Ok I have a yorkie named Lily and I need tips on how to make her go to bed faster. She sleeps in my bed but then she gets up and startes to bark and she will never listen when I say sit or stay.
Please I need help!
2006-11-05 14:23:27 · 6 answers · asked by iamtheprincesspink 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
First mistake, having her sleep with you. Invest in a crate and put her there overnight. It's called crate training and works great.
8 years of dog training experience
2006-11-05 14:31:48 · answer #1 · answered by mark r 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) there is nothing wrong with sleeping with your pet UNLESS your pet has resource guarding behavior or space issues which cause aggressive behaviors - then they should sleep in a crate
How old is the Yorkie?
Do you live in a very active area?
She might be alert barking leading to fear barking depending if she has neophobic issues and/or sound sensitivities.
You will need to have a professional determine the motivation or causation for the barking so that you can treat the motivation and not just the symptoms.
Dogs usuall "don't listen" because a) they aren't properly trained b) they have social deficits. If your dog is barking extensively and intensively then it might be having anxiety or fear behaviors.
Regular obedience training isn't going to help you much especially if your dog is alreayd over-threshold and reacting. If the dog is barking it's head off then you are too late to "train" it. Your in damage control at that point. So you'll need to identify the triggers and then try to approach helping the dog by reducing it's anxiety, fear or - maybe it's just very alert.
Book:
The Bark Stops Here by Terry Ryan
Trainers:
www.apdt.com
www.ccpdt.com
www.sfspca.org (referrals for around the world)
2006-11-05 15:22:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the crate training. My dog does great sleeping right next to us in it. It took a few weeks for her to get used to it but it is working great now.
2006-11-05 15:25:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like too much energy. she needs frequent walks. she's little, so frequent walks instead of long distance. but at bed time it's essential. long walk, bed, lights out. my boys settle down in their room once all the lights are out. they're last walk (this is referring to my 2 younger dogs, not the 2 older), is a minimum of 30 minutes, with a 10 minute play time in the middle of a parking lot. 15 min. down, 10 min of play, 15 min. back. they're happy to go in their room and settle down.
2006-11-05 14:39:30 · answer #4 · answered by Isis Is: HOPEFULL HOUNDS RESCUE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obedience school. You could also buy a book about yorkies with great training tips in it.
2006-11-05 14:25:18 · answer #5 · answered by *~*~*~~~His Angel~~~*~*~* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put her in a crae by your bed and when she barks hit the crate and sa NO or buy one of those collars that control barking
2006-11-05 15:13:13 · answer #6 · answered by ekleinert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋