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05-12-2014, 01:03 PM | #1 |
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| aggressive yorkie hi people i need some help please my yorkie has started to be aggresive to any one who comes near me or my grandson. example last saturday i was sitting on the chair with my grandson on my lap my yorkie was in his cage {i always leave the cage door open}he was lying nice and quiet. my wife was sitting on the sofa when she got up and said it`s time for bed for me came over to us bent down to give our grandson a kiss goodnight. when all of a sudden timmy came dashing out of his cage barking and jumping up my wifes legs trying to bite her. i stood up grabbed him telling him no and stop it.but he would not listen. i took him in another room and he calmed down so i took him and placed him back in his cage and closed the cage door. my wife was shaken up by his actions. after a couple of minutes i opened his cage door again but he just ran out and started the whole proccess of barking and jumping up my wife again. why his he doing this this is not the first time he has behaved this way. how do i stop him please help |
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05-12-2014, 06:24 PM | #2 |
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| How old is he? Is he neutered? Training might help. He might be trying to protect you, have your wife do some basic commands with the pup so he learns to look up to her.
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05-12-2014, 07:00 PM | #3 |
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| I agree, sounds like he is being protective of you and your grandson. Do Timmy and your wife get along, have a strong bond? Why Are Dogs Aggressive|Victoria Stilwell Positively
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05-13-2014, 05:14 AM | #4 |
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| aggresive yorkie i brought him from a rescue centre about 4yrs ago he was about 2yrs old when i got him he has been ok upon till about 6 months ago when he started to do this but it`s got worse he his so loving sometimes he gives us all kisses and play`s with his ball and raggers no problem the grandson play`s rough with him and he`s fine it`s just when people approach us he just turns on them he gets on fine with the wifey it`s just if she approaches me or the grandson he turns. it`s has if he does`nt recognise who she his |
05-13-2014, 05:42 AM | #5 |
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| I would take him to the vet to rule out any medical problems. Good luck!
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05-13-2014, 09:47 AM | #6 |
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| Your vet should be contacted immediately whenever there is a big change in behavior. Often this is one of the first signs that something is going on with your pup and it's very important to make sure there is nothing brewing. I hope you can get to the bottom of this quickly, as I would imagine your wife doesn't like being attacked!
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05-13-2014, 10:01 AM | #7 |
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| Any time a dog's behavior changes, a full vet work-up is in order. He could be in pain or ill/injured, trying to protect himself. If he's not ill or hurt, his behavior sounds territorial and protective, usually due to lack of boundaries or adequate leadership. How long does he spend closed in his cage each day and what is his life like otherwise? Who feeds and grooms, walks and trains him, gives him challenges and puzzles to solve? If you can provide some more information about his age, weight, neuter status, health, activities, his crate time, daily life, etc, it will make evaluating what's going on with him easier.
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05-13-2014, 03:14 PM | #8 |
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| It sounds as if you dog is an anxious, uncertain dog who is jealous and possessive of you due to his lack of self-confidence. He obviously senses your wife isn't perhaps especially happy or friendly with him or he may be fearful of her for some real or due to perceived sleights or shortcomings in their relationship and he sees protection of you as his job. You two will need to work to change that dynamic in his life and become his loving pack leaders, building up his self-confidence and self-esteem and get him looking to you as his respected pack leaders. I'll give you some ideas and things I would try if I were in your situation: If she would be willing to become his caregiver for a while, the one who pours up his food, changes his water twice a day, takes him for all of his walks, gives him his baths and grooming sessions, that would be just ideal. He'll learn he can trust her and she's really caring for him. From the sound of things, if she's given you the ultimatum, she wouldn't be willing to do all of those things to kind of help him over the hump but if she's just do one or two to start with, it would be a help in changing his attitude. So, you are going to have to become a stronger pack leader and teach him how to behave correctly. He's confused and needs you to actually gain full control of him and you can do that, step at a time. You didn't mention that he does any obedience training in order to learn how to respond to what you request of him so that is essential that you train him in basic obedience. Behavior problems start to fall away as dogs begin to learn obedience and do it willingly because you make it fun and rewarding. Just start out teaching him to come, no, stop in place, sit, lie down, stay, shake paws, go around in a circle, leave it, crate up, etc. Each time he does what you ask or show him what to do, smile, praise and treat him. If you will repeat this training x5 minutes, x2 daily, he'll love the work, the bonding of the two of you and come to see you as a kind, gentle and loving teacher who he will learn to love responding to and obeying. He'll gain control of himself, learn how to control his impulses and actually learn that every time you tell him something, he's to automatically do it because it's become the thing he's trained to do and besides, the rewards are so great. He'll also come to deeply respect and love you for taking the time to work with him. Dogs adore training and will actually beg you to train them when the trainer makes it fun and rewarding - makes the dog feel big and important for learning his commands. Keep the training short, repetitive, fun and a very positive experience for him. Training should be fun for trainer and dog! Start him on one of the free online Nothing In Life Is Free Programs immediately. Ask him to perform a command before he gets to eat, go potty, get a toy, a chewie, go outside for a walk, coming out of his crate, jump up on the furniture, cuddle with you or anything he wants to do. Dogs love this program if you keep the commands upbeat and make it fun for him. He does the command, gets his dinner, his walk, his chewie or his cuddle - he learns that you are his pack leader and to be greatly esteemed and respected and learns to work for what he gets - something dogs have been doing for their centuries of existence. It makes them feel worthy and smart. As he's attacked your wife, just while he's in training for the next two months, in the evenings when everyone is in the same room with him and his crate, I'd keep him on a leash and when your wife starts to get up or move, do anything, make sure you are holding onto the leash and have him sit and stay while she walks across the room or goes about her business. If he stays sitting and doesn't growl or object to her actions, praise and toss him a treat. Your wife could really make her getting up and coming near you mean something good to him if she'd automatically toss him a very high-value treat(such as warm, boiled chicken or a turkey hotdog bit) anytime she approaches you for the next two months. In time, if she'd really devote herself to it, he would associate her approaching you with sitting, staying and her tossing him a fabulous treat and your praising and treating him also and come to think of it as a very, very good thing. I'd further enrich his life by teaching him to seek treats you've placed around the house, slowly taking him along and pointing to the hidden treats at first, as you say "seek" and allowing him to get and eat the treats and going on to the next until you've made the full circle and all hidden treats have been eaten. Keep hiding the treats in the same exact spot at first every time and keep showing him where they are along the circuit for a while but soon, his nose will become adjusted to how they smell and he'll be able to find them on his own. Then, begin to change where you hide them and allow him to work out where they are on his own and praise him as he finds each one. It will encourage him and give him self-confidence that he's a smart, working dog, doing the thing dogs seem to love to do most - seek and hunt. It's a fulfilling exercise for any housebound dog to learn and they love it. Buying him some of the puzzle games and treat toys so that he has to learn how to get the treats out of them will also help him feel more confidence in himself and a confident dog is not as anxious or stressed, he's too busy solving his puzzles and interacting positively with his family/pack. Gaining full control over an anxious, possessive dog is never an easy task - and it takes a lot of work - but it's well worth the efforts as you will begin to see your dog learn how to work, learn to control himself, see him trying hard to please you and watch him change his ways. Changing a dog that is headed for a shelter or rehoming to one who the whole family can't live without is a great and loving work, so fulfilling and rewarding and it buys you a new pet, one that's a total joy to have around because he's happy, feisty and gladly obedient good boy.
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