[YorkOfTheShire]

Originally Posted by ProudYorkieMomm

My yorkie has pushed me to the limit. When we play with him, he bites. A few montgs ago I thought it was "puppy nipping", and that his teeth are growing in. But niw, he is 10 months old and it is straight up just BITING! To the point where he either scratches or draws blood.

You stated you don't want to play with him anymore when you get home from school and he's pushing you to your limits. He knows this. He senses you're irritated and he's feeding off of it. If you stay calm and speak calmly and teach him calmly that biting is not okay (and spend more time with him even if you're upset with him) I think the aggressive biting will stop. He senses you're annoyed and he probably feels the same toward you that you feel toward him.

He also wont stay off our new couch. I didnt let him on the old on but now that we have a new leather couch, he feels that he can get on it, run across it, and jump over it which I fear will hurt him on day bc the back is tall and behind it is our hardwood floor. When he jumps on the couch, I push him off, say bad dog, and put him in his smaller crate. I do this almost every time and he still doesnt stop. My mom, of coarse, gets upset bc this is a new couch.

Please don't push a Yorkie off a couch - ever. This is playing with fire when it comes to his health. I realize from your other posts he is a larger Yorkie, but still should not be pushed off a couch; it can hurt him. It also is a sign of rejection to him (he's a dog). Does he have a little doggy pillow such as a Cloud 9 bed or something similar just for him? If so, I'd move that over to where the couch is so he has the option of being on it. If he jumps on the couch anyway, pick him up and firmly say "No couch" (don't yell it)...then *gently* place him on his own fluffy and say "good puppy!" cheerfully.

Additionally, crates are to be used as an area of safe haven for the dog. If that is being used as their 'time out' area he's going to learn to resent and hate not only that crate but pretty much any crate. This could be why he's barking at crazy o'clock as well - he wants out of 'jail' instead of feeling like he's in his little safe spot.

Lastly, and most frustrating is the barking that has started around 2 1/2 months ago... Maybe 3. I am still in highschool, threrfore I take him for a morning walk every single morning at 6:50. But now he decides to bark at 4 5 & 6 am on the dot almost. Why? I wish I knew!! I will not continue to miss out on sleep bc he decidesto wake me up. He barks fir at least 20 minutes or I snap and yell and scream. I will never hit him, Screaming and moving him from around me is as far as I will go. But when i wake up sleepy it makes me resent him. And when I get home, i dont want to play with him either.
What time does he go outside for potty at night .. before bed? Screaming and yelling at him is making him 'immune' to a rougher vocal tone from you. If you do it a lot (which it sounds to me like you are) then when you use a firm voice for anything else (such as biting) he won't listen because your tone is the same as it is for other things as well. Screaming and yelling should only be used if the dog is in immediate mortal danger if he doesn't come to you.


If these behaviors dont stop soon, i will be forced to send him to the pound which I would HATE to do. Pleassssssssssse help me pleaaaaassssseeeeee I am begging you!!

My responses are in blue in the quote above. If this is the route you choose to take, please consider a Yorkie rescue rather than the regular shelter. However - Yorkie ownership can be one of the most rewarding and humbling experiences life has to offer (apart from being a skin parent I would assume, I don't have kids) - please try to make an effort in proper dog rearing and I know you'll be glad you did. You'll have a little furry friend for the rest of his life.