Lots of good advice, but I have to add DO whatever you can to protect him from himself. I had the same problem with my last male Kirby, many here have heard the story but I repeat it since it continues to educate others on how an aggressive yorkie needs to be protected from himself. Kirby was always on a leash but starting as a puppy he would go after any dog that crossed his path. I had several neighbors that through the years we managed to be able to walk our dogs together, when keeping him moving forward he would not focus on my friends dog. My neighbor has a Weimerimer named Kendal, we had just finished a 45 min walk when we stopped to talk with someone at her home. we were standing there talking for about 5 min. and not paying attention to the dogs, when all of a sudden my Kirby lunged underneath the Weim and jumped up to bite her, her natural instinct to protect herself kicked in and Kendal bit him back, by the time we pulled them apart Kirby had a huge gash in his neck that he could not survive. I could not believe that this could happen just while standing there talking with two dogs on leashes. Just a few moments of not paying attention was all it took, I also believe that if Kirby just stood there her dog would have done the same, it's sad to say but Kirby brought it on. Just think how often you stop to talk to someone while walking your dog, or you see a few people standing talking with dogs on leashes, that's all we were doing, it pretty common, but I should have picked him up, and not let my guard down. Hindsight for me does no good at this point, but my message is when you have a small aggressive dog you have to be on alert all the time when in public with them. We did training and I tried lots of puppy socialization but the other dog moms were not willing to get together after a few play dates with Kirby, because all the dogs were afraid of him, it was a shame really because he had so much energy, just not always the right type. Good luck with you little guy. |