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Originally Posted by treasuremapper   We have a new yorkie. I won't go over my earlier thread explaining the unusual circumstances that led us to pick her up 5 weeks earlier than planned. To make a long story short, we made that decision due to the breeder having serious medical problems.
When we got her, only eight days ago, she was very quiet and slept most of the time. Now she has gained almost a full pound (on our inaccurate little scale) and she still sleeps alot. She has had her shots and worming and our vet pronounced her to be in excellent health.
Words cannot describe how very cute this little rascal can be -- you have to see her (and I will try to get pix).
But she is obnoxious, biting our hands and fingers, barking when we put her down and growling. We find ourselves not enjoying our time with her.
We really need help. We are trying the things we did for training our miniature poodle, but those things have no effect whatsoever on our yorkie. |
That's the problem with her coming home so early. She missed out on so much being with her littermates and mom.
I was wondering if you had gone to get her. How has she been doing health wise? Were her living conditions what you expected them to be?
For the biting/nipping you can try yelping and then crossing your arms and turning your back on her. Redirect her biting with something appropriate to chew on. If she continues, you can put her in her crate for a "time out".
When she's growling and barking when you put her down, do you pick her back up? If so, you are teaching her that this is OK to do. Walk away when she does this, only pay attention to her when she's not trying to get your attention this way.