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sktwirler · 06-05-2009, 11:39 AM

I have 3 yorkies, Abby 10 years old, Mattie 5 years old and Mokka 10 months old. My issue is with Mattie, the middle child lol. Anyways here is my long situation.

Problem #1

Mattie has had no training besides what I taught her. Sit and stay. Summer time is the worst because once we open up the doors and windows, Mattie starts barking.

If she is inside the house:
-She will look out the screen door and bark at noises, people or another animals.
-Something she will just bark at something.

When sitting outside on the front porch:
-She will bark at anyone that walks past.
-She will bark if a dog is loose or is walking with there owner.
-She will bark when people come over to visit shortly (She calms down once she gets to sniff them).

When taking a walk (she was really good until recently):
-If she hears another dog she will bark.
-If she sees another animal she will bark and try to get to them. I usually have to tug her away and keep walking because she doesn't listen to me. I usually get to her level and say no. Doesn't work.
-If she sees a person, she will bark until she can't see them anymore.

I have tried everything from saying no, to smacking her in the butt, smacking her with a newspaper, distracting her with love and or putting her in the house. None have worked at all and I can keep putting her in the house everything something crosses our path.

I am going to try the can and coins suggestions but I am still looking for more solutions if that doesn't work. I don't want my younger dog catching on to her behavior.

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Problem # 2

This is also regarding Mattie.

Mattie will fight with Abby (usually happens once a day) but then they are fine the next minute. Mattie usually gets in stance (you can usually see it coming) and gets really close to Abby, then they fight. It usually happens when they are around me, my mom or my dad. Mattie will usually tower over Abby because Abby will just roll over. We usually have to pull them apart once they started. We tell them no and smack them. They calm down and go there separate ways until the next fight. However, Abby has started a couple of the fights but it's mostly Mattie. They don't even hurt each other, no blood or anything. I would assume that it is a dominant problem but I dont' know how to fix it. I dont' want my younger dog to start doing it when she gets older.
Any ideas.

06-05-2009, 11:39 AM	#1
sktwirler Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Posts: 65	Barking Problem and Dominant Problem I have 3 yorkies, Abby 10 years old, Mattie 5 years old and Mokka 10 months old. My issue is with Mattie, the middle child lol. Anyways here is my long situation. Problem #1 Mattie has had no training besides what I taught her. Sit and stay. Summer time is the worst because once we open up the doors and windows, Mattie starts barking. If she is inside the house: -She will look out the screen door and bark at noises, people or another animals. -Something she will just bark at something. When sitting outside on the front porch: -She will bark at anyone that walks past. -She will bark if a dog is loose or is walking with there owner. -She will bark when people come over to visit shortly (She calms down once she gets to sniff them). When taking a walk (she was really good until recently): -If she hears another dog she will bark. -If she sees another animal she will bark and try to get to them. I usually have to tug her away and keep walking because she doesn't listen to me. I usually get to her level and say no. Doesn't work. -If she sees a person, she will bark until she can't see them anymore. I have tried everything from saying no, to smacking her in the butt, smacking her with a newspaper, distracting her with love and or putting her in the house. None have worked at all and I can keep putting her in the house everything something crosses our path. I am going to try the can and coins suggestions but I am still looking for more solutions if that doesn't work. I don't want my younger dog catching on to her behavior. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Problem # 2 This is also regarding Mattie. Mattie will fight with Abby (usually happens once a day) but then they are fine the next minute. Mattie usually gets in stance (you can usually see it coming) and gets really close to Abby, then they fight. It usually happens when they are around me, my mom or my dad. Mattie will usually tower over Abby because Abby will just roll over. We usually have to pull them apart once they started. We tell them no and smack them. They calm down and go there separate ways until the next fight. However, Abby has started a couple of the fights but it's mostly Mattie. They don't even hurt each other, no blood or anything. I would assume that it is a dominant problem but I dont' know how to fix it. I dont' want my younger dog to start doing it when she gets older. Any ideas.