It's probably not an issue now but I know when Yorkies are "teased" they can get snappish. My Teddy gets snappy but when he "bites" it's either in the air or near my hand. That being said, I trained him with a firm "NO" which he got any time he even looked like he was going to bite. We don't play with him with our hands and when he was a baby he would try to bite our hands to play, as all puppies do, and so he was given a toy to play with instead.
I think it may be important to teach your Yorkie that even play biting is not okay (if you haven't already) simply because when your baby is a toddler it WILL tease the dog and it WILL punish the dog for snapping at it (because all toddlers do) and the dog will either be afraid of the toddler or get defensive and, either way, the biting will escalate. Then, you'll have a hurt/confused Yorkie and a hurt/confused toddler!
That's all the advice I have - I'm a mother to a teen now (THANKFULLY) so I can't think of anything else off the top of my head.
Congrats to you and yours!!!!!!! |