My Yorkies aren't getting along

[Biddy's Mom]

I need help! I got a 12 week old puppy last week and my 1 1/2 year old dog is not pleased! They play together a little bit, but then they wind up getting too rough - nipping at each other and the larger one keeps sitting on the puppy! I thought they'd get used to each other, but it's been a week & they still aren't playing nicely. I'm afraid one of them is going to get hurt. It's easy enough to seperate them, but I really want them to get along. Any suggestions?

[Bitsy]

Just give it some more time. Have supervised play times and when they start to get rough, end the play time. That is all I can think to do. Good luck.

(I know it is not funny, but the "sitting on him" comment made me almost smile. Picturing that is somewhat humorous. These Yorkies can be quite inventive, can't they?!?)

[Biddy's Mom]

It's hilarious when she sits on him! I feel guilty, but she gives you this looks like- What?! I'm just sitting here. It's not my fault the puppy is always where I want to sit!

[bld2751]

Originally Posted by Biddy's Mom

It's hilarious when she sits on him! I feel guilty, but she gives you this looks like- What?! I'm just sitting here. It's not my fault the puppy is always where I want to sit!

I can totally see that look... I have an almost 7 month old, Hercules, and we just got 9 week old Athena. They play soo rough, it's scarey sometimes. Does the puppy (or even the older one) ever seem like they are in pain? I usually let them play rough until I hear a yelp. Good luck.

[aimee]

Oh, that is SOO funny!! Sandy does that to Tia, she'll sit on Tia's backside and Tia will get this look like: "What? What'd I do?"

So cute

[Biddy's Mom]

No, they never seem like they're in pain - I'm just overprotective I guess! They are actually very quiet - which makes me nervous when I can't see them - I know they're up to something!

[yorkiegal]

I got a pug about 2 months ago... He was the same size as my yorkie when I first got him, weighed a bit more, but now he is about 3x the size of Charlie! Anyway, they play rough all the time! I worried at first b/c I thought Winston (pug) would hurt Charlie, but I think they know their limits, or at least, they find out pretty quickly!!! Yorkies are very resilient and tough little guys, despite their size! I think my two dogs love each other, but it took them a couple of weeks to get used to the idea of living together!

Good luck!

[Maddie-Rudy-Mom]

They younger furbabies are tuffer than we think. I worried about my two, before you know it they will be around the same size. It's kinda like when your big sister pushed you down because she was bigger, I got bigger and got even lol...............Cindy

[Lexi's_Mommy]

I had a Rott that was scared of my first Yorkie, it took about 2 weeks before shelly(my rott) would go anywhere near Candy(my first Yorkie). It wasn't long after and they were inseperable..

GOOD LUCK

[jbarile]

I have had Tilly for 10 years and 5 weeks ago I brought home sami
and tilly wasn't as excited as I was!! there was a few times tilly had licked sami only when he was asleep, and to this day Tilly has not adjusted
feeding time has been some what (no BAD!) I try to feed them separately but tilly would attack his bowl and sami would bark & jump on her and she would snip at him then she would go and eat hers!! It is getting pretty bad I dont think tilly is going to get around accepting sami! Sami keeps trying to play and he is not intimadated by her he keeps plugging (Bugging) away, but she had bit him pretty hard on the face the other night and really p---sed me off at tilly and I am constantly haveing to keep my eye on the both of them! which is alot of work, sometimes tilly will be in the play stand butt up and all and poor little setup sami goes for it then Wham!! she gets him good and then she runs under the bed(her den) and hides from me! anyway I hope your babys will get along alot better and wish you luck and if anyone here in YT that has any suggestions I would be so appreciated... :

[bld2751]

Originally Posted by jbarile

I have had Tilly for 10 years and 5 weeks ago I brought home sami
and tilly wasn't as excited as I was!! there was a few times tilly had licked sami only when he was asleep, and to this day Tilly has not adjusted
feeding time has been some what (no BAD!) I try to feed them separately but tilly would attack his bowl and sami would bark & jump on her and she would snip at him then she would go and eat hers!! It is getting pretty bad I dont think tilly is going to get around accepting sami! Sami keeps trying to play and he is not intimadated by her he keeps plugging (Bugging) away, but she had bit him pretty hard on the face the other night and really p---sed me off at tilly and I am constantly haveing to keep my eye on the both of them! which is alot of work, sometimes tilly will be in the play stand butt up and all and poor little setup sami goes for it then Wham!! she gets him good and then she runs under the bed(her den) and hides from me! anyway I hope your babys will get along alot better and wish you luck and if anyone here in YT that has any suggestions I would be so appreciated... :

Last weekend I was watching that show "Good Dog U" on Animal Planet. A woman had a dog and then rescued a new one. Well the old one got really jealous and would try to vicously attack the new one. I don't know if you've ever seen the show, but a trainer comes in and offers suggestions and advice. They talked about the feeding thing, so that I thought I'd tell you what I remember him saying.

When you feed them, feed the older one first. Once the older one is settled with eating, and you praise him for eating well on his own, then offer food to the newer one. Keep the praises going as the old one continues to eat without any incidents. And put their food kinda far apart from each other. If it's too close they will feel like they're in competition. This is one of perks the older one gets for being the older dog - he gets to eat first.

Also, when it comes to playing and petting, try to give the older one attention first. Pet him for a few seconds. Then pet the new one for a few seconds. When the older one doesn't react badly to you petting the new one, pet the older one again and give praise. The old one was being good by not getting upset at you for petting the new one.

I hope this makes a little sense. I think the basic idea overall is to give the older dog a few perks for being the older one, so it feels special.