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03-07-2010, 12:04 PM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Parkland, FL
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| Agression Problem Hi Everyone, My Bindi is two years old and is not well socialized. I got her at 8 weeks (which i learned was too early) and I use to take her frequently to dog parks but she'd never play there. just want me to pick her up. I soon started working and the dog park trips stopped. I take her daily to the neighborhood park for her walks and she has some "friends," labs and gsds mostly, larger dogs. She doesnt play with them but will walk with them and sniff them (I am convinced she doesnt know how to play with other dogs). Yesterday we had a picnic at a local park that also has a dog park. I took her along and she was mean and growly to all the dogs there. I had to leave. At some point a young boy came up asking if he could pet her and she growled at him. :-O I had never seen her get mean to children but she has becoming increasingly annoyed with then. Children from the picnic were taunting her and she was getting growly with them too so I left. She has never bitten anyone before but I dont want to take any chances. How can I rid her of this behaviour? We wanted to bring in a sister for her but I think she will be mean to her We would like to have children soon and I dont want her to show aggression to the baby. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. oh ya, also, if im holding her people come up to take her. she gets mad. Thanks, V
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03-08-2010, 04:12 PM | #2 |
Ringo (1) and Lucy too! Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: On the Edge of Glory
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| I'd start with some basic obedience classes or work with a private trainer. Ours charges $20 for a one-hour private session. If you decide to get a playmate for her - she might do better with the opposite sex. At least that's what everyone told me. That if you have any issues at all . . better go with opposite sex dogs for a better change of them getting along. I have a dog aggressive Westie - who gets along fine with other (small) females but definitely will pick a fight with another male. Now we have Lucy and he gets along with her. |
03-09-2010, 10:19 AM | #3 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | I agree, check out some classes as the ASPCA or get a trainer. It's a lot of work to socialize a dog properly, and it sounds like your dog needs socialization with both dogs AND people. Also, a note on kids - a lot of kids do not understand how small and fragile yorkies are, so you have to be really careful around them. If kids are teasing her, definitely take her out of that situation asap so she doesn't feel that she needs to defend herself. I would definitely not get another dog until you have a better handle on the behavior, UNLESS you can introduce the dogs beforehand and make sure they get along. I agree a male is probably better. Is she spayed? Do you take her out with you? You can try having strangers give her treats. Last edited by QuickSilver; 03-09-2010 at 10:20 AM. |
03-10-2010, 08:39 AM | #4 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Clemson, SC, US
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IF this is the same issue my dog had. thats just what the trainer took 100 to tell me, for free! lol good luck | |
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