Hi All
My parents used to breed Yorkies when I was a teenager and I have always loved the breed. I have been wanting to get another yorkie for years now. I wanted a female and wanted to name her Bella. Just a few days ago my mom found a 4 year old female for sale on craigslist and guess what her name was.... yes Bella
The owners said they didn't have time to take care of her properly, that was a huge understatement. When we went and got her it was obvious that she has been severely neglected and most likely abused.
Her fur was all matted with food and whatnot all stuck to her and her nails were way overgrown and she just smelled horrible. Sometimes when I go to pet her, or if I pick up an object that is near her she flinches like she expects to be hit and it breaks my heart. I have been teaching her to sit for a treat already and she is doing great with it, she seems to be really smart and listens well and she is 100% housebroken. I love her so much and I'm devoting all my time to make her feel happy and comfortable here.
So here is the problem, she has been very aggressive with some people, mostly men and other dogs. My mom has a 2 year old yorkie named Maya who is smaller than Bella and very passive. Bella is constantly nipping at poor Maya and Maya is stressed out and sad looking whenever Bella is around but mostly she just avoids her whenever possible. I spend a lot of time at my parents house and we were all really hoping that they would be friends and good companions for each other. Then today I took her for a walk at the park and there was a very large puppy there about 5 times her size and when he came over to say hi she snapped and bit him on his face and then she tried to go after another dog. She also bit my uncle. Not very hard just like as a warning to let him know to go away. Each time she has done this I have puller her away and firmly told her no. Is there something else I should be doing? I especially need her to get along better with Maya and not be constantly trying to dominate her. I am open to any suggestions you might have, and thank you for reading all this lol
