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03-25-2015, 08:35 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
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| 1st time yorkie owner Hi, I'm Jay. I'm new to this site and so as to taking care of a yorkie. His name is Lucas. He has been with us since March 7 and he is currently 6 months old. He's very friendly and would lick my hands whenever I carry him during his 1st week with us. But my brother's family came home and he is with his baby and wife. Whenever my Lucas comes to them, they would run and ofcourse Lucas will run after them. Since then I notice Lucas becoming aggressive and now he is even playbiting. He runs all over the house and would run toward us biting our finger toes. He also bites my fingers whenever I comb his hair. And when we say NO he barks at us. Is this normal? And will this biting eventually vanish over time? I think he was stressed because he also had diarrhea and had to let him drink his meds 3x a day. We also had him groomed and probably this has added to his stress. I hope I can hear from experienced yorkie owners here and even newbies like me. Thanks in advance yorkie lovers |
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03-25-2015, 08:46 PM | #2 |
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| Welcome to YT Jay and congrats on adding a furbutt to your family! Sounds like he's trying to be the dominant one. You just need to be very persistent with the training. The play biting definitely needs to be corrected. You giving the firm NO command is the correct way and seems like you just need to give it more time. Him barking back is probably his way of challenging you. Have you tried teaching him tricks? That might help with training in general so he knows there's a treat coming if he listens. (assuming he's food driven. you can use toys if that's his thing.) As for having a child in the same room... I don't know how old the kid is but make sure they're closely supervised as accidents can happen. I'm sure other will be happy to chime in and offer their experience. Please post pictures of Lucas! We absolutely love pictures! |
03-25-2015, 11:40 PM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
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| thanks magnus for your generous reply. Im trying my best to be firm on him. i hope i will be able to teach him some tricks real soon. I bought different treats but he cant chew them yet. Lol. And when i teach him he jumps at my hand to get the treat without listening to me. He must be trying to test my patience. Ehe. My sis actually wants to give him away but i refused to. Ill do my best on him. Hope i succeed. Ehe. |
03-25-2015, 11:43 PM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
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| And i dont know how to post a pic here. Will figure it out. Ehe |
03-26-2015, 06:17 AM | #5 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Vandalia Il.
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| Hello and welcome Not certain if what you're describing is being playful and nothing else or not |
03-26-2015, 07:17 AM | #6 |
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| Sounds like normal puppy behavior. Just remain firm and don't cave in to his cute little face. Reward him for good behavior and ignore him or shout a firm "no" (don't yell or hit) for bad behavior. Remain consistent and persistent. Introduce him to a variety of social settings and you will have the makings of a well socialized dog. |
03-27-2015, 02:51 AM | #7 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
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| thnx for the replies. Im not sure either if it is being playful or aggressive. he would bite my finger whenever i touch his back. And would bite our fingertoes when he pass by them. im new to having a pup inside the house so im not used to experiencing this. hopefully lucas and i can get well together. I really love him to bits. ehe |
03-27-2015, 03:29 AM | #8 |
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| Im not sure if what I say will help very much. My puppy was really a nipper at first. She is also obsessed with socks, feet and definitely hands! I asked for help here and read up on it, and it is just puppy behavior. She still can't resist chasing feet, lol. I have really worked hard on the biting hands though. Like you said, even trying to give a treat would end up in a hand fest. Oh they do make soft treats..things like chicken…I think its freeze dried. But my puppy is teething so chewy toys are her faves. Anyway, the best way I finally managed to get her to leave my hands (and other peoples) alone, was saying a firm NO..I tried doing the welping cry, lol..she just tilted her head at me. So last but not least I thought ok..lets try to lessen the bite to take the fun out of it. So, I would say ow, then say EASY and leave my hand limp until she started to soften the bite and after a few days, she pretty much stopped. She still gets excited but will listen to a firm ouch/no now. The socks..well, thats a whole other story, lol…Still working on that. Oh yeah. Have tons of toys around for him, so when he wants to use you as a chew toy, you give him a toy and make a big deal about playing/chasing the toy. The good news is, they are easily distracted, even though they are smart! |
03-27-2015, 04:20 AM | #9 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Hi and welcome to YT ! One thing to do when he bites you is to "yelp" like one of his littermates would do if he bit too hard...in addition to teaching him no.
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03-27-2015, 05:56 AM | #10 |
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| Sounds like play biting to me. As others have suggested, yelp or say ouch, follow up with a firm no biting command, that's the command I use, what ever command word you use for no biting must be consistent, use the same word, you and all family must use the same command words. He is still a baby at 6 months, yorkies are very smart, but stubborn at times. My boy is 4 y/o and pretty much trained, when he does do something he's not supposed to do, and I tell him NO, he'll get in my face and bark at me, he hates the word NO and will argue with me, all the while I keep telling him in a soft but firm voice NOOOOOO. For treats make him sit and stay and say easy before you hand over the treat.If he snaps at the treat pull your hand back or cup your hand over the treat, do not give the treat, reward only when he obeys your command words If you have not taught him the sit, down, stay and come command, I would start working on that now. They are the basic commands. If there is a toddler or young child in the house, supervise closely, baby or young child waving hands and arms around may cause puppy to think it's an invitation to play. Teach the child or baby to be gentle when petting or handling the dog. Most Yorkies are fast learners, when they do something right treat and lots of praise, happy dance also helps, they love to please their owners, treat and lots of praise.
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03-27-2015, 06:34 AM | #11 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Vandalia Il.
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| Hello and welcome |
03-27-2015, 08:28 AM | #12 | |
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| Quote:
Wylie's mom's suggestion about yelping is a really good idea. When my two "bites" and I yell "OUIE!!!!!", they back off right away. Zoey used to nip at toes/heels while walking but that was her way of telling the humans, "stop, I'm not done with you yet!". Basically, she was trying to be the alpha. Some furbutts are more stubborn than others but as long as you keep at it, they WILL definitely come around. And I'm not sure if I mentioned it before but it's NEVER too early to start training. If you can't use the treats you bought, how about using green peas? | |
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