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Originally Posted by BabieChloe  So, when I got my fur baby.. She didn't really want to look at me.. I wasn't sure if this was a bad sign or anything so I picked her out of the litter because she was super cute and had a little hop when she ran. I've had her for about a month and sometimes she gets extremely hyper, especially if different people are around, and she doesn't like to be held unless u massage her. She also likes to bite my hands and feet a lot, I can't walk around the house without socks and her bite has become like a death grip! I love my puppy but I ask this because I just wanted to know if all puppies behave this way or it's just her personality? When I was picking her out of the litter I admit there was another one that I chose as well.. And that little girl very happily looked at me and was very calm in my hands.. Which makes me wonder why my pup isn't this way? It's very hard also to wipe her face or to even try and put a hair clip in to get the hair out of her eyes. Does she just not see me as the boss yet or is she just acting naturally as a puppy? |
It sounds like your puppy is a little on the extreme side of Yorkie puppy behavior with respect to biting and hyperactivity. We picked our Bella because she was attentive to us and curious. We got her at 8 weeks of age, which in retrospect was too young, so we had to teach her some things that her mother never got a chance to teach her, such as "bite inhibition," which sounds like something you are dealing with right now. Although Bella was not as aggressive a biter as your puppy, she did bite with full force on our fingers at the beginning. When she did that, we would say, "Ouch!" and "No" and pull our fingers away from her. Then we would give her a soft rubbery Nylabone to chew on instead. Within four weeks, her worst biting was over, and after she had all of her adult teeth in (around six months), she learned to grasp our fingers lightly and "gum" them rather than bite them. (Some of the hard biting might have been due to discomfort from her adult teeth coming in.) Now if she wants to bite hard or chew on something, she turns to her Nylabone and other toys.
We never had a severe problem with inattentiveness or hyperactivity, but to get her to learn her name and pay attention, we purchased low calorie treats (Pet Botanics mini training rewards, beef flavor), and rewarded her and praised her when she responded to her name or performed any other good behavior such as pottying in the right location. Some people use Cheerios or frozen green beans as rewards. Bella also responds to partially thawed frozen green peas.
Best of luck to you!