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Originally Posted by sportschick  Oh my God, your post is too funny!! I totally agree, I would never want any other kind of dog and no, they aren't for everyone and you are so right, they just don't "conform" to the regular training methods. And yes, it IS a struggle of wills and I try and explain to people how this dog is (like my really fat boss who INSISTS that he WILL MAKE HER HEEL if HE walks her), that she isn't like a regular dog. She just isn't. And to tell you the truth, sometimes the positive training methods just don't work and I have to break out the squirt bottle.
Beanie does the same thing to me with the growling when we play with her ball. It is so freakin funny!! I know that it is just play growling. I pick up her back legs while she has the ball in her mouth and she makes the funniest noise!! I swear, she makes me laugh out loud just about every day. When I am TRYING to do my a.m., old body stretches, she takes her angry bird ball and will push into my face, then into my ears because I am not throwing it around for her to kill. Or when I am stretching my back on, what I call my rack, she HAS to jump up onto my boobs and sit there while I do my traction and look down at my face like WTF are you DOING and WHY aren't you playing with me.
She is the absolute love and joy of my life and I can't imagine her not being with me. I also can't believe that I can love this little creature so much!! Like more than people. |
They are such a hoot. I just stumbled upon Gracie and was not even planning on buying a Yorkie so I had not done my homework when I first got her. I didn't know if I had some kind of psycho dog or what! I never used a spray bottle but I used to get a rolled up newspaper or magazine and slap it on my hands or a nearby table in order to get her attention when she would get barking while she was playing and wouldn't pay attention to me when I would tell her "that's enough!" She couldn't hear me over her own voice.
Her idea of a good time is a good fight. It was really hard teaching her to fetch because she wanted to make me fight her in order to get the ball back.
We still get into games of chase and tug because she just loves it She can wear me out some days.
She is really so much better now than when she was a puppy but it took time and patience. I found treats really helped get her cooperation in a lot of things, like grooming.
I have family that don't understand her quirky nature and they are surprised that I let her talk back to me. Honestly, she thinks she can talk and when she wants something she doesn't think twice about telling me. Many times she makes noises in her throat in order to tell me something, which is somewhat better than the bark she does when I'm late taking her for a walk or with getting her supper.
