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YorkieRiley · 07-19-2007, 04:14 AM

Ok, I've found the ULTIMATE SOLUTION! hahahaha. The laying of your yorkie on his/her back trick to show who's dominate is definitely something good to exercise.

I've gotten to the point of not liking to put my finger under his tongue. I feel it gets him a little more aggressive... which makes me more mad and escalates the situtation... although doing it long enough will eventually make him stop his bad behavor. Instead, I've just been putting a toy in his mouth and praising him for chewing the toy.

Now, on the the Ultimate Solution.... BITTER APPLE SPRAY! This stuff has, without a doubt, minimized the crazy puppy attacks by far! At first, when Riley would start biting at our feet and running around the room aggressively, we simply spray our feet with Bitter Apple. He comes back for a nip, backs up with a sour face, and forgets about the attack. The alcohol in the spray can irritate your skin and burn. Instead of spraying it on our feet now; As soon as he starts to become aggressive, we spray it on the ground in front of him (not in his face)... he smells it and backs off completely. Sometimes it takes a couple sprays to break his attack mode.

Definitely try this stuff!! Riley will attack once a day at the most, and sometimes not at all! In addition to the bitter spray, we go the potty training spray stuff. He went from going on the carpet anywhere he darn pleased, to going on the pads or outside 99% of the time!

07-19-2007, 04:14 AM	#32
YorkieRiley Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 23	The Ultimate Solution! Ok, I've found the ULTIMATE SOLUTION! hahahaha. The laying of your yorkie on his/her back trick to show who's dominate is definitely something good to exercise. I've gotten to the point of not liking to put my finger under his tongue. I feel it gets him a little more aggressive... which makes me more mad and escalates the situtation... although doing it long enough will eventually make him stop his bad behavor. Instead, I've just been putting a toy in his mouth and praising him for chewing the toy. Now, on the the Ultimate Solution.... BITTER APPLE SPRAY! This stuff has, without a doubt, minimized the crazy puppy attacks by far! At first, when Riley would start biting at our feet and running around the room aggressively, we simply spray our feet with Bitter Apple. He comes back for a nip, backs up with a sour face, and forgets about the attack. The alcohol in the spray can irritate your skin and burn. Instead of spraying it on our feet now; As soon as he starts to become aggressive, we spray it on the ground in front of him (not in his face)... he smells it and backs off completely. Sometimes it takes a couple sprays to break his attack mode. Definitely try this stuff!! Riley will attack once a day at the most, and sometimes not at all! In addition to the bitter spray, we go the potty training spray stuff. He went from going on the carpet anywhere he darn pleased, to going on the pads or outside 99% of the time!