 I have a golden retriever...
He is 10 years old. He is wonderful with any kids or dogs alike. You could do anything to him and he never snaps or shows any care. However when my maltese was about 6 months old, I gave them both a something to chew on. She wanted hers and his and pestered and pestered him. Finally he jumped up, barked as loud as he could and snapped at her and actually scraped her nose, we have only ever heard him bark twice in his whole life. I was very upset! My husband had to calm me down and said this: she was pestering him, it is his only way to tell her leave me alone, and you will probably not see her pestering him again when he has a treat. You know what, he was right. She learned right then and there. Dogs have their own language. It's just scary because he is so much bigger than her and could hurt her if he was inclined to.
It doesn't sound fair to let her bite his feet, I'm sure it hurts and you wouldn't let him bite her feet. Treating your little dog like a big dog can be really good advice. Maybe you could teach your yorkie the words back off or no bite. Shaking a can when she bites or squirting with water is usually a quick way to teach that a behavior is not aloud. Plus you wouldn't want this behavior to continue past puppyhood and have an ankle biter right? |