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vincerulz · 07-23-2007, 08:50 AM

i have been taking care of my sister's yorkie...he is about 13 weeks old...anyhow he is always biting me and when i tell him 'No' he starts growling and barking at me. he has bitten me so hard that i have bled and he's scratched both of my eye lids. i think he thinks of me as a threat to him being the top dog and is trying to challenge me. i love him so much...but it really hurts when he bites.

i don't know how to establish that i am the dominant one. he seems to think he is the leader of the pack. my sister's husband left for a couple months for some sort of training and i suppose he feels that he was next in line.

does anyone have any suggestions on what to do?

07-23-2007, 08:50 AM	#1
vincerulz Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 27	establishing dominance??? i have been taking care of my sister's yorkie...he is about 13 weeks old...anyhow he is always biting me and when i tell him 'No' he starts growling and barking at me. he has bitten me so hard that i have bled and he's scratched both of my eye lids. i think he thinks of me as a threat to him being the top dog and is trying to challenge me. i love him so much...but it really hurts when he bites. i don't know how to establish that i am the dominant one. he seems to think he is the leader of the pack. my sister's husband left for a couple months for some sort of training and i suppose he feels that he was next in line. does anyone have any suggestions on what to do?