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SmittyGirl1 · 08-02-2008, 10:56 PM

Hello All,

I'm new to the group as well as to Yorkie's! I have a 7 month old female named Emma who is absolutely, the most local and intelligent puppy I've ever had.

My only problem is that when she see's another dog (no matter how big) she will pull on her leash and try like crazy to get to it. She's not the least bit aggressive and she's wonderful around people, it's just she see's the dog and wants to play. I've taken her to dog training and unfortunately, there was only one other dog there (a chihuahua) that didn't want anything to do with her! She is going to continue on with the intermediate class so I'm hoping that she will be able to learn to play with other dogs "nicely". She's just too overwhelming! Even the big "friendly" dogs get irritated with her jumping and nipping at them.

I have another dog in the house (she's a chihuahua too), and though it took her about two weeks to get used to Emma, (and stand her ground when she didn't want to play) Emma is fine with her and gets lots of play time in with her.

I did get her spayed about 2 weeks ago and I'm really hoping that will slow her down a bit, but I'm just not sure if there is anything else I can do to teach her to "play nicely," as my biggest concern is that she's going to fearlessly run up to a dog who doesn't want to play and get bit.

Your thoughts are greatly appreciated!

08-02-2008, 10:56 PM	#1
SmittyGirl1 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 3	Socializing a hyper puppy! Hello All, I'm new to the group as well as to Yorkie's! I have a 7 month old female named Emma who is absolutely, the most local and intelligent puppy I've ever had. My only problem is that when she see's another dog (no matter how big) she will pull on her leash and try like crazy to get to it. She's not the least bit aggressive and she's wonderful around people, it's just she see's the dog and wants to play. I've taken her to dog training and unfortunately, there was only one other dog there (a chihuahua) that didn't want anything to do with her! She is going to continue on with the intermediate class so I'm hoping that she will be able to learn to play with other dogs "nicely". She's just too overwhelming! Even the big "friendly" dogs get irritated with her jumping and nipping at them. I have another dog in the house (she's a chihuahua too), and though it took her about two weeks to get used to Emma, (and stand her ground when she didn't want to play) Emma is fine with her and gets lots of play time in with her. I did get her spayed about 2 weeks ago and I'm really hoping that will slow her down a bit, but I'm just not sure if there is anything else I can do to teach her to "play nicely," as my biggest concern is that she's going to fearlessly run up to a dog who doesn't want to play and get bit. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated!