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Anonymous
I have a silky terrier (mix between a yorkie terrier and an australian terrier). After I got her, I heard that the small terrier breeds are notoriously hard to train.
What i did to train my dog in the beginning was to have tiny treats handy at all times. When I gave a command, I held the treat near my face so she would get used to looking at me in the face when I gave a command. If she did it right or partially right, she would get the treat. Eventually I moved on to hand signals (in case theres ever a chance of her going deaf for whatever reason (inspired by the fact that my ex had a deaf dog)).
The only time my dog ever bit me, I got pissed and threw her at the couch without thinking. She never bit me again.
Also, obviously, the way you talk/voice range tips off your dog about how you're feeling, so don't yell at your dog in your happy voice or reward her in your serious voice, even once. it confuses the heck out of dogs.
Um...so all I can really say is reward them when she does something partially right, then after a while only reward when it's as perfect as she can perform. Hopefully this helps.
Enforcing this with whoever else lives in your house helps as well, because she'll realize shoe only gets spoiled when she gets something right.
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