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Originally Posted by nanahas3  Has he always done this or is it something new? |
The intensity is relatively new... He was very timid when I got him at 15 months old. I have a bigger Yorkie (9#) who was about 3 when I brought Max home. Very quickly Max became the Alpha dog -- always wanting toys Marley was playing with; running out the door first; snapping treats away from Marley. Max was only 4.5 # then, and it just seemed funny. Then, Max began to bark and bite at anything that 'swipes' -- like a wand duster or floor mop. Finally, he nipped at a little neighbor boy's toes when he came to our yard to sell some school related thing... The little boy had not tried to pet him or lean over him -- he was just sitting in a lawn chair.
For the last month or so, Maxie flies into a rage; barking and biting at anyone who comes into the yard or into the house. He's so tiny that he can't really hurt anyone who has shoes on, but when my brother and his wife came to visit and were reluctant to come out of the guest room to use the bathroom unless Max was 'put up', I knew I had to do something. Just don't know what.