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09-19-2008, 11:45 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: New York
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| Biting Does anyone know how to get a Yorkie to stop biting. Nala is now 4 months old. If Nala is in my lap or in my arms, she'll start really going hard biting my hands. So I figure she wants to be down, so I put her down on the floor but then she starts biting my feet. I then give her a toy - she'll sniff it play with it for a little while, but then run over to where I go and start all over again. I tried the coins in the can technique and even growling, the pinning down and even grabbing her by the extra skin on her neck and nothing...I just feel like now I'm making her an aggressive dog. And yea I tried just not playing with her, walking away puting her in her cage, but then it seems like I'm locking her up all day...anybody have any suggestions??? I think I've exhausted all of my options... |
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09-19-2008, 12:13 PM | #2 |
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| That's just a yorkie puppy for you. She's teething and needs something to chew on. Do you have any bully sticks for her? It's important for them to chew so they can get their new teeth through those gums. Don't worry. I think we all, or most of us, have been on the receiving end when ours were puppies.
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09-19-2008, 12:26 PM | #3 |
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| Ok now try ignore it and her.. she got a boat load or attention for doing the wrong thing and it does not matter if it is negative it is attention and you have reinforced the wrong thing... It ok we all do it cause that what we got taught.. so now instead of her leaving or taking any notice... you leave, quite calm and gentle walk out.... she may follow but she not allow on or near you if she is biting at all. a sipmle hands up and turn your back may work. If she wants your attention she will figure it out that every time and I me every time those teeth touch you to rough your gone. What happens is that we tend to also try to many things at once to control the problem and we see a behaviour burst... more of the what we do not want just before it stops so we give up and therefore teach the dog if they keep at it we will give in. So we build up the dog to know if they hang in long enough we give up so they keep trying go to a burst and we cave like cookies... keep going. You have to keep going with one thing to the other side of the behaiour burst. with going gentle it is easier on the human then being a hard case all the time takes less energy that cans shaking or putting them away. JL
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09-19-2008, 02:22 PM | #4 |
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| if her biting seems to becomming agressive, you need to nip it in the butt right now, before she gets too dominate. When they bite, the best thing to do is ignore it- walk away, turn your back to her, or even just walk away. You can also push their toungue down their throat..... Fiona hasn't really done that, but ignoring her really niped it in the butt. good luck! |
09-19-2008, 05:12 PM | #5 |
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| biting boy Hi I had a male yorkie almost nine months old, we got him when he was seven months old. He is quite a biter and gets nasty when I take things away that he should not have. Not sure how to handle this situation. Also he constantly barks if the both of us leave the room and he is leashed or in the crate and the barking is getting on my nerves. Any suggestions? |
09-19-2008, 05:21 PM | #6 | |
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ohhh boy!!!! This can be handled! If you are crating him at night or while your in the house, I would tell you to put the crate somewhere where he cant see you. If you have the crate in your bedroom, move him. You could even put the crate in the basement if you have too- the less they see you, the less they will freak out and bark. my aunt also taught me to prevent barking you can sorta pinch their side of their neck and make a loud noise. this has helped with fiona's barking outbursts....good luck.... | |
09-19-2008, 05:58 PM | #7 | |
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First I put him on Nothing in life is free. He wants his supper, dinner, a pat or go pee he earns it. A simple sit or down or back or off and he can have it. Second when you take something he knows he is not getting it back and if he loves it he gets upset. What would happen to you if everyday someone came by and took your first morning coffee.. me I bite the bum. But if the person came by and took my coffee and gave my a donut and then gave me back my coffee I be less upset and less likely to bite. Now it that person took my coffee gave me a donut and gave me back a bigger coffee now they got my attention. So what you do is play trades.. I want what you got and switch straight across for something just the same but slip in a treat and switch the toy or if it is something he should not have give extra treats and a good toy. Do not just go up and tackle something that is stealing and it is his and it in his mouth even if he not to have it ask. So he got to take a breath at some point in that bark toss a treat and say not a thing in that breath even if it out of sight to trigger the barking. Do that till he figures out that the treat comes in the calm then extend the calm little steps by little steps till you get a quite. Also in the minutes he not barking just toss a treat out and do not say anything... we want a brain working on were did that come from and why. Once he had that for a little while then you toss the treat out of the blue and say Quite.. good boy... your teaching what you want not trying to stop a behavior in progress. JL
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09-19-2008, 06:09 PM | #8 |
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| Tissue in his mouth So if he has a tissue in his mouth that he took off the table I should trade him with a toy, I will try that the next time, but he is a smart dude. His biting is kind of scary, I am hoping this is part of puppyhood? Also, his barking is so loud when we leave the room, is that separation anxiety? I use quiet in a low voice and he still barks. |
09-19-2008, 06:19 PM | #9 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Most of them grow out of it but you have to stay firm on not allowing biting or chewing. I just made sure that Roxie had her own toy box full of lotsssss of toys and chewies. Whenever she'd go to something she shouldn't she'd get a firm no and then I'd hand her a toy of her own. For biting...some might not agree with this...but a light flick on the nose and a firm "no bite" command works well. Or you can hide your hands and say no biting. The ignoring technique works well too. Funny thing is once they learn not to do it it's amazing how soon we forget they even went through that phase!! |
09-19-2008, 07:35 PM | #10 | |
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Example - There was a dog, isolated & ignored in his yard behind me and he barked most of the time, trying to get those people to pay some attention to him & he started scratching a hole in the house! He couldn't see his people!!!
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09-19-2008, 08:02 PM | #11 | |
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Good call. JL
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09-19-2008, 08:06 PM | #12 |
Yorkie Yakker | Don't feel bad. My dog is 7 weeks old and totally turns into a possessed animal at times. Her biting is Waaay out of control. I can't do anything with her. Like you, i've tried the can, i've popped her nose (which makes her worse) and now I'm trying ignoring her. But it's REALLY hard to ignore her while she's trying to detatch my baby toe.
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09-19-2008, 08:06 PM | #13 | |
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You could make a dog sit on the word red not sit or stand on green... they do not understand the words.... Teach quite. catch it when he is quite or in the breath between reward that breath and you will see more then and only then when he starts to offer the quite do you use the word and give it a human cue. JL
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09-19-2008, 08:08 PM | #14 | |
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Ignore it and only reward with love attention and food when her teeth are not on you. JL
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