I'm begging for help!! My puppy's turned into a MONSTER! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

mina0710 · 04-06-2009, 09:12 PM

I am desperate for help! Ever since my 7 months Yorkies got neutered and lump removal surgeries, he's turned into a whole new dog! If it isn't because he can still show me all the tricks I taught him, I'd actually think the vet had swamped my old Charlie out with another "wild" animal. Before the surgery, he's known to have amazingly great temperament. He's always so calm and also never had even ONE accident in the house even the first night I brought him home from the airport.

It's been 4 weeks after the surgery and he's turned horrible. The day I brought him home from the vet up to now he hasn't peed or pooped on the wee wee pad except for maybe 3 times. It's gotten worst, he started peeing on the couch and my bed! He doesn't listen each time I correct him. What I have observe is that when he needs to go to the bathroom, he doesn't even sniff the ground or for the pad anymore. He just goes! And his behavior has gotten incredibly aggressive. He'd bark all day and all night. (He barked very very little before his surgeries.) When he wakes up, he'd bark no matter how early it is just to wake us up. When he is playing with another dog, if the dog didn't want to play - he'd bark up a storm. He'd bark at everything and anything. He's like a spoiled monster. If he's bored and he wants to play fetch, and if Im occupied at the time, he'd bark his head off. He also growls at everything. Lately, he's begun to run over to me and bite me. I am afraid his behavior will turn into red-zone dog. I've only seen him get worst and worst by the day. I don't know what to do!!

I did talk to the vet and she seems to think it's a behavioral problem as his urine test came back negative of infections.

QuickSilver · 04-06-2009, 10:58 PM

A cutie pie like that? No way. I don't believe it!

I don't remember the exact ages, but puppies do go through stages where they test their boundries. In dog years, he's now an insecure adolescent who lives to make his mother miserable.

For the potty training, I would suggest boot camp. You are lucky that you didn't have to do it before. If he already knows what to do, restricting his freedom will probably motivate him to re-learn very quickly.

Have you tried pennies in a can?

I'm kind of guessing here, but I wonder also if he (understandably) got pampered after his surgery. Try setting firm boundries for him. Unprovoked biting is UNACCEPTABLE, and warrants a five - ten minute time out. Is he really biting you, or is he play biting?

victoriasueno · 04-07-2009, 12:07 AM

My yorkie went through the same thing. He started off as an angel then within days of his neutering he turned into a little terror. He eventually grew out of it, I'd say it took about 6 months. He still tests his limits once in a while but he knows what he can and can't do.

Example, I always wash his laundry once a week. Once I was his blankets and bedding in hot/hot water with free detergent and baking soda, then I dry and put the warm bedding back into his crates. Then I usually put him in his crate with his fresh bedding while I finish my laundry and housework. Once he's in his crate, I'm locking the door, he turns around, looks directly at me, and pees all over his bedding. I correct him by saying "No" and he cowers in the corner. I proceed to rewash everything and the second him he proceeded to pout. During the rewashing he stayed in his crate with no bedding since it was all wet! He's done this once in his crate and once on his freestanding bed. He's done this once.

He's also peed on my bed, pooped on my bed, peed on ME, peed on my boyfriend's foot and peed on our couch across the entire thing! During this time he wasn't using his weewee pads or his litter box. He'd jump into the litter box or walk across the pad then walk across the pen/room and pee on the carpet.

He's gotten better, TONS better. He used to sleep in his crate at night because he'd pee on the bed or on us, but lately he's been wearing a belly band and he's been sleeping in the bed with us...he wakes me up at night when he needs to go, which is almost every night. He's come along way.

Keep it up, I'm sure your little one will get over his rebellion eventually.

Lynn WDW · 04-07-2009, 04:27 AM

I call that time Baxter's "terrible 2s". We didn't have the extreme issues with the housetraining but he turned in to a brat from about 7-10 months. I threatened to give him away on a daily basis! He did finally grow out of it but it was tough. Hang in there.

SophieKatesMom · 04-07-2009, 05:34 AM

I agree with Lynn, seven months to ten months have been SophieKates "terrible two's". The best advice I got from YorkieTalk is you are not alone and hang in there it will get better.

SophieKate was spayed at 6.5 months, not sure if this new behavior started after the spay or because of the age. It all has happened, forgetting potty training, chewing on my shoes, barking non-stop but.. it is getting better.

Karen Laws · 04-07-2009, 06:07 AM

Maybe the vet made a mistake. Hurt him in some way.

ARCHIE · 04-07-2009, 06:21 AM

Yorkies look like the perfect little toy but they can be like any other
dog, Alpha and aggressive. Don't be shocked because it happenes.
He won't be that way all the time but you have to do some serious
training now to take charge. That's how I learned. Buddy was about
7-9 months old when I noticed the samething. You have to become
boss. Read up on it and educate yourself you'll be happy you did.
Try looking up NILIF (nothing in life is free) it's amazing how it helped
us and if you live by these rules your problem's will be solved.
Sorry you baby had surgery and hope he's feeling better now.
The nuturing, I don't believe, had anything to do with his new behavior.
He's just finding himself.

ARCHIE · 04-07-2009, 06:26 AM

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I swear this is your answer. I live by these rules and have for 5yrs.

You really have to take this seriously or you will have problems
down the road which you don't want.

JoeyP · 04-07-2009, 06:26 AM

This sounds like you're describing a traumatized dog
A dog whose behavior goes from black to white
aggrssive
barking all the time
urinating everywhere .....
when he barks are his ears back? Is his tail wagging or down?

ARCHIE · 04-07-2009, 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

Nothing in Life is Free

Nothing in Life is Free Gaining control of your dog humanely
__________________

I swear this is your answer. I live by these rules and have for 5yrs.

You really have to take this seriously or you will have problems
down the road which you don't want.

Heck the links didn't open but you can do a search for them.
Don't be frustrated there is help.

Britster · 04-07-2009, 06:28 AM

Oh no! Now I'm scared. Jackson is 6 months. Is he going to go through this? lol. He will be neutered soon.

mina0710 · 04-07-2009, 06:50 AM

Thanks so much for all your answers - so I gather from all of you that 7-10 months are their "bad stage" but could that be that he all of a sudden stopped being good and forgetting where his wee wee pads are?! (I know he knows where they are actually, he just chooses to go where ever he wants.) I do everything I am supposed to in training him but nothing seem to be working. He simply ignores me and my husband.

JoeyP, when he barks, his ears are up - not sure about his tail. He barks for many reasons ...

QuickSilver, how do I make a dog to go time out?

Robin Lodal · 04-07-2009, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mina0710

Thanks so much for all your answers - so I gather from all of you that 7-10 months are their "bad stage" but could that be that he all of a sudden stopped being good and forgetting where his wee wee pads are?! (I know he knows where they are actually, he just chooses to go where ever he wants.) I do everything I am supposed to in training him but nothing seem to be working. He simply ignores me and my husband.

JoeyP, when he barks, his ears are up - not sure about his tail. He barks for many reasons ...

QuickSilver, how do I make a dog to go time out?

If one of mine are being bad I say "go to your room" in a stern voice. Their room is our laundry room (its large enough to have both their beds, puppy pad (if needed) and lots of toys and a lot of their stuff). "Go to your room" means time-out which is different from "go to your bed" because that is for bedtime. I know that you aren't supposed to put them in time out the same place they sleep (crate) but I don't use a crate and I really do think they understand the two different phrases b/c their faces are priceless when they are in time out. I baby gate them in our laundry room at nights for bedtime and they obviously know its not time out.

haha the first picture is time out time and the second is bed time.

PiePiper · 04-07-2009, 08:26 AM

Piper's behavior changed after the 7 month mark also but she also had a lot going on. She was spayed and within a month after that she needed surgery for Legg Perthes Disease. We had a lot of potty accidents (granted it's been winter and she pottys outside) and just a little wild with poor listening skills. She has never shown any aggression. The past few weeks, the weather has been great and I've been walking her a couple miles every day at the beach. She loves it, it tires her out, she meets other dogs and people and she is an entirely different girl in the house. There has been no accidents for a couple weeks now. She is calmer and happier. She wasn't getting enough exercise with winter and the hip surgery. On April 29 she will be a year old and she really is starting to act like a BIG girl. Make sure your little guy gets lots of exercise and he'll get by this stage and you'll notice an improvement in his behavior before you know it.

QuickSilver · 04-07-2009, 10:44 AM

Exercise is a great idea. Also what was said for a time out - don't put him on time out in his crate / xpen, because that's supposed to be his den. Put him in the bathroom for a few minutes.

When you say he ignores you and your husband, what do you mean? He should not have the option of ignoring you. If he is behaving badly and ignores your stop command, either use a mild negative stimulus, like pennies in a can or a time out. Then reward for desired behavior (no barking for a few seconds) by praising him and giving him what he wants. If he ignores your command for good behavior (say, Sitting before he gets his food), then he doesn't get his food.

Hope that helps.

04-06-2009, 09:12 PM	#1
mina0710 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York, NY, USA Posts: 165	I'm begging for help!! My puppy's turned into a MONSTER! I am desperate for help! Ever since my 7 months Yorkies got neutered and lump removal surgeries, he's turned into a whole new dog! If it isn't because he can still show me all the tricks I taught him, I'd actually think the vet had swamped my old Charlie out with another "wild" animal. Before the surgery, he's known to have amazingly great temperament. He's always so calm and also never had even ONE accident in the house even the first night I brought him home from the airport. It's been 4 weeks after the surgery and he's turned horrible. The day I brought him home from the vet up to now he hasn't peed or pooped on the wee wee pad except for maybe 3 times. It's gotten worst, he started peeing on the couch and my bed! He doesn't listen each time I correct him. What I have observe is that when he needs to go to the bathroom, he doesn't even sniff the ground or for the pad anymore. He just goes! And his behavior has gotten incredibly aggressive. He'd bark all day and all night. (He barked very very little before his surgeries.) When he wakes up, he'd bark no matter how early it is just to wake us up. When he is playing with another dog, if the dog didn't want to play - he'd bark up a storm. He'd bark at everything and anything. He's like a spoiled monster. If he's bored and he wants to play fetch, and if Im occupied at the time, he'd bark his head off. He also growls at everything. Lately, he's begun to run over to me and bite me. I am afraid his behavior will turn into red-zone dog. I've only seen him get worst and worst by the day. I don't know what to do!! I did talk to the vet and she seems to think it's a behavioral problem as his urine test came back negative of infections.

04-06-2009, 10:58 PM	#2
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	A cutie pie like that? No way. I don't believe it! I don't remember the exact ages, but puppies do go through stages where they test their boundries. In dog years, he's now an insecure adolescent who lives to make his mother miserable. For the potty training, I would suggest boot camp. You are lucky that you didn't have to do it before. If he already knows what to do, restricting his freedom will probably motivate him to re-learn very quickly. Have you tried pennies in a can? I'm kind of guessing here, but I wonder also if he (understandably) got pampered after his surgery. Try setting firm boundries for him. Unprovoked biting is UNACCEPTABLE, and warrants a five - ten minute time out. Is he really biting you, or is he play biting? __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.

04-07-2009, 05:34 AM	#5
SophieKatesMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canton, GA Posts: 3,242	I agree with Lynn, seven months to ten months have been SophieKates "terrible two's". The best advice I got from YorkieTalk is you are not alone and hang in there it will get better. SophieKate was spayed at 6.5 months, not sure if this new behavior started after the spay or because of the age. It all has happened, forgetting potty training, chewing on my shoes, barking non-stop but.. it is getting better. __________________ Cheryl,Mom to SophieKate

04-07-2009, 06:26 AM	#9
JoeyP YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami, FL,USA Posts: 1,005	This sounds like you're describing a traumatized dog A dog whose behavior goes from black to white aggrssive barking all the time urinating everywhere ..... when he barks are his ears back? Is his tail wagging or down? __________________ Mike and Zach's Dadd

04-07-2009, 06:28 AM	#11
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,814	Oh no! Now I'm scared. Jackson is 6 months. Is he going to go through this? lol. He will be neutered soon. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

04-07-2009, 12:07 AM	#3
victoriasueno Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 118	My yorkie went through the same thing. He started off as an angel then within days of his neutering he turned into a little terror. He eventually grew out of it, I'd say it took about 6 months. He still tests his limits once in a while but he knows what he can and can't do. Example, I always wash his laundry once a week. Once I was his blankets and bedding in hot/hot water with free detergent and baking soda, then I dry and put the warm bedding back into his crates. Then I usually put him in his crate with his fresh bedding while I finish my laundry and housework. Once he's in his crate, I'm locking the door, he turns around, looks directly at me, and pees all over his bedding. I correct him by saying "No" and he cowers in the corner. I proceed to rewash everything and the second him he proceeded to pout. During the rewashing he stayed in his crate with no bedding since it was all wet! He's done this once in his crate and once on his freestanding bed. He's done this once. He's also peed on my bed, pooped on my bed, peed on ME, peed on my boyfriend's foot and peed on our couch across the entire thing! During this time he wasn't using his weewee pads or his litter box. He'd jump into the litter box or walk across the pad then walk across the pen/room and pee on the carpet. He's gotten better, TONS better. He used to sleep in his crate at night because he'd pee on the bed or on us, but lately he's been wearing a belly band and he's been sleeping in the bed with us...he wakes me up at night when he needs to go, which is almost every night. He's come along way. Keep it up, I'm sure your little one will get over his rebellion eventually.

04-07-2009, 04:27 AM	#4
Lynn WDW YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 397	I call that time Baxter's "terrible 2s". We didn't have the extreme issues with the housetraining but he turned in to a brat from about 7-10 months. I threatened to give him away on a daily basis! He did finally grow out of it but it was tough. Hang in there.

04-07-2009, 06:07 AM	#6
Karen Laws YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 1 Blog Entries: 1	Maybe the vet made a mistake. Hurt him in some way.

04-07-2009, 06:21 AM	#7
ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	Yorkies look like the perfect little toy but they can be like any other dog, Alpha and aggressive. Don't be shocked because it happenes. He won't be that way all the time but you have to do some serious training now to take charge. That's how I learned. Buddy was about 7-9 months old when I noticed the samething. You have to become boss. Read up on it and educate yourself you'll be happy you did. Try looking up NILIF (nothing in life is free) it's amazing how it helped us and if you live by these rules your problem's will be solved. Sorry you baby had surgery and hope he's feeling better now. The nuturing, I don't believe, had anything to do with his new behavior. He's just finding himself.

04-07-2009, 06:50 AM	#12
mina0710 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New York, NY, USA Posts: 165	Thanks so much for all your answers - so I gather from all of you that 7-10 months are their "bad stage" but could that be that he all of a sudden stopped being good and forgetting where his wee wee pads are?! (I know he knows where they are actually, he just chooses to go where ever he wants.) I do everything I am supposed to in training him but nothing seem to be working. He simply ignores me and my husband. JoeyP, when he barks, his ears are up - not sure about his tail. He barks for many reasons ... QuickSilver, how do I make a dog to go time out?

04-07-2009, 08:26 AM	#14
PiePiper Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 759	Piper's behavior changed after the 7 month mark also but she also had a lot going on. She was spayed and within a month after that she needed surgery for Legg Perthes Disease. We had a lot of potty accidents (granted it's been winter and she pottys outside) and just a little wild with poor listening skills. She has never shown any aggression. The past few weeks, the weather has been great and I've been walking her a couple miles every day at the beach. She loves it, it tires her out, she meets other dogs and people and she is an entirely different girl in the house. There has been no accidents for a couple weeks now. She is calmer and happier. She wasn't getting enough exercise with winter and the hip surgery. On April 29 she will be a year old and she really is starting to act like a BIG girl. Make sure your little guy gets lots of exercise and he'll get by this stage and you'll notice an improvement in his behavior before you know it. __________________ Mom to Piper & Chipper

04-07-2009, 10:44 AM	#15
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	Exercise is a great idea. Also what was said for a time out - don't put him on time out in his crate / xpen, because that's supposed to be his den. Put him in the bathroom for a few minutes. When you say he ignores you and your husband, what do you mean? He should not have the option of ignoring you. If he is behaving badly and ignores your stop command, either use a mild negative stimulus, like pennies in a can or a time out. Then reward for desired behavior (no barking for a few seconds) by praising him and giving him what he wants. If he ignores your command for good behavior (say, Sitting before he gets his food), then he doesn't get his food. Hope that helps. __________________ If you love something, set it free. Unless it's an angry tiger.