Monday, August 2, 2010

Training Your Yorkshire Terrier - Seven Guidelines For Coaching Your Yorkie To Understand New Commands

By Raphael Freeman

Yorkshire terriers can be quite dour when you're trying to educate them. My Yorkie doesn't listen and can become quite recalcitrant when I'm working with her. I formerly owned a Yorkie and had the same problem. This time around I've been taught more about Yorkshire terriers and dogs in general and I would like to share what I have learned. Here are seven tips about how to train your Yorkshire terrier.

1. Work with your dog each day. Yorkers have a short memory and attention span, like that of a small child. If you skip a day of training she's going to forget what she has learned.

2. Use treats as a reward when your Yorkie does what you are endeavoring to teach her to do. That way she'll know what is anticipated of her and be motivated to delight you.

3. Speak in a firm tone when reprimanding her. She is going to know by the tone of your voice that she has done something that's not sufficient.

4. Allow for a ton of playtime between training sessions. Your Yorkie will learn quicker if she is permitted to stretch her legs and play between sessions.

5. Train your Yorkie when it is just the two of you. Others or animals are far too much of a diversion. Permit her to focus on you and your voice.

6. Teach only one command at a time. Wait until she has mastered a command completely before beginning to teach her a newer one.

7. Use the same precise wording for each command you teach. If you need your Yorkie to sit, then only use the word sit. If you assert sit down or anything else she is going to become confused and not know what to do. Think back to when you were attempting to learn a new language. One word can change the meaning of a sentence and you may have difficulty working out what is the right way to say something. It is the same for your Yorkie. She will try to figure out what you want, so keep it simple with one word or a short phrase.

If you follow these seven tips your Yorkie will learn as many commands as you wish to teach her. If you want to find out more about the right way to train your Yorkie or other small breed dogs it is a good idea to ask others for help.

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