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02-20-2014, 02:53 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sunrise, FL
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| Overly excited puppy needs some manner! So Oliver is 4 months old now and he is a very loving and most of the time overly excited puppy every time he meets people and other dogs. Trust me I love it when I see him in the morning and after work he would jump on me, licking and nipping my hands my face. It shows how happy he is to see me. But I think he needs to calm down a little, both for me and for others, because he does the same thing to strangers and other dogs, and I personally think it's rude. Ideally I want him to sit calmly until the person decide to approach and pet him then he can lick their hands maybe but running to people and jumping on them is unacceptable. Same when he meets other dogs. He chased my friend's 3 year old Maltese around the house as soon as he saw him the first time without properly introducing himself (sniffing and stuff). The maltese was obviously bothered by his aggressive playing approach. I heard that neutering him would help calming him down but he is a baby so I want to wait. Other than that, do you have any suggestion to how to train this boy proper greeting manner? |
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02-20-2014, 03:05 PM | #2 |
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| I think pups are like that. Zoey was in everyone's face when she was a pup and she just had to learn from the other dogs that was not appreciated.
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02-20-2014, 03:13 PM | #3 |
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| Have you thought of a puppy class that teaches the basics? Sit and stay are pretty important when teaching them to wait when someone is coming in and it's going to take a lot of work and a lot of patients. He is still a puppy and going to have lots of energy. If he has all his shots do you take him for walks to burn some of the energy off?
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02-20-2014, 03:17 PM | #4 |
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| No doubt about it, puppies are just plain rude. Is he treat motivated? Just be patient with him. Does he know how to sit yet? When you have someone come over, make sure you have his favorite treat and see if you can get him to sit and make sure they don't reinforce his bad behavior. Maybe a puppy class or beginner obedience class would be a good idea too. |
02-20-2014, 03:40 PM | #5 |
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| he's only a baby, yorkies are HIGH ENERGY dogs, everything is new to him, like the other posters, try puppy training classes I personally always waited until my pups were 6 mos old before I became very stick with starting training, ppl know how puppies are, and for greeting dogs, let them work that out. He's just a lil baby, 6 months in MY opinion is soon enough to tech him proper manners. Good luck in your decision
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02-20-2014, 04:56 PM | #6 |
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| Gizmo was like that till around 6 months, and even training him sit and stay, sometimes his energy got the best of him. Now at 8 months after being neutered he is more calm and willing to listen and greet properly. I can totally see the change in his personality every day he gets older now, that he has much more control of his excitement. When he was 4 months old, even though he had learned to sit and stay, as soon as anything distracted him in the least bit, that energetic little puppy excitement would over ride anything I had taught him, even for treats lol. And believe me Gizmo is very treat and toy driven, I just think at that age he had no control over his little happiness emotions. I just think time will settle him, but always keep up with the training, eventually you will see him start to listen better as he gets a bit older :-) |
02-20-2014, 07:41 PM | #7 |
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| Puppy class to me is nothing but paying to have your pup socializing with other pups, which you can do it at the parks for free. The things the trainer teaches in these classes you can learn from doing your own research (YT for example is a great place). So sorry but no, I don't believe in taking those classes. I agree that socialization is a great tool, other than that, I have been able to teach Oliver all of the basic commands like sit, stay, come, leave it, etc. But of course all of that go out the window as soon as his "omg new friends!!!" puppy happy instinct kicks in. |
02-20-2014, 08:35 PM | #8 | |
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02-20-2014, 10:45 PM | #9 | |
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Training classes would be the best thing for him, you earn how to control them with commands, and they get socialized at the same time. Practice what you are taught several times a day in 2 or 3 minuet exercises. Sit, stay, are both great, but my favorite is wait, and to help burn off some energy, park it and off. Park it is they get on their bed or what ever you have them get on, off is just that, off, couches aren't good for this because of jumping off of them, but if you have a low foot stool, that would work great. Check your local trainers, and see what and how they teach, but training classes are the way to go IMO. Good luck. Cheers Quad & Gina
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02-21-2014, 08:43 AM | #10 |
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| Park and off seems fun. I'll try that with Oliver. As for puppy class, I'll try looking into it since so many recommended it, but still, I feel like the thing they will teach you, there are experienced YT members who can tell you the same thing or articles online you can read. |
02-21-2014, 08:51 AM | #11 |
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| Good hints on how to reshape his behavior on a similar thread: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...ther-dogs.html
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02-21-2014, 08:56 AM | #12 | |
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02-21-2014, 09:45 AM | #13 |
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| I'm thinking about the training classes for Ripley. She has learned sit with no problem. Come only works if she sees the treat in my hand. If I don't have one...she won't come. Haven't figured out stay or down. She rarely listens to No!. We have been trying to keep her from scratching our recliners to get our attention. Even when she has our attention - she does it. I just keep picturing her needle like nails slicing right through our expensive leather... The spray bottle is a game with her - she's not afraid of it - I think she likes it... So I need to learn new techniques.. I have to confess - she is a lot of fun though at this age.
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02-21-2014, 10:30 AM | #14 | |
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I use a spare room in the house where I clean it up as much as I can and let him explore it to his heart content the first few days to minimize distractions. No toys allowed and the house has to be quiet during training sessions. I also reinforce what he learned during daily situations and so far he's doing well. He understands come, sit, stay/wait, no, down, etc, which of course don't yet work while he's meeting new friends. XFoxy: I used to put a towel around the edges of my leather sofa. Its ugly but better than gave them ruined. Be consistent and patient with your baby, she will get it eventually. Mine did. Tell her NO firmly and as soon as she stops give her treats, and give her things that are appropriate for her to chew or scratch. Don't give in to her demands because she'll think if she keeps doing it, she'll get whatever she wants. | |
02-21-2014, 10:59 AM | #15 |
♥Trained by my pups♥ Donating YT 500 Club Member | Consistence is the way to break these habits And positive rewards The more you can take him and put him in the situation it will be come old news and he won't be as excited. He is a puppy and some of it is that. But he can learn and you can teach him He will get there but you gotta let him be a puppy also. He probably doesn't understand why it's okay to jump on you and act nuts but gets in trouble when he does it to others. Good luck.
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