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11-21-2009, 05:20 PM | #1 |
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| year old yorkie still bites... hard We have a year old male yorkie. He is very aggressive. He barks at everything. He also will snap and really bite ( i mean attack) if you get close to him while he has a bone or if you drop some real food in the floor and he gets it. We love him, but we are really afraid that he will hurt the kids. We are to the point of giving him away, because we don't know what else to do. He can really be mean. Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!! |
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11-21-2009, 06:31 PM | #2 |
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| I'll bump this for you hoping that someone will give you some training advice. The only thing that I can tell you that when I have a behavior that I want my doggies to stop, I use a soda bottle with a few coins it........shaking it when a bad behavior occurs. Even a small medicine container works.
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11-21-2009, 09:16 PM | #3 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | Hm, it sounds like more than one problem. He sounds insecure, hence the barking, and he is also resource guarding. Even very sweet, secure dogs can have resource guarding issues. One of the easiest ways to prevent resource guarding is not to give him things he wants to guard, like bones. You can also Google this behavior - there are other techniques, like teaching him to "trade". I've also seen the book "Mine" recommended (you can get it off amazon). The barking is probably a separate issue, and could be caused by a number of things. If it's to the point where you might give him away, I would strongly recommend a trainer or a class - just make sure that they come well recommended, since anyone can call themselves a trainer. |
11-22-2009, 12:51 AM | #4 |
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| I'm sorry to hear you are going through this. Yes, it does sound like some sort of insecurity issue. When JoJo was a puppy he used to bite too (but in a playful manner), and I was scared he was going to grow up a to be an aggressive biter, but luckily he grew past that phase and he is sweet as pie now. One thing I did and still do was have him learn to eat from my hands, as to show that I'm the "boss", so to speak. Also, whenever he ate from his bowl, I wanted to make sure he never got any food aggression, so I would put my fingers in the bowl, move it around, pick it up, etc., just to show him again that he was not the alpha. I saw on a program once that with dogs that are already exhibiting food-related aggression, you can use some sort of extension (to keep your hand safe) to poke around in their food bowl while they eat to help rid them of that behavior. Whatever you try, I hope you find a way to fix this behavior. Please don't give up on the little guy!
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11-22-2009, 05:39 AM | #5 |
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| I have to say I dont blame you for how you feel especially with kids around. Sounds like to me like he is being very dominant. I have seen the dog guy on tv and he takes away any treats like bones etc with dogs like this. Also not allowed on the couch or bed. He has to be on the floor at all times so you are above him.You can put a comfy bed on the floor for him.He should not be carried around so he is at your level either. I think we tend to maybe over spoil them as puppies as they are so adorable and they start to think they are the king or queen of the castle and we have to retrain them and make them realize they are not. I guess if his behaviour works for him he will keep it going so you must change it somehow or your kids or another kid will get hurt. Kids come first in this situation always. Sorry but one of my daughters years ago was bitten badly in the face by a small dog in her friends yard. She wanted to kiss him and he bit her. He had a chew stick.Kids dont get over this easily and have fear of dogs for years to come. Dont give up on him yet but please do work this issue and if you cant change it then maybe you will have to give up and rehome him. Last edited by jacksonsmum; 11-22-2009 at 05:41 AM. |
11-22-2009, 05:59 AM | #6 |
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| May I ask how old your children are? How are they around the dog? What does the dog do with them? Where does he sleep? Has he been swatted at? How big is he? Do the children mess with his food? What training did you do with him as a puppy? This is a very, very serious situation and you need professional help. If you give him away he easily could bite other people and will be put down. PLease do not experiment with your dog from suggestions on YT. Even most rescues will put down a biter. While YT members do want to help in this situation it would appear to me that you have a very fear driven dog along with other issues. Very few YT members have ever dealt with a Yorkie that will bite like you explaned.
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11-22-2009, 06:18 AM | #7 | |
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Yorkie rescues will take dogs like this as well if you are willing to not get any money for them and also they will ask you give them a monetary donation for the rescue. | |
11-22-2009, 06:34 AM | #8 | |
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When a Yorkie bites it hurts like heck...I know...this is the only breed of dog that I have ever been bitten by and they bite goes down to the bone. I have done a great deal of studying on fear aggression - which I believe is going on here.
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11-22-2009, 09:47 AM | #9 |
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| This does not sound like fear agrression to me. I found this website that may give you some insight. Possession Aggression In order to turn this pupster around, you must make certain that your children are on board and able to understand what you are trying to accomplish. You might really need to find a behaviorist.
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11-22-2009, 01:42 PM | #10 | |
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Up here you are lucky to get your hands on a rescue yorkie. Seems they go as fast as they get them. I know as I tried and they had a waiting list a mile long. I feel that a "rescue" is just that and should take any dog if surrendered .A lot of dogs are surrendered for a lot of reasons. Sometimes but not all the time they have issues and that is why the family does surrender them in the first place. | |
11-22-2009, 02:14 PM | #11 | |
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You must remember that not everyone is capable of dealing with some issues...whether physical or behavioral. The people who work with rescue and foster are people just like you with families, jobs and obligations of their own. There is also a limit to how many each foster home can take. Shelters are the ones who take them all...the problem often is that some pups have not been handled properly by their owners in many cases and end up euthanized because there is no place to put them.
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11-23-2009, 05:16 AM | #12 | |
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I think you must have more smaller dog breeds available in the rescues and shelters down there. Up this way small breeds (yorkie's especially) are gone in no time and hard to come across.I had put my name in for a little yorkie rescue one year old from a mill. He had no teeth and was adorable. He already had many names on the list for him so didnt even have a chance.I wanted an adult for Jackson around one or two but no luck. Got the pup (Tommy) only to find out I had servere allergies to him. | |
11-23-2009, 04:29 PM | #13 |
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| Something you can do to help get him over the biting / snapping issue is to take his 2 or 3 favorite toys or bones. Let him have one and then after a minute show him the other. The instant that he drops the first to go for the second say "drop it" and then "good boy" and hand him the second toy/bone. After a minute show him the 3rd toy/bone and do the whole thing again. One he's got the 3rd toy/bone then start over with the first one. This was he sees that he's not having his toy/bones taken away from him but instead he is presented with a new better/funner/cooler treat AND he's being praised! Also check out this link: Resource Guarding If all else fails then try hiring a dog trainer to come to your house and help out. Might cost you a hundred or two but if you can work it out you won't have to rehome your dog! Good Luck!!!! |
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