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02-29-2012, 05:56 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Woodruff SC US
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| Need help please I have 3 females Yorkies I just brought the 3rd into our home with my other females. I am having problems with Macy who is 2 years old and the puppy. They are from the same mom and dad. I really fell in love with this puppy because she is the runt of the litter and is very small. My friend wanted me to take her because she knew how I cared for my other 2. I am failing badly. Macy will attack the puppy out of the blue I wasn't even in the room I had just walked out for a second Macy was on the couch and my husband was sitting in the chair and you know men he was into TV. She bit the puppy and my husband went to get Macy and she started to bite him. Needless to say he scolded Macy till she was shaking. This is so unlike Macy she has always been such a laid back kind of dog. You can groom her do just about anything and she never offers to bite unlike the older one who I can't touch her nails. She is doing good with the puppy, she doesn't play with her but she's not being mean. This is consuming my days because the puppy wants to be out with the rest of us and I have to watch every second they are together. I've even thought about asking my friend to take her back but we have fell in love with her plus I have a 16 year old that is taking care of the puppy most of the time when she's not in school or running around because I don't mess with her to much because of Macy. Macy acts depressed also. This hurts me to see her this way. I hope someone has been through something like this and can tell me how to handle it. I thought about a training class would that work or medicine which I don't want to do that but if it would help I'm willing to try anything. Thanks for any help. I posted this to someone's post and I was told to start a new thread I might get more help. |
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03-01-2012, 05:20 AM | #2 |
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| sorry posted on the wrong thread
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03-01-2012, 05:28 AM | #3 |
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| It sounds like there are alot of variables here. How did you introduce them? How are you treating them as a group? Your daughter taking care of the pup most of the time and keeping it away from the others can definitely cause problems. Please read the thread and get some professional advice from a dog behavioralist. It will be worth the expense, if you can't or aren't willing to take the time and energy and expense it will take to undo what has already taken place then please make sure you do what is right for the pup, sometimes it hurts but the pups welfare and your other pups as well, need to be the priority. They are dependent on you to do the right things for all of them. Good Luck hon, I hope it works out.
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03-01-2012, 07:04 AM | #4 |
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| Sounds like jealousy to me, but I can't say that for sure. If you spent more time with Macy and assured her your love, perhaps in time she will be accepting. |
03-01-2012, 07:39 AM | #5 |
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| We just went through the same thing. Make sure you give the older one lots of extra attention. When Laddy bit or even growled at Kyra I would say no no and put him in his crate for 3 minutes. After a month now they are the best of friends. Also if the puppy is really aggressive make sure older one has a place to escape from the puppy when she doesnt want to be played with. Good luck.
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03-01-2012, 07:56 AM | #6 |
My furkids Donating Member | we just got our 3rd yorkie too...we have 2 adult females and now Bentley...We had Sadie for a year before we got Lillie...Sadie is Alpha girl...she DID NOT like Lillie AT ALL!! matter of fact it broke my heart to the point where I thought..."what have I done"! Once Lillie was here....she was here to stay...there was NO WAY I could return her...I kept them separated during the day and when I was home I would cuddle Sadie more than Lillie (which was REALLY hard!)...Lillie was the cutest little ball of fur! Lillie was a whiner/baby....if she got her toe nail stuck in her hair she would yelp...Sadie would pounce on her!! and attack her!! It took weeks for her to warm up to Lillie...Sadie is now 7 yrs and Lillie 6 yrs and to this day if Lillie yelps for any reason Sadie still goes after her...I spoke to the vet about this and she told me it is a domination thing...I always know when Sadie will do this so If I know it's going to happen I am right on her IMMEDIATELY!! I don't let it happen...you can see the look in her eyes and her little tongue sticks out and shakes...She doesn't do this as often as she used to ...they are buds now....Bentley is a whiner too...but, if he yelps...(he's a cry baby! ) Both girls run to him but don't touch him...Not sure if it's because he's a pup (7months old)...or a male....I really wanted another female...We decided on a male because we felt it was a better mix... I would give it a little more time...try to stop it before it happens and give her more attention,...I'm sure with time it will get better.....
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03-02-2012, 11:13 AM | #8 |
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| Only give Macy the same about of time and attention she got before the puppy came, this way she doesn't think she's being rewarded for bad behavior. I like Cesar's approach to this problem when he takes both dogs on a walk together.......one on each side. They bond more quickly this way it seems.
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03-02-2012, 11:24 AM | #9 |
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| I tried to give Ziva more attention when Abby came to us- it quickly backfired and Ziva growled at the new pup- I backed off, not paying attention to Ziva and tried to be very calm while she got used to Abby. Luckily, Abby is a sweet natured dog and will roll over- submissive, any time Ziva gets bossy. It took a month for Ziva and Abby to get along- good friends now but not BFF. |
03-03-2012, 02:18 PM | #10 | |
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