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Originally Posted by Buster Brown  |
Thank You for the links. I will look into them.
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Originally Posted by bobohyde Hmmm...Your post makes it sound like you really aren't open to training classes. I hope you will reconsider. It concerns me that your 4 yr old is talking about getting a girl dog "next time". Snoozel is a part of your family! She shouldn't think he is disposable. Part of being a dog owner is training and being a responsible pet owner. Many people don't do their homework and read up about the possible traits and characteristics or certain breeds before they purchase it. Then the dog gets blamed when he is just being true to his breed. Yorkies are known for being yappy and most do go crazy when someone comes to the door. They also generally aren't recommended for families with small children, both because they could snap at the child to protect themselves and also because small children can hurt the dog. I hope if you decide to not keep this dog that you will find a good home for him that is calm, doesn't have small children and with someone who has the time to train him. If you just take him to a shelter and label him a biter, you are signing his death papers and frankly, it sounds like you didn't read up on yorkies before you got him with a toddler in the house or you would have known about this possible behavior. Some small dogs will tolerate children "loving" on them if the owner has trained them well and the small children are well behaved. You've got a couple different things going on here. The alpha dog behavior from Snoozel and also your expectations for a yorkie with a 4 year old. Your dog needs training and your family also needs training. Please don't give up on your dog. |
Hi. Thank You for the scolding and for your input.
We are not wanting to get rid of snooze at all. We all do love him and yes he is part of our family. My daughter wanting a girl dog is because we always planned on getting two dogs and this was her request (the other dog to be a girl)... We are getting some training and yes we are working with him to make things better.
Again thank you all for your help and thoughts. Today was a much better day and he is much calmer and loving today. I refuse to let him be a snippy dog that wont handle loving that is not what we want for him. We are working on all our issues and will get there. Feedings went much better today with me having a more controlled time and quiet house for him. It seems to keep him calmer and more controlled for dinner time.
So we are getting there.
Snoozels and I both thank you for all the help and guidence!
