It's awful that your Puppy is acting like that at such a young age. I have 7 dogs. 5 Yorkies and a 9 year old Lab, 5 year old Golden Retriever. My Lab and my male Yorkie try to be the boss of each other. I have only had to step in once or twice. I put a stop to it immediately and I let them know that I am the boss. My advice to you is to keep telling him NO!!.... and put him in a cage.."TIME OUT" every time he shows his teeth or growls at you. Doing this he will realize that he is in there because he has done something wrong. I dont personally allowe my dogs or dog to be the "ALFA" dog. I'm the boss and thats how it is. It was hard in the beginning to get them to understand what I expected out of them. But now things are great between them. A funny story is ...That I catch him ( My Male Yorkie) Showing his teeth but as soon as I look at him he rolls to his back. It's the funnies thing I have ever seen. So yes they do learn. Don't give up on him he just might be testing you to see what he can get away with.
GOOD LUCK! |