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08-21-2011, 07:23 PM | #1 |
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| New to YT- have dilema already A friend of mine reccomended this site to me after I told her about my dilema. I have 2 yorkies, one is older, just turned 4 and the other is just 6 months. My younger one, Sallie is why I am need of help. My older one is so well behaved, he can be left home alone while I'm at work and I dont have to worry about him but this puppy can not be trusted for anything! She tries to eat everything she gets a hold of (even her own poo) and she has SO much energy. I don't think I was really prepared for how much energy she has, she plays and plays and then wants to play more. Now after being jobless I will be working 3 ten hour days and I'm stuck with what to do with her. I either leave her baby gated in the kitchen where she can eat her poo and only has a little space to play in or drop her at dog day care wich will probably run me a good $200 bucks a month. I feel overwhelmed. I love my baby girl but I've been around a lot of yorkies and she is the most hyper one I've ever met! Some times I wish I got an older one instead. I heard you guys can help so I hope you can, I really am trying to do the right thing here. |
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08-21-2011, 08:13 PM | #2 | |
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| Um, she's a puppy. She's doing what puppies do. She is the equivalent of a toddler who just learned how to take their diaper off, climb the stairs and slide down said stairs with the poo from the diaper still on their dirty butt. (not my experience, but it did happen!). Quote:
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08-21-2011, 08:38 PM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Snoqualmie, WA, USA
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| My new baby, Gracie, is a poop eater too. Friday the vet provided me with some stuff called "Forbid" to sprinkle on her food. It will make her poop taste bad, I guess. Anyway, we're trying it. My guess is you can find it at a pet store too. Good luck. |
08-21-2011, 10:28 PM | #4 |
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| Oh the joys of having a puppy again!
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08-22-2011, 03:02 AM | #5 |
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| Welcome to Yorkie Talk She is still a puppy LOL but all to soon puppy-hood will be gone. At least till she gets older and you get use to your new job I would go with the day care. She needs exercise , good walks do wonders. Things will get better just hang in their.
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08-22-2011, 04:21 AM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Reading, PA, USA
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| Welcome to Yorkie Talk! I agree, she sounds like a healthy puppy. I can only suggest exercise and training. I am a fan of Cesar Millan's mantra of exercise, obedience and affection, and have found it to be a great help to me, dealing with having a puppy again after many years. The Forbid is also something I would recommend, or something similar such as Prozyme. Perhaps a Kong toy of some kind that drips out treats here and there as it's knocked about can help to channel some of the energy while you're working, as it will give her something to do with her mouth other than put it on things she shouldn't be. I would also talk to your vet about the coprophagia, which can be caused by the puppy not fully digesting the food she is eating. No training in the world be effective, if there is an underlying medical reason behind it. Again, welcome to YT, and good luck to you and your puppy. |
08-22-2011, 08:55 AM | #7 |
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| I see many valid points in the responses you have received. 1. Yes she is a puppy with a busy mind and body. She is learning things right now at a very fast pace. Because you can not be a stay at home person. She is left with her own doggy ideas about what is ok. IMO (in my opinion) A good doggie Day care would help. 2. Coprophagia/ poop eating is sometimes difficult to stop. I strongly recommend teaching her to poop on command. Paul Loeb wrote a book called Smarter than you think about training your dog. I disagree with many things he teaches. But he has a method that works with poop eaters. On page 133 The Cardboard Match Trick. I have used a cotton swab coated with petroleum jelly instead of a match stick. I hope you can find this book at the library or on line, if not private email me and I will send you the info. 3. Being Hyper may just mean she needs exercise. Try to teach her how to play fetch. You can stan or sit in a lawn chair and toss the ball for her, take her on walks, give her a KONG toy that makes her work for tiny treats. Remember if you are calm and easy going this will help her be calm too. Hope this helps. |
08-22-2011, 11:24 AM | #8 |
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| hey and welcome to YT. i agree with the others. She is just a puppy and will grow out of most of these behaviours. Think back to when your older dog was one.. I know it can be frustrating, hang in there it will get better. I am also not working right now and worry about how he will react when i get a job. If day care is an option for you, then do that. But if like me, it is not, I know they will get use to it. it may take a while, but they will. I plan on leaving Ziggy confined to my room (for safety) with all his "stuff" I hope you find the best solution for you and your little one
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08-22-2011, 12:39 PM | #9 |
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| Hi and welcome. I agree with most, your baby is just being a baby. Leave interesting things for her to play with. I would defiantly try one of the kong filled with something to keep her busy and she will try go after other things to chew. If you have an xpen use just 4-side for a smaller area for her right now. It will get better. The poop eating issue, I have one and she is 19 months old. I have the sprinkle stuff from the vet. I have found that crushed pineapples work also. I may have learned that here. But I am not sure about giving that to a pup. It is a come and go thing with her. I thought I had her broke of it but recently I have notice missing poo's. So now I have to follow her to the potty pad and hide and wait till she poops and grap it. She looks at me like I did something wrong when I get it. I wish I knew why they like to eat poo. It is such a nasty thought. |
08-22-2011, 01:13 PM | #10 |
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| Hi and Welcome to YT. I think the best thing for you would be the doggy daycare. I have two puppies here but I am with them at all times so the issues we have with chewing are addressed as soon as it happens. She is to little to be left alone for 10 hours while you are at work anything could happen in that amount of time. She also needs outside time, play time, running time. These are all things she will not get if she is kept locked up for ten hours. Be patient it takes time but they do eventually come out of this stage.
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08-22-2011, 03:32 PM | #11 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Cali
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| I remember my other dog being great as a puppy, he would run around the house for like an hour then be pooped out. I know shes just a puppy but even amoung puppies I think shes hyper, I took her to a yorkie play group the other day and she tiered out every dog there! I have also tried the forbid, it didnt help at all. I found a vet near me that has a play area but its 20 bucks a day..........I dunno, I can't trust her at home so I guess I have to. |
08-22-2011, 05:05 PM | #12 |
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| Victoria Stillwell recommends feeding tidbits of pineapple to stop the nasty poop eating habit. You might want to check w your vet first and ask how much to feed for his weight. Something in the pineapple makes it taste very bad to them. My first yorkie Cricket was very hyper - more than most yorkies. She did calm down. After spaying she got calmer and after her first birthday. She was just a wildwoman for a while. Believe it or not, as she aged I missed those days.
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08-23-2011, 01:36 PM | #13 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Cali
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| Thanks for the advice, sometimes i worry that getting a puppy was the wrong thing to do. I didnt think it would be so much work and was impatient. It just sucks now there are so many beautiful older yorkies for adoption, and when I was looking there were none! I should have waited, I hope at least maybe others can learn from my mistake. Better to wait then just buy the first one you see impulsively, you may end up with more than you bargined for. |
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