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08-13-2011, 03:49 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lexington
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| How does your yorkie act around children? And food possessiveness?? Just curious. How does your yorkie get along with kids? AND, does your dogs ever act overly possessive over their food? Big sometimes growls at us if we come near him when he has a special treat- not his normal treats, but things he doesn't get often. He's never bitten before but sometimes i worry that he might if i tried to take his treat. My husband thinks we should just let him eat in peace and leave him alone, but i don't like it when he growls at us. What to do?? He ONLY acts like that about his special treats. Other than that he's very sweet & loving. Last edited by Mister Big; 08-13-2011 at 03:50 PM. |
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08-13-2011, 04:12 PM | #2 |
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| Hi. I was happy to find that I can move Choppers food away or add some without him given me a second thought even with a second dog in the house. He met a little boy about 5 at the vet holding another yorkie and he was very sweet and calm to them both. But he will run through the house growling the whole way or growl while chewing a toy and its just him in the room. I think its little dude syndrome and he's showing the toy whose boss and growling while running like he's saying yep I run this. His growls are in sync with tail wagging or a complete licking if he cathes whomever he is running behind so, not much help.
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08-13-2011, 04:21 PM | #3 |
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| Jackson does really well with children, though he can be really soft or shy. He doesn't like kids just running up to him and being really forward, if he doesn't know the kid, they have to take it slow. So I usually give the kid a treat to give him and show them how to approach him from UNDER the chin rather than over the head. However the kids that he knows, like my young siblings (3 1/2 and 7 1/2) and cousins, he is AWESOME with. And no possessiveness. I started training him the day I brought him home at 9 weeks old and established a really good bond and connection with him but I also taught him how to accept my hand in his bowl, take away treats/bones, etc. He's never growled at me ever and I think if he did, I'd be certain there was some sort of medical problem, because I just can't see him ever doing it.
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08-13-2011, 04:23 PM | #4 |
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| Armani is not so great with kids- he will behave if I tell him to and have him on leash, but if I let him loose he will chase them. Chloe is fine with kids. Armani is not food possessive at all- Chloe will allow me to take food from her, but will growl if another dog gets near her food.
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08-13-2011, 04:25 PM | #5 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I know food possessiveness can be a problem and one show I was watching said that is a deciding factor in the dog being allowed to be adopted out, any food possessiveness and the dog will be PTS instead of adopted. This was the pounds policy in Detroit Michigan. I don't know if other places feel as strongly, but it did make me want to teach Joey not to be possessive with his food. There are steps you can take to teach them that you are the master and you are in charge of all food. One way is making them sit before you place the food bowl down, and not allowing them to take the food, until you give the release command. This sites has some other suggestions. Learn How to Stop Dog Food Aggression or Possessiveness of Food like Cesar Millan Since your dog only does it with special treats, I wouldn’t worry too much, but sometimes you have t o take that special something away from them, and they should learn to give it up to you.
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08-13-2011, 04:39 PM | #6 |
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| If I ever had to take something away from Jackson and couldn't give it back to him, I'd trade. I would always let him know, in the beginning anyways, that he was always going to get something for giving up whatever it was that was in his mouth.
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08-13-2011, 04:44 PM | #7 |
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| Zhoie doesn't care for little one...at all. If I'm holding her she will let them pet her. When she see them at a distance, she is a barking fool. She's not protective of her food with us, but she doesn't let other dog near it. However, she has not problem eating out of our friend's yorkies bowl. The never...what a brat. She did bring a chew to be one night and when we moved towards it she growled, needless to say, it went back to the living room and she is not allowed to bring anything to bed. When she looks like she is going to be possessive of this particular chew....I do the "drop it" and reluctantly she will lay it down. I pick up for a few minutes...and hand it back. It's a work in progress, LOL
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08-13-2011, 05:12 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | Rhett and Scarlett have always done really well with kids, most likely because they are constantly exposed to them with the revolving door known as my house. I also don't allow the food possessiveness to go on in my house. With having 4 dogs and watching our little foster buddy every once in awhile, that's an absolute no no. They've all learned that if they get possessive over a toy, the toy gets taken away by me. It only took a few times for them to figure out that if they want to keep the chew toy, they'd better not growl when one of the other dogs walks by.
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08-13-2011, 05:22 PM | #9 |
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| I don't think there is a child that Gizmo doesn't love. With food, I made sure there was no food, bone, or treat aggression ever since he was a puppy.
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08-13-2011, 05:29 PM | #10 |
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| I would never not place a dog in a home because he bit when someone messed with his food. I do understand that shelters have to evaluate and sadly many pups get pts for this reason. If I have a pup like that, he is not going to a home with children and he will go to a home that understands him. My take on it: Let the pup eat in peace. I don't have anyone getting into my plate of food and would not like it; so I don't mess with a pup while he/she is eating. Pretty simple in my humble opinion. Certainly if you can train a pup to not be that way, that is wonderful; but I don't think it is a simple thing. I would think it would take him learning that he can trust.
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08-13-2011, 05:43 PM | #11 |
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| Callie loves kids there are some little hyper boys shes a little leary of but for the most part she loves them. The growling when eating a treat is a problem in my opinion but I cant really advise you on what to do because I have never had this problem.
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08-13-2011, 05:49 PM | #12 |
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| My son was bitten by a cocker spaniel when he was about 10. The pup belonged to a friend of his. The mother had told all of the parents of her son's friends that Joey was food aggressive....she gave us the option to keep our children away or tell them how to behave. The day my son was bitten, he called me up to say that Joey had bitten him and it was his fault. Indeed it was. He had been warned. He lived through it and learned a lesson...stay away from Joey's food. I think that parents need to tell their children to stay out of pup's faces and out of their food. Just me. *shrug*
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08-13-2011, 06:16 PM | #14 |
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| goliath is really great around kids but he to has been around tons of them from birth. we dont have any problems with food possessiveness at all. but also i have always been told never put your hands by a dog/puppy who is eating and have also made sure my kids learned this |
08-13-2011, 06:23 PM | #15 | |
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I have told my 7 year old son to stay away from our shih tzu's face and to leave him alone when he's tired many times. Sometimes he forgets and wants to cuddle Oliver when he's tired - he's been warned enough that Ollie doesn't like it, and if he gets bit it's his own fault. However, back to the OP's question.... none of my dogs are food aggressive with each other, my cats, or any people in our family. It wouldn't be tolerated - especially since I need to be able to take away anything that might be in their mouths that could cause them harm. My Yorkie LOVES the kids she already knows (mine and my 2 nephews). She loves anyone who comes into our home and thinks all visitors are there to see her. She also loves any of my children's friends if they are in our car with us. When she was younger she loved to meet people when out walking or on outings, but not anymore. Now she does not like people who she doesn't know if we aren't home - I am working on this, though I don't expect her to like everyone.
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