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01-14-2014, 02:56 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ky
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| Older dog...Help!! We have a 2 year old yorkie which we have had for a little over a month..Her previous owners kept her kenneled all the time and the ones before that..who knows..When we got her, you could feel her ribs and her spine..She was so skinny. Well, needless to say..she has gained weight now! We feed her the "yorkie" dry food..My problem is..she will not stay off of our table! She attacks you when you eat and I don't know what to do about it!! My brother thinks she was starved and trying to scrounge for food now because that's all she's known..The lady I got her from said she didn't eat people food, but something is going on!! She also jumps on everyone and will not calm down hardly at all..I know it's because she was never out of her kennel before, but I can't have anyone over because she won't leave them alone!! Lol!! Any advice or suggestions would be most helpful!!! Thanks! |
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01-14-2014, 03:55 PM | #2 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Only a long, patient and loving program of letting her settle in, learn to trust you and other humans first and foremost with some gentle training her how to settle down will start to reshape her behavior. I would simply crate her during your dinner and let her learn how to quieten herself the way she always has - in the crate. Fill it with a kong toy with great treats/freshly boiled chicken inside and leave her to it during mealtimes. You will have to learn to endure her barking and screaming and yelling and once dinner is over and she is quiet, she can come out and be gently praised. After the program below, she will no longer need to go in the crate during your mealtime. This dogs are often dogs that did have to scrounge for food and have a proprietary, territorial attitude toward it and you have to re-define that for her over time by removing her from the table until - and only until - she is more under control and has learned to control her impulses. A program of great exercise, life enrichment with puzzle games/toys and gentle, loving, patient training 3 - 5 minutes 2 or 3 times a day with lots of reinforcing praise and luscious treat rewards for correctly performing the command you teach her will slowly begin to train her how to gain control of her impulses and teach her that doing what you tell her is far more rewarding than anything else. Keeping the training lots of fun, upbeat, filled with love and your praise and pride in her and those treats which are the same as loving words to a dog will help her learn fast and give her the wonderful job of learning. Dogs just love to work with us once they trust us and know we will never punish or scare them during training but only praise and reward their efforts and they work hard for that kind of positive reinforcement. In time, the life enrichment program of teaching her to use/solve puzzle toys, walk and play with her frequently during the day and the fun, loving training sessions will keep her busy learning and in time, bring her around to a happy, trusting, proud and contented pet who is never ever has a big behavioral issue. My Tibbe was such a dog as your girl, was kennel crazy from spending 9 months solid in a crate outside under a shed, completely wild, and has come so far with this program as have many dogs brought along this way. It's like magic the way such a program changes and reshapes their behavior but it is slow and often frustrating for both dog and owner/trainer and only the most committed rescuer will stick to the program but oh, the rewards to the dog and yourself will be immense.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis Last edited by yorkietalkjilly; 01-14-2014 at 03:57 PM. |
01-14-2014, 04:42 PM | #3 |
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01-14-2014, 05:04 PM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ky
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| Thanks so much! I will try this! I already have to crate her when I sweep because she attacks it! Lol! Thanks again! |
01-14-2014, 05:13 PM | #5 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| You won't believe how much the simple act of training and working gently, patiently but diligently with a dog in training can reshape their behavior and change them into a happy, well-behaved but proud pet. But once they learn what's going on and what's expected of them and how rewarding it is for them to learn and do what you are teaching them, they begin to work hard and enjoy it so much! Once they learn they can control their own impulses for positive reinforcement and real rewards, you are off and running toward success.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
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