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08-04-2006, 06:36 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London
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| Over-Excited and Jumping Yorkie My apologies if this has already been covered. I've done a search but can't find any specific information so I'm hoping some of you learned ladies will be able to help. Badger is such a friendly little boy but sometimes I think he's too friendly. Both today and yesterday, I had two separate lots of friends over and on both occasions, Badger really embarrassed me. My one girlfriend was sitting on the sofa and he jumped up and launched himself straight at her all licking and putting his face in hers. My other friend today picked him up to stroke him and he did the same to her. I know not everyone loves Yorkies but these are both dog lovers and both of them were kinda "Oh" when he did it and I could tell they weren't comfortable. He doesn't sit still to be stroked either, it's just a constant wriggle and over-excitement. Now he doesn't do this with me but he does do it with my husband which makes me really cross. I've told him not to allow him to do it but he thinks that's 'cruel' to Badger because he should be allowed to 'express himself'. I don't know if I agree with that Can you suggest anything I can do to train this over-excitement out of him? The same goes with the constant 'kissing'. We sit on the train sometimes and I find it mortifying that he tries to kiss everyone in sight. I know it sounds really cute but in reality it just looks awful. Any advice would be really welcome because this is all starting to really become a problem for me |
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08-04-2006, 06:51 PM | #2 |
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| Honestly I just think it's a yorkie thing. Tigger does it all the time and I can't stand it, his daddy encourages it and I too am trying to find a way for it to stop. thanks for posting this thread. maybe it'll help you and I.
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08-04-2006, 07:04 PM | #3 |
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| my little one yes they both great me at the door jumping and going crazy so happy i think its a yorkie thing |
08-04-2006, 07:18 PM | #4 |
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| You don't have to allow this behavior. Walk over to the dog and make him get down and correct him instantly if he tries to jump back up on your friends. Correct him by touching his shoulder as if to nip at him like another dog would do and make a sound, any sound you choose, but be consistant. Eventually you will be able to make the correction with just the sound and will not need to touch. Jumpy little dogs can be as annoying as jumpy big dogs. You would not allow a Great Dane to maul your friends, so why allow your yorkie to do it. Give it a try, and mean it when you do it. Good luck and let us know how it works. Try catching a few episodes of the Dog Whisperer on the national Geographic Channel. |
08-04-2006, 07:38 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ms
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| my little one he acts like he is a lab i have a little boy that is 2 and a girl that just turned 1yr they both are hyper and love the squeek toys |
08-07-2006, 01:22 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McCook, NE
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| Glad to hear my baby isn't the only onethat does this. I run a daycare in my home and have people coming and going all the time. One of us is always getting Joey and putting him outside or in a bedroom. I have tried to teach him not to do this. So far nothing has worked. I'm looking into the clicker, does this work? Anyone have any other ideas? Thanks |
08-07-2006, 02:39 PM | #7 |
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| This is an annoying problem, but it's not a bad one at all. There are so many things you can do! You can teach your him to go to a certain spot when the doorbell rings or when people come over. We are going to try to teach Loki to go to his crate when the doorbell rings because he will bark like crazy at it. He does great with his "go to your crate" command, so we are going to build on that. Lots of people use rugs instead. It's like target training. It's a game to them! For over excitement, ask people to ask him to sit before they pet him. Don't let them pet him until his butt (or feet, if that is your preference) is stuck to the ground! He will learn to sit/stand for petting! If he jumps up on people, they should turn their backs on him and ignore him for a few seconds. (If they are sitting they should stand up, then turn their backs if necessary.) They can place him back on the floor, then praise him when he does sit (he'll figure it out) or you can ask him to get "off" - Loki has an "off" command which means "Feet on the floor!" This is easy to teach. Put him on the couch and throw a treat on the floor. Say "OFF" the second his feet hit the floor. Repeat. If he gets TOO excited to the point where he is out of control, you can give him a time-out in his crate for 5 mins until he calms down. Repeat if he returns to being crazy. Soon he'll figure out he gets to stay out if he doesn't go nuts. I would NOT recommend hitting/tapping your dog or "correcting" him. He won't understand why you are doing it - he may think he is being corrected for a friendly greeting. Just teach the commands and then ask him for the behavior. (Also, just saying something like "EHHH" works, if nothing else but to get their attention. There is no reason to hit them.)
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08-12-2006, 06:32 AM | #9 |
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| my puppy does this too! she jumps all over EVERYONE and is so excited i can't even hold her when someone comes in her lil feet are going so quick and ears back and just completely hyper.. she calms down but they have to be over (and give her attn) for at least 10-15min ... nothing i have done has worked yet... let me know how it works out for you |
08-12-2006, 08:32 PM | #10 |
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| You could ask your visitors to ignore your dog when they first arrive after a wee while your dog'll calm down. When he's calmed down ask the dog to "sit" or "down" and then let your guests pat your dog. If he gets all over-excited again ignore him again. What he wants most of all is to get attention and to be patted so ignoring him is the most effective "punishment". I like the Dog Listener (not Whisperer) Jan Fennell she talks about pack mentality (like Cesar Milan) but there's no physical correction there's just a withdrawal of what your dog wants most - your attention. Uninvited face licking is a form of domination. Your dog is saying to your guest "welcome to my pack - fyi you are now my underling". If you like doggy kisses (and I'm a little bit guilty of it) you can ask for a kiss. I do that with my fur babies and they get ONE lick near my face and that's it. That's your way of saying "Yes I love you but I'm the boss". Which is important if you want a happy secure doggy!
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