How Well Is Your Yorkshire Terrier Groomed?
The reason one should groom his/her Yorkshire Terrier is simple - your dog's physical state influences the way he feels and the way you look at your dog. Extreme cases, where lack of proper care, cleaning and grooming can directly affect the behavior of your Yorkshire Terrier, are not rare.
Proper grooming not only infuses a healthy glow to your dog's appearance, but also helps develop his self-esteem; while it makes you a very proud parent, when you show off your Yorkshire Terrier to others.
The first step involved in dog grooming is: Brushing!
Brushing has been universally acknowledged by expert dog groomers as the single most important step in grooming.
The benefits of brushing are many. To name a few:
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Even if you know how crucial brushing is for your Dog's health and well-being, we all know that there is a right way and a wrong way of doing anything. And without doubt, you would like to do everything the RIGHT way when it comes to your Yorkshire Terrier.
Yes, there's a method to follow while brushing your Yorkshire Terrier.
Here are FIVE steps to successfully brushing your Yorkshire Terrier that will prove to be extremely useful:
- Brush against the growth of the hair first with a slicker brush and then with a medium or wide-toothed comb.
- The slicker brush removes all the loose hair and the comb takes care of the tangles.
- Brush your Yorkshire Terrier along the hair growth and make sure you reach the skin as you brush his way.
- Then use a flea comb over the coat to get the fleas and remove any remaining tangles. Part the coat and start from the root and then comb through.
- If your Dog's paw pads are hairy, then clip them using electric clippers. Do not clip the hair in between the pads. Clip only the excess hair.
Brush your Dog's hairs to prevent it from matting. Matting can be a very painful experience.
Regular brushing untangles the matted hairs on your Dog's coat. Since this is a risky job to do, the best way out is to prevent them from forming in the first place. And doing this is simple: just brush and comb your Yorkshire Terrier regularly. If and when you see any mats or tangles, use a detangle solution and a medium-toothed comb.
Don't wait until your Yorkshire Terrier is dirty or matted to introduce him to grooming. That would make him associate the experience with unpleasantness. Moreover, many dogs learn to see their routine brushing as an alternate form of petting, i.e. another source of affection and attention.
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Basics of Yorkshire Terrier Training
It's essential for Yorkshire Terrier parents like you to know certain basic factors that determine your relationship with your Yorkshire Terrier and can go a long way in training him effectively.
Before you begin training your Yorkshire Terrier, it is absolutely essential that you build a loving bond with him. This is important as it helps you to understand his needs and instincts and also allows your Yorkshire Terrier to have complete trust in you.
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How To Bond With Your Yorkshire Terrier
Building a bond with your Yorkshire Terrier is the first and the most crucial step involved in training him successfully. As soon as you bring your Yorkshire Terrier home, you must first try to develop a caring and loving relationship with him in order to win his trust and confidence.
When Yorkshire Terriers are secure in the knowledge that they belong to the family, they are more likely to respond better to their owners' training commands. Just like with any relationship, there must be mutual trust and respect between you and your Yorkshire Terrier.
Trust takes time to develop and respect comes from defining boundaries and treating any breach of those boundaries with firmness and fairness.
Without enforceable limitations, respect can’t be developed. And when there is no respect, building a bond with your Yorkshire Terrier is almost impossible.
4 Golden Rules To Building A Relationship With Your Yorkshire Terrier :
- Spend quality time together;
- Take him out in the world and experience life together;
- Establish and promote a level of mutual respect; and
- Develop a way of communicating to understand each other's needs.
Building a bond with your Yorkshire Terrier will not only help you manage him better but will also make your Yorkshire Terrier calm, quiet and an extremely well-adjusted pet.
Love Your Yorkshire Terrier and He Will Love You back
Once you're succesful in building a bond with your Yorkshire Terrier, you can rest assured that training him and teaching him new and clever tricks will be a cakewalk.
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How Your Yorkshire Terrier Learns...
Your Yorkshire Terrier's learning period can be divided into five phases:
The Teaching Phase - This is the phase where you must physically demonstrate to your Yorkshire Terrier exactly what you want him to do.
The Practicing Phase - Practice makes Perfect. Once a lesson is learnt, practice with your Yorkshire Terrier what you have just taught him.
The Generalizing Phase - Here you must continue practicing with your Yorkshire Terrier in different locations and in an environment with a few distractions. You can take your Yorkshire Terrier out for a walk, or to a nearby park and command him to practice whatever you've taught him.
Practicing the learned lessons in multiple locations and in the presence of small distractions will help him learn and retain lessons better .
The Testing Phase - Once you're sure that your Yorkshire Terrier has achieved almost 90% success....he responds correctly almost every time you give a command, you must start testing his accuracy in newer locations with a lot of distractions.
Example: Take him to the local shopping mall and ask him to obey your command. He may not come up with the correct response the very first time you do this, but you must not lose hope.
The idea is to test your Yorkshire Terrier to see how he responds in an environment which is new to him. Set-up a situation where you are in control of the environment and your Yorkshire Terrier.
There are only 2 possibilities:
- Your Yorkshire Terrier succeeds!!! (Trumpets please!)
- In case your Yorkshire Terrier fails, re-examine the situation. Review and/or change your training. Then try testing again.
Keep on testing until he succeeds. Follow the rule of the 3 Ps – patience, persistence, praise.
Internalizing Phase - Finally, comes the extremely rewarding phase where your Yorkshire Terrier does everything he is taught to do even without your commands.
Remember:
- Never scold your Yorkshire Terrier if he fails. It's not his fault. You have failed as a trainer!
- You must be patient and persistent for your efforts to show rewards.
- Appreciate and love your Yorkshire Terrier when he does it right! A little encouragement will work wonders for your Yorkshire Terrier.
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