[Maximo]

Originally Posted by terrierfan

Whats funny with Lacey is that its usually men she has problems with. I had a friend come into the house and he totally ingored her and as he was walking thru the living room she went into this attack bark and bite him on the ankle and ran away. Only scratched him. But I was in shock of what she did. I take her to work with me once awhile and she is very shy with my co-workers but never has tried to kill them (HA HA) My little girl was diagnoised with multiple liver shunts and there are so many of them they can't fix them. So I have to treat her as though she's in liver failure. After being on a low protein diet and feeling REALLY GOOD her behavior has changed. In the year that I had her she really did not do much and I think that is because she wasn't feeling well. I also feel that she is guarding her family. My other dog loves people and she goes right up to them and lays down and Lacey runs over there like she wants loved and she will growl and bark real nasty.

I've read numerous accounts of Yorkies that don't like men. Many of these Yorkies have never suffered abuse, so I think there has to more to it. My boy Maximo is friendlier with men and sort of ignores women. Maybe he is a one-woman Yorkie.

As I wrote before, I would try clicker training or a class. Of course, health issues may also be at the root of the problem. Be patient with your pup and use positive reinforcement. Punishment, frustration, or anger will only encourage negative behavior.