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03-30-2011, 07:21 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Sequatchie
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| Help.......! First Post! We purchased our Yorkie "Snickers" about a month ago. He was quiet, timid, perfect. He was born on December 10, 2010 so he is a puppy for sure. We have had two family disasters right after we brought Snickers home, We lost my wife's Granny very suddenly two weeks ago and then last week my grandmother became deathly sick (suddenly). She is still in the hospital. My brother lives in Ohio, my grandmother in Florida, We are in Tennessee. Long story short, My brother and his family (2 small girls under 5) came to my house. They were googaa over the puppy. I think my dog was emotionally damaged over this. My dog is now hyper, he is snipping and chewing at everything, he bounces, runs and refuses to come to anyone. He is now biting, barking, and just like a totally different dog. How do I calm this behavior down? I can't sit down with a drink on the couch without this puppy running crazy through the house, jumping up on me. I have tried to do the best I can with the dog. I don't crowd him, I try to play with him and let him adapt to his environment. But, I have two sons myself, 10 and 7. I can't keep them from chasing this puppy. Anyway, I have multiple issues with the pup and I don't think that my pup is benefiting. And I feel HORRIBLE, like I have done something disastrously wrong. Sorry for the Rant. I have no Idea what else to do. Thanks! |
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03-31-2011, 09:59 AM | #2 |
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| My little Tia born 11/30/2010 does not like little children. I have a 4yo GD that lives w/ us and I am on the top of things when she goes over to pick her up or even play w/ her. This is a no in my book!!! You should see the look in Tia's eyes when she goes towards her. I feel my GD has plenty of toys to play with and Tia or her mother Elsa are not one of them. Did you prevent your nieces from constantly picking up your puppy? You also must let your sons know that she is not a toy. On the other hand your little one just might have found a new sense of "play" that she likes and it could be your sons and nieces have brought this out of her. She might like to play w/ them. If you do not like his behavior I would prevent kids from playing with him. Give him a couple of weeks of you only and see how he does. I am no animal behaviorist by far but you need to isolate some incidents to find out what is going on with your little man. Good Luck and Welcome to YT!! |
03-31-2011, 10:09 AM | #3 |
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| I'm sure that those with more experience will be able to provide more advice, but the one thing that came to mind while reading your post was...Does your puppy have a "safe spot"...i.e. crate, ex-pen, room etc that he can go to, to get away from the kids if he wants? And with such a young dog...I'm also wondering if you need to enforce a "rest" period, much like you would for a human toddler. As you know, young children can go, go, go...and often get so wound up they can't settle again. I would think you need to help your puppy learn "to settle". And that might require some enforced quiet time, either in his "safe spot" or tethered near you on his bed...where he can be part of the family, but not in the midst of all the chaos young children can bring. BTW, sorry to hear about your recent family stresses...I'm sure your puppy is also just picking up on some of the tension that must be in your home right now. |
03-31-2011, 10:21 AM | #4 |
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| First of all, I am so very sorry for the loss of your wife's Granny and the illness of your Grandmother. I will keep her in my thoughts and prayers. It sounds like your little has come "out of his shell" and is behaving like a normal, active yorkie pup behaves. Yorkie pups are very active, inquisitive, independent and demanding. I have always cherished the "puppyhood" 'cause it is gone all too soon. Please find a way to refrain your young children from chasing Snickers. This is a disaster in the making. Yorkies are fragile and if one of the kids slips and falls on him, he is surely to be injured. Chasing a puppy reinforces some of the behaviors you find undesirable. If you feel you have made a mistake by adding Snickers to your family, you might consider rehoming him. When the stress of dog ownership outweighs the pleasure, then it's time to make some hard decisions. |
03-31-2011, 10:27 AM | #5 | |
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A safe spot is an excellent idea and a schedule, routine, that includes down time. In that schedule, include basic obedience training, trick training for treats. Enlist the help of your sons to train. Check out some books on positive reinforcement training or show your sons how to find videos on YouTube. This will give you the opportunity to show your sons and the pup how to interact in a more constructive manner that will lead to a calmer and better behaved pet.
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03-31-2011, 10:29 AM | #6 |
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03-31-2011, 10:37 AM | #7 |
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| I am very sorry to hear about the death and illness in your family and it has no doubt affected your family and your little dog indirectly. Your baby is still very young and probably reacting to all the stress and many visitors, children, etc., that may stress it further. A lot of Yorkie's are somewhat intimidated by smaller children at first and I'm sure you are closely supervising child/puppy interaction. The suggestion of a safe spot is very good. A new puppy usually needs a good schedule, behavior modification training and lots of cuddling and play time with you in order to feel that someone is in control and he is dearly, dearly loved. There is much information on this site in the Library and in the other sections so do your due diligence about learning and starting puppyhood training and your baby will respond in kind. They are very intelligent little dogs and will repay you well for quality time spent with them. I really hope things can turn around for your family and Yorkie and you will be happy with him.
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06-11-2011, 10:13 PM | #9 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Sequatchie
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| Hi everyone, I wanted to come back here and give an update about Snickers. I have learned that consistency is key and the pup needs lots of love and affection. Snickers is a wonderful, beautiful little boy, I can't picture our lives without him now. We just got back from a drive in movie with my wife, two boys and snickers. He was wonderful. I walk him consistently and spend as much time with him as possible. Things are much better with Snickers. My oldest son is doing very well with him. My youngest still has a lot to learn but he is slowly learning. I love my little Yorkie and I can see myself bringing another into the home in the future. Thank you all for your words of encouragement. We do not have just a dog. We have added another member to our family. Jeremiah Last edited by Jerem0621; 06-11-2011 at 10:16 PM. |
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