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Originally Posted by Valenie  I'm not trying to twist anything I'm just responding to what I read. I've never had to train my do....he has always been good never attempted to bite anyone until recently.Sorry to me it felt like you were saying that I was just going to throw Tibbs out like the trash.And Im not. |
I am a new Yorkie owner and I have never had to train any of my previous dogs. (Min Pin and Chi) They were both well behaved although now after reading this forum and other sites I have researched I have realized maybe they weren't as well behaved as I thought.
When we got Gizmo a week ago I looked up the breed and everything I read said they needed to be trained or they would get small dog syndrome. We are retired so what we thought was good behavior from our previous dogs is not good enough for our Great Grand Baby.
Gizmo is 11 months old and I am making sure I train him so that he doesn't become aggressive. I agree with everyone you need to find a trainer or if you can't find one there is tons of training hints online. I would start training him "yesterday" starting with becoming "the pack leader" in your house. You said he has the run of the house which gave me the impression that he thinks he is "Alpha Dog". Why he bit your baby I do not know unless it was to assert his position as Alpha.
We have always allowed our dogs on our couch but with Gizmo we make him ask permission first. This has been hard for us because we love when he cuddles. Sounds like he is in a great home but maybe needs additional training. Please don't let this go or it will only get worst.