Thread: Always biting!
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Old 02-07-2012, 09:01 PM   #9
honeycracker
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I have two yorkies one is 2.6 years old (boy) an a 7 months old girl named Lucy.

Lucy since i met her would nibble/chew everything and anything that came in contact with her ...even my fingers....if id stroke her shed try to chew as well

She also had lots of toys to play and chew on but after a while of searching for the right toy (especially when teething) what she liked the most were the cotton chew Knots in any size, shape and color...she still sticks to those because she can chew away all that she wants and it is a very resistant toy (since she would destroy almost any other toy that she came in contact). this toy is not only her favorite fetch toy now, but it helped her a lot during her teething stage and even helped getting rid of some teeth that were difficult to loose.

For her to get her name and for her to actually acknowledge that i was talking to her took some constant work...like taking a few minutes a day of sitting down with her and repeating her name and when she turned and looked at me i would give her a small treat...i would also say her name as i put a treat near her nose so she would look at me....at this age they are very easy to train if you want them to sit down or roll over...

To get her to like the leash i would just put on the harness first (without walking her with the leash) and i would have her follow me...if she got distracted trying to nibble it i call her name, make a noise or show a treat to get her to forget about it and left it on for a while and repeated this for a week. The following week i tried with the leash and if she tried to bit it i would distract her.

For the peeing situation i would buy the first days puppy diapers at first because she used to wet her bed...then i bought puppy pads and placed them in the places i wanted her to go pee.

Once you determine where is the place or places she will be allowed to pee you can put the pads. at first i put a lot of pads because since they are puppies they have a hard time getting to the exact place to pee without having an accident.

Since you have to keep a close eye when this happpens if she went on the floor i would pick her up and put her where i wanted her to pee....if she went and i didnt watch her do it its useless to point her out since she will not recognize what im trying to show her. after repeating this your pup will learn really fast!
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