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peggato · 04-19-2008, 12:06 PM

Hi Everyone!

It's me Barclay's mom. Today was our first day of puppy training. There were 11 puppies in class. Barclay was the only Yorkie. There were 3 labs, a pinchon, miniature boxer, s**tz-zu, and a few beagles. Barclay has been with me three weeks, however, he has never had socialization with other dogs until today. He was SOOOOO aggressive. He took down the two labs, and literally put the beagles into hiding behind their moms. I felt so bad because I could tell that the owners were trying to keep their dogs away from Barclay. Someone in the class mentioned that they had NEVER seen such a thing in a Yorkie. I am a first time owner, and tell me if I'm wrong, but I thought it was normal for him to play and jump, yes, he did bite, but not to the point of hurting the other dogs, isn't that what they are suppose to do??? When it came time to take them away from each other and pick up their leashes for training, Barclay was writhing to get back into action with the dogs. He was barking and snarling like I have never seen. When I tried to pick him up he was writhing and twisting trying to bite me to put him down which is not like him at all. Has anyone else had a Yorkie that loved play aggessively with other dogs? Right now, he is sound asleep in my arms making his little puppy noises. He is so adorable, but I also saw another side of him today that was a little frightening. Please reassure me that this is normal playing, the trainer said it was normal, but that women's comment keeps eating at me that my Yorkie was unusual??

04-19-2008, 12:06 PM	#1
peggato Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 64	First day of puppie training Hi Everyone! It's me Barclay's mom. Today was our first day of puppy training. There were 11 puppies in class. Barclay was the only Yorkie. There were 3 labs, a pinchon, miniature boxer, s**tz-zu, and a few beagles. Barclay has been with me three weeks, however, he has never had socialization with other dogs until today. He was SOOOOO aggressive. He took down the two labs, and literally put the beagles into hiding behind their moms. I felt so bad because I could tell that the owners were trying to keep their dogs away from Barclay. Someone in the class mentioned that they had NEVER seen such a thing in a Yorkie. I am a first time owner, and tell me if I'm wrong, but I thought it was normal for him to play and jump, yes, he did bite, but not to the point of hurting the other dogs, isn't that what they are suppose to do??? When it came time to take them away from each other and pick up their leashes for training, Barclay was writhing to get back into action with the dogs. He was barking and snarling like I have never seen. When I tried to pick him up he was writhing and twisting trying to bite me to put him down which is not like him at all. Has anyone else had a Yorkie that loved play aggessively with other dogs? Right now, he is sound asleep in my arms making his little puppy noises. He is so adorable, but I also saw another side of him today that was a little frightening. Please reassure me that this is normal playing, the trainer said it was normal, but that women's comment keeps eating at me that my Yorkie was unusual??