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Yorkie training basics
Nearly everything a Yorkie does makes more sense once you know the breed earned its living as a ratter in the mills and mines of Yorkshire and Lancashire. A spirited, intelligent companion with a terrier's persistence learns quickly and just as quickly learns that waiting beside the treat shelf pays better than coming when called. These guides cover first commands as a deck of skill cards, harness and leash work that starts as a cooperative station before it reaches the sidewalk, what intelligence means for training, and how to build a plan around the personality of the dog you have. Treats and praise do the paying throughout.
Training basicsAre Yorkies Smart? What Intelligence Means for TrainingCalling a Yorkie smart is easy, and turning that label into a fair lesson takes more care.
Training basicsTraining Your Yorkie Puppy Starts With Treats and PraiseA Yorkshire Terrier puppy can start learning the day they come home, and the first real results usually show up within the first few weeks.
Training basicsFirst Commands Every Yorkie Dog Can Learn With TreatsA first-command plan works better as a deck of separate skill cards than as one long obedience routine, and each card has a purpose, a setup, a reward point…
Training basicsHarness and Leash Training for Your Yorkie, Step by StepA harness can become a cooperative training station before it ever reaches the sidewalk, and your Yorkie sees the gear, chooses to approach, places their head…
Training basicsTrain the Dog You Have: Yorkie Personality and Your Training PlanImagine interviewing your Yorkie about training without expecting spoken answers, and you would ask what draws them closer, what makes them pause, which games…