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05-24-2005, 07:48 PM | #1 |
My Precious Pup Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York City
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| Chewy is acting strange I need some advice...I've had Chewy for 3 weeks now and do nothing but shower him with love and attention. Over the past week, he will not listen to me when I ask him to come and if I go near him to pet him or pick him up he cowers or backs up. This is really upsetting me and I don't know what to do. I have never hit him or done anything to warrant him being scared. Has anyone else experienced this? |
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05-24-2005, 07:59 PM | #2 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2005 Location: NYC
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| Has anyone else been around him? Maybe someone inadvertently scared him? Kids? Men? Mojito loves his daddy but sometimes my husband can be a little rough with him (much more rough than I am) and I think it kind of freaks our pup out at times! Yorkies have such good memories... maybe someone hurt him and he's afraid that he'll get hurt again. Please keep us posted! Mojito & Irmi |
05-24-2005, 08:04 PM | #3 |
My Precious Pup Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York City
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| My son and husband are around him and both have stepped on him but he will willingly go to my 6 year old son!!! I have to get him to call Chewy over sometimes. He's neither here nor there with my husband. I'll keep you posted and I'm hoping for some good advice from seasoned YTers. |
05-24-2005, 08:22 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Texas
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| It's interesting that you post this because just this week, my Rowdy (13 weeks) has started NOT coming when I call him. He waits, oh about 20 seconds, then casually saunters over to me, if he comes at all. He is not cowering or backing up when I pick him up, but he has definitely decided that he does NOT need to come when called. We are getting ready to go on a 2 week vacation and he will be staying with my daughter - so I'm sure he will be absolutely spoiled rotten when we get back. That said, we are going to work on this defiant behavior at that time. It may just be the autonomy phase - I don't know????? |
05-24-2005, 08:58 PM | #5 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California
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| i honestly think that he is being rebillious and doesnt want to come......... and when he backs up he is not scared, he is probably just playing..... Toby does this a lot with my fiance (he refuses to listen..... and he backs up when you approach...<---- aka the catch me if you can game).... i didnt hold for this behavior so i put him in his crate when he didnt listen |
05-25-2005, 04:12 AM | #6 |
Boppin' Bo! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Indiana
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| Chewysmom, I agree with Orinskye. He's telling you that he considers himself a big boy now and can make his own decisions!! LOL! Not a good thing! Bo does this too. Drives us all insane. The issue is his safety. He must come when he's called and stay when he's told to stay. These little guys can slip out an open door in a flash!
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05-25-2005, 04:15 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Maybe he's a full fledged teenager now ? I bet this passes and he gets back to his normal self... |
05-25-2005, 04:21 AM | #8 |
Yorkies LUV never grows old Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Owensville,In.47665
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| Put a long leash on him and call him when he comes give him a treat when he doesnt come gently pull leash and say come. He will learn. be sure to give treat and lots of praise for him doing right.
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05-25-2005, 04:23 AM | #9 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Upstate S.C.
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| Opinion #1)...try teaching "come" with some treats...don't keep "going to him....."....he needs to COME TO YOU...it puts you in an Alpha place. Opinion #2) With the cowering....DON"T talk baby talk or baby him when he does this.....he will learn that you expect that behavior by the way you treat him... This comes from a Chihuahua experience I had....but I did do something to scare her and it took FOREVER to get past that....My hubby said she is "ruined"....I think he is an idiot!!!!! I know I did some scary things while raising my daughter...she turned out ok!!! |
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05-25-2005, 04:45 AM | #11 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005
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| Getting yorkies to come I'm no expert but I read a year's worth of material before getting my girls since I did not have a pet for over 15 years. The lease and treat idea worked with Chloe at first. Then, she decided she would rather stay outside than come in. When my husband got frustrated trying to get her in, he sternly said "Chloe, you get in here now", which upset me at first. But after it happened to me, I did the same, not yelling, but a firm voice. I also tap on the glass of the back door. It worked, so I give what I call a special treat, a few cherios. No more problem. Also, try giving an "open" hand, palm side up rather than a "reaching" hand, palm down. Sometimes, mine think a palm side down hand means I'm catching for a bath. My other one, Lacey, stays with me like velcro, so she's not a problem. |
05-25-2005, 07:03 AM | #12 |
My Precious Pup Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York City
Posts: 2,092
| Thanks for all the great advice. I think it is just a phase because he does let me hold him and will sit really nicely in my lap. I'm going back to training 101 and am not going to baby him so much for a few days and see how it goes. Will let you know. |
05-25-2005, 07:09 AM | #13 |
Pita Power!! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Port St Lucie, FL
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| Pita was starting with the rebelliousness too, we enrolled in a training class at Petsmart. We start next week, I don't know if it will help but it sure can't hurt! |
05-25-2005, 07:30 AM | #14 |
My Precious Pup Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York City
Posts: 2,092
| I am actually thinking of doing the petco training near me. Also my friend told me about a book his mom used to train her puppies called "The art of raising puppies" written by a group of monks. He said her dogs are the best behaved he has ever seen. Worth a try. I am also going to check around on the Training thread. |
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