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MaddiesMoo · 12-01-2015, 01:23 PM

I tell Maddie every day: "I will win this war".

My first yorkie was a quiet timid girl. I don't remember having issues training her. Maddie is a wild girl. She attacks cats 4+ times her size who have claws. If they swat at her, she will bark and chase them. She gets to wound up playing, I have to calm her down or she'll bite - HARD. She goes into crazy mode at least once a day, running at full tilt around the house. I mean, 20mph at least. No way we could catch her. Sometimes when I take her outside, she'll sit down. SIT DOWN? I'm like "what the heck are you doing?" And I have to drag her back in the house. And THEN she'll make a mess if she feels like it.

So thank you for the affirmation that I'm doing all I can. I love this little girl to death. But she's a challenge for my laid back personality. I have to really be firm with her. I had to start using a newspaper to make her stop nipping our heals. She hates the sound of it hitting my leg. And just a stern "STOP" will make her stop pooping. But then she refuses to go outside right after.

I wonder what my messages will be like a year from now...

12-01-2015, 01:23 PM	#3
MaddiesMoo Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 10	Thank you! I tell Maddie every day: "I will win this war". My first yorkie was a quiet timid girl. I don't remember having issues training her. Maddie is a wild girl. She attacks cats 4+ times her size who have claws. If they swat at her, she will bark and chase them. She gets to wound up playing, I have to calm her down or she'll bite - HARD. She goes into crazy mode at least once a day, running at full tilt around the house. I mean, 20mph at least. No way we could catch her. Sometimes when I take her outside, she'll sit down. SIT DOWN? I'm like "what the heck are you doing?" And I have to drag her back in the house. And THEN she'll make a mess if she feels like it. So thank you for the affirmation that I'm doing all I can. I love this little girl to death. But she's a challenge for my laid back personality. I have to really be firm with her. I had to start using a newspaper to make her stop nipping our heals. She hates the sound of it hitting my leg. And just a stern "STOP" will make her stop pooping. But then she refuses to go outside right after. I wonder what my messages will be like a year from now...