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Centerfield · 11-11-2007, 02:08 PM

My almost 5-month old Yorkie is a sweetie when he's calm and I love him. But in the afternoon and evenings he becomes a jumping demon. He responds to sit and stand but just temporarily. If I let him out of his pen and play with him he's totally nuts. If he playfully nips me and I correct him or swat his nose he'll do a crashing body block on me then run like crazy. In his pen he'll jump constantly to the point where he can almost jump out, and it's almost 3 feet high. I'm at the end of my rope and wish they sold puppy tranquilizer pills. I am retired at 61 and trying my best to calm him down in his pen next to my desk all day, but I don't think it's working. I've made up my mind that if I can't calm him down by his first birthday in June, I'll have to give him away, probably to the SPCA because who would want an insanely hyper Yorkie even as a gift.

I'm really trying to make it work but patience is thin at my age and time is short for him. Any suggestions?

Thank you from Centerfield

11-11-2007, 02:08 PM	#1
Centerfield Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 16	He's Got To Calm Down Or He's Gone... My almost 5-month old Yorkie is a sweetie when he's calm and I love him. But in the afternoon and evenings he becomes a jumping demon. He responds to sit and stand but just temporarily. If I let him out of his pen and play with him he's totally nuts. If he playfully nips me and I correct him or swat his nose he'll do a crashing body block on me then run like crazy. In his pen he'll jump constantly to the point where he can almost jump out, and it's almost 3 feet high. I'm at the end of my rope and wish they sold puppy tranquilizer pills. I am retired at 61 and trying my best to calm him down in his pen next to my desk all day, but I don't think it's working. I've made up my mind that if I can't calm him down by his first birthday in June, I'll have to give him away, probably to the SPCA because who would want an insanely hyper Yorkie even as a gift. I'm really trying to make it work but patience is thin at my age and time is short for him. Any suggestions? Thank you from Centerfield