Yorkie Puppy (Yorkshire Terrier Puppy) Advanced Commands, Ways to show your Yorkie to learn basic commands
Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier ) Advanced Commands, Ways to show your Yorkie to learn basic commands
To be able to
start to teach the roll over command the Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier)
must be willing and able to lie down on command. Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier
Puppies) that have hip or back problems should not be taught the roll over
command as it can be painful and even cause potential injury in some cases.
With the Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier ) in the down position hold a
treat to one side of the body or the other while gently rolling the Yorkie
(Yorkshire Terrier) over on that side. This is actually the "play dead"
command and you can start using this immediately. This can be very frightening
for Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier) so just take this very slowly.
Immediately give the treat and a good belly rub. Work on just having the Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier get comfortable rolling onto its side on
command. Once the Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier ) will move onto its side
in the play dead position, then use another treat by arch it over the Yorkie
y (Yorkshire Terrier head close the nose so the Yorkie
(Yorkshire Terrier ) twists its head to the other side to get the treat. As
soon as the head starts to rotate to the other side say "Roll over". The Yorkie
Puppy (Yorkshire Terrier's body will automatically follow the head if you
slide the treat far enough away from the nose on the other side to be just out
of reach.
Some Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier are very nervous about the roll
over command as showing their stomach is a sign of submission in pack behavior.
If your Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier never rolls over on its own and
doesn't seem to like a good belly rub every now and then roll over may not be an
ideal trick, but play dead may work just fine.
You can also combine the tricks using the roll over first followed by the play
dead. Some Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier become real actors with these
tricks and will lie there very dramatically and stay almost motionless. The more
you reward and praise the Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier) when he or she
does just what you want the more they will get into the performance.
Another version of play dead includes having the Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier
) cover his or her nose or eyes with their front feet. This is something
that many of the smaller breeds do anyways, so simply use a verbal command and
reward when they naturally use the behavior. Gradually start requesting the
behavior when you want it, then immediately provide a huge amount of praise,
attention and perhaps a small food treat. Before you know it your Yorkie
(Yorkshire Terrier) will do this on command.
There are
many variations on this trick including balancing a ball, a toy or even a treat.
This is a very tough trick for most Yorkie Puppy (Yorkshire Terrier and
will only work if the Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier) has a flat, fairly
wide nose in comparison to the object you are using. The Yorkie y (Yorkshire
Terrier) must know how to sit and must also be willing to have food or
toys present and know to leave it alone without eating or playing with until
commanded to do so. Start this process by holding out a treat, telling the
Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier ) to "leave" or "ignore". Once they are
calm and not grabbing for the treat, use the command "take" or "get" or whatever
you wish to indicate that the Yorkie Puppy (Yorkshire Terrier ) can now
have the item.
Start with the Yorkie in a sit position with his
or her head level. Begin by using something easy to balance, such as a flat toy
or very small Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier biscuit. Place the biscuit
on the Yorkie nose so it is balanced. Give the
leave command, remove your hands and leave just for second, then give the "take"
command. The first few times the Yorkie may drop
the treat, but he or she will quickly learn to tilt their head or just give a
quick flip to catch the treat. Gradually increase the time that you expect the
Yorkie Puppy (Yorkshire Terrier) to balance the treat.
To make this trick easy to train, plan on practicing shortly after feeding and
never right before.
Some Yorkie
(Yorkshire Terrier love to howl, so why not turn this into a great trick?
Typically most Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier will howl to certain
sounds, particularly a harmonica. Just a cheap kid's one will do and you don't
need to play a tune at all, just randomly blow into it. As soon as you are going
to start blowing into the harmonica say "Sing" then blow. As soon as the Yorkie
Puppy (Yorkshire Terrier Puppy) starts to howl, give him or her a lot of praise
and a treat. It will take the Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier ) awhile to
understand that this kind of noise is what you want so just keep practicing.
Soon they will start to sing on command or even when just glimpsing at the
harmonica. Some Yorkie will howl to other sounds
such as certain voices, television commercials and even alarms and sirens. Just
keep pairing the command with the action and give lots of praise and rewards for
a job well done.
There are lots of other tricks that you can teach a Yorkie (Yorkshire
Terrier) based on his or her natural behaviors. Yorkie (Yorkshire
Terrier can learn the terms right and left as well as shake a paw, give a
kiss and lots of other advanced types of tricks just by pairing their behavior
with a command and giving rewards and time to practice. Keep in mind that older
Yorkie (Yorkshire Terrier , just like puppies, benefit from continued
learning and interaction with the family
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