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Any suggestions Any suggestions on a good book on training yorkies. We do good as long as there are treats involved but that isn't always possiable. This is the first dog that "small" that is that doesn't respond to the work "come". We've been working with that one word and she will lay down and look at us like "yeah right". "When pigs fly." I realize that yorkies diffently have their own minds and they use it. Very independant. Even after 5 months I'm not used to that. I want my furbutt to obey when asked. I just don't think that's to much to ask. She is 19 months old and wasn't worked with on commands to much when I got her. Thanks, Loretta |
IDK of any specific yorkie training books but don't think, if you really want them trained, that yorkies are much different than other breeds, being that you would use the same techniques. Even though treats may not always be available at later times, when you're beginning to train it is important the dog get a consistent reward for completing the requested task. So, I would continue to make treats (or whatever works) the reward for some time. At some point, you should be able to give a treat one time, then just praise the next time, going back and forth this way. Eventually the treat portion of the exchange should be able to be dropped with just praise given. |
Thanks, we do switch back and forth with treats and praise. When I got her in Sept. she was 16 months old and her previous owner told me to get her to come you have to bend over pat your legs and make like a play action. Then she might come or might not. So that pretty well told me that she wasn't worked with on commands. Which is so important. She will sit, stay, and down pretty good. But when we ask for "come", she will turn her back or look away. Not a good thing. That won't save her life if a situation should arise. |
If you had a dog he wouldn't leave your side. But you hit the nail on the head when you said the keyword for a bitch "independent". It's all about what they want. Sure they will come, down, back and stay. All things when they want. I would encourage you and most yorkie moms to go to class. You're right, you can't carry treats with you all of the time. Take her to puppy class at any age. It will teach you both how to train her. It's a short period of time for a long term relationship. She must come when called. She has a mind of her own and thinks it's on her terms. Class will help overcome that. All the books won't replace a few hours with a good teacher. Just find a good one. Yorkies are fast learners. It isn't as horrible as it may sound. |
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