Your Questions About Dog Training Classes Denver
Lizzie asks…
yorkie questions!??!!??! :)?
I have some yorkie questions.
I am getting one in about four months.
are they good with other dogs?
cats?
grooming?
price?
health problems?
I live in the denver area, have any recommendations on where I should get one?
anything else you want to let me know!
oh yeah and any websites or chain stores that carry cute dog clothes?
I dont want to dress my animal, but those stores always have the cutest leashes & collars!
admin answers:
They are good with other dogs if they are well socialized as a puppy with the other dogs. If they are not properly socialized as a puppy then they can be snappy towards other dogs. Since they are a small dog they can easily be afraid of larger dogs if they are not introduced to many as a puppy. Taking your dog to a puppy class at a dog training school would be best. They learn to play with other dogs and they learn body language of other dogs. Your puppy should be in puppy class before it is 16 weeks of age so that you don’t miss the puppy’s socialization period.
Whether a dog is good with a cat depends on a couple of things. First is whether or not the cat knows how to socialize with a dog. If a cat doesn’t know how to read a dog’s body language, then the cat will run and be chased. If the cat knows to just stand still, the dog almost always will just sniff the cat and walk away since it isn’t any fun when its not moving. It also depends on the dog. Some dogs have absolutely no interest in cats. Others think cats are the greatest toy in the world. My dog was raised with a kitten at the breeder’s that he used to wrestle with. Now he thinks all cats want to play with them, but most don’t since he can get overexcited and may look threatening to cats who don’t like dogs. If you already have a cat and you are getting a puppy, keep the two separated at first. Slowly introduce your puppy to the cat and make sure you are in control of the situation, so that if your cat gets to frightened you can separate them again. You can also start letting the cat in the room while you are playing with and distracting the puppy. You will also want to teach your puppy to come to you even when he is approaching the cat.
Yorkies need to see a professional groomer every 6 weeks to 3 months since their coat gets very long quickly. If you want to keep the long coat, be prepared to brush it multiple times a day since it gets knotted very easily. A puppy cut on the yorkie is cute though and is much easier to take care of.
For a purebred yorkie it is usually $800 to $3000, but it could be more or less. If you go to a reputable breeder it will probably be somewhere in the $1200 to $2000 range.
Yorkies do have a tendency to have early tooth decay. Make sure to brush their teeth and continue to keep an eye on the teeth. If there is a lot of tartar, get the teeth cleaned by a vet so that they stay healthy and do not need to be removed. Oral health is very important for dogs (like it is for humans). Yorkies also can have very fragile bones. You need to be careful that your yorkie doesn’t fall down the stairs, off the bed or couch. Many people will get little steps so that the yorkie has a way off the furniture rather than jumping since this can injure them.
If you want a puppy then get one from a breeder. Search for breeders in your area. If you want an adult dog or are open to rescuing a puppy, then look into breed specific rescues in your area. You can find all of these just by searching google with your city.
Yorkies are good little dogs. They can be a little yappy or snappy if not brought up properly and not socialized with lots of different dogs, people and situations.
Bark and Fitz is a small dog company and they sell some really cute items. I’m not sure how much clothing they have, but they definitely have a wide variety of leashes and collars. I’m not sure if their inventory is on line, but there are quite a few of their stores around these days.
Good luck and enjoy your yorkie!
James asks…
How much do these puppy classes cost in Denver, CO?
I am thinking about going to “A Wagging Success” in Denver. I want to know how much these classes woud cost all together.
-BASIC MANNERS/PUPPY KINDERGARTEN/OBEDIENCE-
Your dog will learn:
Calming techniques.
Socialization
Wait – to prevent bolting from front doors, cars, yard, etc.
Sit to be petted – to eliminate jumping
Eliminate biting, chewing – all behaviors will be addressed.
Walking nicely on a leash.
Come when called.
Sit-stay.
Down-stay.
-INTERMEDIATE/OBEDIENCE II
Your dog will learn:
Out of sight sit-stays and down-stays (owner can leave the room)
Down-stays that can last 20 minutes to 1 hour
Leave it (turn their head away or come away from something)
Targeting (ring bells to go outside)
Coming when called in open space (outdoors)
Walking without a leash
Stand-stay for grooming
Got to bed (send dog across the room to his bed and the dog stays as long as the owner wants)
-ADVANCED
Your dog will learn:
Hand signals without voice commands
Move, don’t step over your dog
Heel in Place (get in heel position)
Off Leash Skills
Back (back away from you, doorways, etc.)
AKC Canine Good Citizenship will also be taught and tested. Your Canine Good Citizenship title will be given at this time if requested by owner
admin answers:
Your best bet is to give them a call. They sound like they have a better program then the box stores. Also ask about the training techniques used and the experience of the trainer(s). You might want to sit on a class or two also to get a feel for the type of training. Sounds like a good overall program for household training.
Mark asks…
What do you think of the class action lawsuit against Petland for selling sick puppy mill dogs?
The Humane Society is going for a class action lawsuit against Petland for scheming to sell sick puppies bred in filthy puppy mills and conning customers into believing the puppies came from reputable breeders.
Last year Denver Dumb Friends League got 90 breeding poodles from an awful puppy mill in Oklahoma. We got one of those dogs and while she is precious, she was two years-old and a nervous wreck because she had never been around people, had never been in a building, had never been off of the dirt ground, hadn’t been fed for long periods of time and had to fight among the other dogs crammed in her cage for what little food was available. She was never potty trained and the dogs lived in urine soaked dirt and fecal material. She had a large injury on her rear-end where it appears a dog bit her when fighting for food. When the dogs were rescued, the rescuers found that the live dogs were eating the dead dogs, so it makes sense to me that another dog decided my dog was fair game for dinner. Her fur is not going to grow back on that spot.
Four months later and my dog has nearly completed potty training. She is still uneasy around people, but she no longer shakes. She still can’t be near other dogs, even when dogs show signs of friendliness. My dog was even afraid of a twelve year-old teacup poodle with no teeth. She may always be afraid of dogs. She tries to hide her food and is afraid of eating in front of anyone. We now feed her outside, while we remain inside, so she can eat without fear. Her digestion system is finally returning to normal.
So, excuse me for being a bit biased, but I think this lawsuit is a good thing.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090317/ap_on_bi_ge/sick_puppies
admin answers:
Stopping puppymills is always a good thing but the HSUS has no reason to sue, they did not buy sick puppies. It seems to me it is just another way for the HSUS to profit from the abuse of animals, just like they did when Michael Vick was arrested.
The only way to stop puppymills and BYBs is for people (consumers) to realize their pets are not disposible and keep them for the duration of their lives instead of just while they are small, young, cute and convenient. If they did this there would be no market for puppies so there would be no profit and it would end puppymills and BYBs so it is the people(consumers) that keep puppymills and BYBs in business allowing them to subject animals to horrible conditions and abuse.
People need to wake up and stop the atrocities, not rely on PETA or the HSUS to stop it for us because in the end we may not like the outcome of their way!!
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