Yorkshire Terrier Training – More Training Tips for Your Yorkie to Learn New Commands

Yorkshire terriers by nature are very determined ‘terriers’ and some would even say they have a stubborn streak. Tell me, does this describe you “my Yorkie refuses to obey my orders and sometimes shows defiance when I try to teach her a new order”? Read this article for more training tips for your Yorkie to learn new commands.

First, training your Yorkie every day is the most important element because Yorkies have short attention spans and are very easily forgotten. Keeping your Yorkie motivated by using treats to reward its completion of new commands will help you in your training efforts.

Begin by using a very firm tone of voice when you have to reprimand him for not following your instructions. By doing this, you will immediately know by that firm tone you are using that you have done something wrong. Make sure to allow your Yorkie some downtime between his training sessions. This is very important for him to relax and play as it will help him learn at a faster rate.

Equally important, your training sessions should be free from distractions and kept between you and your Yorkie, allowing him to really focus solely on you and your voice.

Ideally, you’ll want to make sure your Yorkie has mastered one command at a time before moving on to the next. You must also use the same word for each new command or you will have disastrous results and further confuse it. In other words, if you are trying to teach him to ‘sit’, just use the word ‘sit’ and not ‘sit’ the next time you say it.

Remember, all dogs are eager to please and your Yorkie is no different. So when you start your training sessions with him, remember to keep it simple because if he sees that you are happy with him, it means that he is happy with you and that is a win-win situation.

Your goal? To get started with these tips, your Yorkie will be the pride of your life and the neighborhood and will be able to learn many more new commands that you want to teach him.