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Originally Posted by Luvdogs2  Oh, we hang our coats up out of reach. I was just illustrating her behavior and what she likes to tear up. I would have though shoes and such would be on the menu, but she's good with them. I'm glad, I'd be lost without my Birks...
I'll make sure to look into better food when she's doing a bit better in the working and after we make some headwind.
I have suggested to my fiance to start coming home for her breaks at work and she says it's impossible even though she's only about 15 minutes away. She's in health care and never knows when her breaks will be and for how long. I do understand though, she's pretty busy at work.
Things will be a bit better too when I'm not in school and working a day shift and not have to worry about study groups and work around my schooling. I would home that my fiance would be able to find a transfer to first shift as well to make sure we aren't just meeting in bed and not see each other.
I agree on keeping the night time crating going. Judging by her actions, I'd hate to get the teeth again for shifting in bed - not to mention the sneak attack...
I can't get my fiance to acknowledge though that the dog doesn't need a heaping bowl of food at every sitting. I tried weighing out what she is supposed to eat and then weighing out the same portion for a person by a linear interpolation...1 ounce of food as suggested for a dog of 9 or 10 pounds and 16 ounces for a person of 160 pounds...that's a lot of kibble I would have to eat in comparison!
She didn't see what I was doing there, maybe some of you do?
I then weighed out the amount of food she wants to give her in one sitting, roughly a little over 2 ounces so that would make more than 32 ounces of kibble for a person to eat in one sitting...yeah, that's a LOT of kibble. You have to figure we eat between 8 to 12 ounces of a meat and some side dishes on a full on dinner out an about...more or less pending on who you are...but still, even with a visual tool like measuring out the food she still thinks that she will starve to death.
Any way to help get her on the same page as this? Do you think a trainer would back me up on the feeding issue? Maybe I'm wrong? I have read that over feeding can illicit digestive problems and she could go more in shorter periods of time - which makes perfect sense to me.
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Post some photos. If she's not overweight, she isn't being overfed. Don't try to make the same logic with her that you do with people or anything else. She's a yorkshire terrier. The smallest of the terriers. Originally bred as a working dog. They are toy dogs. Brave, ratters, tenacious. When a person with a yorkie rings a doorbell rings of a house full of dogs that are barking many yorkies will bark right back. They have needs that you do not understand. She needs class with YOU. You need to go to class because you do not understand her. She is missing out on a great life. You think her life is great there because you have a mindset of what YOU feel a life should be for a canine. You are missing it. Nobody wants a pet that is going to the bathroom all over. But you crossed that line so bad by striking her. Would you hit a baby if they bit you? Same thing. She doens't understand. You have not taught her anything. Stop blaming the other person that you share a dwelling with. Take ownership of the responsibilities. You can't share a life with her then pick and choose which parts of the bitch you want. Package deal and YOU are responsible. You need to go to class. We can give you tips but you need class if you want to keep her. You must learn the basic fundamentals of how to interact with positive reinforcement. You must learn why she does things. Why she chews things at her age.
You should understand the hurt and fear you've created in our lives by sharing this ************ way of living with her. She's been abused and neglected. If you care about her at all, man up and go to class with her. This isn't my first suggestion, but if you are sincere about helping her then you will.
Instead of trying to find things where the girlfriend dropped the ball, look for places to succeed. Class, isn't the be all end all. It is the beginning of a very long path. She doesn't trust you, she isn't happy and you have work to do to mend it. If it's possible. Don't let her cute face or neediness fool you. Her actions show a very troubled little girl. They do not forget. This is heartbreaking. It makes my blood boil. She wasn't born to have the life she's living. You and your gf care about your careers, but there's a much different way of living out there for these little wee ones. This forum can help, but it is not anywhere near what you need. Please I beg you, please! Please take her to class. Let an educated person help you. Let them help your gf. This little girl doesn't deserve this.
I'm tired of reading about where she fails. This is YOUR responsibility. You aren't doing anything about it. You have an insecure yorkie that doesn't trust, doesn't feel loved, doesn't know who she is. You need to learn it all.