My Yorkie isn't very obediant. Help!

Question:
 Hi, I have a 10 month old yorkie. He is very protective over me and isn't very friendly to other dogs. He always starts fights with them. He also doesn't come when I tell him to. I have tried everything, I even tried using the clicker, but my 4 year old cockapoo is absolutely terrified of little noises like that. When my yorkie gets him out my whole family have to chase him for a 30 min or more! Please help!
Answer:
 Clickers would not work in this situation. All a clicker does in mark the desired behavior in a dog AFTER you proof the dog to it to teach the dog first that the click menas "GOOD JOB A TREAT/REWARD IS COMING!" You can do this with a quick word as well. Clickers can scare dogs and if they scare dogs it is not a humane way to train that dog. Plus you eventually have to wean the dog from the clicker. First, Yorkies are all terrier at heart and not really toy breeds as the AKC classifies them. They were once a working terrier and working terriers are a handful. Think: ADHD Toddler on speed for many of them! I love getting terriers in classes but they are a challenge! You have an adolescent terrier in your house right now... And dog aggression is NOT uncommon in terriers at all. You cannto force him to like another dog and should not force him to go up to other dogs - you will increase his stress and threat elevl and increase the chance he will react in a way you do not want. Second, you need to gain and maintain control in a humane manner by controlling his resources. Due to space and time (I was asked today to get some safety material for runners for a health club by Monday... I must get cracking on that) I am giving you some links to teach you how to do this: Gaining comntrol http://www.k9deb.com/NILIF Dog Adolescence: http://www.bestfriendspetcare.com/dog_behavior/dogadolescence.cfm I also like to retrain a dog to his name: first take his food - he does not get anything until he responds to you when you call his name. He responds, he gets a bite. Do this every meal until all done. After a week or so, start every now and then giving a pat or quick play as opposed to food - replace gradually the food with physical fun and rewards from you. You can go back to giving him his regular meals during this time but not a full meal as part of it he will have to work for. The dog now starts to associate his mane with good things from you. Now, you have to teach the dog self discipline and control. You do this by setting him uo tp succeed and less negative punishing. Every dog has a threshold - this is the point in time when he notices somethign he may go after BUT HAS NOT BEGUN TO REACT BY GOING AFTER! Once the dog is reacting and lungiung, you no longer are teaching but fighting against an unwanted behavior. So, watch him. When he is showing interest in something but is not yet lunging and dragging towards it, STOP WALKING CLOSER! Use food, fun, play to get your dog focused solely on you. When this happens - take a step closer. You wanty to do this a few times and then STOP before the dog gets so close he cannot respond to you and begins the undesired behavior. Now, if he crosses that threshold and acts up YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO PUNISH as you set teh dog up to fail by putting him in a situation he is not ready for. Quietly and CALMLY walk him away from it. Start again. ALWAYS END WITH A SUCCESS AND NOT A FAILURE. Next time try to get a bit closer. You will eventually teach the dog that he can maintain himself and if he does, good things will come. But as opposed to punishing bad behavior, you are encouraging and showing desired behavior. Lastly teach him a command that means "I want you to look at me and focus on me": Start out with a pocket full of treats (I like to use the chewy cat treats) and your dog sitting in front of you. Say your dog's name and the command WATCH ME! Take your finger and bring it from in front of his face to touching your nose. His gaze should follow your finger. (Use a fun tone and pleasant face; looking at you should be fun). Note: Watch sounds like Wait so add the ME on after Watch so as not to confuse your dog. As soon as your dog looks at you, treat him and give a gentle "Gooood boy/girl." You do not want the dog to start acting up and getting goofy but you want him to know he has done well. Repeat this about five to ten times and do a few short sessions a day. When your dog will look at you every time, begin to have him wait a three count before treating and praising. It will be like this: "(Dog's name) Watch Me!" 1…2…3… Treat and praise. Should your dog look away, give a gentle "Ah! Ah!" and a gentle tug on the lead like tapping someone on the shoulder, repeat the command and start the count again. When he does a three count reliably, move to a five count, ten count and practice until he will focus on you for up to fifteen to twenty. Now, begin doing this with you dog sitting next to you. If he will not focus for a full fifteen count right off, step back and do a five count. When he is really good at this, start adding mild distractions. Take him to a quiet park and have some activity way in the distance or take him to the other side of the block and do some attention work there. Anything that changes the environment in which he is used to being worked is a distraction – even if the is no one or nothing else around, just the act of going to a new place can be a distraction. I have to get going, hope this helps you a bit. I deal with your issue a LOT in classes!