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04-22-2014, 07:03 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Austin, TX, US
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| Also new puppy owner 8 weeks old. Help I have an 8 week old runt of the litter female shorkie. She's definitely behind in the developing scheme of things and doesn't understand what potting outside means. Or what NO means when she gets real hyper when playing with her and goes for me with those tiny teeth lol. I know she's such a little baby right now and don't want to punish her to make her scared so what can i do to still let her know that its not okay to bite me? She has toys and i try and distract her with them but then ill go up on the bed where she can't reach me and then within 5 min she will be asleep! Haha I want to interact with her and she sleeps a lotttttt. Any tips out there for me? Im a new dog owner and never raised a pup on my own just kinda using my motherly instincts. and also i have a small addict space within my room that i got finished out into a little room with drywall and nice wood floors so that could be her room she sleeps in only...she hates it and whines... i can't stand her whining so i put her in bed with me. Any tips on how to get her used to being alone??? |
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04-23-2014, 05:51 AM | #2 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hi and WELCOME! Congrats on your new kiddo. She will act with her teeth quite a bit as a puppy, it's just natural. You're doing the right thing...just redirect her and put a toy in place of your hand; you can also turn her head away from you and just say "No"...never punish her though, dogs don't really understand punishment and it usually just results in worse behavior bc they're so confused by it. As for being alone, that too will come only w/ time and trials.
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04-23-2014, 06:38 AM | #3 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| The reason she is bitting is because she should still be with her mom, small breed puppies develope slower then large breeds and the mothers are still teaching them thing up to 12 weeks. She should not go anywhere like a park or pet store until a week or two after she has had all of her shots. I would also look into pet insurance because it sounds like you may not have gotten her from a great breeder so you want to make sure you get a plan that covers genetic illnesses like luxating patella. With my yorkie the only thing that worked was a squirt bottle of water. Puppies don't come potty trained and yorkies can be stubborn and take a long time to potty train so it will be hard work. It would be very scary to go from being with your siblings and mom to just an empty room with no one she would be better off in a crate where she can see you. She may cry at first but if you only take her out to potty then put her back she will get used to it.
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04-23-2014, 11:03 AM | #4 |
♥Love My Snuggle Bugs♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri
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| Hi and welcome to YT. She still has her baby teeth and she will need to be able to chew on things. You can try letting out a loud ouch, putting her down and walking away for a minute. You will have to do this consistently until she realizes that it is not acceptable behavior. I would buy pee pads and wait to outside train her until she has had all her shots. Once that has happened you can slowly move the pad closer to the door and then outside. Laddy was 9 weeks when he came home to us and it only took him a week to learn to use the pads. Also at her age she needs lots of rest time. Don't overplay with her because it could cause sugar level problems.
__________________ CharleneMama to Laddy and Kyra and Always in our hearts Lolita Last edited by nanahas3; 04-23-2014 at 11:05 AM. |
04-23-2014, 02:30 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Las Vegas
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| For the biting we usually yell ouch and she stops biting long enough to get her to a toy. It seems to be working well with us. Sounds like normal puppy behavior to me. Don't beat yourself up over housebreaking, we are at 4 months and still have accidents in the house. It is become less and less, but they still happen. Also they sleep A LOT.....YES A LOT. 8 weeks is still a baby. Think of it like baby, when they are infants all they do is eat, sleep, and poop. Same with a puppy. |
04-23-2014, 03:11 PM | #6 |
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| For goodness sake, hon, at 8 weeks your dog is merely an infant, should still be with her mother and littermates and with too under-developed a brain, bladder/urethra or bowel/anus to even retain much of anything due to her infant states, let alone retain much you teach her! And teaching a dog to go potty where you want them to is a very slow, deliberate process. Just like an infant child cannot be expected to know what using the toilet is all about, neither can you infant dog know when and where to go potty until she grows and develops the physical ability to do it AND, once she's got the physical ability, to have a mature enough brain and reasoning to come to learn from your patient months of housebreaking training how to do what you want. Only by confining her when you cannot watch her, putting her on a regular schedule of feeding, out to potty, in to play, exercise and cuddle and back in confinement will she gradually be encouraged to learn HOW to hold herself and given the time for her bladder and brain to learn how to work together to slowly, over time, with your patient guidance, teach her that it is better for her not to soil her inside environment where she lives, plays, eats and sleeps. Right now, her anal or urethral nerves and muscles have little physical ability to hold her waste, even if she knew to do it. But my goodness, what you are expecting is the equivalent to a newborn infant being toilet trained within two weeks of his coming home from the hospital. You baby has a lot of growing and developing to do before you can expect her to even know what toilet training is - let alone have a good enough idea what you expect of her to know where or when to "go" potty. Go to our Puppy Library and read how to deal with puppy biting, teething and how to Housetrain a puppy. Unless you train them as they grow and develop, puppies don't know what in the world you expect of them. It is a slow process, takes a good year to get a Yorkie totally clean in the house w/out accidents. The tips for housetraining are at least half-way down or so on the page at this link: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/pup...w-parents.html
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