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01-15-2015, 08:25 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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| My puppy has become a teenage nightmare! Hi! I'm new to Yorkie Talk and joined the site to seek help or assurance there isn't anything unusual about my puppy. She's actually a shorkie (yorkie/shih tzu mix) and just turned seven months. Up until now she's been the perfect puppy. She obeyed commands, learned tricks and took to her potty pads quite easily and basically was very well behaved. I can't take her out to use the potty as I'm in a condo and it's not realistic to take her outside continually. All of a sudden she's acting like she's forgotten everything she's learned and is being quite defiant. I understand there is an "adolescent" phase and I'm hoping her attitude IS temporary? The worst is when I tell her to do a good potty on her pad while sitting there with her while she's ON the pad. She'll take two steps off the pad and pee on the carpet. I miss my good girl - is she coming back???? Thank you for anything you can share or any advice you can offer. |
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01-15-2015, 09:22 AM | #2 |
aka ♥SquishyFace♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: n/a
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| Yes, it's temporary. They go through a phase where they are a bit rebellious, just like all kids, and you have to continue to be firm, patient and kind. Just because the behavior of your dog changes doesn't mean your behavior should change! Continue to be a good parent and they come back around. Trust me, I went through this very recently with my own! He still needs gentle reminders of rules etc and he's almost a year and a half now. |
01-15-2015, 10:11 AM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Posts: 7
| Thank you for confirming my Ella isn't unusual. I love her to pieces and will never give up on her! I understand this phase May last up to two years!! Oh, my. |
01-15-2015, 10:28 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern VA
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| Sometimes, I feel like my two (4 & 5 years old) reverts back to their rebellious stage.. LOL |
01-15-2015, 10:32 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Delaware
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| My 3 yr old can be quite mischievous at times. Do they every grow out of this. Pets are like 3 yr old children, except they never grow up and move out. |
01-15-2015, 03:59 PM | #6 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Posts: 7
| Thanks everyone for your support! I feel so much better and know we'll be fine! I'm very happy to have joined this group and am sure I'll have many questions as we go along. |
01-15-2015, 04:00 PM | #7 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA
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| LOL! Excellent point! |
01-15-2015, 04:23 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa.
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| Welcome to YT and good luck with your little girl.
__________________ Joan, mom to Cody RIP Matese Schnae Kajon Kia forever in my A House Is Not A Home Without A Dog |
01-15-2015, 05:13 PM | #9 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY
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| When Gracie was about 10 months old and doing very well one of my daughters moved out and it sent Gracie into a kind of depression. She started having "accidents" for no apparent reason. What we did was kind of treat her like she was going back to puppy school. I tethered her to me so she was with me at all times. When she went potty on her pad she got lots of praise and a couple of healthy treats that we kept right there by her potty place. It was not long before she was back on track again. The only other thing I can think of is to make sure she does not have a UTI or some other physical problem. Also, sometimes when they go into heat they will have potty problems. Your girl is getting close to having her heat cycle if she is not already spayed. Yorkies can be a bit emotional so things that may not bother another breed of dog can effect a Yorkie quite a bit. |
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