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Originally Posted by ihy  Thanks WyliesMom for the insight, Nancy1999 for the link, and JenniferLeigh for letting me know that I am not alone! 
QuickSilver. I do apologize...I realize now that going on a Yorkie forum with the name ihy was probably not the best introduction. Can I rephrase that to I Hug Yorkies? ...and by Humane Society, and meant a place that could find him a more suitable owner. I do feel inadequate however much I am trying to get through to him.
So WyliesMom: A suppose the trick is to establish someone else in the house as the alpha? I suppose that will have to be Grandma as she spends the most time with him. Perhaps my daughter can go out and walk the perimeter with him to show him that things are "okay" out there. I certainly don't want to break his spirit, but perhaps we just need to rein him in a notch or two. |
It doesn't necessarily have to be Grandma, although it would probably be easiest. He just needs to learn what his place is on the totem pole. For my dog for a time it was me, him, the grass, sky, and all living creatures then all the humans in the household. When they tried to correct him using other methods than the one I used he just wouldn't listen. I had complains for weeks that he just wouldn't listen to my parents. Now he knows my family comes first (although he has preferences) and then comes the dog. Whatever you decide to do, you all need to be on the same page. Corrections don't have to be "no" it can be pennies in a can, a clap, "uh-oh" or something else. Since come has no meaning, find a new word and try again. Whatever it is everyone in the household has to use it. When my parents didn't follow my rule, my boy had no structure, and he got into mischief.
Good luck!