I almost didn't reply to this and perhaps I shouldn't. I personally wouldn't swat her though, I mean come on, these are very tiny furkids, swatting her could very well hurt her. Would you swat a baby that was this size? I don't think so and I don't agree with the previous post at all. Swatting her may make the situation even worse and add more problems to the mix. When Isaiah was a baby (my boxer) he had a real problem with biting and let me tell ya, it's a lot harder than a yorkies bite. I tried everything and finally was at my wits end. I called an animal behavorist and was told to make a shaker can by taking an empty coffee can and putting either pennies or nuts and bolts in it and then tapping it shut. When Isaiah would dispaly this kind of a behavior, shake the can to startle him and he would stop. I thought, ya right, like that's really gonna work. I did it though and to my surprise, it WORKED! granted, I had to keep that can very handy because it took a few to get him to learn not to bite, but he did eventually learn by me using the shaker can. Now with your lil one growling and showing her teeth, i don't know what a behaviorist would recommend, but I highly doubt they would tell you to swat her. My gosh, to me that would seem like it would trigger her to feel even more that she has to defend herself, thereby making things even worse. The behavorist I spoke with though did tell me that you never correct a problem with an dog by smacking it. Perhaps call a behavorist and see what they would suggest. I feel for you because I've been in your situation and it isn't fun at all, specially when you've tried everything possible and nothing seems to work. I hope you can get this under control and perhaps others here will have some other suggestions that may work. Good luck!
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