|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
01-14-2015, 10:45 AM | #1 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Longwood, FL
Posts: 1,122
| Puppy doesn't know when to stop I have a 12 week old Yorkie puppy (female) and a 6 year old female adult. The puppy doesn't know when to stop playing. She nips and bites the adult female and pulls her ears etc. Even though the adult Yorkie will growl, bark and even nip back, the puppy doesn't know when to stop. I have been using a spray bottle to get Pepper (the puppy) to stop and even remove Ellie (the adult) so that she doesn't have to deal with it. However, the only time there is peace is when they are sleeping together. Does anyone have any suggestions?
__________________ ELLIE & PEPPER'S MAMA |
Welcome Guest! | |
01-14-2015, 11:50 AM | #2 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 195
| I would like some help in that area, too. Going through the same thing myself. 12 week old male puppy (Pepper Jack) and 2 year old female (Lacey). Lacey does nothing. She just tries to walk away with a 2 pound puppy attached to her foot or ear. Puppy makes all kinds of growling noises. Lacey not a sound. Lacey will sometimes come to me to be rescued (picked up). I have one of those 'Stop That' air sprays that makes the puppy stop, but only for a minute, then he's right back at it. The pup is playing and I think Lacey realizes that, but feel sorry for her as she will jump on the couch and pant for 30 minutes after she gets away from him.
__________________ Lacey Rose Pepper Jack Silkie Rusty A dog is the only creature on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. -j.billings |
01-14-2015, 11:58 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern VA
Posts: 3,192
| This isn't really a suggestion but more of sharing experience. We got Magnus first and then Zoey. They're only a year apart. And while Zoey takes advantage of Magnus and bullies him from time to time, he'll put up with it most of the time. BUT, if he's had enough, he lets her know that HE is the alpha of the two by being bit.. "aggressive" with her. Not by just nipping/growling/barking. THEN she knows she needs to back off when he shows signs. Of course, I keep a close eye when this happens so neither will actually get hurt. I also had to stop Magnus once or twice b/c I felt it was getting out of hand. It might be that Ellie and Pepper are in the process of figuring out who the alpha is between the two.... Also, Pepper's only 12 weeks old so still a baby. She'll figure it out eventually. |
01-14-2015, 12:16 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa.
Posts: 67,952
| These are normal 12 week old babies, that's what they do, play, jump, run,nip & bite. If the old pups don't like it they will escape,go to higher grounds, the sofa, or just get out of reach of the new kid. Have a safe haven for your older ones, a safe place where the puppies can't get at them. mygirllacey if Lacey didn't enjoy the puppy play she wouldn't be on the floor with puppy, be happy Lacey gets along with the new kid. blancla I am against spraying the baby, this is natural for a 12 week old to do, play, play and more play. Watch that your older girl does not hurt the puppy, she is trying to teach the puppy to "back off" give your older girl a get away area, where the puppy cannot get at her. When I had older girl and new 8 week old baby girl, my older one would stay on the sofa, away from baby jaws, she was safe. I cannot suggest how to control this, I always let my older ones and new babies work it out, but made sure the older ones never hurt the puppy. I was lucky that my older girls were sweet and never tried to nip back at the puppies. I say let the puppies be who they are which is puppies that love to play all day till they knock them selves out. How I miss those beautiful puppy days.
__________________ Joan, mom to Cody RIP Matese Schnae Kajon Kia forever in my A House Is Not A Home Without A Dog |
01-14-2015, 02:46 PM | #5 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
Posts: 23,247
| Did you just get her? Puppies have to be taught. In my opinion it would be better to put the new pup in a play pen by herself for a little break/time out time.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
01-14-2015, 06:13 PM | #6 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: houston
Posts: 1,519
| I had to crate and rotate until my pup got a little older. Hannah was spastic and would literally jump all the way over my Havanese's back. Not just one time but several times during a play session. There was a lot of running going on in my house! My Havaness was the only one out of my 8 other dogs that would tolerate Hannah's puppy play. My other dogs were let outdoors or crated when it was Hannah Time! Make sure your pup gets plenty of exercise if you choose to crate it for any long length of time or you will have a wild one on your hands. Watch them carefully when playing with your other dogs.
__________________ Hannah's Mom |
01-15-2015, 07:07 AM | #7 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Merritt Island,FL
Posts: 1,400
| A great investment when we got Abby was a 36" tall 8 panel Iris ex-pen. I got a good price on Amazon and it has gotten constant use for the past 3 years .My daughter now uses 4 of the panels to close off a hallway for her dog and we use the other 4 panels for a quick nite time crate when her dog sleeps over here. Best $75 spent! |
01-15-2015, 12:35 PM | #8 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Longwood, FL
Posts: 1,122
| Thanks everyone for the advice. I do give Ellie an out, letting her get on the sofa to get away from Pepper. I know that eventually they will get along, and I cannot wait for that to happen. Ellie hasn't hurt Pepper, and I am sorry if I gave that impression. I guess I can just call that the "growing pains" for Pepper and Ellie's relationship.
__________________ ELLIE & PEPPER'S MAMA |
01-15-2015, 12:39 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Frisco, TX
Posts: 105
| This sounds JUST LIKE MY LIFE NOW! I'm looking forward to responses. I have a 6 year old and a 6 month old - both female and the youngster doesn't know when to quit. My oldest grows and snaps and Ruby just keeps going. Then they'll start barking growling at each other. Ruby even tries to shove Diva out of the way when I go to pick Diva up or if I talk to Diva. Ruby wants all of the attention. If I talk to Diva and Ruby is somewhere else, she drops what she's doing and jumps all over Diva. It's as if she's saying: ME! ME! ME! Talk to me, not her.
__________________ Mom to Diva who is QUITE the DIVA! New mommy to Ruby who is such a jewel! |
01-15-2015, 02:48 PM | #10 | |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
Posts: 25,041
| Quote:
Giving the boys something constructive to do, and general obedience/trick training helped. Whenever Teddy started wrestling hard, I would distract the boys with a couple minutes of tricks for treats. They performed tricks and received kibble rewards. Sometimes we would play a little fetch. Just intervening with a few minutes of training or play helped break up the wrestle sessions. Once your puppy is old enough, walks will help burn off some of the energy.
__________________ Kristin, Max and Teddy | |
01-15-2015, 05:31 PM | #11 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY
Posts: 6,582
| When I got Gracie I was fostering a litter of kittens. Although Gracie was very playful with them I never had to worry about her being to rough so I can't agree that this is normal. Gracie was always very feisty but not mean. I would check into the temperament of the parents of the pup and how the pup was socialized when she was very young. A pup that is not properly socialized can sometimes be hard to control. A pup that comes from a line of dogs that have temperament problems can be even more of a problem. Your older dog needs to be given a lot of time away from this pup. It is not fair to the older one to be forced to do the job of being mother or litter mate to this puppy. Try getting the puppy as much physical exercise as possible in order to try to wear down some of that energy. |
01-15-2015, 08:39 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA
Posts: 7,652
| Awww the fact that they sleep together at all tells me they will be ok...leave them be to figure it out and find the best way to handle it for you, a gate? It will work out, be patient, but careful!
__________________ The Above advice/comments/reviews are my personal opinions based on my own experience/education/investigation and research and you can take them any way you want to......Or NOT!!! |
Bookmarks |
|
|
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart