Barking – Training your Yorkie to stop excessive barking should be planned and consistent. You can experiment by asking a friend to call your house and ring the bell. When the doorbell rings, your Yorkshire Terrier puppy will most likely start barking and run for the door.
Hold your Yorkie by the neck, call him by name, and then use the “silence” command. If he obeys and stops barking, praise him immediately. Keep practicing this until your dog understands what you want him to do. This approach can also be used when your dog is outside.
Other causes of barking are boredom and lack of exercise. If your Yorkie puppy is barking excessively, he may need more exercise and stimulation. Once you take care of this, in many cases your pet will be less inclined to keep barking.
Separation Anxiety – Yorkshire Terriers are often left alone for long periods of time. They are traditionally social animals, who love the company of humans and become part of many families. While you are away, it is important to find different ways to occupy your pet while you are not around. Going out and coming home shouldn’t become a big event for you or your dog. This often increases your dog’s stress and excitement levels, so find ways to make it less of an event.
Nibbles and Bites – This can become an unpleasant problem and should be addressed while your Yorkie is still a young puppy. Your Yorkshire Terrier must understand that they should not touch human skin with their teeth, even if they are only playing with you. Reinforcing this should reduce the likelihood that your pet’s hood will bite you or others.
House training: It is important to teach your Yorkshire Terrier puppy the importance of controlling his bathing habits. Potty training is usually an effective method of training your pet, until this is no longer a problem.
Digging – All Terriers are natural diggers. They love to dig and it is part of their makeup. Rather than trying to prevent your dog from digging, it may be wiser to allocate areas where your dog can dig, such as litter boxes. Restricting access to the garden or patio eliminates the problem entirely.
Chewing – This is a common but avoidable problem, especially for dogs that live indoors most of the time. The main goal is to teach your dog the difference between an appropriate and inappropriate object that he can chew on.
There are many possible problems associated with these dogs, but Yorkie puppy obedience and training issues can be overcome by being patient and following the advice above.