need alot of advice

[moorefamily06]

Hi all. We have a toy Yorkie male hunter he's four years old. He's a good dog we just have issues with him marking territory. But were working on that. In November we bought Abby a three month old female Yorkie we thought was a toy as well. Well she's six months the same size as hunter which we have no problems with. She bites. Were trying to potty train and Its not working. We sit outside for like a hour four or five times a day. She goes pee then comes inside pee and poops. Every time. She bites hunters ears and at his legs to where he goes after her. My wife had a feeling when we went to see her. But the lady we bought her from said she just got up from sleeping. We weren't able to see where she was kept or her parents. And has anyone hard of yorkies being aca. Cause when we bought hunter he came with ukc. So please help us.

[Ringo1]

Sounds like she is just trying to play; puppies bite ears and legs when they are playing. She will probably mature out of some of that. In the meantime, you need to give Hunter a place where he can get away from all the puppy nonsense so that he does not get cranky with her. Ringo had a high stool that he could climb up on and look out the window; Lucy was too small to get up there. That was a godsend.

Be sure and play lots with her and walk her if she is old enough to get rid of some of that excess energy; she might not be so eager to bite your other dog's ears and feet. He will probably continue to put her in her place if she does not settle down some.

You need some REALLY GOOD high-value treats to help with the potty training; little bites of cooked chicken - something she really likes and does not get much.

Stay with her in the yard and when she finally does something; I mean the SECOND she is finished - treat and praise her like crazy. If she does not go when you take her out; place her in her crates for a little while; then take her out again. If she pees, treat and praise like crazy. If not, back in the crate.

Good Luck

[Maximo]

Welcome to YorkieTalk.

Is Hunter neutered? If he isn't, marking is always going to be a problem.

Is Abby spayed? If your dogs are unaltered, that may be a large part of the behavior problems.

Although my boys have been neutered, my younger one loves wrestling and he goes after his big brother a lot. They play bite each other. The good news is that the wrestling and play-biting is decreasing as the younger boy matures. Make sure Abby knows bite inhibition: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/tra...nhibition.html

For potty training, I would limit Abby's freedom in your home. Keep her confined to a small area where you can supervise her or clean easily if you have to leave her alone and she has an accident. Continue taking her outside frequently (after meals, when she wakes from a nap, after playtime) and keep her out until she potties. When she does things right, praise her profusely and give her a small treat. Really let her know that you are happy. Don't ever stop giving her praise for doing things right.

Walking, instead of hanging out in the yard, also helps speed the process, especially for pooping.

Make sure you thoroughly clean the accident spots inside with an enzyme cleaner to eliminate the scent and discourage her from returning to the spot.

Hope some of this helps.

[chattiesmom]

I'm not sure how much I can help, but I would like to welcome you to YT!

If she comes inside and pees and poops immediately, then I'd bring her in, put a harness/leash on her and take her immediately back out side. In fact, I'd use a harness/leash to walk her to her "potty area" in the yard and let her sniff around for 5 - 10 minutes. If she doesn't do her business take her back inside and repeat the process frequently and especially after she wakes up from a nap and after she eats. I would ONLY let her have playtime outside AFTER she does her business.

As far as the biting goes, unless you feel like one of them is going to get hurt, I'd let them work out their own problems. It has been my experience that males and females don't generally have real knock down drag out fights. She may be just palying or she may be trying to be dominate. If she hasn't been spayed yet, then it probably time to make the appointment and take her in. Raging hormones in a young bitch can turn them into....well a real first class bitch .

Good luck and keep us posted with your progress -- hopefully you will get a lot of responses and will find one that makes sense to you.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Ringo1

Sounds like she is just trying to play; puppies bite ears and legs when they are playing. She will probably mature out of some of that. In the meantime, you need to give Hunter a place where he can get away from all the puppy nonsense so that he does not get cranky with her. Ringo had a high stool that he could climb up on and look out the window; Lucy was too small to get up there. That was a godsend.

[kjcmsw]

Ringo had a high stool that he could climb up on and look out the window; Lucy was too small to get up there.

Funny, Gracie would jump into the bathtub where Carly couldn't get her and taunt her like, haha you can't get me... then one day, much to Gracie's shock and surprise Carly made it into the tub. Nonetheless, Gracie doesn't jump in there anymore but Carly still (nearly a year later) loves to run and jump in the tub when she's happy & excited. She was so proud of herself being able to make that first jump in the tub she still does it and starts wagging her little stub of a tail and wanting us to see what a big girl thing she can do whenever she jumps in.
So, I agree having a place where the one can get away from the other is a good thing.