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04-09-2011, 05:26 AM | #1 |
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| Yorkie snaps viciously at owners when they go near new Pug puppy I found these two videos on YouTube, and when I saw them, was pretty shocked, and left a comment. The owner of the dog replied and basically told me the behavior was "OK" because he was protecting the puppy, and told me that I have no sense of humor. I want you guys to be the judge.. Video in question: My initial response (I am ryancav) was: "You really can't let your dog snap at you like that....... really bad" ..to which they replied: "What is it like to have no sense of humor? Do you suggest that we beat a harmless, 5 lb. dog for simply protecting what he thinks is his? Good grief! This is one of the most affectionate and loving dogs there has ever been, but he is very possessive of something he thinks belongs to him. He is a dog that loves everyone he meets.This is a common trait for Yorkies, and that is why there are so many other videos of this nature on YouTube. Just relax, man. It'll be ok." Now, I'm all for people doing whatever they want, but that video was hard to watch. Am I wrong for thinking that this behavior should be corrected? edit: There is another video below of the same dogs: |
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04-09-2011, 06:12 AM | #2 |
My furkids Donating Member | HM! I don't think that's funny.......Maybe the yorkie IS protecting the pup...but, I wouldn't allow that....the yorkie almost looks, the way he stands over the pup, to be in a dominating position. The poor little pug looks terrified. I think Mr. Yorkie needs a time out!
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04-09-2011, 06:21 AM | #3 |
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| Wow... it's people like this that gives Yorkies a bad name. I will never understand why possessiveness is looked upon as funny or cute. If a German Shepherd was doing that behavior, it'd probably get put to sleep.
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04-09-2011, 06:22 AM | #4 |
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| I agree, it does look like a case of dominance. I have never had a puppy, Sophie Kate has always been an only dog I am not sure what I would do in that case.
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04-09-2011, 06:30 AM | #5 |
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| That kid is deliberately taunting the yorkie to get it to react. Who knows the relationship between the two & how much prior taunting has been going on that provokes a reaction from the yorkie towards that kid. Clearly the yorkie as no issue with the man holding the pug. I don't beileve you can assume anything about the yorkie's general personality based on that clip. But I sure as heck assume an opinion about the parents who raise their children to believe deliberately provoking animals is an acceptable behavior...
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04-09-2011, 06:34 AM | #6 |
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| The Yorkie is protecting the new puppy. The owners are not correcting this snapping, growling behavior. I think the kid in the video is encouraging the Yorkie's behavior and teasing the dog. They all think it's funny and it's not! Some people don't have any common sense! |
04-09-2011, 06:34 AM | #7 |
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| Crazy! We don't allow our dogs to be possessive of toys, if they growl, we take it away. I would never allow my dog to snap at anyone! |
04-09-2011, 06:45 AM | #8 |
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| My first Yorkie was like that, and I don't consider it to be normal. He wasn't like that with living things, just toys and other inanimate objects. When he decided something was "his," there was no changing his mind. He even claimed a garden gnome, and when he thought someone might be moving towards it, he would run over to it and start guarding it, warning, barking, snarling to stay away. We would never allow him to be around children, just in case they might innocently pick up something that he considered to be "his." We got him at a year of age (from a bad breeder that has been discussed here) where during his first year he essentially was raised in a "pack of wild Yorkies" and was not socialized, and that probably brought out his resource guarding tendencies. We worked with him for almost two years to try and free him of the behavior, but were never able to do it. He died before the age of three from the complications of an enlarged heart. Again, I do not consider this to be normal behavior. The dog is distraught. The dog is being alpha. A terrier with the proper temperament still has all the terrier spunk but knows it's place, and is confident enough to be comfortable in all situations with all people and all other dogs. The dog in the video isn't happy, he thinks he is in charge, has lost control of his possession, and is trying to get the situation back under his control.
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04-09-2011, 06:51 AM | #9 |
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| That is insane. My kids are getting a pug puppy soon. I would really work hard on my dogs behavior if he was acting like that with a new puppy
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04-09-2011, 08:11 AM | #10 |
YT 1000 Club Member | If one of my Dogs were to snap at me for ANY reason... I would be so shocked, I'd have to sit down an think just what I missed in their training !!! THAT and anything like that, is an issue of Trust Simply that ! I really feel sorry for those people, but... The Dog may be warranted in dong that...probably is !
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04-09-2011, 08:22 AM | #11 |
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| I would never ever allow one of my dogs to snap at me like that for any reason whatsoever. They're of course going to do what they want, but it's people like that why there's so many "agressive" dogs in shelters and being euthenized. And what kind of dumb idea is it to say the the pug "belongs" to the Yorkie. They are going to have so many problems for encouraging this I don't even want to think about what might happen to that poor Yorkie or the poor little Pug baby if the Yorkie's agression gets redirected and the puppy gets bit (looks like that almost happened in the vid. a couple of times). Grrrr I feel like going on Youtube and yelling at these people, but no, I'm in a good mood today and it won't do any good. People like that won't listen to anyone. They won't think it's so funny when one of them is in the ER getting stitches
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04-09-2011, 08:27 AM | #12 |
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| Wow, that was pretty aggressive. The Yorkie looks so unhappy....he's panting and clearly upset. What is funny about that! When the dog finally bites someone then they will punish the dog...sadly it could be avoided with correction and training. Just very sad.
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04-09-2011, 08:36 AM | #13 | |
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04-09-2011, 08:37 AM | #14 |
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| Ugh, I swear some people don't have any common sense. It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye...
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04-09-2011, 08:39 AM | #15 |
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| Thats not cute behavior thats aggression that needs to be addressed
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