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Old 03-30-2009, 11:48 AM   #1
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Confused Yorkie shows teeth and tries to bite new Puppy

Hello everyone! I am new to all this so please bare with me. I am hoping you all can help. We have a 4 year old Yorkie named Tori. She is extremely spoiled! We thought it might be good for her to get another dog. We cannot even take her to friends houses who have dogs cause she goes after them if they get close to her. So the root of the prob now is that we just got a 7 week old english bulldog who we named Buford. We have had Buford for a week today. At first Tori wouldn't eat, but she started eating today. She also acts like she wants to play with him when the little pup is in his exercise pen, but when I get him out she acts interested but Buford wants to play (like a puppy) so she shows teeth.Ex: I threw Buford's toy for him to chase and Tori went after it. So I know she wants to play but I am not sure how to get Tori to stop the aggressive behavior. I have scolded Tori for her teeth showing and attacks by saying in a deep voice "BAD GIRL!" Some times if she gets angry enough to actually tear into the pup I put her in "time out" after I tell her she is a BAD GIRL! Maybe I haven't given it enough time, but I am wondering if any of you have experienced this...which I am sure you have. Will it get better with time or do I need to do something different?
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Old 03-30-2009, 11:55 AM   #2
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I dont know much about this topic. But i can relate. My yorkie shows teeth around puppies. When he is around a grown dog (no matter what size) he is great. It usually takes him a little while to warm up to a puppy. I think it might be a dominance thing? Your yorkie just may be having a hard time accepting the fact that he doesnt "rule the house" anymore. Eventually he will cave. Reward the good behavior and never coddle him when he is acting aggressive. Good luck with the new puppy!
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Old 03-30-2009, 11:57 AM   #3
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Thank you! Oh, and it isn't just puppies, my Yorkie also does this to big dogs and I recently found out...Toddlers!!!
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oh, thats no good! I have a friend who has a female yorkie that does the same thing. Her yorkie thinks she is a human! Sounds like you might need to watch some episodes of the Dog Whisperer! Or try asking your question over in the "Training" Forum. You might be able to get some more help there. Good luck!
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No Kidding! I watch it all the time and today I even calmed her by putting her head down. I will try to post it over there...this is all new to me. Thank you so much!
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You're not alone! My baby will be 5 in May and does this occasionally with kids and some other dogs too. I've decided to get a trainer, so when she comes in and gives me some tips, I'll post of this thread and mabe it will benefit you too!
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Old 03-30-2009, 12:22 PM   #7
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I wouldnt worry yet. I have an almost 4 year old yorkie and we got him a brother about a month ago. Our older dog is pretty shy but can snap! At first our oldest (Teddy) wouldnt even go near our new puppy (pippo). Every time i would throw a toy for Teddy, Pippo would want to play too! Teddy would just run away. If Teddy was alone and playing or chewing a bone and Pippo would try to take what he had. Teddy would show his teeth and even nip the air (never Pippo, thank goodness!). It has been about a month now and they have graduated to play WITH eachother!!!! I am sooo happy now! I was so scared we made a bad choice. What we did to make pippo and Teddy know that the other was nice and it was ok to play. We would sit on the ground holding Pippo and pet Pippo's head saying "niiiccceee, Pippo is nice". We did the same thing with Pippo so he wouldnt try to be mean too. When one or the other would hurt or be mean we would hold the one who was hurt or had been mean to and show that it is hurt (even if it wasnt at all!) Just to get the point across that that was not good, without having to yell all the time. I have heard that if the old dog is only being yelled at he/she will learn to dislike the new puppy I think that trying to tell the dogs that it is ok to play and to play nice is best. It has worked for us. Scold when appropriate, both of them. It is hard for the existing dog to understand that the puppy is there to stay and is their friend!! I hope I didnt babble too much!
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The information that I have read on the subject,
older dog not wanting to be jumped on by puppy, is because
as the older dog they require respect from the younger ones.
Buddy is the same way.
When we go walking, there are many puppies where I live, Buddy
now being the older pup, he loves going up to them but will run away
when they jump on him and at times he has growled. That is what
made me do alittle research. That's all it is. As an older dog they
just don't want to be bothered with this puppy hyperness any longer.
They want respect. When your pup get's older I am sure they will
be best buds. Buddy has friend that's an English Bull dog.
He was the cutest pup ever. Today he's huge! Good thing Buddy
became his friend
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I think a lot of adult dogs do not want to deal with a puppy especially their hyperness and jumping all around. Pao growls when any puppy especially the big ones pounces and jumps around him. He is not aggressive with them but he lets them know he doesn't like it and that action is not welcomed and not okay with him. Also, I read somewhere that a jumpy puppy can come across as being dominant and threatening to an adult dog through ther body language misinterpreted. If your Yorkie is not comfortable with the puppy jumping around her, be sure to give her her own space and keep pup away from her so that she isn't too stressed out and start to lash at everything.
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Give her time...Sadie was 2yrs old when we brought another yorkie home...and NO....she didn't like her AT ALL! Sadie is only 5 1/2 lbs but, Lillie was only 1.6 lbs...quite a difference...I kept them separated for a few days then gradually let Lillie on the floor with Sadie. Of course Lillie being a puppy wanted to play all the time and Sadie being "Alpha Dog" didn't want anything to do with her. She even went after her a few times...Believe me....there were days I thought "what have I done!" It took a couple of months before Sadie would even let Lillie next to her...eventually she did...They play all the time now...Dont' get me wrong...If Lillie tries to lay with Sadie Sadie will move but, the do get along much better now and Sadie doesn't attack her new fursister anymore...THANK GOD!
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Welcome to YT I would say you need to establish yourself as pack leader. She does need to learn to back down.

I have 2 that I adopted at age 2 - they had been together with their previous owner and Roxy arrived there after Bubba & was 2 mths younger - but she established herself as alpha dog - always beating Bubba to the toys - so now Bubba doesn't even play with toys

Work with her or hire a trainer - hopefully you can turn this around - because it is going to be a lot harder if she has to be an only dog & you have to end up re-homing one of your dogs. I am also very concerned she is showing teeth at toddlers. Teeth showing can move to biting.
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Thank you all so much for the info, I am sure I just need to give it more time. I have been as "gruff" with my Yorkie as I think I can be. I have watched the Dog Whisperer and I think my Yorkie knows that I have taken over. Now if she shows teeth all I have to do is look at her with the "Mad momma look," and she quiets. As far as Toddlers go, I think that may be due to when she was a pup. I have a nephew who used to come to my Mother's house (where Tori, her mother and brother live) I think he used to terrorize the dogs. Tori's Mother hated Toddlers as well, so I am sure he was not nice. I Took over her about 2 years ago. She hadn't seen a Toddler in a long time. I have to say though, she isn't as aggressive with the Toddlers as she is with other dogs.
I really appreciate all of your help! Thanks again
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