Your puppy is very young. For one thing pups do not have the ability to hold back their urine until they are at least 16 weeks old. They cannot help having accidents. It is up to you to get her to the appropriate place at the right time.
When pups live with their litter mates they learn just how hard they can bite and other social skills. Since she was deprived of that learning experience you have to spend extra time teaching her. Don't let your kids play games that excite her. That will lead to biting. Don't encourage tug games. That will also encourage biting.
Yorkies were bred to kill rodents. They are feisty little creatures so they naturally enjoy a good fight. You have to teach the pup that it can play with toys and bite those but not the hands. Making a high pitched cry sound when she hurts someone will let her know she has gone too far. These dogs love their people but a pup doesn't realize that it can hurt someone.
Gracie always loved to play and would sometimes get too rough. As soon as we made a high pitched cry sound when she accidentally hurt us she would automatically become very submissive and try to lick our hands.
You really need to control conditions around the pup. Make sure she gets lots of good exercise. A tired puppy is a very good puppy. Don't let her get too excited about fighting. Most people like to move their hands in front of a pup or play tug with it but that is just asking for trouble when you are trying to teach a pup not to bite. Teach her to play fetch and other games that will use up energy without turning on the fight mode.
A good all natural chew toy will also help the pup to get the biting energy out without using a human body part to do it. Don't use rawhide though. It is a choking hazard and it can cause stomach blockages. |