| My Yorkshire terrier is the sweetest dog in the world, | | | | making a difference. I didn't want to change her name |
| but I could not teach her to come to me when I called | | | | so I just kept working harder. |
| her name. At first I thought she might have a hearing | | | | Finally I took her out in the back yard to see what |
| loss. I took her to my veterinarian and he checked for | | | | would happen. I have a street behind my house that is |
| any problems. He said that she could hear just fine. So | | | | filled with traffic. The noise is noticeable when you are |
| how would I solve the problem? | | | | trying to talk in the back yard. I used a louder tone of |
| I started by holding her in my lap and saying her name | | | | voice and that made a huge difference. |
| to her over and over. Then I would put her down and | | | | I now work with her for twenty minutes each day. I |
| wait for a minute before calling her name. When she | | | | don't use any commands except for her name. It has |
| responded to that by looking at me or walking over to | | | | taken more than a month but she will now come to |
| me I would give her a small treat. I did this for days to | | | | me when I call her name. She is almost a year old so |
| reinforce the sound of her name to her. Her name is | | | | she is ready for more training. Training a Yorkie can be |
| Sarah and I thought that maybe the soft sound was | | | | difficult sometimes, because of their personality. |