Thank you for the tips - I will try them.
* yes I have 1 other yorkie; Olivia was already here when the new little guy came 2 weeks ago.
* I only put him in his crate when he is snapping, snarling and biting and will not stop. Are you saying instead of crating him at that moment, use the treat in my hand? I can see where that would be a good training exercise at another time (not when he's snarling/biting, right?)
* I do move his food dish around while he's eating; he doesn't growl or anything but he eats SOOOO fast (I feed a raw grind), seriously he eats it all in 15 seconds or less! So there's not too much opportunity to move the bowl around. I have been mixing some of his grain free kibble in with the raw grind and that does slow him down, just another 5-10 seconds though!
* It makes sense that I need to set up situations where he might act up - that is what my son-in-law did yesterday; the dog was sitting in his bed and actually let go of the toy when my sil took it, but then proceeded to growl/snarl...but he didn't bite, he just stayed in his bed snarling. So I will work on doing that too.
Thanks!
Terri
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Originally Posted by JoeyP  Hmm ... that's too bad
The problem with aggression is that it sometimes gets worse if not nipped in the bud
You said you have some other dogs
so it's not surprising that this dog's aggression is getting worse because he feels he has to compete for some things
Instead of putting him in his crate
why don't you try this ..... try putting a treat in your hand
and let him search for it
if he growls whiles he's licking your hand take it away
if he wags his tail and is good give it to him and praise him
also while he is eating move his bowl
and praise him if he let's you do it without growling
take the food away if he does
and keep trying to set up situations where he might become aggressive
and prasie and treat him if he doesn't growl or bite |