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Originally Posted by LilMissy  Rachel, is this the first dog that you've owned? You seem awfully frustrated. It's only been one week since you got Sadie, you should still be in the honeymoon phase! 
Sadie's just being a puppy. As the others have said, this is the price that you pay for taking her from her Mommy too early. I went through this with Missy, but I enjoyed every moment of it (honestly). I've *yet* to feel frustrated or upset with her and she'll be 1 yr old next month. Maybe there are other stresses in your life that are getting you so upset and it's not all Sadie.
Every single problem that you are dealing with right now is "normal" for a puppy this age. I personally didn't fight the sleep issues, I just brought Missy into my bed  I've had a restful sleep every night since! As far as the barking/growling...are you dealing with her in a calm, relaxed frame of mind? Because if she can sense that you are uptight, she won't see you as pack leader. Try to calm yourself down, and use the tools that you've learned here on YT. Potty issues? HA! I was very lucky with Missy, she trained right away BUT I have heard several people on here say that their Yorkies aren't trained until a year or longer. So be prepared!
Try not to worry so much, everything will fall into place in the next few weeks. It will just take time. |
Thanks, i started reading the Ceasar Millan book, about being the pack leader, and i realized that i let her get to me, and i'm not calm and assertive i'm not saying NO and not actually trying to stay focused on her changing it, i was bringing home stress from work and my husband and I were getting upset with each other because he's home all day and he doesn't clean up much and i'm working all day and hate coming home and cleaning house when i want to spend time with Sadie.
when i changed my attitude a little more, i got her up from a nap and worked on sit and down...she's got them almost already...she sat on command about five times last night and four/five times this morning and she's working on down and almost getting it...her attention span doesn't last long, but at first she's really trying to get it and do it for me...then she just quits and plays and i let her go on and play with me instead and put the treat jar up.
she also learned "lay down" last night when she went in her crate to bed...she's whine and i'd say "shhhh lay down" (really sweetly) and she's do her loop around the crate and lay down in the back....she got tons of whispered praise because hubbie was sleeping...she's so good sometimes...
and i didn't mean to say she was evil i meant her eyes look evil they look like she's meaning to hurt and fight me rather than play with me...i know she's little and just a puppy and i'm not stupid i know it takes time...i did get frustrated because i don't want her to hate me or resist my instructions and i didn't realize how much she was picking up on my mood, if i'm frustrated with her, she's wild and nippy, when i calmed down and took deep breaths before playing with her, she was really good and wanted to learn lots...
i've also learned that ignoring her when she's playing too rough works better than pinning her...she HATES to be pinned down and will bark, yip, get angry and fight me...ignoring her makes her go do something else or she'll crawl up on my lap and lay down...
she's learning....and SO AM I!!!
