I'm a little scared right now!
 

Last night i was trying to train Oliver to "Spin"- while giving him a treat and trying to pet him (he was running like crazy) i put my hand of to catch him and i THINK my thumb hit him either in the throat area or chest. I FEEL SO HORRIBLE! :mad: It's not like i did it on purpose, I was trying to catch the rascal and my hand was just in the wrong spot. :( :( :( :( :( :(
My concern is this- can you CAUSE a collapsed trachia? He didn't respond to the touch at all- didn't stop running or cry or anytihng but because i was thinking abotu it all night I'm noticing his bark isn't loud (well he h asn't barked loud yet... maybe that's all) and he was having a snorting/sneezing attack this morning (not loud and by attack i mean probably 45 seconds) and today while he was playing with his favortie shoe he started sniffling kind of hard. And I don't know if i'm overreacting... :( Please let me hear your opinions Thank you

im sure if you had hurt him he would of cried.mine have had so many bumps scrapes knocks bangs and falls over the years i couldnt count, lucky they bounce:D

First, he probably does have some soreness in his throat/larynx/trachea. If you are really concerned, have your vet check him out..
Secondly (and I do not intend to be mean) but why are you trying to teach him to spin? Does he already know, sit, stay, come, down and other really important commands?
I tried teaching tricks when I got my first Yorkie and a very wise person pointed out to me that I was teaching "Cute Tricks" and not one thing that will make her safer or more disciplined. She said there was always time to teach tricks after I had a safe and trained dog. So, I am passing that advice on

Oh I think he will be OK.
If he was in pain you would know it.
Hang in there Mom!!! :hearts-xx

I'm sure you didn't hurt him. You would have to chop him in the throat to cause his trachea to collapse. He probably has some allergies. I would take him to the vet just to reassure, if that's what you want to do. Otherwise, I'm sure he's fine.

He's 5 months old and of course! he knows sit, lay down, stay, come, down (of your lap) paw... He's very well trained for being so young and a lot of people praise me on that note. But thanks for your concern I, too, would be very worried about a pup not knowing the basics.

How do you get your dog to stay? I can't seem to do it. :confused:

IT was a process. Once he mastered sit and laydown (which he picked up VERY quickly) it was a process to teach him stay. When he first learned laydown he would get the small treat right away. After awhile I would have him stay in the laydown position while he got the treat. When he did that regularly I waited a couple seconds before giving treat. If at anytime he got up I said "no" and made him laydown again. After he mastered the few seconds, i would do the same but look away and see if he would still stay. (Mind you, this took many days!! hehe) after that I would try walking a step or two away. Then calling "come" before he would get the treat. Now I can walk out of his sight and call come from the next room. It takes a lot of work because the pup thinks you forgot about them if you wait too long. I tried to help him out by repeating the command while he was staying that way he knew I hadn't forgotten about him. All in all it took about three weeks for him to become comfortable with me leaving the room and him staying in the laydown position, but he finally got it! I hope that helps! I was at a loss when I started too- it takes baby steps! Goodluck!!! :) :) :)

and thank you all so much for you words about his boo-boo. He is acting and sounding normal and was barking like a madman-yorkie earlier. I'm sure I just am too anxious! hehe but that's what a yorkie momma is for!

I owe you an apology for offending you about your little guy learning to spin. You are right-he is a well-trained Yorkie and I don't mean "for his age". He is well-trained for any age..It is so hard to train these kids sometimes, but you got totally lucky and have a youngun who loves to learn as much as you love to teach him.

Thank you! Oliver says hi and spins for you (he picked it up this morning! hehe) No hard feelings- you're a great YT member and I look forward to more of your comments in the future when I have more yorkie concerns!
:)