Don't Let Your Yorkie Run Away
The worst thing that can probably happen to you as a Yorkie owner is when you walk the Yorkie without a leash and they try to run away from you. There are many Yorkie owners that have to manage this problem and usually it brings a massive amount of stress into their life. And because Yorkshire terriers are not like cats and have no desire to go anywhere without us, why do they so eagerly burst through the front door whenever it is opened? It is crucial to gain understanding why Yorkshire terriers do this and also how to stop it, so you can live your life without any extra stress.
Why Yorkshire Terriers Run Away
Yorkshire terriers run out the door because they don't understand the danger out there. All they can think of is that when you open the door they see this entire new universe and they just want to have fun. And it's unrealistic to verbally communicate your Yorkie that if they run away the would automatically become a subject to cars, other dogs, cruel people or just simply the fact that they will not have anything to eat. And usually if your Yorkie has escaped from your household once but you caught them they would typically try to do it again, since they have already taste that freedom and nothing has happened to them.
Establishing the Rules of Your House
Before you do anything else, you need to establish clearly stated household rules that will keep your Yorkshire terrier from running out the door before you can properly train them. For example, all the people that live in your household (you included) should never open the door without clearly knowing where is the Yorkie right now, or there is a big possibility that they are hiding somewhere and once the door is opened they will attempt to run away. Let someone hold the Yorkie when you or other people attempt to enter or exit the household.
All the potential visitors of your house should know the rules and not only people that live there. If someone who visits your household has a dog but without this problem they will assume that your Yorkie is fine and is not going to run away when you open the door.
Teaching Your Yorkie to Stay Inside
Right before you begin the training spend an hour online and gain some Yorkie training information because this may help you. It's useful to teach the Yorkie the three basic commands - sit, stay, down, first before you move on. These commands are incredibly important for getting and holding your Yorkshire terrier's attention long enough to maintain their position in a single place without running out the door. Just these commands by themselves will not completely take care of the problem but will play an important role. As you progress, you'll be teaching your Yorkie that the door is your territory and that it cannot go near without your specific permission.
Maintaining Position
Teaching a Yorkie to sit and stay is useful, however the training should go further if you want to gain control over the door fast. The following are some easy steps that you can take:
Hand Signal - do not just teach a Yorkie a verbal command but introduce them to a hand signal as well in order to have better results.
Creating Distance - Choose a line beyond which you don't want your Yorkie going when you open the door. Have them sit and stay there and then walk toward the door. In case your Yorkie gets up make sure that you have them sit one more time.
Holding the Position - if your Yorkshire terrier comes toward the door at all, do not simply have them sit again. Once the Yorkie at the original position again start the process again. They need to learn that there is a barrier that they cannot cross and you need to hold steady to it.
Holding their position - if the Yorkie walks toward the door making them sit is only half of the task that you need to do. The other important step is to actually return them back to their original position. Once the Yorkie at the original position again start the process again. They must understand that the barrier that you have established can not be crossed no matter what.
You need to make sure that the Yorkie performs all the task correctly, maybe not from the first try but eventually. If they move forward even s=a little bit, start the process one more time. Eventually you should be able to walk all the way to the door, turn the knob, open the door and leave without having your Yorkie react in any way.
Why Yorkshire Terriers Run Away
Yorkshire terriers run out the door because they don't understand the danger out there. All they can think of is that when you open the door they see this entire new universe and they just want to have fun. And it's unrealistic to verbally communicate your Yorkie that if they run away the would automatically become a subject to cars, other dogs, cruel people or just simply the fact that they will not have anything to eat. And usually if your Yorkie has escaped from your household once but you caught them they would typically try to do it again, since they have already taste that freedom and nothing has happened to them.
Establishing the Rules of Your House
Before you do anything else, you need to establish clearly stated household rules that will keep your Yorkshire terrier from running out the door before you can properly train them. For example, all the people that live in your household (you included) should never open the door without clearly knowing where is the Yorkie right now, or there is a big possibility that they are hiding somewhere and once the door is opened they will attempt to run away. Let someone hold the Yorkie when you or other people attempt to enter or exit the household.
All the potential visitors of your house should know the rules and not only people that live there. If someone who visits your household has a dog but without this problem they will assume that your Yorkie is fine and is not going to run away when you open the door.
Teaching Your Yorkie to Stay Inside
Right before you begin the training spend an hour online and gain some Yorkie training information because this may help you. It's useful to teach the Yorkie the three basic commands - sit, stay, down, first before you move on. These commands are incredibly important for getting and holding your Yorkshire terrier's attention long enough to maintain their position in a single place without running out the door. Just these commands by themselves will not completely take care of the problem but will play an important role. As you progress, you'll be teaching your Yorkie that the door is your territory and that it cannot go near without your specific permission.
Maintaining Position
Teaching a Yorkie to sit and stay is useful, however the training should go further if you want to gain control over the door fast. The following are some easy steps that you can take:
Hand Signal - do not just teach a Yorkie a verbal command but introduce them to a hand signal as well in order to have better results.
Creating Distance - Choose a line beyond which you don't want your Yorkie going when you open the door. Have them sit and stay there and then walk toward the door. In case your Yorkie gets up make sure that you have them sit one more time.
Holding the Position - if your Yorkshire terrier comes toward the door at all, do not simply have them sit again. Once the Yorkie at the original position again start the process again. They need to learn that there is a barrier that they cannot cross and you need to hold steady to it.
Holding their position - if the Yorkie walks toward the door making them sit is only half of the task that you need to do. The other important step is to actually return them back to their original position. Once the Yorkie at the original position again start the process again. They must understand that the barrier that you have established can not be crossed no matter what.
You need to make sure that the Yorkie performs all the task correctly, maybe not from the first try but eventually. If they move forward even s=a little bit, start the process one more time. Eventually you should be able to walk all the way to the door, turn the knob, open the door and leave without having your Yorkie react in any way.
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