[twicebitten]

Hi all. I'm new here and have joined because I have a problem Yorkie living in my house (for a year and a half now). He belongs to my daughter and grandson who now live here. They avoid him if he's angry and take precautions not to get bitten. I, on the other hand, have been bitten four times so far because I have had to intervene for safety reasons. Once, I had to get a piece of slick plastic paper away from the little twit (so he wouldn't choke on it) and he bit me. Another time, he snapped at a visiting child (a very gentle little girl) and I picked him up and took him to his crate. He bit me when I picked him up. The bites are bad -- chunks taken from my hand and dropped. They are not large pieces -- his mouth is too small, thank goodness. He loves to snuggle with me, and if someone tries to remove him from my side, he will try to bite them. He stands guard when I am in the kitchen. He is four years old, not neutered, and also is not housetrained. He poops in out-of-the-way places (unless he's angry, then it is outside my bedroom door or in front of my husband's recliner). He pees in front of the toilets in the house. I've had dogs for many years and never had one that couldn't be trained or acted so ugly.

I have tried all the standard training practices that I know of (praise for nice behavior, displeasure over pooping inside, removal, crating). Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Twicebitten (actually four times now)