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Old 01-27-2015, 08:12 PM   #1
BBolender88
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Default HELP NEEDED...major aggression issue

Alright, this post may be long but I am in desperate need of help asap. Any advice will be appreciated...I am beyond frustrated.
My yorkie is a female, 4 years old, and only 7 pounds but you would think she was a 100 pound attack dog with her actions. My yorkie has always been territorial but has recently gotten MUCH worse. My husband and I also have a large dog and two cats, my yorkie most always gets along with our other dog and female cat, but ALWAYS tries to attack our male cat and we have had him for two years. When I say attack, I mean she gets vicious...I think her head even spins. When she attacks, she latches on with her teeth and nothing i do can get her to let go other than my hands literally prying open her mouth. Now she knows this is wrong, she definitely gets disciplined when she does this. I pop her butt(not hard but enough that she knows she was wrong) and give her "kennel time." After she is punished, she begs for my forgiveness, so she has to know she was wrong, right? We do our best to make her understand that she and the other animals are "equals," but she still gets in her "moods" sometimes. And ohh geez, does she get jealous!! Whenever she is not the center of my attention she just gets this "look" I swear she like looks at me out of the corner of her eye and glares, but I try to ignore that and continue to give attention to the other pets.

She was also raised around lots of other dogs but is still extremely aggressive with others. I can't even take her on walks because she growls and tries to bite every person and dog that she sees. When another dog comes around her, even if she is at a dog park, she instantly tries to attack them. My grandmother also has a yorkie that tries to kiss my dog while my dog is trying to attack her. This is NOT normal!! I'm so embarrassed to take her anywhere and honestly don't know what to do. She has even attacked a chow and a rottweiler!!...what is wrong with her?!!

Also, she doesn't like most people. She is very picky on who she "accepts." if anyone comes into my house, she immediately goes into attack mode and starts to bark and growl...even at my parents who she likes. She has gone so far as to chase and try to attack my 12 year old cousin until I picked her up. I do discipline her when she acts like this. I put her in her cage or close the door to my room...but even then she whines to get out no matter how long I ignore her or scold her. She stops for like maybe a second and then starts again. It's like she doesn't care to listen. Whenever I have multiple people over my house, she acts terrified and hides or wants me to hold her. But if I hold her then she growls at anyone who approaches me.
There was one incident that happened at a family gathering, where she was in the living room and my uncle was in the doorway facing away from her. As he was standing there and talking, my yorkie literally just ran by, bit his leg, and kept running. WHAT?!! This dog has never been hurt, beat, or attacked by anything...ever!!
She even tries to bite my husband if he tries to give me a kiss goodby in the morning when I'm in bed...and she loves him...somedays more than she likes me!!

She is not yet fixed and I am considering getting her fixed in order to calm her down. I have looked at calming remedies but I don't really want to give her medicine that will make her tired or lethargic. I have thought about professional training but that gets expensive and I don't want them to force me to train her to stay off furniture or not be able to sleep with her, and so on. All of my animals get the same treatment, not just her and they're normal, sweet, and just fine with others. I just want her to be nice, that's all!! Why can't she play normal and nicely with others? I am so sick of spanking her butt(even though it's not hard) and giving her kennel time...I feel horrible when I do it and like a bad mommy. She gives me a look that breaks my heart!! I stay firm with her and keep her in the kennel for a while, but still it crushes me and I would love for her to be a friendly dog.

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!! my husband and I are even considering having kids but are afraid she will attack them. Getting rid of her is OUT of the question, that's just not going to happen. She's my baby just like all of my other pets.

Please help and share your advice...any advice is greatly appreciated and will help!! Thank you!!
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