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Greenhouse · 10-31-2007, 10:06 AM

My husband and I have no children, but we do have furry "babies" in the house. We have just brought home a new 4-month-old Yorkie named Milo. Our adult Yorkie - Murphy - who is 7-years-old and has only been around two indoor cats for his entire life..... now barks, growls and bears his teeth at Milo. Sometimes they do OK and other times Murphy runs, jumps on a couch or growls and holds Milo down. When they are in the yard, Milo follows Murphy around and Murphy runs from him. Overall, we knew it would be hard because Murphy is really possessive of me. However, he's getting used to Milo and even wags his tail when they sniff each other and we're not right there with them.

Last night, things changed a little. I was standing in the kitchen and Murphy got behind me and the cabinet and sat on my foot. Milo ran up and for about 20 minutes kept standing and barking at Murphy. We tried to break it up by saying "OK....no barking...be nice...." and taking Milo to the family room and trying to entertain him with a toy. We even crated him to calm him down. He also chases Murphy around the house, tries to bite his back legs and nips at Murphy's face and coat.

We know Milo is a young puppy, but he's terrorizing our older dog and we're afraid Murphy will really never get along with Milo. Should we intervene and try to stop the puppy from nipping and barking or should we let the two of them sort it out?

Any insight/feedback would be helpful.

(PS - Overall, we could not be happier with having two Yorkies. We just want them to be pals!)

10-31-2007, 10:06 AM	#1
Greenhouse YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1	Biting, barking, jumping puppy drives his older brother nuts................ My husband and I have no children, but we do have furry "babies" in the house. We have just brought home a new 4-month-old Yorkie named Milo. Our adult Yorkie - Murphy - who is 7-years-old and has only been around two indoor cats for his entire life..... now barks, growls and bears his teeth at Milo. Sometimes they do OK and other times Murphy runs, jumps on a couch or growls and holds Milo down. When they are in the yard, Milo follows Murphy around and Murphy runs from him. Overall, we knew it would be hard because Murphy is really possessive of me. However, he's getting used to Milo and even wags his tail when they sniff each other and we're not right there with them. Last night, things changed a little. I was standing in the kitchen and Murphy got behind me and the cabinet and sat on my foot. Milo ran up and for about 20 minutes kept standing and barking at Murphy. We tried to break it up by saying "OK....no barking...be nice...." and taking Milo to the family room and trying to entertain him with a toy. We even crated him to calm him down. He also chases Murphy around the house, tries to bite his back legs and nips at Murphy's face and coat. We know Milo is a young puppy, but he's terrorizing our older dog and we're afraid Murphy will really never get along with Milo. Should we intervene and try to stop the puppy from nipping and barking or should we let the two of them sort it out? Any insight/feedback would be helpful. (PS - Overall, we could not be happier with having two Yorkies. We just want them to be pals!)