Smartest Yorkie At 23 Weeks

[megan_]

That is amazing. Lots of terms Susan Garrett uses in there eg "sit pretty" and "say your prayers"...

I just wanted to see the little thing wag its tail and play but it looked so serious and intense the whole time... more than the most intense border collie.

I was hoping that too.

yes - she is adorable and very smart. However, I would be worried about the pup being hot-housed. The best trainers in the world keep things loosey-goosey and fun when they are young IMO.

[BC Crazy]

Hmmm, yes I was just wondering if it was all a bit "much" for such a young puppy. My 2 don't know half those tasks as adults. Obviously her owner has trained her intensely to

get results like that. I hope it doesn't make this puppy sour of it in later life perhaps. I think she has done a terrific job with her, it is all extremely structured

for one so very young. While I did teach mine basic stuff from the moment I got them home, it was all very light hearted & a couple min's max then back to running around & having

fun. As others have commented there is no happy tail wagging & she seems very intense for 23 weeks. Maybe she is just concerntrating.... I don't know.

I still can't get over how little she is in that last bit of the clip when she is walking out on the grass, so small.

[Alkhe]

My Maggie looks like a desperate, starved and abused dog when she's doing tricks for food too! Whenever we do any training like that, she looks so intense and desperate, there's no tail wagging at all, her whole body is intent on understanding what I'm asking and getting the treat :)

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[megan_]

My Maggie looks like a desperate, starved and abused dog when she's doing tricks for food too! Whenever we do any training like that, she looks so intense and desperate, there's no tail wagging at all, her whole body is intent on understanding what I'm asking and getting the treat :)

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mine can look that way too - that isn't what I'm concerned about. I have seen young pups hot-housed. They love it at first but by the time they're 2 you have a burnt out dog.

[DeltaCharlie]

Very cute little dog but there is no way I would be doing that much with one of my pups. They have their whole lives to learn cute tricks, they are only a puppy for a limited time. This is the time to be learning about how much fun life is and doing normal puppy things. Sure, you can have training mixed in there, but IMHO that is too much.

[The Spotted Devil]

DeltaCharlie - I tend to agree (including the cute bit!)

It doesn't mean you can't do a lot of training but I prefer them learning concepts rather than very specific behaviours at that age....then there's socialising, exploring, new experiences etc. Whilst I aim for a balance of drive and control, too much control can dampen enthusiasm very quickly, particularly in young dogs. I like a bit of "crazy" mixed in there. Just as well really :D

[Mrs Rusty Bucket]

I'm thinking - maybe she edited out the play fun stuff? That's me being optimistic.

I guess that's what hot house puppy training looks like if they don't have play breaks?

I don't think Susan Garrett would approve of zero play / balance breaks.

[DeltaCharlie]

I prefer to stick with less than 15% of all interactions with my puppy being actually training. So if the puppy has learnt that much in 15% of interactions, there is a hell of a lot of play required to balance out the other 85%, and at 23 weeks that is not a lot of time left for normal puppy behaviours and sleeping. Editing or not, that is an awful lot of formal training for a young puppy IMO.

In saying that, it is a choice she has made that works for her and her dog, and she has obviously had a lot of fun with her puppy. I would prefer to see that than someone who has bought a puppy, thrown it in the yard, and forgotten about it. The behaviours that a bored puppy teaches themselves are far worse than teaching them too many cute tricks and burning them out.