Coaching Your Yorkshire Terrier - Seven Guidelines For Training Your Yorkie To Understand New Commands
Yorkshire terriers can be quite uncooperative when you are making an attempt to teach them. My Yorkie does not listen and can become quite defiant when I am working with her. I previously owned a Yorkie and had the same issue. On this occasion I have learned more about Yorkshire terriers and dogs generally and I want to share what I’ve learnt. Here are 7 tips on how to coach your Yorkshire terrier.
1. Work with your dog every day. Yorkers have a short memory and attention span, like that of a small kid. If you skip a day of training she’ll forget what she has already learned.
2. Use treats as a reward when your Yorkie does what you are attempting to teach her to do. That way she will know what is expected of her and be motivated to delight you.
3. Speak in a firm tone when reprimanding her. She will know by the tone of your voice that she has done something that is not sufficient.
4. Allow for a ton of playtime between training sessions. Your Yorkie will learn faster if she is permitted to stretch her legs and play between sessions.
5. Train your Yorkie when it is just the two of you. Other people or animals are far too much of a diversion. Permit her to target you and your voice.
6. Teach only one command at a time. Wait till she has mastered a command completely before beginning to show her a newer one.
7. Use the same actual wording for each command you teach. If you’d like your Yorkie to sit, then only use the word sit. If you say sit down or anything more she is going to become confused and not know what to do. Think back to when you were trying to learn a new language. One word can change the meaning of a sentence and you could have difficulty working out what’s the correct way to say something. It’s the same for your Yorkie. She is going to try to work out what you want, so keep it simple with one word or a short phrase.
If you follow these 7 tips your Yorkie will learn as many commands as you would like to teach her. If you want to learn more about the right way to train your Yorkie or other small breed dogs it’s a good idea to ask others for help.
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Posted: July 30th, 2010 under Dogs.
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