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Originally Posted by susanna16  Does anyone have this problem...our yorkie cross, guards our bedroom and if he gets in before either of us do..he growls and attacks the 2nd person in..either myself or hubby.
We have tried keeping him out, but when the one of us who is up later has to run to the door, even if he sleeps in his own bed in lvgrm, he wakes up runs and at times beats me to the bedroom door..then there is a barking, growling, attacking ritual,, before I can squeeze in..and being small 11 lbs, he usually squeezes by..I jump onto the bed as quickly as possible all the while he's jumping to try and bite me..he then goes under the bed, growls and barks for a few mins. Last night he connected and drew blood , on my calf..any suggestions?
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Seems like he really is guarding. The only way I know to stop such an issue is to take the situation away from the pup. Put up a gate or something so he can't get to the bedroom. I am not sure if he is guarding the room or the person in it (as in claiming that person as his own), but it's a behavior that needs to be stopped now before it gets worse. Drawing blood is not good at all.
Only allow him access to the bedroom if you or hubby personally invite/pick him up and bring him in. If he growls or guards while in there, take him back out. Say ah ah firmly..not mad or frustrated.
Hopefully yorkietalkjilly will see this and offer some helpful advice. She's great with behavior issues.
Ann - thanks for posting this information! It's great! I guess my Mandie was not socialized properly because she wasn't ever handled wrong as far as I know, but to this day..she cowers if you go to pick her up. Sometimes she gets cute and rolls over but she is still really cowering (or submitting)