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07-19-2012, 07:14 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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| Calming a crazy yorkie down When your yorkie gets riled up and hyper at times that you would prefer he didn't ie. 3:30 in the middle of the night, what do you do to calm him down? We used to hold him close to us and take deep breaths to try and get him to calm down but after he seems calm, we release him, and he goes right back to being a nut. Being able to catch him after that then is pretty much impossible. I have no problem with him being excited and wanting to play but obviously there is the right time and place for it and he doesn't seem to understand that he is choosing the wrong time for it.
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07-19-2012, 07:18 AM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Take him on a long walk before bedtime
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07-19-2012, 10:03 AM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2012 Location: Loveland, Colorado
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| omg, and I thought my little Emy was bad waking me up every night at 3:00 am to go poop and pee. Its like they have a builtin clock. I let her poop and pee, but at 3:00 am she would like to stay up but I put her right back in her crate to go back to sleep. Then at 4:30 am she's up for the day....so I'm up for the day also....get coffee drank, get the paper read and check YorkieTalk all before 6:00 am, then I ask Emy if whe want to go get 'dad' up, and she runs to the babygate looking toward the bedroom, so we go in and I let her lick him awake, he gets so mad....but he gets up. I always take her to go get the paper in my golf cart with me.....to the mailbox and back. She starts to look at the door if I haven't gone and gotten the paper yet. |
07-19-2012, 10:58 AM | #4 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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| I wouldn't mind it if I didn't have to work in the morning. I am very rigid when it comes to my sleep so being interrupted at 3am is unacceptable unless there's a good reason...Wanting to be a nut, bark, and try to play at 3am is not a good reason haha I did take him for a walk last night but I think it just riled him up more. Since it's been really humid and hot even at night recently, I haven't really had the chance to take him on walks.
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07-21-2012, 06:29 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Wilmington, NC, US
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| The best way to calm a Yorkie down that is "riled up" is with exercise, to get that energy out! Get that energy out before bedtime so the puppy won't wake you up at night. Usually when puppies and dogs have "uncontrollable" energy and behavior issues, it is because they have too much pent up energy. Going on daily walks, particularly in the evening before bed is great for a few reasons. The act of walking gets rid of their energy. Since they are walking in an unfamiliar territory with changing smells, etc--it is more stimulating for the dog. Walking the dog on a leash properly reinforces you as alpha. Remember, a tired dog (from play/exercise) is a happy dog! If your dog is too excited before going out because he sees his leash and knows what's going on, just ignore him or stare at him until he is calm. The dog will quickly learn that he won't get his leash on, and then he won't get out the door until he is calm. Once outside make sure that the dog is always walking with the leash loose at your side or behind you, so that you are deciding where to walk. If the dog starts to pull, just stop walking. The dog will learn that if he pulls he won't move anywhere. Praise and reward with treats when he is walking alongside you. If the dog keeps glancing up at you while walking, he is submitting to you and waiting for approval/commands. Praise him when he looks at you like this and give treats. If your puppy is too young to go in public for walks, do this in your house or in your backyard. You could also let them run around your backyard. Just don't follow your dog around the backyard because that would be letting him lead you. Walk around the yard as if you're not interested in the dog and praise him if he follows or comes to you. Use the "come" command and reward with treats to reinforce you as alpha. I don't mean to sound like I'm lecturing you on how to walk your dog or anything. I just know that I struggled for years, and finally gave up on walking Yorkies and dealing with their pent up energy fits. The solutions above were what finally worked for me. I just wanted to share that with you in case you could benefit from it. |
07-22-2012, 08:17 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New York
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| When I try and walk my 8 week old yorkie he fights it the whole time. He tries to bite off the collar and pulls and flips and goes crazy. Is there a way I can get him used to it and ok with it? |
07-22-2012, 09:20 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Maribor, Slovenia
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| Kam2490 your baby is still a puppy and this is pretty normal, happens to my 4 month old too. When i stopped on a walk and told her not to do that it only worked for a few seconds. I tried really hard every time and that just didn't work for me. Then I decided to ignore her. So when she starts pulling the leash or flipping out i just ignore her and walk on and after a minute she stops. She flips out very rarely now, she's improving! Try with this method, maybe it'll work. |
07-22-2012, 09:29 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: New York
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| I will try this! Thank you |
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