Hello all,
It's been a while since I've been on the forum! Thank god you are still around... I need help!
My pretty Bikini is now almost 6 years old and she is a smart pup let me tell you!
I have three kids and my two oldest sons are soooo sweet to her and are helping me a lot with her.
Of course life is busy but I try and walk her everyday. But as the years go by the issues are getting worse.
First of all, she has tons of allergies. I've tried everything. Now she eats very good quality food. It's called CaniSource and it is natural ingredients dried in an oven. But I have to keep her on prednisolone because she scratches until she bleeds. I've tried supplements, everything I swear. And this is all year around even during the harsh months of winter here in QC. I could put her on Atopica but it's 90$ a month which I find expensive.
Besides this, she is a real barker. She barks at the door, when she sees people, when there is a slight noise, when she plays, when my husband comes in at night and we are all in bed. It's getting unlivable...
I've realized how stressed I was when I left for the first time in 6 years without her. I went on the 3 weeks trip... and every time the door rang, my heartbeat would go up and I would look for Bikini. It has become a natural instinct to me to protect people when they enter my house. This is not normal. Also, she still bolts out when she sees a dog or some type of people. She gets super excited and barks until people give her attention. I've tried training her but people are sooooo dumb sometimes. They think she's cute and the come to her and excite her.... Now she wants everybody to give her attention. But how can I get stranger not to give her attention?
My husband has asked me to give her away especially with 3 kids. We only had two kids when we got her but a surprised little girl joined our family 7 months ago.
I don't want to give her away... My oldest loves her to death to.
Would anybody have any recommendation on Yorkie's behavioural problems or books to recommend. A lot of sites seems to not recommend Ceasar Millan's techniques...
Thank you for listening to me... Hope I can find some support here
