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05-01-2014, 07:50 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2014 Location: Lyndhurst, NJ
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| I need help! Yorkie puppy is biting, HARD! Hi! Im new to yorkie talk, and im looking for tips or suggestions on how to get my four month old male yorkie (louie) to respect me and stop biting, any advice would be greatly appreciated..... |
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05-01-2014, 08:22 AM | #2 |
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| The basic approach for teaching bite inhibition is to say "Ouch!" when he bites, and to remove your hand and pretend to ignore him for a couple of minutes. Also, you could remove your hand and replace it with something safe to chew on, like a rubber nylabone, a rope bone, or a favorite stuffed animal, and praise him for chewing on the appropriate toy. Yorkies will often bite while they are going through their teething stage since their mouths are sore, but so long as you provide a safe alternative for him to chew on and are consistent that it's not appropriate to bite hard on your hand, you should be able to get through this stage okay. He will always probably bite or gum your hand to some extent--that's the nature of Yorkies--but it should become much milder. |
05-01-2014, 08:26 AM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2014 Location: Lyndhurst, NJ
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| Thanks so much! I will try this and do it consistently.....do you happen to know when they stop teething? |
05-01-2014, 08:32 AM | #4 |
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| Bella was pretty much through with teething by six months, but she still had a few retained baby teeth that had to be extracted when she was spayed at seven months. Having retained baby teeth removed at the time of neutering is highly recommended to avoid having to put the dog under anesthesia a second time to have it done. Around seven months is perfect for having this done, but if you are not going to have your boy neutered, or if you are going to wait until he is older to have him neutered, be sure to take him in for a dental exam around that time, because retained baby teeth will cause dental problems down the road if they are allowed to remain after the adult teeth are all in. |
05-01-2014, 08:32 AM | #5 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| The only thing that worked with mine was to say no and squirt her with a squirt bottle.
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05-01-2014, 08:37 AM | #6 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2014 Location: Lyndhurst, NJ
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| Its so refreshing to talk to other yorkie owners... I've heard about spraying them but, i feel bad I don't want my baby to fear me...but maybe i should give that a try as well |
05-01-2014, 08:38 AM | #7 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2014 Location: Lyndhurst, NJ
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| omg bella really is bella!!!! |
05-01-2014, 08:47 AM | #8 |
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| Well, you could put that in your arsenal as a last resort. I didn't need to do that to Bella because she was such an obedient little sweetie . She would gum and slobber my fingers, but she stopped biting with her sharp little teeth. |
05-01-2014, 08:49 AM | #9 |
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05-01-2014, 08:52 AM | #10 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Well we tried a can of pennies and shaking it but that made her very fearful of loud noises and she was grabbing on to people's shoes and pants and I was terrified she was going to get hurt or make someone else get hurt.
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05-01-2014, 09:00 AM | #11 | |
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Max also liked to nibble my toes in the morning when we woke up. He slept in an xpen next to bed, so if he nibbled my toes, I calmly put him back in his pen telling him "no bite." He had to wait while I brushed my teeth and dressed. He quickly learned that if he wanted his freedom to run around, he couldn't nibble my toes. Teddy didn't like when I detangled his hair and would often resort to biting. I gave him a chew while I worked on him and that did the trick. Wasn't long before we didn't need the chew anymore.
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05-01-2014, 09:02 AM | #12 |
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| Some Yorkies, especially tiny, young puppies or anxious ones, are too fearful or skittish to be sprayed with water or citronella or things like that but mostly anything will work to stop them as long as you show you are displeased when they bite. Just try any of the advice you've been given above from yelling and immediately stopping playing with the dog; saying "no", getting up and walking away, gently grabbing and holding onto the little muzzle for a few seconds or anything to express your dislike of this behavior and replacing your fingers with a toy or chewie or get him playing with something else will eventually get through to your dog and he'll begin to soften or avoid his biting you as he learns the outcome of it displeases you. Dogs use their teeth as we do hands and arms and often just bite out of excitement or passion but it can get downright painful and lead to a dog thinking you are pretty much his patsy if allowed to bite hard any time he wants.
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05-01-2014, 09:12 AM | #13 |
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| Ours thought ouch was a fun game.
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05-01-2014, 09:21 AM | #14 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Mine all would bite harder when I'd yell ouch, especially Tibbe!!! That's one of the few times he wags his tail is when he's play-biting me and I'm yelling in pretend(usually) pain. Little black-hearted Yorkie devil-dog!!! He's too cute when he thinks he's pushing the envelope and walking a fine line!!!
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
05-01-2014, 09:57 AM | #15 | |
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This worked well for us (with the exception of holding the muzzle), though there was a period of time where we considered changing Rhett's name to Attila because of the number of times he drew blood.
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