It never ceases to amaze me when people get a dog, any breed, not just
a Yorkie and know nothing about it's history! To them a dog is a dog.
It eats, sleeps, poops and barks. That's it.
Well that's not it at all. Each breed has it's own type of behavior and in
purchasing a breed you should know what your getting into.
As far as a Yorkie goes if you read before you got him you would know
they were bred to hunt small animals especially rat's. Over time
that instint is still burried within their personality. It's natural for them
to want to chase squirrels, rabbits, birds or whatever other small
animal they spot outdoors. However, this does not make them blood
thirsty vampires! If your dog did indeed catch a rabbit it did what came
natural to it. Now you need to keep a watchful eye when it's outdoors
and not allow him to do this again. Sounds to me like this dog needs
some training on behavior issues. Much like a child that's allowed to
roam free without any rules or regulations, chances are, it will certainly
get into trouble because no one told it what was right and what was
wrong. It takes time, lot's of time and patience to form your pet into
a well behaved family member. Some more than other's. Looks like
you have your homework cut out for you.
P.S. I wouldn't even give the person who wanted to trade their dog
for your's the time of day! I hope your not considering such a thing,
because if your are your on the wrong site!
Good luck to you in turning your pup into the pup it should be.
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