07:06 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Augusta, GA, USA
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| Hurt feelings... My little Amirah (for all her spazy ways) just loves people. I mean every single stranger she sees she ants to make friends with. Problem is due to this she runs up to everyone, and not everyone wants her near them. Which majorly hurts her feelings. she like jumps up and down for people to see her and when they dont pet her she just looks so crushed. Anyways I have Amirah on one of those leashes that I can control how far she goes. I feel so bad because I am trying to keep her off of people who clearly have no interest in seeing her, it scares me because she spends a lot of time pulling on her harness to get to people...I am terrified she is going to hurt her trechea with all this pulling. Any suggestions to make her stop pulling? Or is there some really great harness out there that doesn't put any pressure on the neck? Also on a side note...she piddles in excitement whenever she sees new people...she is clearly not scared...is this just something she will grow out of or is there something I can do? |
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10-14-2012, 08:39 PM | #2 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Aww, poor Amirah. My Max thinks everyone should greet him too. Training to not pull is a continuing process for my boys. For people we are not going to greet or things we are not going to approach, I have started using the command "Leave it" and then "let's go" to continue walking. It is working well for us. For general pulling while walking, I stop and Max sits, Teddy stands. I tell them to "settle down" and we don't continue until they release all tension in the leash. Another exercise I learned here on YT is to change direction, walk in circle-8 or crazy patterns. The dog has to follow you. Say "let's go" or "this way" each time you change direction. Amirah will think you are nuts, but will eventually follow. Do this exercise for only 5 - 10 minutes at a time. It is mentally exhausting for them. All of these exercises take lots of practice. As for harnesses, I am so happy with the Buddy Belt that I became a retailer. It is specially designed to eliminate pressure on the neck and back. No matter which harness you use, training is still crucial. Best wishes!
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10-14-2012, 09:40 PM | #3 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY
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| The Buddy Belt is an excellent harness for a Yorkie. The Choke Free Shoulder harness is another good one choke free, non choking collar, leather step in harness, choke free collar, choke free harness, non choking harness and a bit less expensive. Yorkies do have delicate tracheas so it is important not to put a collar on them when walking on a leash. My Gracie is a little love bug too. She loves everyone and thinks that anyone who comes to visit is there to see her. It does hurt her feeling when someone does not want to pet her and say hello. It is always a good idea to work on some obedience training. Teach your dog to sit and stay. With a lot of practice you can teach her she needs to calm down when she sees someone. Hopefully, she will come to meet friendly people but she still should know not jump on anyone. |
10-14-2012, 09:45 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: FtWorth,TX,USA
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| Im a bit bias. I can not,in my wildest dreams,imagine anyone not wanting to greet a sweet yorkie baby. But that is just me. We use a Buddy Belt as well. |
10-15-2012, 03:32 AM | #5 |
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| You got excellent advice from Maximo and Gracielove. We only use a step-in type harness when training puppies or toy dogs. Giving the cue word you have chosen like Leave It, Stop That, Enough or NO then a quick change in direction when walking works really well. When we change directions, or stop on a walk, we reward dogs when they look at us for direction, with praise and say, a happy sounding GOOD Girl / Boy !
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10-15-2012, 01:15 PM | #6 |
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| Aww how sad, I would rather Joel be like that than how he is, he loves all people and gets excited and when someone doesnt care about him he still jumps, lol its more embarassing too |
10-15-2012, 01:27 PM | #7 |
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| Excellent advice. I'm on my way out the door, but I'd suggest not using a flexi leash either.
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10-15-2012, 02:55 PM | #8 | |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan USA & Sheffield UK
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| Quote:
I was walking ZoE on our local trail, which for about a 1/4 mile goes all around the outside of our local dog park. I set off determined to train her not to pull. So I walked forward, as soon as she started to pull, I turned around and walked back the way I came, as soon as she started pulling again, I turned around again & headed in my original direction. I kept repeating this..and in doing so, it takes FORVER to actually make progress in your walk, so I was right by the dog park all this time. Once ZoE caught on and I finally looked up & around, I saw all these people inside the dog park staring at me like I was a crazy person
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10-16-2012, 07:33 AM | #9 | |
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It really does work - you just have to not care what others think of you...I always refer to myself as "that crazy neighbor lady". LOL
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10-16-2012, 07:53 AM | #10 |
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| Aww, poor Amirah... I can just picture her going up for some love and someone snubbing her. I think teaching her a command that gets her to go away from where she is going would be a good idea. I use the term 'this way' when I see Couver for example running toward something that I don't want him to at the park. He will curve his path and then head the direction that I am headed.
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10-16-2012, 08:53 AM | #11 |
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| I currently have Wallee in a puppy training class. The trainer there recommends walking always with a very "high value" treat. Teach your puppy to sit when anyone approaches. If the person expresses interest in your puppy, ask them to please wait till the puppy sits until they pet them. You can then let the person give your puppy a treat. If you are approaching someone who expresses no interest in your puppy, still ask the puppy to sit and you give them the treat. That way the puppy will always sit when someone is approaching and look at you to figure out if you or the other person is going to give them the treat. I am still working on this one but as long as my puppy doesn't have a completely full tummy when we go out for our walks, he will sit very willingly for the treat. "positive training" works. |
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