| Yorkshire Terriers are one of the smartest dogs alive. | | | | Yorkies tend to understand it a bit quicker than other |
| They are very cute, and are actually one of the | | | | dogs, however, this form on training works well on |
| easiest dogs to train. | | | | every dog. When you go on your daily walks with the |
| Yorkies understand you well, but forget things very | | | | puppy, and he wastes outside, congratulate it, and give |
| easily. First of all, you need to remember to find a treat | | | | it a treat. Whenever you go on walks with the puppy, |
| that your dog likes, Yorkies specifically love Steak, and | | | | always have 1 or 2 treats with you, as you need to |
| Beef. Beef Jerky treats are the best; however, you | | | | show the puppy what he did, and that he did it outside, |
| can use human food as well. | | | | that it's good. Have a happy voice when talking to the |
| Depending on what you are teaching your dog, you will | | | | puppy and giving him or her the treat. As time goes on, |
| need to do it every day until the dog has a grasp of it | | | | your puppy will begin to realize that he or she is better |
| forever. If your Yorkie is just a puppy, and you need to | | | | off to leave waste outside, and will begin to show you |
| train it when it needs to go out (waste), then its best | | | | some kind of action when he or she needs to go out |
| that you teach it to bark, and stand beside the door | | | | to waste. |
| when it needs to go. | | | | After your puppy has this mastered, you can start |
| You may be thinking this is tough; however, it's one of | | | | with the necessary things that a dog needs to know |
| the easiest ways to train your puppy well. At first, you | | | | around the house, for example, no jumping on the |
| need to teach your puppy that it can only waste | | | | table, no going on the leather couch, etc. These are |
| outside. You can easily do this by calling your puppy | | | | easy to teach, as you can use a very similar method |
| once every 1 or 2 hours, and going on a quick 1 minute | | | | as the one I used when training my puppy to go and |
| walk. Of course, accidents will happen, and you will | | | | leave waste. Basically, the hardest part with all dogs |
| defiantly get a little 'treat' on the floor sooner or later. | | | | and especially Yorkies is to teach the dog the very |
| Here is the part where you absolutely need to get it | | | | first big thing, which is to leave waste outside. |
| through the puppy's head that it is unacceptable to | | | | After that, your puppy understands that they are |
| waste indoors. Carry the puppy over to where it left | | | | rewarded when they do something good, and yelled at |
| its waste indoors, and point to the waste, talking to the | | | | when they do something bad, which you can apply to |
| puppy just like to a human. Use a tone that sounds a | | | | the 'no jumping on the table, no going on the leather |
| bit angry, but do not harm the puppy no matter what. | | | | couch. |