A yorkie, which is at the development stage of
a baby, cannot possibly understand this. IT IS BOTH POINTLESS AND
UNJUST TO PUNISH YOUR BABY FOR NOT KNOWING WHAT
IT HAS NOT YET BEEN TAUGHT. It does
NOT do any good to make a big deal of the incident
and rub the pup’s nose in it, and its too late to rush the puppy
outside after the accident has happened.
What you will need to do is put your yorkie on
a schedule of eating, going outside, playing, and sleeping. You should
feed
your pup two to three times a day depending on
how old they are when you purchase (four times under some circumstances).
Give your yorkie enough time to finish his food,
about 15 to 30 minutes. Immediately after he finishes take him outside
to the
area you want him to relieve himself. There should
be the smell of a mistake previously made brought there with a paper
towel or soiled pee pad to encourage the little
one to go. Keep saying the word you will always use like "Do your business"
and wait until he/she does and reward them verbally
with high tones of ‘good boy’. You need need to take your baby outside
to the same spot each time with the same words
through the same door at the same time to get him in the habit of doing
it himself. With a young dog that means whenever
he wakes up; first thing in the morning and after naps, and whenever you
come home you should immediately take him outside
so you can praise him.
After a dog has exercised or been introduced to
your friends he’ll probably need to relieve himself; so if you are in doubt
you
can start by taking him out every two hours and
writing down his schedule for a week or so and you’ll know where he’s at
and
can extend his time slowly from there. Praising
him each time he has done what was expected of him helps reach his goal
more
quickly. This takes time and patience because
a young pup may need to go outside six or seven times a day. Take your
dog
outside saying the same thing ‘let’s go out and
do your business’ and go to the same place, going through the same door
and at
the same times. This place you have selected
should have the smell of a previous mistake put there with a paper towel
so the
odor will encourage him to relieve himself. Last
but not least, if your dog does make a mistake in your house, do not let
him
see you cleaning it up , use a biodegradable
soap and water, rinse, and use a product which will change the ph to neutral;
I use
club soda, but there are products on the market
available. Be sure not to call his name or say ‘come’ and then reprimand
him
for his mistake. He will eventually never come
to you or trust you and that’s not your aim. Go to him and pick him up
or have
a leash dragging on him so you can get to him
and show the pup what he did wrong and where its right.
Learning the command "Sit"
The command to SIT is the first command you will
want to work on. Your dog will be on your left side, you will say your
dog's
name first and then the word sit. Put your leash
from the left hand to the right and use your left hand and push down on
the hind
quarters of your dog saying good, and giving
your dog a treat at the same time your dog is in the correct position.
Say the word
O.K. for the release command. Repeat this
about seven times then give your dog a short break.
You will need to do this every day for a week
or more before you start the next command. If your dog does not pay attention
to
your command tighten up the excess of your loose
leash attached to your dog and quickly jerk and immediately release it
while
saying the word no. You may find it easier to
have your dog tired out a bit, so exercise it before practicing your commands.
Also,
if your dog is outside of the house it will be
more cooperative. Feed your dog after the lesson not before you begin,
and it will
respond quicker for you.
Say your command word once then follow by the
word good or no depending on the action of the dog. If your dog responds
positively, then lengthen the time you have him
in the position by seconds each time. If your dog does not do what you
asked,
say the word no with a quick jerk and release
with the leash and repeat the command word. If again your dog does not
respond
give a stronger tug and release of the the leash
with the word no and put him in the correct position. Repeat the procedure.
Learning
the command "Stay"
Your dog need to be in a sit position on the
left side of you and both of you are standing still. Say the word stay,
and then say
good boy and give your dog a treat before it
moves. This may be only for one second the first time. Step forward with
your
dog three steps and stop. Say the word sit and
then good boy and give your dog a treat before it moves. If your
dog does not
sit give it a quick jerk and release simultaneously
with the word no and then repeat the command to sit. When your dog does
sit for you say good dog , then the command stay,
give it a treat when it is in the correct position and say good dog. Repeat
this seven times a day for a week, increasing
your time by ten seconds approximately a day.
Next, tell your dog to sit and stay and move one
step away from it and return immediately to your original spot and give
your
dog praise with the word good and a hug. Do these
four or five times and then increase your amount of space of one step to
two steps away from your dog. Repeat this several
times, always going back to your dog to praise it so it will move.
Next, move three steps away from your dog and
stand away from it for five seconds and return to praise and pet your dog.
Repeat this several times.
When your dog does not stay in the stay command,
take your loose leash which is attached to it, and tighten up and turn
it
in a circle back to the place it moved from and
say the word no as your moving your dog back.
Start again. Say sit, good dog, and stay and move
away two or three feet and remain there for five or ten seconds and
return to your dog before it moves to praise
it.
Give it big hugs and praise with a high tone voice saying good dog.
Learning
the command "Heel"
The word heel means for your dog to walk next
to you on your left side. Your dog should not pull ahead or cross in front
front of you. When you begin this session of
training your dog should be comfortable with the collar on for a week.
You will
also have an easier time getting him to cooperate
if he has been conditioned with a leash. Simply, that means letting it
get used
to the leash being on its collar. An easy way
is to let it drag the leash around attached to its collar for 4 or 5 days.
Also if
your dog has been exercised before the lesson
begins you will have its attention on you instead of play.
Take the leash comfortably in your hand and walk
10 paces encouraging the dog as you go with the word good. If the dog
moves away from your side use a quick jerk of
the leash with the word no and release the tension on the dogs collar immediately.
Do not stop walking to the end of your 10 paces
when you've had to correct your dog. Keep an even comfortable walking
rhythm. You can tell your dog if it is the correct
place next to you when there is no tension needed on the leash. You can
tell
your dog every step it takes with you the word
good or no depending if it is correct or not.
Once you have successfully completed walking straight
10 feet you can try turning in place clockwise in a pivotal manner.
Remember not to tug on your dog to make it turn.
Keep the leash loose and encourage your dog with the word good. You
can give it a treat at the completion of your
turn. Be sure to have the treat at the level your dogs height is when on
all four
feet and its entire body is on the side of you
in the correct position. You should keep on walking as you give it a treat.
This
way it will understand you are praising it for
walking by your side. Repeat the next 10 paces as previously and again
pivot
clockwise. If your dog does well then break for
awhile and begin again. As you and your dog progress you can begin to do
figure eights, turning both to the right and
the left. Always keep in mind the dog needs to know when it is doing it
correctly
and when it is not. Let it know by saying the
word no with a tug of the leash as your walking and say the word good
when it is doing it right.
How
to stop your puppy from digging
If you baby suddenly starts digging in a shady
spot in warm weather he is probably hot. Consider ceding a shady outdoor
spot for your dog and adding a doggie door to
let your dog indoors more often. You also can run a fan outdoors to keep
him
cool. Your dog may be bored. Take it out
of the yard for exercise for at least one hour a day. Play fetch, set up
play dates
with other neighbor dogs, toss a disc, go to
the dog park, take OBEDIENCE or AGILITY CLASSES together. Don't
restrict your dog to only living in the back
yard. The more it's left alone, the more likely it is to dig out of boredom.
Play together
and leave toys out for your dog to play with
when alone.
Digs in the middle of the yard
Check for moles, gophers, rabbits or other burrowing
animals. Dogs will dig to get at them. If you find an animal burrow,
consider hiring a humane trapper familiar with
laws protecting wild animals.
Digs at the fence line to get out of the yard.
Your dog may be bored and trying to get at something
on the other side of the fence. Consider whether the dog's social needs
are being met. Neutering or spaying will curb
some digging tendencies. Fill in gaps below the fence with concrete, brick,
large
rock or attach chicken wire to the bottom of
the fence and curve onto the ground, burying it below the grass. Cayenne
pepper
sprinkled sparingly near the fence line may deter
it from digging.
Dog is pregnant
Digging is normal. Dogs dig to create dens in
which to give birth. Be patient and wait until after the pups are born
to see if the
behavior disappears on its own.
Digs up new bushes
The dog may be attracted to the smell of fresh
dirt. Protect new plants wire and snowline fencing. Once plants are mature,
dogs tend to lose interest.
Digs despite all of your attempts to stop it
Consider conceding a portion of the yard. Perhaps
build a doggie sandbox and bury bones and favorite toys inside. Cover an
emerging lawn with chicken wire to make it difficult
for dogs to dig it up. Perhaps set up a kennel area for your dog with the
knowledge you need to give it daily exercise