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11-26-2008, 04:38 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rossendale, UK
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| I need some advice please Hi, I'm new to this so please bear with me. I have 4 Yorkies. Sophie, Stanley, Posy and Sid. Sid is my newest and tiniest Yorkie, only had him two days. The problem is Posy, she came to live with me about six months ago and was living in a kitchen permenently. Her owner was frightened to let her out in the garden because next door, lived two Japanese Akita's which were not very nice dogs, she also told me that she didn't have time to take Posy out for walks as she had children, this is what I was told anyway, and she wanted a good home for her. The problem I have is as soon as the lead's and coats come out for our walks she goes absolutely stupid, barking (and let me say she has a really high pitched voice on her), she grabs hold of the leads and shakes them and when I eventually manage to get one of them on her she spins round like a lunatic on the end of it. I've tried putting the leads on the others first but she just grabs their leads and drags them down the hallway if she can. Now that I have Sid, when it comes time for the walk I have to shut her in another room so that I can get him dressed because he is so tiny I could be scared that he will get hurt in the chaos. Once they are all dressed and ready as soon as her paws hit the pavement it's like a light switch being turned on she is really well behaved on the walks. I just don't know how to stop this behaviour, and because Sid is so quiet and well behaved I don't want him to start to copy her, the other two have a bit of a bark with her but nothing excessive, I am now at my wits end please if anyone has any suggestions I would be eternally gratefull |
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11-26-2008, 07:45 PM | #2 |
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11-26-2008, 07:47 PM | #3 |
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11-26-2008, 07:59 PM | #4 |
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| Maybe you could try taking her into a calm room and getting her ready for the walk first? She may respond well to the one on one attention and being the first to get ready to go outside! Or is there any time through out the day that she could get taken on a walk by herself until she get more adjusted to gettting to go out? Just a couple of thoughts, I am a new yorkie mom, and have been very blessed with a laid back little boy! Jeri and Harley |
11-26-2008, 09:07 PM | #5 |
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| It seems like she is in an excited state...which probably starts when she sees the leads come out...or you getting the others ready... You need to make sure that she is absolutely calm before you proceed with your walk. I personally would start getting ready for you walk...earlier than you plan...so you can work with her on getting her calm and submissive... As soon as she starts getting excited you need to try to get her to lay down and stay there until she is calm. You might need to hold her down gently until she gives up and chills out...and as soon as she has calmed down...laying her head down...even possible closing her eyes.....then try to start getting the rest of the dogs ready. It's good that she is calm on the walks....now you just need her to be calm before you go on the walks... One of my large dogs always started barking and running around real excited...so I had to work on making her lay down until she was completely calm then I would take them for a walk..sometimes I had to wait quite awhile...Now she does great! Don't give up....and be consistant. Good luck!!
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11-27-2008, 12:09 AM | #6 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | I think Wabbit has the right idea. I just want to add, I walk a lot of dogs at a local shelter, and we do not use anything other than positive reinforcement - EXCEPT if the dog bites the lead. This is unacceptable and earns a very firm "no". It sounds like your girl is just super-excited at the moment, so it's probably better to work on the entire process, but just keep in mind not to let this become a habit. You might also try getting a slip lead to get her out the door, and then harnessing her up once she's outside. Slip leads are super-fast, so you might be able to get her out the door before she realizes what's going on. However, if she is spinning around, it might put pressure on her neck, so I would take that into consideration as well. |
11-27-2008, 02:20 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rossendale, UK
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| Thanks for all your advice I think I will try the slip lead idea, I've tried the calm room and getting her ready first and the lying down but I will carry on and let everyone know how I get on with her. Thanks again :animal |
11-27-2008, 02:37 AM | #8 | |
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This is a good suggestion... .also how about taking her on a few solo walks without the others, the "only child treatment.". ..and how about putting her lead on her and letting her drag it around the house, some of the experts say that helps them to get accustomed to it.
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11-27-2008, 03:13 PM | #9 | |
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THAT IS AN EXCELLENT idea...because then she won't ONLY associate the leads with the walk...she'll not know when it's coming...I bet that would work great!!!
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11-28-2008, 02:17 AM | #10 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rossendale, UK
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| Hi Everyone It worked (well at least last night it did) I dressed her on her own and took her for her walk on her own, absolute bliss. Just hope it wasn't a one off. Thanks for all your help everyone. Thank you Thank you Thank you |
11-28-2008, 02:22 AM | #11 |
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| HI sweet lady....I was on the treadmill watching TV yesterday and I watched "It's me or the dog" I so thought about you cause if they didn't have a situation somewhat like yours!!! This lady and daughter lived alone, and the lady had Crones disease. She had a Beagle, Itallian race hound, and then adopted a sick boxer. When the Boxer got well it was too much for the lady to handle and the dynamics with the other dogs changed. One of the things the expert lady did was have her take that dog out alone, and it was much better.
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