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Old 02-06-2012, 11:51 AM   #3
lynzy420
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I don't know your financial situation, if possible see a behavior specialist. They exist. Obviously you can not give us every detail of a day in the life of your little diva! So I am guessing here, I think she has become very possessive of you, your with her night and day. You are all things good to her, food, play and love. She wants to protect that for HERSELF! All to her self.

I had a Yorkie poo for several years like this, if anyone talked to me in anything but a normal voice (including mouthy children) they knew their but would be nipped, she did not tolerate anyone in my perimeter and she meant business. At the time I did not have the financial means for a behavior specialist, so at about the third year mark (she was 4 at this point) I realized huge changes needed to take place.

I wrote out a routine and assigned everyone to a different chore.

Routine and the reward system are key.

It was harsh but necessary, and believe me it was harder on me than it was on her or my family.

I put all her treats in a tupperware bowl and up high in the cupboard.
I rounded up all her toys and put them in a box up there too.
I bought an xpen and inside I put her kennel, a comfy bed, her litter box, and a bowl of water.

I put this in the middle of the house, so she could see everything. I put her in the pen all day with kennel open. I completely ignored her all day, she barked, she cried, she howled, I would walk by and say something sweet every so often. I did not feed her, her morning meal. I had my husband go in to the pen and sit down on the floor (her level) and feed her. When she was done, he left the pen. I then had my daughter go in there, to play with her, they my son to pet her. If she did anything wrong, they said no and left. That night I put her into her kennel with a treat. She barked, cried, howled etc., all night. Next morning had hubby feed her again, etc.. I put her back in to the kennel, with a treat. And continued the same routine only changing it daily with the everyone (but me) switching roles. Same routine, day in and day out. After about 2 weeks, she accepted this routine. Up until her last day she was on the same routine, and slept all day, play time at night etc., I never let her control the house again. As time went on, everyone was just as important to her as I was, because everyone fed, walked, played and rewarded her. They learn what you teach them.....
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