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joey301 · 12-16-2007, 05:16 AM

My dog bit a friend of mine yesterday enough to break the skin. I am so upset by his behavior. He did not bite because of anything my friend did, instead, he ran up to him and attacked him. He has been to training, it did no good. I have no idea where this behavior has come from, but it makes me not love him as much.

He can never be around people again. When someone comes to my house, he will have to be caged, but when I cage him, he barks uncontrollably. I have two yorkies, one is a biter and the other one thinks he is supposed to kiss everyone that comes here. We can not have company in our house anymore because of their behavior. The only thing else I know to do is to make an attempt to dominate him, but it is so hard to get through his think skull that I am dominating him. I tried that just before he bit my friend. I held him by his neck on the floor saying NO when he growled at my friend. He settled down, and then as soon as I let him up, he ran and attacked my friend. We spent the rest of the evening apologizing and the dog went to the basement.

12-16-2007, 05:16 AM	#33
joey301 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 36	Killer yorkie My dog bit a friend of mine yesterday enough to break the skin. I am so upset by his behavior. He did not bite because of anything my friend did, instead, he ran up to him and attacked him. He has been to training, it did no good. I have no idea where this behavior has come from, but it makes me not love him as much. He can never be around people again. When someone comes to my house, he will have to be caged, but when I cage him, he barks uncontrollably. I have two yorkies, one is a biter and the other one thinks he is supposed to kiss everyone that comes here. We can not have company in our house anymore because of their behavior. The only thing else I know to do is to make an attempt to dominate him, but it is so hard to get through his think skull that I am dominating him. I tried that just before he bit my friend. I held him by his neck on the floor saying NO when he growled at my friend. He settled down, and then as soon as I let him up, he ran and attacked my friend. We spent the rest of the evening apologizing and the dog went to the basement.