| Is your Yorkie's constant barking causing you stress | | | | Barking is a very bad habit for your Yorkie to get into |
| and your neighbor's anxiety. Because Yorkies are fun | | | | and you must train them early on or you will get |
| loving and loyal companions to their owners they are | | | | non-stop barking. One of the many ways to train your |
| considered man's best friend. To stop your Yorkie | | | | Yorkie to stop barking it to teach them to talk and this |
| from barking it requires time, patience and discipline. | | | | must be done on a consistent basis. This will train him |
| Here are some effective ways to train your Yorkie to | | | | to speak only when you give them the command to |
| stop barking. | | | | bark and then train them the quiet command. |
| There are a number of various reasons that your | | | | Rewarding your Yorkie after each command is |
| Yorkie will bark. For instance, loud noises will often | | | | reinforcing the behavior that you are both looking for. |
| startle them causing them to start a barking frenzy. | | | | Another way of distracting your Yorkie away from |
| And yet another reason your Yorkie barks is to go | | | | the barking is to distract them with a toy or a squeeze |
| outside to do their business or to get rid of that extra | | | | toy this lets them know that there is no reason for |
| energy that small dogs have. They will also start | | | | barking. The distraction shouldn't be used in a way that |
| barking out of shear boredom. | | | | scares or startles your Yorkie because it will only start |
| An effective way to stop your Yorkie from barking is | | | | a barking frenzy. Be sure to praise your Yorkie for |
| to make sure you give them enough outdoor time to | | | | responding to the distraction as they quiet down. |
| do their business, play and take walks to relieve them | | | | Yorkies are also known as an excitable breed, spunky |
| of all that extra energy they have. | | | | and proud little dogs with big attitudes, but by using the |
| Yorkies also tend to bark when they hear unfamiliar | | | | tips above you will have effectively trained your |
| sounds and also when two-legged or four-legged | | | | Yorkie to respond to your commands of when to |
| strangers approach their home. When indoors, be sure | | | | speak and when to be quiet, by using the simple |
| to have enough small toys around so that they can | | | | distraction method and by allowing them enough time |
| entertain themselves and a little more attention on your | | | | outside you will have a loving and happy companion |
| part will help keep your Yorkie from barking. | | | | for a long time. |