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09-26-2009, 02:24 PM | #1 |
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| What should I do??? Our little guy is 9 1/2 weeks old and he seems to be getting aggressive toward my 1 1/2 year old son. My son has been very good with the puppy, he doesn't bother him, just watches mostly. Reesie (the puppy) keeps running and jumping on my son and biting at his clothes and growling. He does not act this way toward my other two kids (7 and 9). I've tried having my son feed Reesie and he has done a good job. I tell Reesie to sit and then let my son feed him a piece or two of his puppy food. I thought maybe this would help Reesie see that my son is dominant over him, but I'm not sure it is working. I know that Reesie is still young, but I'm just wondering what I should do to nip this, or if this is just normal puppy behavior?? |
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09-26-2009, 02:39 PM | #2 |
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| Training classes The puppy needs to go to training classes soon, it's not normal that I know of. Mine was 7wks. when I brought her home and she was an angel from day one. |
09-26-2009, 02:43 PM | #3 |
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| This is very normal behavior and you will just have to watch like a hawk as the puppy could hurt your little boy and your little boy could hurt your little puppy. Make sure the puppy has a lot of excercise before he sits with your son. Good Luck...
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09-27-2009, 04:05 AM | #4 |
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| I am no expert for sure but just wondering if your pup senses how young your little one is and is trying to puppy play with him like he would with another pup? I just got a puppy and he acts that way with Jackson my other two year old yorkie. Just a thought. |
09-27-2009, 06:49 PM | #5 |
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| Thanks for the responses. I think that exercise is the key, because I've noticed that Reesie does do better when he has been playing for awhile. |
09-28-2009, 07:08 AM | #6 |
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| My thoughts exactly!!! No expert here either but I've noticed that if Tootsie knows she can dominate someone she will definately do so in the same fashion as you explained your puppy playing with your youngest son...
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09-28-2009, 07:54 AM | #7 |
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| What should I do to keep him from jumping on people? |
09-28-2009, 08:10 AM | #8 |
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| To keep him from jumping on people, ask everyone to ignore him when he jumps on them. To just keep walking. then when he stops jumping give lots of attention. On the using your baby as a chew toy. It always irritates me when people speak of a puppy as being agressive. A puppy would only become aggressive if he were threatened and cornered. And even then it would not be aggression, it would be defensive. if your puppy is 9 1/2, and you already have had him in your home, he was taken from his mother before he was taught how to play nice. that is why he is biting at your baby, he just wants to play and does not know how to play nice. toodlers and puppies are never a good mix. either the toddler is pulling on the puppy or the puppy is biting at the toddler. When ever the two are together you need to be right there on the floor with them, teaching them both how to play nice. Training classes only teach you how to teach the puppy, they do not teach the puppy. Even hiring a trainer to come to your house will only work if you learn how to do what the trainer does. Otherwise as soon as the trainer leaves the puppy will go back to his old ways. So supervise and teach. |
09-28-2009, 08:48 AM | #9 |
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| I'm new to the puppy world and I'm still learning. I'm sorry if I upset you. Our puppy has never been threatened or cornered. I have also never let our son or the puppy play by themselves. I'm always right there on the floor with them. He is a happy puppy, and I am looking for the best way to train him so he will stay that way. Last edited by Pup-e-Love; 09-28-2009 at 08:50 AM. |
09-28-2009, 09:01 AM | #10 |
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| use a rattle tin with a few pebbles in a bottle or tin .. shack and say no if that fails get a water pistol |
09-29-2009, 03:51 AM | #11 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ontario/Canada
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| I am thinking in time your pup and your toddler will grow up together and in time be very close. I had a pup years ago when my youngest son was a year old and they became best friends later on. |
09-29-2009, 04:17 AM | #12 | |
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You shouldn't be sorry. You did not do anything wrong. Don't let anyone make you think otherwise. I am sure with some training your son and puppy will do great together. I have a 4 year old and he is great with the dogs and the dogs are great with him. I think with adults that care, small children and yorkies can do great together. Good luck!
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09-29-2009, 05:37 AM | #13 | |
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I'm sure you will be able to teach him how to play nice. Just react like his mother would. It is the language he understands. They do not understand time outs, they do not understand human language, so use actions like his mother would. | |
09-29-2009, 09:53 AM | #14 |
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09-29-2009, 10:32 AM | #15 |
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| I think Ressie is just trying to play rough with the little one. Maybe when the puppy starts to get to rough you can give him a firm no and stop play. And eventually he will get what's good and what's bad play.
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