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01-05-2005, 10:39 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arkansas
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| Nala is so rowdy!! Nala hasn't quite grasped the concept of "NO". When she is just playing around she does fine, but when she gets really wired up it's like your speaking spanish,lol. She will jump and jump trying to get to your fingers and it kinda scares me b/c she jumps so high then just falls. She is very very presentant(spell) I want to play with her b/c I have to work all day, but she gets so wired up I have to get in a chair or something to get away from her b/c she won't give up no matter what toy, bone, etc. I give her. Is it dangerous for her to jump and fall on her head, back? She's landing on carpet or a bean bag not hard floor, but it still scares me. She's gonna knock herself silly one day. |
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01-05-2005, 07:50 PM | #2 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California
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| if toby gets to riled up i just ignore him till he calms down |
01-06-2005, 09:49 AM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004
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| A great toy I found is a small stuffed animal tied to a rope. Then I can just sit in my chair and have her chase it, catch it. chase it,etc. She gets rid of a lot of energy, and all i have to do is keep it moving. |
01-06-2005, 01:38 PM | #4 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida
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| Higgins sometimes just gets tooooooo excited during play and won't quit.....so we pick him up and cuddle him and tell him "time out, kiddo" and pat him and soothe him for about 15 minutes until he calms down a bit. He seems to understand these time outs are good for him and cooperates. |
01-07-2005, 10:18 AM | #5 |
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| Boy! Snoodles was like that yesterday. My husband looked at her and said, "Is she nuts, or what?" Do they all do this? She was wound up like a top! Jumping from my chair to his chair to the couch, digging, growling to have you play with her etc. etc. etc. I finally gave her a Greenie and then she settled down. WHEW! Pat |
01-07-2005, 10:33 AM | #6 | |
BANNED! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York
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1) It changes his emotional state. So that he is no longer in blood thirsty mood 2)Its what Karen Pryor (author of "Don't Shoot the Dog") would call an "incapatible behavior" - he can't run after a Border Collie if he's lying down on the ground next to me! 3) It tunes him back to me and away from that spec of black and white dust looming in the distance. Not knowing exactly what is going on with your dog from this side of my computer screen, I can't give you any detailed suggestions other than to read this book and learn to read your dog to see what signs she is giving you before she goes into "hyperactive" warp drive. Another thing that you rightfully hint at is that she probably has excess energy. Two comments: 1) You might consider changing her diet or reducing her caloric intake. Just like a human child, she may be injesting too many carbs in her diet (esp. true if she is on a kibble diet or if she has free access to food all day). 2) She may need (probably does need) more exercise. There are options depending on what is available where you live and your budget. Because my dogs compete actively it was worth the expense of getting a treadmill for them (jog- a- dog makes a wonderful, albleit pricey motorized one). Doggie day care, a dog walker, mid day dog walk, access to a swimming pool - even a blow-up kiddie pool, dog activities such as agility, or take up running or jogging with her (yes, is she young and healthy she CAN be a jogging partner for the averagely althetic person - you just need to build up slowly). Those just a few suggestions but getting the edge off will certainly help! Last edited by yorkipower; 01-07-2005 at 10:37 AM. | |
01-07-2005, 10:47 AM | #7 |
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| Great Suggestions! Will have to try some of them. Especially the down or stay command. That is the hardest for her. |
01-07-2005, 12:04 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arkansas
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| Yes, I agree she does need more exercise. B/C of my other dog (koko the grouch) I keep a baby gate up in the hallway. She has my room my sisters room(when she's home) and the bathroom and hallway to run but there's only so much running she can do within that space. My mom gets home from work around 1:30 and she has been taking her out in the backyard and letting her run until she can't run anymore and I noticed that helped alot, but it turned cold again yesterday and she doesn't like the cold (it went from being in the 60's-70's to 30's-40's)damn arkansas weather. I'm doing my best to control her but its hard when the rest of my family does the exact opposite of what I say. For example, when she gets too ruff and won't quit biting I get up and get on the bed where she can't get to me and stop playing with her until she has calmed down, my mom and sister on the other hand will continue to sit in the floor with her and complain about her biting and just sit there!? It ticks me off! |
01-07-2005, 12:33 PM | #9 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004
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| Yea, she gets a split message. One has to have the co-operation of all involved to make it work. Maybe, you should just take her with you and settle her down away from them. Do you have a crate? That works for me. Just five minutes or so will do it. |
05-17-2005, 02:26 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2005
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| Clever little devil I have similar issues with Charlie. He always wants to be chewing on my fingers and i'll tell him to stop, give him a different toy, whatever but it doesn't work. I've recently started tapping him on the nose with that "no" command and he almost always, stops... then lunges at me like it's a game. I'm not really sure what to do. Other times, he'll seem like he's "playing with his toy" right in front of me, but every couple seconds he'll reach over and nip at me really quick, like it was a mistake. But it's not. He's so mischevious... I'm just not sure to handle it... and those of you that can pick up your pups and they calm down, GOD BLESS YOU! But Charlie turns into a little tornado when you're holding him and he'd rather be playing. It's dangerous to even hold him when he's like that because he's totally unafraid of taking a flying leap out of your arms. I want him to learn to play "nicely" but so far it seems like "all or nothing" with him, and i'm not sure how to train him any differently. advice?
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05-18-2005, 08:42 AM | #11 |
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| Well, one thing I did with Snoodles when she was young and still use, is a cat toy I bought at the dollar store. It is a ball attached to a plastic stick with string attached to the ball.. I hold it and she chases it all over the place. I can sit in my chair and play with her. She loves this toy, and even whines for you to play with her with it. After she chases it and chatches it a few times, she is ready to curl up on my lap and take a snooze. It's a great toy! Pat |
05-18-2005, 11:46 AM | #12 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ohio
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We will be sitting there watching tv and all of a sudden Peanut will take off running around the house non stop. Its amazing how something so small can be so fast! | |
05-18-2005, 11:53 AM | #13 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2005
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| you're right Peanut, you're right. It is pretty cute, and funny... but not a behavior i want him to keep up. They're so smart.
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05-18-2005, 12:32 PM | #14 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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| When I am not feeling well, I take Mya out to the front yard. The neighbourhood kids flock around her. They are not allowed to pick her up. I keep a watchful eye on them. If Mya (or the kids for the matter), get too crazy, she has to go inside. This has worked to control both the dog and the kids *grin* I also think it is great that I can throw a ball from the sofa down the hall 10 times and she is happy. She must drop the toy in order for me to continue playing. When she is tired she takes her toy in to her bed. I also taught her "get down". If she does not listen the playing stops. Right now she is worn out for playing with the kids. This continued playing has her settling down more although she is a puppy and has her natural hyper moments that make us laugh. |
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