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chibi2013 · 11-25-2014, 01:19 PM

Hello,
I have googled and read through some topics on this forum. But here is our situation.

We have had a Yorkie that is almost 2 years old. We've had him since he was 10 weeks old. He is a great dog at home. But he is terrible around other animals. He goes crazy and won't stop barking and snapping at them. No matter what size they are.

We took him to training classes as well as had the trainer come to our home. He has improved a little. Not much, but a little. He won't go attack, but he will snap and bark if a dog gets too close to him.

So as any smart person would do......we got a blue heeler puppy. I guess I was optimistic thinking, hey eventually he will realize this dog won't hurt him and they will get a long. Well we've had him about a week....and it's not awesome. The puppy is fine, he wants to play with the Yorkie, but the Yorkie won't play because he's still scared. Any time the puppy gets close to him, he will snap. Luckily the puppy does not react back. We stop it before it gets anywhere because of the size difference.

I've tried all kinds of stuff. The 2 get along and get close when food is involved. I've been trying this every day, to get them to be close together with food and training. And they don't mind each other during this time. But any other time, the puppy can't get close to our Yorkie.

Is this the best I can hope for? That our Yorkie doesn't attack, but will defend his space?

Has anyone had a super anti-social Yorkie that was able to change enough that they are able to get 2 dogs to co-exist and maybe even play?

Any suggestions would be appreciated too. Thanks.

11-25-2014, 01:19 PM	#1
chibi2013 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: WA Posts: 4	New Puppy Help Please Hello, I have googled and read through some topics on this forum. But here is our situation. We have had a Yorkie that is almost 2 years old. We've had him since he was 10 weeks old. He is a great dog at home. But he is terrible around other animals. He goes crazy and won't stop barking and snapping at them. No matter what size they are. We took him to training classes as well as had the trainer come to our home. He has improved a little. Not much, but a little. He won't go attack, but he will snap and bark if a dog gets too close to him. So as any smart person would do......we got a blue heeler puppy. I guess I was optimistic thinking, hey eventually he will realize this dog won't hurt him and they will get a long. Well we've had him about a week....and it's not awesome. The puppy is fine, he wants to play with the Yorkie, but the Yorkie won't play because he's still scared. Any time the puppy gets close to him, he will snap. Luckily the puppy does not react back. We stop it before it gets anywhere because of the size difference. I've tried all kinds of stuff. The 2 get along and get close when food is involved. I've been trying this every day, to get them to be close together with food and training. And they don't mind each other during this time. But any other time, the puppy can't get close to our Yorkie. Is this the best I can hope for? That our Yorkie doesn't attack, but will defend his space? Has anyone had a super anti-social Yorkie that was able to change enough that they are able to get 2 dogs to co-exist and maybe even play? Any suggestions would be appreciated too. Thanks.