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03-30-2014, 05:53 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Crossville, Tennessee
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| Baby Yorkie Terrorizing Older Sibling-HELP! Our 10 week old Yorkie, Mia, is terrorizing our eight year old Yorkie/Havanese mix! At first we thought she was trying to initiate play, but now we're not so sure! Mia constantly chases Pepper and nips at her behind, sometimes barking and growling! How much of this is "normal", and what should we do to protect Pepper? Pepper is 6 1/2 lbs., Mia is 2 lbs. Pepper is starting to snap back, but has never touched Mia. Pepper just runs and hides. Please help us handle this correctly! |
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03-30-2014, 06:55 PM | #2 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | Yes this is normal behavior, puppy play. Pups her age are just so use to having other litter mate to rustle and play rough with that when they go to their new homes they pretty much go for whomever animal or human is available to roughhouse with. It can defiantly be a nuisance and become a very frustrating behavior to break them of so you have to nip it in the bud with a quick and to the point command. (name / NO) works if they know their name. If not (Ah Ah / NO) will work too.
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03-30-2014, 07:11 PM | #3 |
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| Oh wow, I was just going to ask the same thing. Cassie is 10 wks. & 2 lbs. also & Halle (almost 3) seems to be terrified of her. Halle runs & hides from the little one. Spike (1 1/2 yrs.) is "tolerating" her much better. |
03-31-2014, 07:54 AM | #4 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | Just redirect the biting by giving them one of their own toys. If they are set on interacting with the kids than have the kids play with them by offering them a toy. Just never allow the child to play to roughly with the pup like an aggressive style tugging back and forth motion. That type of play can cause problems down the road with the pup becoming too possessive of it toys. Play time should always be light and fun. Your new pup does not know when being too rough or mouthing (biting) is too much or unwanted. Which is why you need to teach them. Its true that they do get some of that instinct from the mother and litter mates when kept longer but still regardless of age we as responsible owners need to reinforce good behavior with kind works and praise. Same as we must correct the unwanted behavior with a stern, direct tone so that they know that that is not allowed.
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03-31-2014, 10:35 AM | #5 |
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| Thank you all for your responses! We are doing all that you suggested, and will just have to be consistent with it all until she outgrows this stage, I guess. She really is adorable in spite of all the biting play and the chewing, and she is very cuddly for such a young, wiggly pup. We do have a variety of toys of different textures and bite levels for her, but she still prefers hands and feet. lol, if we all survive this stage, she will be a delight, I'm sure! Thanks again! |
03-31-2014, 11:15 AM | #6 |
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| they do have dog teething type toys that you can put in the freezer that may help if she is teething. I would redirect keylo with her frozen toy and she would gladly bite on that for a short period of time a few times a day.
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03-31-2014, 12:42 PM | #7 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Crossville, Tennessee
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| Thanks, I did order some of those but they're on back order; tomorrow I go to Knoxville, so I'll try to get some there. The disadvantages of living in a small town . . . order online or make a long trip! :/ |
04-01-2014, 06:19 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2013 Location: Salisbury, MD, USA
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| That's exactly what we've been doing with Cassie. When she starts biting on something that she's not supposed to we say "Cassie, NO" & take her to her toys. She loves her Nyla bone. |
04-01-2014, 06:35 AM | #9 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| I do not know how old your pups were when you got them....if they are 10 weeks old now, they left momma early and they missed out on some of the socializing skills momma teachs their pups. Moms teach the pups how to behave with older dogs, and how they are expected to interact with their "elders"! They are taught bite inhibition as well as submissive behaviors they should be exhibiting when interacting with "adults". Puppies will go to their new homes and they will be so happy to interact with residents there, they can easily "make a pest" of themselves to the older dogs already in the family. From week 9-14, puppies are taught how to behave with their elders, submissive behavior when interacting with older dogs, by their momma. This is why it is important to leave babies with mommas until they are 14 weeks old. It may not be necessary to sustain life in the puppy, but it certainly makes for a much better, more acceptable, "pack behavior mentality", taught to them by their mother. |
04-01-2014, 10:27 AM | #10 | |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | Quote:
I totally misread your original post , I though you were talking about kids. So disregard the part about the kids. Sorry ! Its still a great idea to redirect the pups attention away from their target and get them to play with a toy instead. Try a Kong toy filled with some treats, peanut butter or an ice cube.
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