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05-11-2009, 03:38 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tennessee, Georgia
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| aggressive growling at 6 weeks I have a Male baby of 6 weeks of age, almost seven about a week ago. He has been getting use to his new home just right, not to mention he's pretty smart for his age, he already poops and pee's on his pads about 60% of the time. Anyways, I have came to ask a question about them having aggressive growling and biting too hard for their age when you play with them. I believe he is getting alittle to carried away and my Fiance and I are worried the puppy could learn to be aggressive to people as he gets older. When he acts up we tend to put him in his kennel without any toys or a bed for 10 minutes for his timeout, as anything else he does that he isn't suppose to. Is there anyway to help prevent this from happening or anything we can do to help him calm down? It is happening everytime he's been playing for the past 2 days or so. |
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05-11-2009, 03:53 PM | #2 |
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| Puppies learn from their mother and littermates how hard they can play. When they are taken from the litter as young as your pup was, they miss out on learning time. Puppies should never be taken that young. For yorkies and other small breed dogs, you shouldnt take them away until they're 10-12 weeks old. With that being said, they usually grow out of the biting stage. Can't really help you with the aggression, sorry. Also if you're crate training your new puppy, you dont want to put them there for a time out. Crates are supposed to be their safe place and when you use it for negative things, they will never like it.
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05-11-2009, 03:57 PM | #3 |
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| How old was the puppy when you got him? Usually the longer they stay with the litter and mom the better. They learn how to play and they learn bite restriction. Sounds like he may have left mom a little early. Don't let him mouth or bite your hands while playing. You have to teach him that it is not ok to bite. Puppies tend to growl when they play hard.
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05-11-2009, 04:05 PM | #4 |
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| It is a shame he did not stay with mom and siblings long enough to learn how to play. I have a litter with no momma dog and people have asked me why not let them go early. But they still learn from each other so they will stay with me together til they are 12 weeks old. They learn how hard to bite and the consequences of going too far. Since you already have your pup, sending him back for a few weeks is probably not an option. Try giving tiny little nips with your fingers behind the head in the fleshy neck area when he is too agressive or bites too hard. This is what the momma dog would do if he was still with her. She would use her teeth, but you can do the same thing with your fingers. Don't hurt, don't holler, just say "no" in a firm voice and give the little nip/pinch. Be consistent and hopefully it will help. I agree about not using the crate as a time out place.
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05-11-2009, 05:50 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tennessee, Georgia
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| well thank you all very much for the help:] he is doing pretty well being almost 7 weeks with learning new things. He just have problems with being too aggressive. Its only been my third time owning a dog but my first time having one so young. |
05-11-2009, 06:37 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tennessee, Georgia
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| only one in the litter he was the only puppy in the litter the mom had a c section. The mom had stop feeding him at six weeks. |
05-11-2009, 08:48 PM | #7 |
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| wow 6 weeks? That is REALLY young for a pup to be taken away from their mother.
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05-11-2009, 09:25 PM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tennessee, Georgia
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| yes i now know that now after i had purchased him from the breeder.Me and my fiance has had him since tuesday and do everything in the world for the little guy. We drove about an hour and twenty minutes to get him. He was the only one his mother had and she for some reason didnt want to feed him as much as she was suppose to. But he has been checked and seems perfectly healthy i worm him do everything i am suppose to. |
05-12-2009, 12:40 AM | #9 |
Missing Yoshi Everyday! Donating Member | normally the mother starts weaning them around 4-6 weeks...then they learn to eat solid food from the mom...sometimes the mom will snap at them when weaning them so they no that it is time....but I am sure you have heard enough about how he was too young to have left...but since you already have him there is nothing anyone can say at this point to change that...so I guess the best thing to do is when he growls and bites like that...let out a loud yelp and then maybe put him on his back and say no....it will take some time but he will pick it up...you must let him know that you are alpha...and that you will put him in his place so to speak....good luck...
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05-12-2009, 07:07 AM | #10 |
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| He's VERY young and he has no doggy mentors to follow so he's going to get carried away from time to time I don't usually like doing this but in a case like this you almost have no choice When he bites or gets too excited ... not hard but grab him by the neck and pin him so he cannot move and hold him there until he stops struggling and give him a verbal prompt ... a No! or Uh! this will train him and give him the boundaries that he will need to be a good member in your family
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05-12-2009, 10:12 AM | #11 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tennessee, Georgia
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| well thank you all i will be sure to use these tips:] he has been doing better now ive been pinning him behind his neck thanks a lot:] |
05-18-2009, 08:47 AM | #12 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sparta,TN,USA
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| Good luck with your training. Thanks to everyone for the advise as I may need to use these tips at some time. Lacey tends to nip too hard at times when playing also but so far she's been good about stopping when I raise my finger and say "NO, don't hurt momma". I tell ya there's power in the finger with this little girl. |
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