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mymackensie · 10-21-2008, 03:55 PM

I have a 5 month old little girl & she is a bundle of hyperness. She chews on our pants legs & growls mostly in the morning before work or after work while we are trying to play with her. She gets up on our dining room table if we leave the chair out. She attacks my 8 year grandson everytime he comes over & that is quite often since he lives across the street from me. He digs in our backyard constantly. Chews the garbage on our basket in the kitchen if we forget to put it up when we leave to go somewhere. You name it, she does it. We have a 32" gate which she climbs over & have added a 24" gate on top & so far she cannot get over both of them. I have kept her in the kitchen till she was 4 months old than introduced her to the living room. In that time in the kitchen, she had a permanent puppy pad in a tray when we were not home (she chewed the disposable ones) & when we are home she was taken outside. Now she just goes wherever she darn well pleases, even on our recliners. The new thing is to run out the front door when someone comes. When you try to hold her, she wiggles all over the place you can barely hold onto her.

I am a very patience person but when my daughter, nieces & nephews saw the "LOOK" they knew! Yorkies don't know the "LOOK"!

I am seriously thinking of finding a new home for MacKensie. My husband & I are 59 years old & we think we are to old for this youngster. I have an appointment to get her spayed in November & I am hoping this will settle her down as other people have told me.

I have talked to the other three people who have puppies from this litter. Two families have other dogs & are doing quite well. One lady gave her puppy back cause she couldn't deal with it.

We have gone to puppy class & she follows command such as sit, stay & come great. It is just the wildness which is a problem.

I am having out of town company next Monday evening for dinner & I made an appointment at the groomer to be bathed just to have her out of the house so she won't be jumping & biting on the guests. How sad it that!

I am sure she rebels because we are not with her all day. I am a partner in a catering business & cannot take her to work because the heatlth bureau would not appreciate her being there which is understandable.

Since I have been writing this I have stopped to take my telephone bill which she jumped to get off of the desk out of her mouth, took our portable phone out of her mouth & repluged the adapter into the socket & now she is after my computer wires.

Bedtime is the best! I put her to bed in her crate, which is beside my bed at 8:00 each night just like you would put a baby to bed at the same time each night. This is when we can relax. And with all this turmoil during the day, she goes to bed without a wimper & sleeps all night till I wake her at 5:30 AM.

Please tell me this is going to get better cause I am not sure how long we can last.

My daughter who loves all animals & has a dog & cat agrees she is out of control & could not deal with her & she is only 35 years old.

Any reinforcement would be wonderful. I really want to keep her & hope once the puppiness is out of her & the spaying is done she will be the dog I was looking for in our retirement years.

MyPeanutAbbyGra · 10-21-2008, 04:02 PM

Do you take her for daily walks? Maybe if you tire her out with a long walk, she will have less energy.

I hope you can work this out, so she can stay with you.

monicabrooks · 10-21-2008, 04:08 PM

Hi, I had the same problem. Our Lacey was bouncing off the walls. She would constantly bite my feet and hands. Thankfully, once she was spayed (at six months) she has really calmed down. She is now 8 months and even allows me to put bows in her hair. Just be consistent with the boundaries. Hang in there, it will get better!!

mymackensie · 10-21-2008, 04:10 PM

Thank you Monicabrook, I need to hear that!

Yorkie104 · 10-21-2008, 04:26 PM

Ok, i hope i don't sound to harsh. That is entirely not my intention so please don't be offended. Here goes.

First of all, she is just a puppy. Puppies get into much mischief and have to be watched 24/7. That being said i will tell you the best statement i've ever heard and is 100% guarantee - "A tired pup is a good pup". I'm not sure of what kind of exercise you give her but something as simple as tossing a toy across the room and her retrieving it. A couple times will wear this little one out. They are very energentic and need to release that hyper energy.

Second. Way too much freedom for 5 months. Dolce is 1 and Peyton is 7 months and neither have free roam of the house unless we are there to supervise. Yorkies are known for stubborness when it comes to potty training and you need to go back to the basics and start over. I had to do this with Dolce. Started in an exercise pen and graduated to the kitchen. If she missed in the kitchen it was back to the pen. Always in the same area for the potty. i just put the pen in that area.

Third.... NO, NO, NO........every time she does something you don't want her to do simply say no and take her off the table or chair or whatever she is doing. No yelling, eventually she will know what NO means.

It is very sad that you mad an appt. to have her out of the house. Maybe you need to utilize a crate for when company is over and she needs to have quiet time. I use a bathroom that mine go in when we have family functions just because they are tiny and i don't want anyone stepping on them or the younger kids pulling at them. They know its quiet time and they go to sleep. The pen is good but you need a top not a higher pen. She may get hurt if she falls off. Peyton is a climber and the higher you make it the higher he goes. Every time he started to climb up and went over and said "No". He doesn't do it anymore. He knows he isn't allowed.

I wish you the very best with your little one but it takes a lot of work and a lot of patience and a lot of repitition. You can work thru these things if your willing to give it the effort. A 5month old is a puppy and you haven't even reached the teens yet. If you put the work in eventually you will have a well behaved, adjusted dog but not at 5 months.

Good luck.

PrincessDiana · 10-21-2008, 04:30 PM

The above poster is completely right. You need to give it time. Obviously a 5 month old puppy is going to be energetic. What exactly did you expect? Just do a little bit of research about puppies and even Yorkies (on this site or in books) and you should find some helpful ideas.

JeanieK · 10-21-2008, 04:37 PM

I believe that she will get better after she is spayed. however you have other issues going on besides her high energy.

How old was she when you got her? if she was 8 weeks old or less, chances are she had not learned proper dog ettiquet from her mother and litter mates. the reason that the person who has other dogs is not having the same problem is because her other dogs have taught the puppy proper dog ettiquet.

The dog does not respect you or your things. You need to establish who is the pack leader. Because, right now, I would guess it is the dog.

Do you get the National Geographic channel? If you do then I sugggest that you watch the dog whisperer on Friday nights. If you don't get it then you might want to consider buying his DVDs.

Also I would go back to limiting the dogs area until she has learned some manners.

I feel bad that you are not enjoying your baby. My dogs, all 5 of them, cannot wait for evenings when they get to come into the living room and sit on my lap until bed time.

I feel bad that I cannot let them have the run of the house all day, but my husband is in a wheel chair and I just worry that they will get under the wheels and get hurt.

zenzele · 10-21-2008, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkie104

Ok, i hope i don't sound to harsh. That is entirely not my intention so please don't be offended. Here goes.

First of all, she is just a puppy. Puppies get into much mischief and have to be watched 24/7. That being said i will tell you the best statement i've ever heard and is 100% guarantee - "A tired pup is a good pup". I'm not sure of what kind of exercise you give her but something as simple as tossing a toy across the room and her retrieving it. A couple times will wear this little one out. They are very energentic and need to release that hyper energy.

Second. Way too much freedom for 5 months. Dolce is 1 and Peyton is 7 months and neither have free roam of the house unless we are there to supervise. Yorkies are known for stubborness when it comes to potty training and you need to go back to the basics and start over. I had to do this with Dolce. Started in an exercise pen and graduated to the kitchen. If she missed in the kitchen it was back to the pen. Always in the same area for the potty. i just put the pen in that area.

Third.... NO, NO, NO........every time she does something you don't want her to do simply say no and take her off the table or chair or whatever she is doing. No yelling, eventually she will know what NO means.

It is very sad that you mad an appt. to have her out of the house. Maybe you need to utilize a crate for when company is over and she needs to have quiet time. I use a bathroom that mine go in when we have family functions just because they are tiny and i don't want anyone stepping on them or the younger kids pulling at them. They know its quiet time and they go to sleep. The pen is good but you need a top not a higher pen. She may get hurt if she falls off. Peyton is a climber and the higher you make it the higher he goes. Every time he started to climb up and went over and said "No". He doesn't do it anymore. He knows he isn't allowed.

I wish you the very best with your little one but it takes a lot of work and a lot of patience and a lot of repitition. You can work thru these things if your willing to give it the effort. A 5month old is a puppy and you haven't even reached the teens yet. If you put the work in eventually you will have a well behaved, adjusted dog but not at 5 months.

Good luck.

Excellent post! I also suggest two books, Before and After Getting Your Puppy by Ian Dunbar and Cesar Milan the Dog Whisperer.. bottom line puppies like children have to be trained and puppies like babies are going to act their age!

scruffycharlie · 10-21-2008, 06:40 PM

hugs to you.

Lucia · 10-22-2008, 02:00 AM

My puppy is roughly the same age as your little one and she sounds just as hyper. I have two young children and so I'm training all three of them together! I've found that lots of exercise keeps them all out of trouble....we go for long walks and if the weather isn't great Twinkle loves to play fetch....and the kids run up and down after the ball too! If Twink gets a bit over-excited and starts to nip I just remove her from the situation and say 'No' firmly....she's definitely starting to learn the word...nine times out of ten now I can just say it and she removes herself.If people come round I ask them to ignore her until she has calmed down and then they can give her some attention and she also has an hour in her crate in the afternoon....which gives the kids some time to play without her stealing their toys and she gets some time to nap in peace.I think that, like the children, Twinkle likes to have a routine to her day to help her feel settled.I don't know if any of this helps but I hope that everything works out for you and your little'un.Good luckxxx

chachi · 10-22-2008, 02:42 AM

She is still a pup and doing the things pups do. My Chachi was a hyper pup too and he calmed down alot about 1 1/2. Just be patient she will be the perfect dog for your retirement years in a little while

luvfla · 10-22-2008, 03:46 AM

I watch a lot of the show, It's me or the Dog & have gotten some tips from there.
When they nip it because they see you as a toy. On the show, when the dogs do that, she turns her back on them. I've done that with my Clarence (he was barking at food time) & it worked. He finally realized that his barking stopped the whole process instead of speeding it up.

MissSophie · 10-22-2008, 03:54 AM

I have said this before, but here goes. We read in one of our training books that you should keep your pup on a leash attached to you. That way you have control at all times. Eventually, you can let her go with leash on for a little ways but can step on that leash if you need to stop her. Ours was on the leash for over a year, but our lives were much happier.

We could stop bad behavior before it started, and she knew that she was not in control. Our vet told me that giving her the run of the house was like us playing on a football field. Too big. Best of luck to you. We are in our fifties, and our baby is now 7 y/o. We love her to pieces, and she is a calm little girl.

keylargolady100 · 10-22-2008, 04:15 AM

My Baxter was like that for a while, and it seemed that I just couldn't get his attention. As he was just a little tazmanian devil lol, in a constant whirlwind. He stayed in a penned area for about 3-4 months in the kitchen. And when I could trust him out of there, then he only had freedom in the kitchen for another month or two. Whenever I had to leave he was put in his kennel. The one thing I had to do to get his attention, as he was moving to fast to even hear me, was get a can with marbles in it and shake it. He would stop and sit and look at me then, so then I could correct the behavior that I didn't like. He just had his first birthday Sunday, and he is free to roam the whold house, except at night as he sleeps in his kennel. At first I really thought that OMG did I make a mistake at getting this puppy, but he is such a little love, and he hardly ever gets told no anymore. Also walks are important, even if you are dog tired at the end of the day. That is one thing that will help save your sanity. Good luck with your baby, it will be worth all the hard word.

Lynn WDW · 10-22-2008, 04:58 AM

I have a Baxter too and that is the age where i seriously thought about giving him away. He also cries every time I leave the room and won't sleep in his crate. He is now 10 months old and greatly improved. Starting to sleep through the night. Walking him did not help so I'm not going to give that advice. It just seemed to pump him up more. I finally decided that I had to calm down because he wasn't going to. I think it is just a stage they go through. Just be glad you are getting to sleep through the night. I used to dread going to bed!! Hang in there. She'll get better. Don't expect spaying to be a quick fix either. Neutering slowed Baxter down a couple of days and then he was ready to go. I think age is the only thing that will slow him down. Good luck.

10-21-2008, 03:55 PM	#1
mymackensie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: whitehall pa lehigh Posts: 42	Patience Running Out I have a 5 month old little girl & she is a bundle of hyperness. She chews on our pants legs & growls mostly in the morning before work or after work while we are trying to play with her. She gets up on our dining room table if we leave the chair out. She attacks my 8 year grandson everytime he comes over & that is quite often since he lives across the street from me. He digs in our backyard constantly. Chews the garbage on our basket in the kitchen if we forget to put it up when we leave to go somewhere. You name it, she does it. We have a 32" gate which she climbs over & have added a 24" gate on top & so far she cannot get over both of them. I have kept her in the kitchen till she was 4 months old than introduced her to the living room. In that time in the kitchen, she had a permanent puppy pad in a tray when we were not home (she chewed the disposable ones) & when we are home she was taken outside. Now she just goes wherever she darn well pleases, even on our recliners. The new thing is to run out the front door when someone comes. When you try to hold her, she wiggles all over the place you can barely hold onto her. I am a very patience person but when my daughter, nieces & nephews saw the "LOOK" they knew! Yorkies don't know the "LOOK"! I am seriously thinking of finding a new home for MacKensie. My husband & I are 59 years old & we think we are to old for this youngster. I have an appointment to get her spayed in November & I am hoping this will settle her down as other people have told me. I have talked to the other three people who have puppies from this litter. Two families have other dogs & are doing quite well. One lady gave her puppy back cause she couldn't deal with it. We have gone to puppy class & she follows command such as sit, stay & come great. It is just the wildness which is a problem. I am having out of town company next Monday evening for dinner & I made an appointment at the groomer to be bathed just to have her out of the house so she won't be jumping & biting on the guests. How sad it that! I am sure she rebels because we are not with her all day. I am a partner in a catering business & cannot take her to work because the heatlth bureau would not appreciate her being there which is understandable. Since I have been writing this I have stopped to take my telephone bill which she jumped to get off of the desk out of her mouth, took our portable phone out of her mouth & repluged the adapter into the socket & now she is after my computer wires. Bedtime is the best! I put her to bed in her crate, which is beside my bed at 8:00 each night just like you would put a baby to bed at the same time each night. This is when we can relax. And with all this turmoil during the day, she goes to bed without a wimper & sleeps all night till I wake her at 5:30 AM. Please tell me this is going to get better cause I am not sure how long we can last. My daughter who loves all animals & has a dog & cat agrees she is out of control & could not deal with her & she is only 35 years old. Any reinforcement would be wonderful. I really want to keep her & hope once the puppiness is out of her & the spaying is done she will be the dog I was looking for in our retirement years.

10-21-2008, 04:02 PM	#2
MyPeanutAbbyGra I love my baby girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,718	Do you take her for daily walks? Maybe if you tire her out with a long walk, she will have less energy. I hope you can work this out, so she can stay with you. __________________ Tammy, Mama to Abby Grace Daisy Mae RIP Peanut & Chloe, ABBY 's WINSTON Within the heart of every stray Lies the singular desire to be loved

10-21-2008, 04:26 PM	#5
Yorkie104 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 19	Ok, i hope i don't sound to harsh. That is entirely not my intention so please don't be offended. Here goes. First of all, she is just a puppy. Puppies get into much mischief and have to be watched 24/7. That being said i will tell you the best statement i've ever heard and is 100% guarantee - "A tired pup is a good pup". I'm not sure of what kind of exercise you give her but something as simple as tossing a toy across the room and her retrieving it. A couple times will wear this little one out. They are very energentic and need to release that hyper energy. Second. Way too much freedom for 5 months. Dolce is 1 and Peyton is 7 months and neither have free roam of the house unless we are there to supervise. Yorkies are known for stubborness when it comes to potty training and you need to go back to the basics and start over. I had to do this with Dolce. Started in an exercise pen and graduated to the kitchen. If she missed in the kitchen it was back to the pen. Always in the same area for the potty. i just put the pen in that area. Third.... NO, NO, NO........every time she does something you don't want her to do simply say no and take her off the table or chair or whatever she is doing. No yelling, eventually she will know what NO means. It is very sad that you mad an appt. to have her out of the house. Maybe you need to utilize a crate for when company is over and she needs to have quiet time. I use a bathroom that mine go in when we have family functions just because they are tiny and i don't want anyone stepping on them or the younger kids pulling at them. They know its quiet time and they go to sleep. The pen is good but you need a top not a higher pen. She may get hurt if she falls off. Peyton is a climber and the higher you make it the higher he goes. Every time he started to climb up and went over and said "No". He doesn't do it anymore. He knows he isn't allowed. I wish you the very best with your little one but it takes a lot of work and a lot of patience and a lot of repitition. You can work thru these things if your willing to give it the effort. A 5month old is a puppy and you haven't even reached the teens yet. If you put the work in eventually you will have a well behaved, adjusted dog but not at 5 months. Good luck. __________________ Tara, Mom to Dolce & Peyton

10-21-2008, 04:30 PM	#6
PrincessDiana I ♥ Franklin & Maggie Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,068	The above poster is completely right. You need to give it time. Obviously a 5 month old puppy is going to be energetic. What exactly did you expect? Just do a little bit of research about puppies and even Yorkies (on this site or in books) and you should find some helpful ideas. __________________ Diana , Mommy to Franklin, Maggie, Oliver, and Millie - RIP Piper

10-22-2008, 02:00 AM	#10
Lucia Twinkle & Wicket's Mum Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent, England Posts: 2,197	My puppy is roughly the same age as your little one and she sounds just as hyper. I have two young children and so I'm training all three of them together! I've found that lots of exercise keeps them all out of trouble....we go for long walks and if the weather isn't great Twinkle loves to play fetch....and the kids run up and down after the ball too! If Twink gets a bit over-excited and starts to nip I just remove her from the situation and say 'No' firmly....she's definitely starting to learn the word...nine times out of ten now I can just say it and she removes herself.If people come round I ask them to ignore her until she has calmed down and then they can give her some attention and she also has an hour in her crate in the afternoon....which gives the kids some time to play without her stealing their toys and she gets some time to nap in peace.I think that, like the children, Twinkle likes to have a routine to her day to help her feel settled.I don't know if any of this helps but I hope that everything works out for you and your little'un.Good luckxxx __________________ Love from Claire (Me!) mummy to skindaughters Mia and Lucia, furdaughter Twinkleand fursons Wicket and Ozzy 'Treat stressful situations like a dog; pee on them then walk away.'

10-21-2008, 04:08 PM	#3
monicabrooks Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: virginia Posts: 23	Hi, I had the same problem. Our Lacey was bouncing off the walls. She would constantly bite my feet and hands. Thankfully, once she was spayed (at six months) she has really calmed down. She is now 8 months and even allows me to put bows in her hair. Just be consistent with the boundaries. Hang in there, it will get better!!

10-21-2008, 04:10 PM	#4
mymackensie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: whitehall pa lehigh Posts: 42	Thank you Monicabrook, I need to hear that!

10-21-2008, 04:37 PM	#7
JeanieK Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa Posts: 12,552	I believe that she will get better after she is spayed. however you have other issues going on besides her high energy. How old was she when you got her? if she was 8 weeks old or less, chances are she had not learned proper dog ettiquet from her mother and litter mates. the reason that the person who has other dogs is not having the same problem is because her other dogs have taught the puppy proper dog ettiquet. The dog does not respect you or your things. You need to establish who is the pack leader. Because, right now, I would guess it is the dog. Do you get the National Geographic channel? If you do then I sugggest that you watch the dog whisperer on Friday nights. If you don't get it then you might want to consider buying his DVDs. Also I would go back to limiting the dogs area until she has learned some manners. I feel bad that you are not enjoying your baby. My dogs, all 5 of them, cannot wait for evenings when they get to come into the living room and sit on my lap until bed time. I feel bad that I cannot let them have the run of the house all day, but my husband is in a wheel chair and I just worry that they will get under the wheels and get hurt.

10-21-2008, 06:40 PM	#9
scruffycharlie No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brook Park, OH USA Posts: 51	hugs to you.

10-22-2008, 02:42 AM	#11
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	She is still a pup and doing the things pups do. My Chachi was a hyper pup too and he calmed down alot about 1 1/2. Just be patient she will be the perfect dog for your retirement years in a little while __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

10-22-2008, 03:46 AM	#12
luvfla YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL Posts: 3,691	I watch a lot of the show, It's me or the Dog & have gotten some tips from there. When they nip it because they see you as a toy. On the show, when the dogs do that, she turns her back on them. I've done that with my Clarence (he was barking at food time) & it worked. He finally realized that his barking stopped the whole process instead of speeding it up.

10-22-2008, 03:54 AM	#13
MissSophie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 807 Blog Entries: 1	I have said this before, but here goes. We read in one of our training books that you should keep your pup on a leash attached to you. That way you have control at all times. Eventually, you can let her go with leash on for a little ways but can step on that leash if you need to stop her. Ours was on the leash for over a year, but our lives were much happier. We could stop bad behavior before it started, and she knew that she was not in control. Our vet told me that giving her the run of the house was like us playing on a football field. Too big. Best of luck to you. We are in our fifties, and our baby is now 7 y/o. We love her to pieces, and she is a calm little girl. __________________ Sophie's Mom :

10-22-2008, 04:15 AM	#14
keylargolady100 YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brunswick Maine Posts: 440	My Baxter was like that for a while, and it seemed that I just couldn't get his attention. As he was just a little tazmanian devil lol, in a constant whirlwind. He stayed in a penned area for about 3-4 months in the kitchen. And when I could trust him out of there, then he only had freedom in the kitchen for another month or two. Whenever I had to leave he was put in his kennel. The one thing I had to do to get his attention, as he was moving to fast to even hear me, was get a can with marbles in it and shake it. He would stop and sit and look at me then, so then I could correct the behavior that I didn't like. He just had his first birthday Sunday, and he is free to roam the whold house, except at night as he sleeps in his kennel. At first I really thought that OMG did I make a mistake at getting this puppy, but he is such a little love, and he hardly ever gets told no anymore. Also walks are important, even if you are dog tired at the end of the day. That is one thing that will help save your sanity. Good luck with your baby, it will be worth all the hard word. __________________ Darlene, Zeke and Baxter

10-22-2008, 04:58 AM	#15
Lynn WDW YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 397	I have a Baxter too and that is the age where i seriously thought about giving him away. He also cries every time I leave the room and won't sleep in his crate. He is now 10 months old and greatly improved. Starting to sleep through the night. Walking him did not help so I'm not going to give that advice. It just seemed to pump him up more. I finally decided that I had to calm down because he wasn't going to. I think it is just a stage they go through. Just be glad you are getting to sleep through the night. I used to dread going to bed!! Hang in there. She'll get better. Don't expect spaying to be a quick fix either. Neutering slowed Baxter down a couple of days and then he was ready to go. I think age is the only thing that will slow him down. Good luck.