 Biting
Hello,
I have a 3.5 pound Yorkie, Gizmo that will be two years old in September. He has always been super hyper but very sweet. A couple of weeks ago he started growling, barking and nipping at all of us. He would do this suddenly out of the blue as if trying to get our attention. This got progressively worse over several days. I did some research and started the Nothing is for free method of training with him. With this method of training your always have your dog do something (sit, stay, rollover, etc.) before he is allowed to do what he wants to do. Ex. Have the dog sit before you pick him up. In the past I already trained him to sit, down and stay. He has the sit and down very well, but we are still working on the stay. Anyway, this method seems to calm my Yorkie and things have been going much better. Then today my daughter and I were in the kitchen preparing breakfast and Gizmo ran over and bit my daughter on the back of her leg. Not a nip, but a bite. What could cause this behavior and how should I respond to it? This really concerns me as I can not have him biting people. Gizmo has always been very strong willed and active, but with LOTS of exercise his inside behavior has been pretty good until now. I am sorry this is so long, but I am very worried.
Thanks,
Kathy |