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TecoyaB · 02-17-2010, 08:37 AM

Castor Pollux is almost 9 months. He love people and was always a little skittish of other dogs. He'd get around other dogs and want me to pick him up. Then he grew some balls (literally) got very posessive and territorial (not in a bad way, just more than before). He'd walk up with other dogs instead of running to me and sit down (which according to the trainer meant he didn't want the other dogs to be his friend or sniff his butt)
I got him neutered and since he's still sounding off the alarm when a car passes by, but he's gotten really agressive toward other and most of the time bigger dogs. He'll go up to another dog, bark at them try to bite them and try to fight them. I pick him up quickly because he's so little and these other dogs are much bigger than he is.
He's fine with people. If someone comes in and I say hi to them he'll happily greet the people, he's never bitten a person. but as soon as another dog is around he wants to fight them. He especially hates German Shepards (which is obviously dangerous, and why we stopped going to obedience classes he tried to fight this dog several times)
Is that just a Yorkie thing? or my fault? (becasue he is terribly spoiled)
Im graduating from college this year (december) and want to get another yorkie puppy around June of next year-- Castor Pollux will be just turning 2.
I don't want to get this new puppy if he is going to be mean-- since it will be a yorkie puppy (we all remember how tiny they are) Castor Pollux could potentially kill the new one...
any help would be appreciated.

02-17-2010, 08:37 AM	#1
TecoyaB Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Clemson, SC, US Posts: 41	Aggression. Castor Pollux is almost 9 months. He love people and was always a little skittish of other dogs. He'd get around other dogs and want me to pick him up. Then he grew some balls (literally) got very posessive and territorial (not in a bad way, just more than before). He'd walk up with other dogs instead of running to me and sit down (which according to the trainer meant he didn't want the other dogs to be his friend or sniff his butt) I got him neutered and since he's still sounding off the alarm when a car passes by, but he's gotten really agressive toward other and most of the time bigger dogs. He'll go up to another dog, bark at them try to bite them and try to fight them. I pick him up quickly because he's so little and these other dogs are much bigger than he is. He's fine with people. If someone comes in and I say hi to them he'll happily greet the people, he's never bitten a person. but as soon as another dog is around he wants to fight them. He especially hates German Shepards (which is obviously dangerous, and why we stopped going to obedience classes he tried to fight this dog several times) Is that just a Yorkie thing? or my fault? (becasue he is terribly spoiled) Im graduating from college this year (december) and want to get another yorkie puppy around June of next year-- Castor Pollux will be just turning 2. I don't want to get this new puppy if he is going to be mean-- since it will be a yorkie puppy (we all remember how tiny they are) Castor Pollux could potentially kill the new one... any help would be appreciated.