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Old 08-05-2009, 08:33 AM   #7
redvalaria
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seperation is good. but you have to do more than that, because accidents happen, and you can't keep him crated 24/7.

the issue is she has no boundaries. She needs to develop some, quickly. You are the pack leader. You must make that clear, that her behaviour is unnaceptable.

Also, they will work out their pecking order. this summer I had the following in my house:

100 lb. german shepherd (2.5 years old)
20 pound yorkie (14 years old)
4 pound yorkie (now 5-who was 5 months old)
2.2 pound yorkie (14 weeks)

I had a playpen for the little guys, when they absolutely had to be seperated, but ultimately they had to work out their issues amongst themselves. The big guy was never a problem, the older yorkie just wanted to be left alone (and the babies refused to play that game!) but he basically put them in their places and they learned what they could and couldn't do.

now the 2 pounder and the 4 pounder went at it pretty hard (rolling, snarling, playing) but they had both come from large litters and learned that behavior there. I only stepped in when someone sounded seriously in danger.

In this way they figured out the pack order (Hamish, Fergus, then Dante-Callum eventually went to my Dad's house, we were doing extended puppy sitting)

But everyone in my house knows I AM THE TOP DOG. not them. So they listen (well, the yorkies listen as well as yorkies will....) and when I say "no, break it up" they stop.

You need to develop that kind of order or you will have created a bully and she will know it.
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