 Food aggressive Yorkie
I have three Yorkies, the mother named Savannah, one from her first litter named Kayli and one from her second litter named Willow. They are all females and have been sterilized. My problem is Willow. She is a beautiful, very affectionate little Yorkie, but she attacks her mother if her mother wanders close to her food dish, or a bone. I can't give them bones because of this. Also, if I try to pick Willow up when I'm bringing her in for the night or moving her to her own bed if she gets in the wrong crate, she makes a growly noise, the mother starts barking furiously. Then Willow growls aggressively and tries to jump out of my arms and get at the mother. It's mayhem!
I've had to pull her off Savannah many times! I am so tired of her aggressive attitude, but I don't know how to change it. The mother makes it worse by playing into it with constant barking at her, using a different bark than her usual one.
She has tried attacking Kayli, but Kayli stands up to her and the fight is over before it begins. Savannah doesn't fight back, just rolls over on her back in submission, and Willow bites her hard. There is much growling and snapping going on.
I tried doing the dog whisperer thing by holding pinning Willow down and holding her down, telling her no, and stroking her trying to calm her down, but this doesn't work. As soon as I let up, she's after Savannah again. All the time I've got her pinned down, Savannah is yapping non-stop and trying to get at Willow. We have to pin her down, also. This just isn't working. I also tried what the trainer at PetSmart suggested and that was to show Willow that Savannah is the main dog and my favorite, but that didn't work either.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to break Willow of this aggressive behavior towards her mother. Also, another problem is both Kayli and Willow bark at strangers outside when I'm walking them on a leash. Savannah is totally friendly and will go up to anyone to be loved on.
Lorna Newlin |