Finding the Right Trainer for Your Yorkshire Terrier

How to Find a Trainer For Your Yorkshire Terrier: What to Look For

• 1) A pristine reputation, ask around and obtain suggestions from the doctor, other Yorkshire Terrier owners, or local kennel clubs.
• 2) Experience. – Inquire about their background, i.e. number of years experience.
• 3) A genuine love of and devotion to Yorkshire Terriers.
• 4) Extensive and up to date knowledge. Dedicated trainers keep themselves updated by attending dog training and animal behavior courses, conferences, seminars and workshops.
• 5) Their training methodology and handling skills. A good trainers first concern should be the Yorkshire Terrier’s well being.
• 6) Memberships with reputable associations, organizations and training clubs.

Basic Yorkshire Terrier Obedience Tips

Training should be a positive and enjoyable experience for both you and the Yorkshire Terrier. If you are not in the best mood for training, don’t even begin. Always reward the Yorkshire Terrier for obeying your commands exactly! A treat is anything that your Yorkshire Terrier wants and is willing to earn. Edible treats are an obvious reward but other treats could be oral commendation and playthings. Many brief sessions are usually better than one long one. Training should not involve any negative components or punishment. There should be no yelling, no smacking or hitting, no chain yanking on choke leashes or collars, and absolutely no electric fences! Every single training opportunity is to be enjoyable and reinforcing with praise for each job well done.

Training Yorkshire Terriers with head collars

Pulling on the lead is one of the few unpleasant experiences of raising a new Yorkshire Terrier puppy. Using a head collar for Yorkshire Terrier training has become standard during the last few years. Training with a head collar does have some unique advantages over the standard training collar. Even though it is quite simple to utilize, it is imperative that head collars are fit properly and your Yorkshire Terrier correctly introduced to the collar. Head collars are pretty much more intuitive to use than a regular training collar. Head collars are very effective when controlling Yorkshire Terriers in difficult situations.

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