[livingdustmops]

I am sorry but putting her down does not have to be an option. She sounds very terrier to me and some of her actions are very normal for some yorkies. Granted she is a little over the top but I have one just like her. He bite a child and was turned over to the humane society. If I did not take him then he would have been destroyed as they cannot adopt out a known biter. It has taken a great deal of work with Munchie to build his trust level and to make him feel relaxed. I still will never trust him completely so I never put him in a situation that will drive up his fear levels. He does not go to public places where he is frightened or where he feels he must defend me.

If it does not work out then I would give her to a very reputable rescue that works with dogs like this. I would not rehome her yourself as the problem could get worse in a new home because she is frightened and you could be sued.

Sorry folks but just because she is little doesn't mean the bites don't hurt and that animal control won't destroy her for biting. I would also be very careful on the training methods and if you trust your trainer continue working with him/her to see why she is fear biting. This is very serious and many yorkies have been put down for these reasons. I am not a fan of Cesar's when it comes to Yorkies as it takes a very experienced person to understand fear levels and I believe some of his methods just drive up the fear levels in these little dogs. He does a fabulous job with many of his large breed dogs on his show but they are excercised over 5/6 hours a day.

Many yorkies do not like children so I would definately keep her away from any child. I would also guess your dog knows your son and dil do not like her so this does not help the problem. Your yorkie is protecting you from the delivery people and doing her job as she see's it.

This is not an easy situation to overcome but with a lot of positive training and going slowly she can be changed. It will not happen overnight and you will have to put in hours everyday.

I wish you a lot of good luck and hard work but if you see nothing is changing then please consider a reputable yorkie rescue before putting her down. Many of these little ones can be saved from death with the right people.