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09-20-2011, 05:46 PM | #1 |
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| Newbie Here! Hi Everyone! I have a male Yorkie who is 6 months old. His name is Zeus. He is my blessing. Something rather traumatic happend to my family a week before I was to pick Zeus up from the small home breeder where we purchased him. I had already introduced Zeus to my two children who are 6 and 4 and I had already put down a deposit before this event happend. I couldn't back out of getting him although the timing was really, really bad. He has turned out to be the very best thing ever. He is a great loveable and loyal little guy. I can't imagine life without him. He made going through a tough time just a bit easier. I do have one small problem and would like some advice. As I said I have two small children. My 4 year-old will hardly leave Zeus alone, ever. Zeus has snipped at him before mainly b/c my son will not put him down. Tonight I took Zeus for his rabies shot and he snipped at the vet. What can I do to discourage this behavior? It's not like he bites hard but at the same time it's not desirable to me having him do this. Thanks for your advice, I look forward to learning a lot here! |
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09-20-2011, 06:59 PM | #3 |
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| Welcome the YT! Hope others will chime in with their thoughts, but your 4 year old may need to learn that the Yorkie is not one of HIS toys, and encourage him to play with his toys more and not the Yorkie. I would also be sure that the Yorkie has a free/safe place to go to where your children are not allowed to bother him there. Kind of gives them a time out. Kids love dogs, but at that age they have to learn the limits/rules about the Yorkie. They are both young, but the concern is that the 4 year old does not get bitten and that the Yorkie does not get hurt. Hang in!
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09-20-2011, 08:20 PM | #4 |
YT 1000 Club Member | I agree with yorkiemini completely ! I'm not scolding you please understand that, but, that's got to stop ! You must get your child to understand that's not a toy. Continued "mistreatment" (in the Dog's opinion) can really cause lingering problems. Do the best you can there, and let us know how things are going. Good Luck.
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09-21-2011, 01:53 AM | #5 |
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| Welcome to the YT forums. I know you have to change this behavior immediately or else it will get worse. I'm not sure how but I know others will chime in soon. I also have a little one that will not leave Ahi alone. But I guess I lucked out in Ahi. She doesn't care. She lets my DD do anything to her. I'm the one telling my DD to leave her alone. Ahi is like her bff, if my DD cries she will be right there kissing her and calming her down. She won't let you take her away from my DD until she is done crying.
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09-21-2011, 02:19 AM | #6 |
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| Welcome and I hope you can find a way to help your son realize puppies need a lot of rest and your Yorkie learns that he can't snip at him. I am dealing with this with my 2 female Yorkies and still trying to find an answer.
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09-21-2011, 02:39 AM | #7 |
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| Welcome from the UK, too! We had the same problem, not with our Yorkie but with our labrador. Do you have a crate for your little boy (Yorkie!!!!)? He needs to have his own special place, his own den where he feels safe and no-one can 'get' to him. The children need to be taught that when he's in there - he's off limits, that it's his sleep time, that he needs that time to grow strong. It actually did work for us! Good luck, Sally + Harry x |
09-21-2011, 04:59 AM | #8 | |
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09-21-2011, 05:56 AM | #9 |
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| Thanks for all the great advice. I totally agree and I can't tell you how many times I tell my little one "LEAVE ZEUS ALONE". Zeus does have a crate which he LOVES. He puts himself to bed and goes in there to nap. Zeus follows my son around so that makes it even harder. It's like he has this love/hate relationship with my son lol. He wants to play for sure but it's my son picking him up that seems to be the issue. I can say he's gotten a bit more used to it but sometimes he's had enough. We'll keep working at it! |
09-21-2011, 09:13 AM | #10 |
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| I don't have any advice, but wanted to welcome you to YorkieTalk!
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09-21-2011, 09:46 AM | #11 |
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09-21-2011, 09:52 AM | #12 |
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09-21-2011, 10:36 AM | #13 | |
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Also, when your new baby's in his crate - is the latch across? I must admit, I had to resort to putting a lock on ours, as my children were too young and liked meddling with things too much - everything was a challenge and such fun! It's all trial and error. Would it be possible for you to explain the problem to your 6 year old, and try to get him/her to help teach your youngest just what is right for your new little addition? That's often the key - rather than 'mummy'! Sally + Harry x | |
09-21-2011, 12:09 PM | #14 |
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