small dog breeds that don t bark

hi this is zephyr clarke- dolberg with miamidog training in miami, florida. in this clip we are going to talk about how to care forsmall dog breeds and brittany is a perfect example. she is a chihuahua lasa apso mixand chihuahuas are typically known for being kind of nervous dogs but in brittany's caseshe is not a very nervous dog at all and one of the biggest mistakes that people tend tomake with small dogs is that they don't let them walk enough. they tend to carry themeverywhere so the dog, a lot of people don't know this but when you are carrying the dogand the dog is on top of you if it is a dominant dog to begin with the dog is going to assumethat it is on top of you because it is your leader and allowing them to walk gets ridof some of that nervous energy and exercise

allows them to kind of go with the naturalflow of things. you never want to nurture the nervous or shy or teeth bearing behaviorswith a small dog. you want to give them a little pinch on the scruff of their neck andpraise when they are really good. this is zephyr clarke-dolberg with miami dog training.