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02-13-2005, 02:46 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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| For those who want to train your Yorkie Just a reminder, if you guys want to train your Yorkie or any puppy to do tricks, I suggest between 3 months to 4 months is the best time, from my past experiences. You can teach them thins using good treats, teach one thing (in one day-about 30 min of consistant and persistant training) and practice it for a week or two. Then teach another thing. For example, first thing is "sit", right? You take you puppy when he is slightly hungry time, take some good treats (cut them up small into about 15-20 pieces, so that he doesnt get full and doesnt' want to listen to you anymore) and take him into a quite room with no distraction. You tell him to "Sit" with a hand command also. He will not know what you want him to do at first. You keep saying the same thing and gently push his butt down to sit. Do this about 10-15 times, He will surely sit on his own on command. It's a patience test for the human. ha ha ha. I taught Maximus everything he knows at 3-4 months except playing dead (he learned this at 6 months and believe me, it was a LOT harder to teach at 6 months). Here are commands he will listen to and do: No, bad dog , good dog , No potty, bad potty, good doggy potty, potty, ok (from time out punishment), No more (food), Go get him Max (barks on command), Go get the ball (fetch), sit, hand shake, lay down, stay, come, go, bang (play dead). I still have not taught him how to roll over. I should soon b/c I know it will get harder and harder. If you want your doggy to do certain things (since you will live with him for many years to come), now is the time to teach him all you want, when he is still a puppy! |
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02-13-2005, 11:22 AM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Calgary, AB
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| Rolling Over I found that the best way to train a dog to roll over is to have them laying down and then (gently) use your hand on their side to roll them over while at the same time giving them a vocal and a hand gesture command. I usually use a rolling motion with a treat in my hand. I have trained both my husbands minpin and my mother-in-laws pom to roll over this way in less than 10 minutes. They were quite startled the first time, but after the treat reward they forgave me pretty quickly. Now, as soon as the treat jars open, they sit, laydown and roll over. hahaha |
03-13-2005, 12:03 PM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Orlando, Fl.
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| I am trying to teach my dog some commands like sit and when to go outside. I dont think she likes it outside much. She just stands at the door way and stares at me! lol she cracks me up. Such a little priss! |
03-13-2005, 12:40 PM | #4 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| My husband and I are really looking into the training. What is clicker training? Is there ary benefit to clicker training over regular training? Our dog is just a little young but I think we are going to start with a basic puppy training class. We want to follow up eith something a little more than that later.
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03-14-2005, 06:56 AM | #5 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: House Of York
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| The clicker is a marker for positive re-enforcement. When a dog does something correct, you click the clicker(a treat usually follow after the clicker). What it teaches the dog is that whenever it does something correct, he/she will hear the click and get a treat. It does like a little conditioning before the dog associate the clicker with an award. I use the clicker on my dogs all the time and I like it a lot. ***************** The earliest I've taught my puppies to sit and down is about 4-5 weeks old. A lot of treats were involved and the training session only last 5 minutes at most. ***************** Best trick I ever taught my dogs was to pick up their toys and put it back in their toy box. I figure if they can get it out, they can put it back in the box when they are finished with it. (This trick was taught with a clicker.) |
03-14-2005, 07:22 AM | #6 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| I was hoping you would answer my post. My husband and I are looking into the training trying to decide which way to go. Is there an obvious benefit to the clicker training? These training sessions can be kinda high so we just wanna make sure we go one way or another. Our pup is reponding well to simple commands. Now that you've taught your dog to put the toys in the toybox do you think you could teach my 4 year old daughter!!!! Needs to be clicker training for kids I quess!!!
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03-14-2005, 07:41 AM | #7 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| I just thought of another question. If you do the clicker training does the dog still respond to your commands if something happens you don't have on the clicker. My front yard is fenced but when someone comes to the door they often leave the gate open and our street which can be busy is close. I wanna have some control that my dogs aren't running out the door.
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03-14-2005, 12:38 PM | #8 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: House Of York
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| The benefit of clicker training is it is an positive re-enforcement. If they do what they are told they get rewarded. With a lot of repetition, they will listen to your command even if you don't have the clicker or a treat because they anticipate one. The other training method has to do with negative re-enforcement. Basically, if you didn't do it right there will be consequences. The training is done with a choke collar. I never tried a choke collar so I don't know how well it works. I been told that is it very effective but I've choose not to go that direction. You will find different instructors has their preference. My best advice for you is to ask around and get recommendations. Ask to sit in on a class and see which one you like. Talk to the instructors. Ask them which training method they like and why. Check out the instructor. (Some instructors are better than others.) Are you comfortable with him/her? Instructions are definitely not cheap and who ever you choose to go with should have a problem answering your questions. And if you don't like the way and instructor teach. Don't go with him/her. Good luck on finding an instructor. If you have any other question, feel free to ask. If I don't know the answer, I will rack my friends brain. ( Several of my friends are obedience instructors.) p.s. Sorry, Can't help you with your child. I know how to train dogs, I'm clueless about children. |
03-25-2005, 11:47 AM | #9 |
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| I agree, training early makes for a better, safer, more obedient pet in general. My yorkie, Sully, is so well behaved that he even goes to work with me some nights and sits at my desk with me!
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