[MyAngel]

Originally Posted by dcoff827

I have a 6 yr old spayed female yorkie. She is a very sweet little girl. I've had her since she was 9 weeks old. She has one bad behavior that I don't understand. She becomes very aggressive when you try to pick her up. She gets very upset. She will growl ferociously and grab at my hand. I have to put eye drops in her eyes several times a day. I will go to her and pet her and talk sweet to her. Sometimes she will let me pick her up with no trouble and other times she does as I said above. Any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong or why she may behave this way. All suggestions welcome.
dcoff827

Has she been doing this behavior all along or when the eye drops started? You could try the next few times when doing the eye drops to give her a treat before and after making it a pleasant experience. Also try picking her up in a different way from how you are doing it now. While you are picking her up give her a treat to begin eating and then place her on your lap and try putting the drop in without really saying anything to her. When done put her on the floor and give her another treat telling her good girl if she doesn't growl, etc. If she starts to growl while doing the drops don't stop she will learn that you are the leader meaning if you are calm she will learn to be calm.