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kaiatbh · 07-20-2010, 06:10 AM

Yoni is 15 weeks old. I love him to pieces but he is BAD. Sometimes evil. It's like we have no control over him. We got him when he was 9 weeks old (which I know is too early for a yorkie, but didn't know at the time), and we instantly started trying to train him. But to be honest, when he first came home with us, he was good. He seems to have a very dominant personality, which worries me because he's probably better suited for someone who knows a lot about dogs. When he starts mouthing and nipping us, nothing will make him stop. I try yelping, he jumps at my face. I try giving a firm "NO" he jumps at my face. I try telling him to sit, he jumps at my face. We took him to a dog trainer. Not an expensive one, just some guy who kind of does it on the side. He did seem to understand dogs, but the session didn't really help. He told us that if Yoni absolutely won't calm down, we have to hold him down on his side until he submits. Yeah, not happening. I tried it once. I had to hold him down for over a half hour.... and I had to ask my mom to get me Dad's work gloves because my hands hurt so much. He got vicious and it scared me. There has to be another solution. A gentler solution. Sometimes I will go to pick him up and he'll growl and snap at my hand. I knoooow that you shouldn't pick a dog up from behind, but a dog also shouldn't growl and snap at you no matter what, because that is dangerous when the dog is full grown. I just want a GOOD dog. And I know it takes times, but this is NOT an easy dog to work with. I have had a horrible experience with a dog from my childhood.... he was very dominant and aggressive and he bit my sister. She had to get a shot and I remember being terrified of that dog. I'm just really stressed out about this because I feel like it's my fault. And I am already bonded with him, so rehoming him would be awful.... and I'd feel like I was betraying the family who sold him to us. http://ferretharmony.com/images/smiles/icon_sad.gif

Could lack of walks cause this behavior? I've taken Yoni for a few walks, but he seemed to get tired really fast. And to be honest, I currently have 2 ferrets, 3 cats, and 5 kittens.... my life is busy. But I KNOW Yoni should be going for more walks and I feel bad. Yoni is probably bored and frustrated and his built up energy could be causing this behavior (I HOPE). But I don't think the rest of my family would be committed to taking him for walks and it's not fair if it's all on me.

07-20-2010, 06:10 AM	#1
kaiatbh Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 36	still having training issues Yoni is 15 weeks old. I love him to pieces but he is BAD. Sometimes evil. It's like we have no control over him. We got him when he was 9 weeks old (which I know is too early for a yorkie, but didn't know at the time), and we instantly started trying to train him. But to be honest, when he first came home with us, he was good. He seems to have a very dominant personality, which worries me because he's probably better suited for someone who knows a lot about dogs. When he starts mouthing and nipping us, nothing will make him stop. I try yelping, he jumps at my face. I try giving a firm "NO" he jumps at my face. I try telling him to sit, he jumps at my face. We took him to a dog trainer. Not an expensive one, just some guy who kind of does it on the side. He did seem to understand dogs, but the session didn't really help. He told us that if Yoni absolutely won't calm down, we have to hold him down on his side until he submits. Yeah, not happening. I tried it once. I had to hold him down for over a half hour.... and I had to ask my mom to get me Dad's work gloves because my hands hurt so much. He got vicious and it scared me. There has to be another solution. A gentler solution. Sometimes I will go to pick him up and he'll growl and snap at my hand. I knoooow that you shouldn't pick a dog up from behind, but a dog also shouldn't growl and snap at you no matter what, because that is dangerous when the dog is full grown. I just want a GOOD dog. And I know it takes times, but this is NOT an easy dog to work with. I have had a horrible experience with a dog from my childhood.... he was very dominant and aggressive and he bit my sister. She had to get a shot and I remember being terrified of that dog. I'm just really stressed out about this because I feel like it's my fault. And I am already bonded with him, so rehoming him would be awful.... and I'd feel like I was betraying the family who sold him to us. http://ferretharmony.com/images/smiles/icon_sad.gif Could lack of walks cause this behavior? I've taken Yoni for a few walks, but he seemed to get tired really fast. And to be honest, I currently have 2 ferrets, 3 cats, and 5 kittens.... my life is busy. But I KNOW Yoni should be going for more walks and I feel bad. Yoni is probably bored and frustrated and his built up energy could be causing this behavior (I HOPE). But I don't think the rest of my family would be committed to taking him for walks and it's not fair if it's all on me.