Hi,
I have an 11 month old yorkie. He is really sweet and cute; but I am at my wits end with his behavior! Here is a basic run down of my life with him:
1. I have taught him to ring a bell when he needs to go outside to go potty. He does it sometimes; but most of the time he will just go inside right in front of me. He sometimes will ring the bell just to go out to eat snow or get a treat. I know he knows the words "go potty" and "go outside" because when I say them he will go to the door!
2. He chews, eats and ruins everything. The other day he chewed a lamp cord! I have tried yelling, shaking a can of coins, spraying...nothing works. He does not care.
3. He will go to the bathroom in his crate. I don't get it. I thought animals will not go to the bathroom where they sleep!! He can go outside right before bed, and he will still go! If I leave the house he will hold it all day; but I think because he knows I'm home, he just goes.
Also~ he hates sleeping in the crate. He sleeps so little at night (I let him play for hours before bed). I am so tired of waking up at odd hours. He wants to get up and go out, and then eat. Then he will go back to bed. It would be different if it was a normal hour; but 3am?? Come on!! I know I should let him bark; but we have neighboors who can hear him, and he just won't stop.
4. He is obsessed with me. I can't do anything or go anywhere. If I leave the room he tries to find ways around the gates we have up to get to me. He almost jumped over the back of the couch!! For example: at this very moment I have my husband holding him so I can type this e-mail, and he is turning his head around so he can stare at me, and trying so hard to get loose, and crying (real tears...no joke). It used to be cute; but now it just gets exhausting.
I have tried training, being harsh, asking questions...nothing is working. I really thought I was doing everything right. I know they say you have to be right on top of everything; but I would be yelling every second!!!!!
HELP ME PLEASE!!
