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Originally Posted by Centerfield  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 |
Contrary to people's beliefs Yorkie's are not lap dogs.....A lot of people usually see these guys grown and in full coat and say they to themselves....what a gorgeous dog, I want want. They forget the puppy stage and all that goes along with it.
First of all your puppy is just that a puppy...He needs an outlet for his pent up energy...Have you attempted to take him on long walks.... He will eventually calm down.....do not use your hands to swat him...worse thing you can do...eventually he'll develop a fear of you.
By the way I'm also 61.....show and breed these little dogs.....they are first and foremost terriers.