YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community - View Single Post - My Yorkie mix attacks larger dogs as if she were a pitbull ...

jamiesaari · 12-18-2007, 05:39 PM

I'd love some advice and feedback on how to deal with my four-year-old female Yorkie's aggression towards larger dogs. She literally turns into an attacking pitbull when other dogs are around.

She beats the pulp out of my mother's large pug, T-Bone, and is very, very jealous of him when he comes to my house. He's the most gentle soul and doesn't seem to notice that she is only 1/4 his size. He's petrified of her and runs for his life when he sees her.

My little Yorkie was rescued from a Humane Society and absolutely loves cats. So much, in fact, that she was placed in a huge area with a dozen cats and she absolutely loved being with them.

I don't understand why she hates her own species so much. I took her through a couple local pet shelters to get her accustomed to other dogs and she growled and barked at every dog, yet loved being around the cats. Could it be that she thinks she is a cat?

12-18-2007, 05:39 PM	#1
jamiesaari Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 241	My Yorkie mix attacks larger dogs as if she were a pitbull ... I'd love some advice and feedback on how to deal with my four-year-old female Yorkie's aggression towards larger dogs. She literally turns into an attacking pitbull when other dogs are around. She beats the pulp out of my mother's large pug, T-Bone, and is very, very jealous of him when he comes to my house. He's the most gentle soul and doesn't seem to notice that she is only 1/4 his size. He's petrified of her and runs for his life when he sees her. My little Yorkie was rescued from a Humane Society and absolutely loves cats. So much, in fact, that she was placed in a huge area with a dozen cats and she absolutely loved being with them. I don't understand why she hates her own species so much. I took her through a couple local pet shelters to get her accustomed to other dogs and she growled and barked at every dog, yet loved being around the cats. Could it be that she thinks she is a cat?