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Originally Posted by lizbits  My 1 yr old yorkie has been taking a turn for the worse in his behavior. He has been barking more and more and now actually running and trying to bite people's ankles. I am shocked, and don't know where this is coming from. How do I train him to calm down?
I have been laying him on his side and holding him but he won't calm down and as soon as I let him go hes back to barking/trying to bite.
any advice is appreciated!!!! |
That is what was called conflict aggresion and is now called I think lack impluse control.
Nothing to do with him wanting to rule the world more to do with him being afriad of it.
Get your guestes to come in and sit down and be still.
Have them do calming signals and toss treats toward but not at him and not make contact at all.
Also the nore you react by forcinghim to lay down in the presents of fearful things and act all upset and worried the more his fear grow cause indeed those big creaturea are scary cause my mom says they are by her behaviour.
Calm down, slow down and breath yourself will help the dog settle down and be calmer. not going to happen overnight and a good trainer with an understanding of learning theroy would be helpful.
Have a look and see if any of these trainers are in your area and is they work aggression concern and if not they should be able to refer you to some that is.
Virginia
Lulu Clarke
Yellow Brick Dogs
Midlothian, Chesterfield, & most of the “South Side” of Richmond
Roz Ferber, CPDT
All About Dogs, Inc.
Woodbridge, VA
Email:
ferbers@cox.net
Leann Harris
Great Pawsibilities
Richmond, VA and surrounding areas of
New Kent, Henrico, Hanover, Caroline County, Chesterfield
Dara Lambert
The Enlightened Dog
Goldvein, VA
Email:
dara@theenlighteneddog.com
Tara McLaughlin, CPDT, CDBC
GoodDog! Training
Charlottesville, VA
Sandy Modell, CPDT
Wholistic Hound, LLC
Serving Alexandria, northern Virginia, and the Washington, DC area
Email:
smodell@comcast.net
Colleen Pelar, CPDT
All About Dogs, Inc.
Woodbridge, VA
Terry Pride, CVA
Missing Link Pet Services
Tidewater VA, and NE NC
thistlepurple@yahoo.com <>/p>
Phone: 757-748-8213
Veronica Sanchez M.Ed. CPDT, CABC
Cooperative Paws Training and Behavior
Consulting LLC
Northern Virginia, Washington DC metro area
Email:
veronica@cooperativepaws.com
Annette Scribner, Trainer
Wag ‘n Train Dog Training LLC
Western Fairfax County and Eastern Loudoun County
Jenny Swiggart, CPDT
Right on Cue Training and Behavior, LLC
Leesburg, VA
Email:
gimbit2001@yahoo.com
Pamela Uncles, M.Ed., CDBC
Companion Animal Behavior
VA, MD, DC
Companion Animal Behavior
Email:
pamela.uncles@cox.net
JL