[TeddyandTiffy]

Originally Posted by leucothea

Thanks for all your good thoughts and suggestions. He spent the night on the bed last night and the girls stayed in their bed in the kitchen. Princess tried to get on the bed this morning and he started on her. I filled a soda can with coins and shook it every time he even postured last night and this morning and it worked. I even slept with it....LOL

I took them on a long walk by the ocean last night and they were good. On the way back he was nipping at the girls happily and I used my shhhht sound and he stopped. Of course he started right up again, but all in all it was a good night.

Not giving up on the little varmint....

No you can't show them unless they are intact, which is why the behaviorist comment to neuter him p***** me off so much. He didn't even see Ceasar face to face or do an evaluation. $125 is alot to pay, but I was willing to pay it. What a jerk.

I'm glad to see your working with him...This is a MUST...One thing to remember is now that you've STARTED this (Shaking the can, or Shhht sound) it MUST be done as soon as he starts (That is if you can catch it) the UNWANTED behavior...U can NOT miss 1 time if at all possible...And I realize this is easier SAID then DONE. lol.

With this being said, you must be able to pick the good playing from the bad playing...Such as you stated: "On the way back he was nipping at the girls happily and I used my shhhht sound and he stopped. Of course he started right up again" (To me & this is my OPO cause I wasn't there with you...This may of been good playing for my girls will nip at each other say if one has a bone and the other one is wanting or even running through their room together...But to me this is playing and having fun and this is good until someone YELPs then I say: Hey cool it or girls that's enough and they break it up...Sometimes I have to say it twice but I DON'T have to get up and get between them & sometimes they are very LOUD in playing and that is the ONLY time I raise my voice is to get louder then them so they can hear me) 2 of my girls will be one this month and 1 is almost 14 months old so I have 3 gals almost the same age.

Also PLEASE remember he is JUST a PUPPY not a adult...There for he will make mistakes and he still needs to be a Puppy just not as dominant or mean.

Puppies will chase each other, growl, show teeth, stand on back legs with front paws on each others shoulders and be really rough & tough sometimes, you should see my girls, they go at it...Not mean or killing each other altho someone who wasn't use to them would think they was...

Sage our almost 14 month old is a loud yapper/barker, always has been so when Weezie has a toy she wants she will roll over in the floor in front of their bed and yap and bark and go on LOUD but it's playing and at the same time Weezie is growling to say hey your not getting this toy I'm playing with it lol.

I don't interfere until there is a pain YELP from one of them then I say what I said above...Sofie was a bystander but now she is joining in so they all 3 go at it...It can get very loud here but I don't mind them rolling, tumbling, fussing and playing as long as they are not getting hurt.

Did all of your 3 yorkies ever sleep together with you in the bed? And then he started being hateful to the girls over the bed? (Have I got that right?)

If so to me he is being dominate over your bed with your girls (Correct me if I'm wrong on that) if he is and your girls slept in the kitchen and him on your bed then you are giving into his behavior and he is getting JUST what HE WANTS...The girls away from YOU and the BED...I would NOT allow this at all...

With that being said do you go into your bedroom at night to lay down and watch TV or do you just go in to go straight to bed? The reason I'm asking is cause I wonder if you keeping all 3 off your bed all the time for a few weeks might help in the behavior??? Maybe this would allow them all a break from it and not fight over the bed or you and you could put a bed at the bottom of your bed for all puppies to share to lay in together (If they would that is.) Wonder if this would help any...Teaching them all 3 to SHARE.

I hope some of this will help you, the main thing is NOT to give up on him and keep working with him and your girls.

I'm just letting you know I know how it is when you have more then 1 Yorkie in the house, I've had 10 all together at one time in my house, 6 puppies all the same age from our own whelping, 2- 3 year olds (Mom and Dad) 1-14/15 Month old and 1-4/5 month old...All together living in the same house at the same time for 3 or so months. So I know how hard it can be to control them all lol. Lee