| Yorkshire puppies are not your average dog. They are | | | | should be no other people or animals around when you |
| small, but they think they are big. They are very smart, | | | | are doing the training. Make all your commands clear |
| very demanding, very loyal and afraid of nothing. This | | | | and consistent in a strong tone. |
| is why so many Yorkie owners need to know how to | | | | 3. Treats are important because Yorkie puppies love |
| train a Yorkie puppy properly. | | | | to have treats. Keep the treat near the face of the |
| The Two Qualities You Need | | | | puppy, give the command and then give them the |
| To train this type of puppy, you need to have two | | | | treat and praise when the accomplish it correctly. |
| qualities within you; persistence and patience. If you | | | | 4. Praise is very important when teaching a puppy, |
| have these qualities, you will be able to turn a Yorkie | | | | especially a Yorkie puppy. Give them lots of praise |
| puppy from an unruly dog, into a loyal companion. | | | | when they do something properly. Negative |
| The Training Steps | | | | reinforcement does not work with Yorkie puppies. |
| 1. The first step in how to train a Yorkie puppy is to | | | | Bad Dog? No, Bad Owner |
| know the personality of your Yorkie. These dogs are | | | | Often when a dog is not properly trained, it is not the |
| very smart and can learn quickly, but they can also | | | | fault of the dog but the fault of the owner. Yorkie |
| choose not to learn. You need to understand the | | | | puppies have a lot of energy and if you are not |
| personality of your puppy so you can act accordingly. | | | | consistent and firm, they won't learn. This is important in |
| 2. Yorkie puppies can seem like hyper children, so you | | | | the process of how to train a Yorkie puppy. |
| can't have a lot of distractions around you. There | | | | |