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01-21-2008, 02:22 PM | #1 |
I ♥ Franklin & Maggie Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oklahoma
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| Sudden aggression? There is probably a billion other threads like this, although I've been searching for 3 hours and haven't really found what I'm looking for. We've had Franklin for two weeks now, and up until recently, he's been GREAT! He was playful, and cuddly, and all around cute. Well today... he's been extremely aggressive with me. He jumps on the couch just to pounce at my face or bite at me. His biting is hard, and he growls and barks. It doesn't seem like play, but could it be? We haven't really done anything different with him. Out of nowhere, today, he decides to be mean. I tried saying "OUCH!" afterwards and nipping at him with my hand. I've tried getting up and walking away. He usually just follows me and then starts at it again once I sit back down. I'm so angry and frustrated with him! I'm sure he can sense my anger and is feeding off of that somehow but I just don't know what to do! I got so frustrated that I just put him in his crate for an hour. I let him back out and he started doing it again! I gave him a bully stick, but I'm sure it's only time until he gets bored and wants to be aggressive again. Any ideas?
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01-21-2008, 02:38 PM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| How old is Franklin?
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01-21-2008, 02:51 PM | #3 |
I ♥ Franklin & Maggie Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oklahoma
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| He's about 13 weeks.. almost 14.
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01-21-2008, 02:57 PM | #4 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| I really dont think its agression. Puppies growl and bark and bite when they are playing also and thats what I think it is. However I understand you dont want him to do it. With Chachi we would get a toy put it in his mouth and say no bite. Sometmes we would also gently grab him by the muzzle and say no bite
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01-21-2008, 03:11 PM | #5 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| i agree with Chachi... hold his muzzle (around his mouth ) and say AH AH very loud... also when Layla got too agressive as a puppy i would filp her on her back and hold her there until she calmed down (kinda like what an older dog would do) I've also read in Caesar's book (you can take or leave it.. but just an idea) he suggests holding onto the extra skin on their neck and putting pressure on them.. almost holding them down.. same idea as flipping him over.. basically you are saying.. hey.. i'm boss and i'm saying this is not ok.. both ways tho do not let go until they submit (calm down) |
01-21-2008, 03:21 PM | #6 |
I ♥ Franklin & Maggie Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oklahoma
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| I've been grabbing the scruff of his neck and holding him there until he calms down, but no avail. I've tried EVERYTHING! He's sleeping right now, so I'm going to go run some errands. Hopefully when I return, he's back to his normal self. I understand what you guys are saying about it just being play, but I honestly feel like there is a good amount of aggression here. I've seen him play, and this is nothing like it. It's like he all of a sudden hates me!
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01-21-2008, 03:29 PM | #7 | |
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01-22-2008, 12:23 PM | #8 |
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| Your attitude is paramount I think. I've noticed that my husband tends to be a pushover and he's home with our furbaby all day. So she's developed some dominant behaviors. I was always disciplinarian when it came to our kids. One look and they knew I meant business. You have to not just get mad, that only feeds the agression. You have to remain calm, but in an "I mean business" kind of way. Remember, this is just a little dog and you're a great big human, so what you say goes. Besides, you own the world your puppy lives in. When I want to stop our furbaby from doing something I don't like, I try to substitute an order that she understands. She learned how to sit in her first puppy class. So if she's jumping up, I tell her to "sit!" and she does. If I don't like her to jump and bark at the backdoor because we have squirrels in the yard, I stand in front of the door and tell her to "couch" which means to go back to the couch. She didn't get that at first of course, so I basically backed her up over to the couch and put her on it and then did a "What a good girl!" with a treat until she got it. Always reward with a treat any behavior that even comes close to what you want them to do. There are lots of websites with basic training commands you can teach your puppy. Just stick with the ones that use positive reinforcement. |
01-22-2008, 08:35 PM | #9 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN
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| That is part of being a puppy and they can get aggressive..just let him know you are in charge and be firm about it..they can be stubborn..Hang in there..it will take some time. |
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