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You should start to begin lead training to your yorkies puppies at a fairly young age. Preferably at about 12 weeks old. Each period should be kept very, very, short and exceptionally positive. Start first by purchasing a nylon collar for your puppy. Put the collar on your puppy for a short time each day while you are readily available to oversee, giving him phrase and encouragement the whole time.

Once the yorkshire terriers is use to the collar being around his neck you can advance to the next phase which would be to add a very light weight short leash to the collar. You should again do this for a short time each day while you are there to supervise. Fasten the leash to the collar and let your puppy just drag the leash around. Do this inside the house and be sure not to let it get tangled and hung up on anything. This is done to get your puppy use to the sensation of something tugging at the collar that is around his neck. Never pull on the leash or scold your Yorkie at anytime. Only reassure and phrase him the whole way through each training session. You can even try this at his dinner time or treat time as to associate the experience with something positive. You should continue with this every day until your puppy is comfortable with this process.

The next stage is to pick up the leash and simply follow your puppy wherever he wants to take you, the whole time telling your puppy what a good dog he is. Never put him in the position where you will be pulling or tugging on the leash. Instead, try to coax him to you by offering your puppy a treat or toy if you need to redirect him to go into a different direction for any reason. Never punish or scold your puppy during any of his lead training sessions, as this will only make him frightened of the leash and he will learn to dislike it. Positive reinforcement is a must with lead training.

Once he leads you around with confidence you can then venture outside for short sessions. Repeat until he is no longer frightened. Never force your puppy to walk as this will only impede the lead training process and make him frightened. Although leash training your akc yorkshire terrier puppies can be a challenge, it is necessary for the safety of your dog when he is taken places and you need to have total control over him. Having your yorkie puppy leashed trained can make taking your new puppy so much easier and safer for him due to the unforeseeable accidents that can and do happen with other dogs, traffic and such things. It will also put you at ease when traveling with your companion dog.

Yorkshire Terriers make fantastic pets. They are affectionate, reliable and make great companions and watch dogs. However, if you are thinking of getting one, you need to know how to potty-train your Yorkshire Terrier the right way.

It is said that all small dog breeds as well as the yorkshire terrier are oftentimes difficult to be housetrained. But don’t let this hinder your decision to own one. The benefits of owning a Yorkshire Terrier definatley outweigh the task of simple potty-training

Follow these course of actions to help you make sure that this chore is met more easily for you and your Yorkie puppy. The best time to start potty-training your yorkie puppies is as soon as you get your puppy home. Keep in mind that your puppy’s bladder is not fully developed until after he has grown.

1. Take your puppy outside often, every hour or so if your schedule alllows. Take your puppy to the same spot preferably, each time. If you are pee pee pad training, take your puppy to the pee pee pad. Do not change the pee pee pad if the puppy urinates on it as the scent will help the puppy go on the pad for the next potty visit.

2. Other times to take your puppy to its “potty spot” are after your Yorkie has had something to eat or drink. Also be sure to take your puppy to potty after waking up in the dawn or after a long snooze. Also before having a playtime.

3. As you take your puppy to “the potty spot” to eliminate, use a command such as “go potty”, repeating the command until the puppy eliminates. Be consistent by using the exact same phrase each time as they will associate the command with this action. Saying a different phrase will just add confusion for your new Yorkie.

4. When your puppy is successful you should then follow up the action of elimination with a lot of phrase such as “good doggie” along with lots of petting and attention.

5. During the first few weeks of house-training, there will unfortunately be accidents. When you see your Yorkie going potty in the house, speak loudly saying, “NO” or “STOP”, and immediately take your Yorkie to its “potty spot”, and follow the prior routine. You should never actually hurt your puppy or put their nose in it. This can have an undesirable affect and really interrupt your puppy’s training progress.

6. Be sure to use a cleaner that gets rid of the odor that is left behind where your puppy had his mishap. As this will prevent your puppy from smelling that same spot and eliminating there again.

7. To be more successful at housetraining your Yorkie, you should keep your puppy confined at night time and when you are away from home. You can achieve this by either using a dog crate of exercise pen. The reason a crate is used is a dog does not like to lay in its own pee and will hold it, teaching the puppy to hold its bladder. If using an exercise pen, make it small enough as to leave room for only the puppy’s bed and a pee pee pad, nothing else. Again, your puppy will not want to pee where he lays, and will encourage him to pee on the pee pee pad.

8. Monitor how much water intake your Yorkie has just before bedtime. Also feed your puppy’s dinner to him as to allow plenty of time for your puppy to be able to defecate before bedtime.

Potty-training your Yorkshire Terrier puppy doesn’t have to be a annoyance if you follow these steps. Just be patient, consistent, and triumph will follow. So when you see yorkies for sale, don’t hesitate to buy one, as they make wonderful house pets.