Yorkie Wants To Bite My 7 Yr Old Grandson!

[thisnthat44]

Annie has been with us since Sun. She is 2 1/2 yrs old. She has taken an instant dislike to my 7 yr old grandson! She growls when he comes i tp the room, she even linged at him and attached to his pant leg! He is terrified of her.
I scold her and tell her no then she cowers but so far she hasn't stopped. She acts like she enjoys having the 'bluff' on him.
He always rund from her and screams and I cannot convince him to ignore her when walking by.
I am raising him so we have to all coexist. Any ideas???
I am crazy about her but I have to teach her to be nice!
Thanks in advance,
Linda and Annie

[phfgkl]

Has your grandson maybe ever hit or kicked her when no one was looking? If so, and you don't know about it, they will attack them. I've seen that happen. My moms got my nieces morkie, as I think my nieces hubby was mean to him, he will attack certain people when they come in now, and even bite their legs. It's mostly only men this little guy will go after, it's so sad

[thisnthat44]

I don't think so, he wants to pet her all the time, but he is loud and kinda rough and maybe she is frightened of him and her defenses are up. She appears to be bluffing him big time BUT she didn latch onto his pant leg.
I am teaching her no each time she growls and having him come to us and speak softly to her and rub her tummy and she lets him do this while I'm sitting with her.

[phfgkl]

That's all you can do. There is something making her want to do that. Little dogs can be afraid of little kids. I know my youngest(she's 7 mos today and 2 lbs) isn't afraid of my 2 g-kids, but, she really gets nervous when my 6 year old g-daughter is holding her, they sense they're young I think. Now, she's fine with my 9 year old g-son. Neither of them are loud around my dogs, and my g-daughter I swear will be a vet one day, she loves all animals. Good luck, hopefully she'll get over this soon.

[tjdmom]

I saw this on one of the dog shows....
have your grandson walk into the room and just throw a piece of a really good treat, like a piece of chicken. Have him just toss it to her but otherwise sort of ignore her. Eventually, she will associate him with good things and hopefully it will help!

[thisnthat44]

Hey that's a great idea! Will definitely try that!
Thanks for the input all!

Originally Posted by tjdmom

I saw this on one of the dog shows....
have your grandson walk into the room and just throw a piece of a really good treat, like a piece of chicken. Have him just toss it to her but otherwise sort of ignore her. Eventually, she will associate him with good things and hopefully it will help!

[Yorkiekids]

That really does sound like a good idea.

[JoeyP]

Originally Posted by thisnthat44

I don't think so, he wants to pet her all the time, but he is loud and kinda rough and maybe she is frightened of him and her defenses are up. She appears to be bluffing him big time BUT she didn latch onto his pant leg.
I am teaching her no each time she growls and having him come to us and speak softly to her and rub her tummy and she lets him do this while I'm sitting with her.

Ah.... The truth comes out
Somehow she has a fear of him .... I'm wondering if it's with all children or just him?
But like Tjdmom said have your grandson come into a room
Tell your grandson what you're doing ... kids like being involved in training
give him a treat your dog loves and tell your grandson to hold it in his hand until you tell him to let it go
At first your dog might bark ... but soon she;ll smell the treat
it might take a while but have your grandson stay in the same place untill she comes to him
when she does .... have him give it to her
and tell her what a good girl she is
do this a few times
and if your grandson is around at mealtimes have him feed her
she'll soon get the idea that having him around means good things

[YorkieMother]

Originally Posted by thisnthat44

Annie has been with us since Sun. She is 2 1/2 yrs old. She has taken an instant dislike to my 7 yr old grandson! She growls when he comes i tp the room, she even linged at him and attached to his pant leg! He is terrified of her.
I scold her and tell her no then she cowers but so far she hasn't stopped. She acts like she enjoys having the 'bluff' on him.
He always rund from her and screams and I cannot convince him to ignore her when walking by.
I am raising him so we have to all coexist. Any ideas???
I am crazy about her but I have to teach her to be nice!
Thanks in advance,
Linda and Annie

I would think that she was not been properly socialized with kids.
I let him toss treats at her from a distance only and not up close and personal.
I work with her when out walking just calmyl going by kids.
Kids are strange they are squeally fast moving jerky scary creatures to a little dog.

Feeding her supper is a great idea but only after her comfort level is such she can sit nice and at least attemped goo manners.

JL

[Trixter]

Originally Posted by thisnthat44

Annie has been with us since Sun. She is 2 1/2 yrs old. She has taken an instant dislike to my 7 yr old grandson! She growls when he comes i tp the room, she even linged at him and attached to his pant leg! He is terrified of her.
I scold her and tell her no then she cowers but so far she hasn't stopped. She acts like she enjoys having the 'bluff' on him.
He always rund from her and screams and I cannot convince him to ignore her when walking by.
I am raising him so we have to all coexist. Any ideas???
I am crazy about her but I have to teach her to be nice!
Thanks in advance,
Linda and Annie

We have had our Toby for 3 months. He is 20 months old and we are his third owner. He has been showing random aggression since the second day we had him. Last night we went to meet with a behaviorist to talk about what is going on.
When she entered the room she ignored Toby and with her back to us, she spoke to us and eventually turned and sat down a leash length away, and proceeded to throw treats on the floor, until Toby approached her. She said what was happening was that we were pushing the socialization. The dog is growling, and that is his way of signalling that he does not want to be approached. Barking is next, and nipping comes third. Everything in your pups life is new. He is not yet comfortable in his surroundings. What is her background? Is she a rescue?

[erika1948]

My yorkie, Rocky, does not like my grandaughter and she has known him all his life. She is now 7 years old. I think he is just jealous. He is fine when she first arrives but after that I cannot trust him with her. Last time she was at my house I thought he might bite her so I do not encourage her getting too close to him. I try to keep them separated. He will gladly let her give him a treat but that does not mean I would trust him near her, especially her face. I think small dogs sometimes just do not feel comfortable with children. He is fine with adults. I wonder if that is why some are given up to rescue.

Erika

[ARCHIE]

My guess is she dosen't dislike your grandson but is afraid of him.
You said you just got her. Is she a rescue? Most small dogs are
afraid of children because they move fast and are loud. Being new
in your home she needs time to trust you and her surroundings.
She must be afraid still. It will take time for her to trust.
Be patient. Don't scold her. Don't put your grandson in a position
that will make her snap. I would tell him to ignore her for awhile.
Give the dog a chance to take him in. To much too soon will
spook her. In time, maybe a week or so when she get's comfortable
in her surroundings have your grandson give her a treat. Don't have
him lean over her, that is a threatening position but have him sit
on the floor and give the treat and tell her good dog.
I hope it works out, I am sure it will.

[mscat]

Annie may have had unpleasant experiences with children before you got her. Maybe her hair was pulled, or a child was rough with her in the past. I agree that Annie is scared of your grandson . Have your grandson sit down on the floor , this is a less threatning position. Also tell him not to directly look at Annie in the eyes. This is anther threat to a dog. Have your son toss out a small treat to Annie, and see if she will take it. Annie needs to slowly gain trust in your grandson. Instruct him not to run away from Annie, and try to keep him calm. The more anxious he is the more Annie will feel it. Using positive reinforcement is the best way to train a dog. When things become too stressful for Annie, separate the two for a little bit until things calm down.