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Originally Posted by irish1225  My Yorkie is now 16 weeks old and can get very nasty when I try to take something away that he shouldn't have. He especially likes paper and growls and bites me when I try to get it away. How do I let him know this is unacceptable. Will putting him in the crate help? Telling his NO just makes him more defiant. |
First he is a baby and give him a break he yet to understand what works with you and does not.
Growling is just talk and should not be worried about. Say thanks to you if he growls at you as he just given you a thing to work on.
Shutting of that growl can get you bit as he was not got a way to say he is not comfortable.
Work switch things.
So if he was a toy and is playing with it trade huim for one of equal or greater intrest or use a food treat.
Once he gives it up and takes the food treat give him back the toy.
Yes give it back.. what you want is to have him think that not everything that is fun to him must be given up all the time.
I can have it back.
yea they can think that way.
So now you have an item he can have and is switching it back and forth with easy.
ow comes the test.... he got something he can not have. Stop breat and make a simple trade, just like with a toy it is no big deal if you stay calm.
Then just simply walk away with the thing he can not have and put it away.
JL