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04-14-2012, 07:47 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: canada
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| Dominant puppy :( Hello everyone , I need advice we got our puppy 2 weeks tomorrow she is very dominant we think ,she will not let us lie her on her back for nothing and will not stay to be groomed or anything , she bites at our feet growling etc.... she is 16 weeks can anyone help us out on how to get her to calm down and relax , we cannot take her on walks yet not finishe her puppy shots .......... thank you |
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04-14-2012, 07:57 AM | #2 | |
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Now would be a good time to get her started in puppy classes. They really help... | |
04-14-2012, 08:48 AM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: canada
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| No no petco or petsmart i live in Quebec and she does not have all her puppy shots but thankx anyway ..... |
04-14-2012, 09:15 AM | #4 | |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: West Columbia
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I have never had to use them but many clients of mine use them, and i have even shadowed with one of the trainers for a day, seriously they are great! | |
04-14-2012, 09:26 AM | #5 |
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| It has been my experience that early handling by the breeder, usually makes the issues you have described, much more accepted by the puppy. That said, you will find some puppies that just DO NOT like laying on their backs and will not ever accept it. As far as grooming behavior, you just have to work and work with the puppy (in lieu of puppy training classes), working in short periods of time....you have to be persistant, consistant, and patient! You NEVER let the sesson end with "the puppy winning", ie, lets say you are clipping ear tips....you talk to the baby constantly, softly, encouragingly, praising the baby for good behavior....you have to have someone holding the baby for you because you can not clip ear tips on a struggling, squirming puppy.....have a treat available immediately....talk soothingly and clip just one stroke on the ear and praise her profusely and give her a treat....clip another stroke, repeat praise and treat, clip another stroke, repeat until you have the 1/3 outside top of her ear done and the final stroke you make, make it when she is standing still and letting you do her ear, then praise and treat and QUIT, on a positive note. If she is struggling and fighting and you quit or stop your task, in her mind, SHE HAS WON!!! Dont let that happen!!! Resume with the other ear, same procedure and hour or so later...same steps, etc....You are going to have to take it slow and easy, working only short periods of time, and always ending on a positive note with praise and treat, and YOU "winning"! This is what has worked for me in the past, when I have been faced with an uncooperative baby....I do my own grooming, so maybe they just know I am not a professional groomer and they were terrified what they were going to end up looking like! |
04-15-2012, 01:08 AM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Manchester, UK
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| I'm no expert, but I'm just getting my 4 month old used to grooming etc. Try tiring her out before you groom her or start training. As you can't take her out yet, sit on the floor and get her to run around you chasing after a toy. That's how I tire Dexter out, plus it's great arm exercise! If you want to be able to get her on her back, after play let her nap on you and roll her over and ruffle her belly/chest. She'll get used to the action and to be touched on her underside as well Hope that helps! |
04-15-2012, 03:34 AM | #7 | |
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Good luck! | |
04-15-2012, 11:31 AM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: canada
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| Thanlk you great advice I have tried to roll over while she is sleeping little bugger gets up and resists!!!!! |
04-16-2012, 11:28 AM | #9 |
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| Khloe is 17 weeks old and she doesn't like it when I try to put her on her back either. She is a wiggle worm. But she does let me groom her. After she finishes with her shots, I want to get her to my groomers right away. I don't want her to be one of those dogs they hate to see coming. |
04-16-2012, 12:55 PM | #10 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Put on your cooking mitts and just hold her down for a moment as you make constant eye contact(have a pleasant expression on your face & be relaxed and NOT angry as you do this - you are just trying to help her understand her place in your home) and let her up immediately. Repeat, keeping her down longer and longer each time as you remain very calm and unemotional as you do it - teaching her to learn to submit to whatever actions are administered by you. The moment she begins to relax in your hands(caution - it could take days or weeks) and you see her "let go" & stop fighting or staining, let her up immediately & this time, praise and treat her. She's got to slowly but surely learn her place in your family and allow you to do whatever is necessary as to care and grooming, etc. Always do these things with kindness and understanding - she's just scared and trying to find her way, still unsure of you. Show her her boundaries and establish your leadership with lots of patience & love, using Behavior Modification training or local Puppy Class, etc., whatever works and she will be a better, happier and safer pet.
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