| Training your Yorkshire terrier does not have to be an | | | | dog is already housebroken you may want to work on |
| ongoing struggle. Even though these little dogs are | | | | basic commands such as sitting, staying, and rolling |
| known for being feisty and stubborn, they have a | | | | over on command. These areas of dog training are |
| sweet personality and are very smart as well. The | | | | more simple to teach, so you can challenge yourself to |
| best way to start training your Yorkie is to have a | | | | teach them during a few training sessions. |
| focused approach, decide which areas you need to | | | | Making a training schedule will be crucial to the |
| train in right away, and to have a schedule for when | | | | success you are hoping to achieve. Dogs are more |
| you will do this training. | | | | alert earlier in the day, so plan to do the bulk of your |
| This focused approach I am speaking of relates to | | | | training before eight in the morning. Also, you will need |
| you, not to your dog. Remember that you are the | | | | to reinforce what you are teaching, so schedule time |
| human and have a better sense of where your dog is | | | | every day, seven days a week, even if it is only for |
| at in terms of being trained. Your expectations must | | | | fifteen minutes. Skipping a day or two will set your dog |
| be realistic in terms of training your Yorkie. These will | | | | back, making you have to go back to the beginning to |
| primarily depend upon the age of your dog and the | | | | be guaranteed of any retentions of what you have |
| previous training you have done. Make a written plan | | | | taught. |
| about what you would like to train your Yorkshire | | | | As you can see, much thought and planning must go |
| terrier to be able to do, and then focus only in those | | | | into training your dog. If you are willing to do this you will |
| areas. | | | | be amazed at the progress that can be attained in just |
| If housebreaking has been an ongoing concern, just | | | | a couple of weeks. Our dogs look to us for guidance |
| working in that area with your training. This is an area | | | | with their behavior, so enjoy this process as much as |
| that takes more time and effort with a Yorkie than | | | | possible. Within a short time you will be glad you made |
| with many other breeds, so don't attempt to take on | | | | this effort in training your Yorkshire terrier. |
| more than that one area. On the other hand, if your | | | | |