|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
04-08-2011, 11:28 PM | #1 |
Banning Queen Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Home of the Kalamazoo Wings, MI.
Posts: 3,122
| Naughty Puppy! well she's not technically a pup, that's just what i call her. she has been acting like a little maniac lately and i'm just not sure as to how i should discipline her. barking a LOT, jumping on coffee & end tables, shredding whatever she can. is she in her "adolescence" stage at almost 16 months? She's not responding to vocal commands, distractions, i've even kicked her out of my room. Then she'll bark & scratch and when i let her in she's acting up all over again. She is not crate trained, but i do have one---should i use that? any and all advice/suggestions are really appreciated!
__________________ For The Night Is Dark & Full Of Terriers |
Welcome Guest! | |
04-09-2011, 12:07 AM | #2 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
Posts: 22,140
| LOL. Sounds cute to me! But seriously, if you want to try to corral her and have her really mind you, start behavior modification hearing. There are articles on it here and how to get started. Behavior modificatin is extremely rewarding and fun for the dog, will teach her who is leader, to focus on you and get her used to and very proud of doing what you say. Before long, they habituate to doing what you say rather than doing whatever they want. And it is lots of fun! Tibbe had rather train than play!!!
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
04-09-2011, 09:35 AM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 889
| Yep, as yorkietalkjilly said, you should look into behavior modification training since if she's not listening to you when you correct her, she's not respecting you as she should and thinks she's in charge (typical yorkie as far as I'm learning lol). Almost more importantly though, well actually it should be part of her training, sounds alot like she doesn't know what to do with all her energy. Try to "drane" her some and get her tired by going for long walks and playing with her with toys. Destructive behaviors in dogs are caused by them being bored, anxious(doesn't sound like this one is your problem) or not having an appropriate outlet for their energy. Research some good training methods for getting her to respect, follow and obey you, then practice those techniqes after the walk so she'll be a little more quiet and responsive. P.S. Just don't be like me and get her TOO tired, half the time Alice just wants to lay on the couch and sleep by the time we start our command training LOL.
__________________ Jenn, mom to: Dayton , Alice ,Darla, Miya , Summer & Chooch Last edited by AlicetheYorkie; 04-09-2011 at 09:37 AM. |
04-09-2011, 09:43 AM | #4 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 889
| Oh, and yes, crate training is good, but I doubt it'll solve your current problem with her, it'll probably make it worse if that's all you do to get her to stop the behaviors she's displaying because confining her will really make her wired and that can lead to anxiety. Also, if you are going to crate train her, don't ever use it as a "time-out" or put her in it as a repremand. It should be her little "sanctuary" were she can go to rest or when you can't be home but only after you've helped her work out that pent up energy. Good luck
__________________ Jenn, mom to: Dayton , Alice ,Darla, Miya , Summer & Chooch |
04-09-2011, 10:34 AM | #5 |
Gidget & Sidney's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: PA
Posts: 3,462
| I agree, she sounds like she needs more exercise and more outlet for her energy. Walks, a couple of 15 min training sessions/day, play w her mommy -- tire her out a bit. Maybe even a doggie obedience course to stimulate her. |
04-09-2011, 10:41 AM | #6 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
Posts: 22,140
| One of the things I do to drain Tibbe of all his excess energy is to throw his treats into the next room one at a time and then reward him when he comes back. I use his kibble at treats, throw one, he runs and searches, finds, eats it, runs back to me and I give him a treat, throw the next. He's happily running back and forth for quite a while and a little tired by the time my arm is worn out.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
Bookmarks |
|
|
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart