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01-12-2011, 05:50 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Round lake, IL
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| 2 9 week old puppies fighting...help? So we just brought home our two new puppies. A little girl and a bigger boy. They play great together, sleep together, and follow each other around nonstop. When they aren't doing the above, they are fighting. Usually it's the little girl torturing the boy but then he responds. They are constantly chasing each other around and biting each other. I've heard its common, but we are worried one will get hurt as they are biting around the face and legs. It doesn't seem like they are necessarily closing their mouths tightly but nonetheless, they are bitting with teeth. any thoughts on how to stop this, or it is ok?? is there nothing we can do? We have tried separating them, we have held their mouths with our hands to tell them no....but they aren't getting it. help |
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01-12-2011, 05:53 PM | #2 |
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| Hi! If no one is getting hurt, they are probably just playing. My two play really rough, people who don't know them think they are hurting each other but they aren't. As long as no one gets hurt, I let them play how they want- if it gets too rough, I will tell them to stop.
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01-12-2011, 05:59 PM | #3 |
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| when i have litters i usually have 2 that do that..they never hurt each other..they are just playing |
01-12-2011, 05:59 PM | #4 |
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| My two play the same. Sometimes I think they get too rough and I stop them. It is really funny watching them running around and chasing each other and wrestling. |
01-12-2011, 06:03 PM | #5 |
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| You also need to remember that they are very young- at this age they should still be with their mother and she would be teaching them when it is too much. So if they do start to get too aggressive, you need to step in and redirect them.
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01-12-2011, 06:35 PM | #6 | |
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01-12-2011, 06:53 PM | #7 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | The Yorkshire Terrier Club of America recommends that a puppy be kept with the mother for a minimum of 12 weeks; one of the things mama teaches them is inhibition of the biting reflex. Puppies play and bite each other, you just don't want them to do it too hard.
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01-12-2011, 07:28 PM | #8 |
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| Thanks we will keep an eye on them. Many of the ytca breeders were willing to part at 8-10 weeks as well...as were many of of the pm's we received here. |
01-12-2011, 07:42 PM | #9 |
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| My two are brother and sister and they still play rough at 16 mos old. I agree you should probably step in like the mama dog would do.
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01-13-2011, 08:21 AM | #10 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Would list the names of those breeders? This is a huge red flag. I know breeders do it, but it is NOT in the best interest of the dog.
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01-13-2011, 08:32 AM | #11 |
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| I also interviewed a breeder I found on the YTCA website and was shocked when she offered to let us take a puppy at 9 1/2 weeks. I thought they had to agree to a certain set of "rules" to be a recommended breeder and that they are held to the highest standards, but I don't know how the YTCA monitors their activities. |
01-13-2011, 09:23 AM | #12 | |
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01-13-2011, 10:10 AM | #13 | |
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01-13-2011, 11:51 AM | #14 | |
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Robert Owen, Secretary P. O. Box 6204 Elizabethtown, KY 42702 Again, you need to give them your name and a way to contact you. This should be done through a letter, not through any type of email. I'm glad you chose to go with another breeder, and I believe that pet buyers should only support the best breeders possible.
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01-13-2011, 03:28 PM | #15 | |
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