Hi!
My name is Annie and I just found this wonderful Yorkie board/site today! WOW! I am so happy to meet others who have Yorkies
Tinkerbell is my first Yorkie and she is a puppy (5 months old). I have had a very frustrating time with Tinkerbell, but, love her dearly. Tinkerbell's groomer said that "Tinkie" (nickname for Tinkerbell) is an Alpha Female
. The groomer said that Tinkie is very pig headed and thinks she is the boss of me
. I would have to agree!
For example: Potty pads don't work for Tinkie cause she will tear, rip, shread and eat the puppy pad. We had Tinkie in a nice playpen with all kinds of room when she couldn't be supervised (deluxe puppy bed with fresh soft bedding twice a day, lots of chew toys and snacks etc). Well, Tinkie learned to climb up on the netting of the playpen and then jumped off, which was very high and dangerous for her at the time she was only 2 lbs). To make it safe for her to be in the playpen, we put a clear 1/4 inch plastic board arcross the top of the playpen. Well, Tinkie found another way out by eating a hole in the netting of the playpen and then got out. We then had to get the largest in house kennel we could find to keep her safe during times we were gone. That works, but she will destroy anything left in the kennel.
Tinkie has lots of play time outside of her kennel, I don't want you to think she is in there all the time, cause she is not. She actually could be out all day if she would behave but she doesn't. She attacks the cat, which is dangerous cause one bite from him and she would be dead. He leaves her alone but she will nag him to death! So I have to kennel him when she is out. She also chews things she isn't supposed to, like wood, carpet, furniture
. And, I have so many chew toys for her and appropriate chew snacks available all day long. But, she chooses to chew stuff that she shouldn't. She also will eat cat poo if she is quicker than me at getting to the door to the cat box.
She nips at the kids
and will bark at me and try to bite me when I tell her no
. I am just so frustrated. She is sooooo pretty, adorable, and tiny. I just don't know what to do. I thought about training, but then I picture her attacking all the other dogs or biting the instructor and so I haven't tried it yet. Can people sue for your dog biting thier dog?
Anyway, that is my story.....Tinkie is something else! I love her and won't sell her, but I need to find some solutions so everyone can be safe.
Thanks so much for your time and consideration!
Sincerely,
Annie