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05-30-2016, 10:04 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Commerce City, CO USA
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| New puppy is a bully 😢 Help! My new Yorkie puppy is off the charts with aggressive behavior! I have owned a lovely Yorkie for 14 years and my husband purchased a new baby for me. He is adorable when alone....but positively mean spirited with other dogs. He badgers any other dog....he has been exposed to my 14 year old, a slightly older puppy (6 months to his four months), and an Australian Shepherd puppy....ALL of whom he has cowering and running away. 😔 His technique is to race by biting at the face or the hind quarters....he is completely unmoved by the warnings from my older Yorkie and has upped the game by grabbing my older Yorkies top knot or furnishing as he runs by. 🙄 I know and love the Yorkie spirit but this seems a bit much. The breeder told me that the older dog would help teach the younger but thus far we are nowhere near that....quite the opposite really. He was a bit over 12 weeks when he came to us so he was not taken from his mom to early....I confess, I am flabbergasted....I have never experienced this sort of thing. Any ideas or shared wisdom would be greatly appreciated!!! Thank you! |
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05-31-2016, 11:45 AM | #2 |
YT 500 Club Member | I can't help you since I only have 1. Hopefully more experience multiple Yorkie parents will chime in. Mine is 15 months old and I would love to have another, but so afraid something like this would happen.
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05-31-2016, 01:30 PM | #3 |
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| I would consult a professional trainer and or class. Also, have you tried crating him or tethering him to you? |
05-31-2016, 02:02 PM | #4 |
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| I would call this annoying puppy behavior rather than outright aggression. Some puppies are more prone to this type of wrestling and sparring, drive by leg biting. My younger boy Teddy is a wrestler. First, give all of your other dogs a place to escape the puppy. For us, our older Max was able to jump up on the couch and Teddy could not follow. Your situation will probably require you to physically separate the young puppy from the pack. Second, work on basic obedience training with the puppy. If possible, work with the whole group together. When my boys get out of hand wrestling, I correct them and redirect them to performing a few tricks for a small treat reward (s single kibble for each trick). Redirecting to playing fetch also helped. Work on corrections. I used "no bite" when Teddy was a pup. We still use "settle down" or "that's enough." Walking together and generally wearing out the puppy with activity also helped us reduce the tendency to want to wrestle. Keep at it and it will improve dramatically with maturity.
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05-31-2016, 04:32 PM | #5 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Well just saw this post now. Puppys' freedoms have to be earned and if your pup is acting out off lead in your home - then he is tethered to you when he is free. Kristin (Maximo) had great advice with tiring the pup out with walks n games - and also walking on a rotating basis the two small dogs together. Some dogs are just a bit more difficult to handle than others and require our full attention and imagination to redirect their energies.
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06-01-2016, 06:57 AM | #6 |
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| I am having the same problem although it has gotten a wee bit better Lily is still a bully. Lily is 7 months. |
06-01-2016, 08:27 AM | #7 |
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| I had a similar experience when I brought Casie home when she was 5 months and Scottie had just turned 2 years. She had the typical puppy antics and would steal his food/toys/bed and bite his tail/legs. Scottie had some jealousy issues at first and didn't want anything to do with her. This was only 2 months ago...but things have gotten much better since. I keep them separated at all times unless I'm around. When I'm not around, she's crated. Initially, I let them interact only after she had a potty break and only for short periods. Over a span of a month, I slowly let her have more access as she developed a potty routine. Very slowly I let her interact with Scottie more. I feed them at the same time in the morning, in different bowls, in opposite corners of the washroom while I get ready. It took some time, but after sweeping her away from Scottie's dish, she's learned that she can only eat from her own dish. I'd say it took about two weeks for Scottie to slowly to not feel threatened by her. But it took about a month before he was more at ease to play with her. And just recently, he's finally gained enough confidence to play "tug" with the toys with her (prior he would just drop the toy and run whenever she chased him while he was carrying a toy). After work, I hand-feed them while working on basic obedience training. It took a while, but they know that if they both want food, they both have to sit still (and no stealing!) or whatever command I'm using. It's awesome how fast a puppy can learn impulse control when they can learn by example! She still chases him around and nips at his legs for fun. But I can see that they're playing now and they have a riot chasing each other around. You'll be able to tell if the biting is playing - it'll be mutual and they'll show playful body gestures. She's still kind of a bully and a bit obnoxious sometimes, so I always have my eye on her. If either of them start to get a little mean, I tell them it's enough! They're really like little kids! I'd say...if you have older dogs in your home. It may take a little longer for them to warm up to the puppy. I think puppies have this distinctive scent that adults are weary of and makes them want to stay away. Good luck with your little one
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06-01-2016, 11:55 AM | #8 |
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| ^^ Great post by Canana. My experience with my 2 boys was very similar. I too separated my boys for the first few months when I couldn't supervise. We used xpens.
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06-06-2016, 07:51 PM | #9 |
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| Thanks y'all!!! Thank you ALL for the encouragement and sound advice! Things are settling down a bit as all the puppies are becoming better acquainted. My little guy is still HUGELY food driven but I am using that to shameless advantage and working on obedience. He is still a bit of a bully but we are working on it….he has learned a wee bit of respect. LOL |
06-07-2016, 04:25 AM | #10 |
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| We are talking about a puppy, a baby, they LOVE to play, been there, I had 2 older dogs 6 and 3 yo when I bought home the new kid. The baby was a beast lol, but a cute beast, the older ones stayed on high grounds, the sofa, when they would come down, the beast would be hanging off an ear, leg, tail, this is all puppy play. Of course I would stop the puppy from this, it doesn't last long with patience and consistent correction. NOT aggressive or being a bully, it's being the puppy that it is.
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