Originally Posted by IHeartSnS  First off you need to remember that he is only a dog, not a human. Also Labs are considered to be the smartest dogs in the dog world, a yorkies brain is much smaller keep that in mind. This dog also probably weighs about 5lbs and hitting him may be hurting him alot more than you think. It could be bringing back memories from when the prior owners husband picked on him or it could just be the tone of your voice that scares him. I'm not trying to sound mean but you should have done some research on yorkies before you bought one, they are very intellegent dogs but have very small bladders and are EXTREMELY hard to potty train. Yorkies are very, very loyal to their owners but you need to give them the respect and love that they give you, yelling constantly, hitting them and not being understanding to the breed is going to scare them (remember you are WAY bigger than he is). I do yell at my yorkies and put them in their cages when they are bad but once I let them out they are so excited and act like they haven't seen me all day, so maybe it is a possibility that he was abused before you got him, is he skidish about other things? Your dog is also the type of dog that should not be in a crate for long periods of time, like i said before they are very loyal to their owners and want to be around them constantly, think if you were locked in your bathroom for 8 hours a day you'd be pretty mad at whoever locked you in there wouldn't you? The situation with you girlfriend is just like if your dog was a child, she's a breath of fresh air, she doesn't yell at him and gives him all the attention in the world of course he's going to favor her he see's her as only good. And not being locked in his cage all day means he isn't bored and fiesty when he is out and has no need to rebel. You can't resent him for being a dog his personality is just what a yorkie is, you should have done your research before you took him in and you would have seen that yorkies are very high maintence dogs that require A LOT of attention. Now all that being said there are some things you can try. Sign him up for a training class, they have them at pet smart, this will teach him to listen to you better, but you also need to learn how to correct him, remember he is not a lab he is a yorkie and they are two totaly differnt breeds. Don't hit him for going potty inside say "NO!" and take him out, even if he's already finished, and if you didn't see him do it don't yell at him for it, he isn't going to remember that he pooped there an hour ago. If he eat's something that he shouldn't be eating just say no and give him something he should be eating, acting like the world is ending everytime he messes up is only going to make him scared to do anything. Take him to a doggy day care during the day if you can, that way he isn't stuck in a cage all day and he can burn off some energy i promise he will be more mellow at home, if you can't do that at least take him for a walk every night. Again if you were locked in your bathroom all day you would want to go outside and stretch your legs too. And again don't be so judgemental on him he probably had a rough beginning and it takes a long time to forget something like that, reward him for the good even if it's something little and don't scare him when he's bad. Do some research on the yorkie breed and hopefully that will help you understand what's going on in his little head. I'm sorry if this sounds mean but it would be a shame for him to have to go through a 3rd family because he isn't a yellow lab. And if things really wont work out between you two please find him a good home, don't just drop him off at the pound. |