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Originally Posted by jaydaydyl  oh Lord! Having Yoda in my life has been GREAT, especially since I lost Roxy a few months ago, but having Yoda in my life is also like having a jealous lover  .
Oh man, he barks and goes nuts if anyone or anything comes near me. I have other pets that I have had for years. I have only had Yoda for 4 months now, but in his mind I guess he comes first. I also have kids too, but if I am playing with them you would think I committed a crime of some sort.
Roxy was so different from him , VERY different in every essence of the word!
Does anyone else's baby have this same demeanor? Is this the "Yorkie" way? |
Victoria S. in an episode of "It's Me or the Dog" dealt with a Yorkie in Scotland that displayed the same behavior. The tiny Yorkie was controlling the couch and the bed, forcing the husband to sit and sleep apart from his wife. Cesar Millan, in an episode of the "Dog Whisperer's Toughest Cases," dealt with a chi that was extremely overprotective of its owner.
Both Victoria and Cesar said the same thing Britster wrote above: the humans were inadvertently reinforcing the undesirable behavior.
Yoda needs to know that you are in charge and you set the boundaries. Changing the undesirable behavior will take a lot of patience, perseverance, and maybe some earplugs. Whatever you do, don't try to comfort or pacify Yoda when he is exhibiting the undesirable behavior.