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matese · 04-05-2016, 03:23 AM

Welcome to YT and congrats on your new baby. This is just THAT a BABY, 67 days of life. You play rough with him, he plays rough back. When he bites, in a FIRM voice, NO shouting, NO yelling, NO screaming, just FIRM voice say NO BITING, and him him a toy he can bite. Consistency is the KEY word. Use the same phrase for correcting biting. DO NOT put your face near him until he learns not to bite, those baby teeth are SHARPE like SHARK teeth. He is NOT being "aggressive" lol. he's being a puppy lol, playing, it is up to you and your ENTIRE family to correct him, USING ONE COMMAND, NO BITING. LOTS of praise when he stops biting, LOTS of PRAISE when he does what you ask of him.
Growls lol, sorry but I LOVE those baby growls, it's most likely just play growls, but correct with FIRM command NO GROWL BE NICE then put him on the floor if you have picked him up. I have to assume you got him at 8 weeks old, he in now 9 weeks old, means you have him for 1 week, 7 days, not long enough for a 9 week old puppy to know what the word NO is, lots of patience, and consistency is a MUST with a puppy this young. Yorkies are super hyper pups, LOVE to PLAY and nip, get a bit WILD lol The humping comes from excitement at this age, what ever he is humping, take it away until he calms down, use command NO HUMPING. PLEASE remember he is just a BABY, it will take him time to learn command words.
You do NOT have an " aggressive DOG", you have a "yorkie puppy".

04-05-2016, 03:23 AM	#4
matese Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa. Posts: 69,270	Welcome to YT and congrats on your new baby. This is just THAT a BABY, 67 days of life. You play rough with him, he plays rough back. When he bites, in a FIRM voice, NO shouting, NO yelling, NO screaming, just FIRM voice say NO BITING, and him him a toy he can bite. Consistency is the KEY word. Use the same phrase for correcting biting. DO NOT put your face near him until he learns not to bite, those baby teeth are SHARPE like SHARK teeth. He is NOT being "aggressive" lol. he's being a puppy lol, playing, it is up to you and your ENTIRE family to correct him, USING ONE COMMAND, NO BITING. LOTS of praise when he stops biting, LOTS of PRAISE when he does what you ask of him. Growls lol, sorry but I LOVE those baby growls, it's most likely just play growls, but correct with FIRM command NO GROWL BE NICE then put him on the floor if you have picked him up. I have to assume you got him at 8 weeks old, he in now 9 weeks old, means you have him for 1 week, 7 days, not long enough for a 9 week old puppy to know what the word NO is, lots of patience, and consistency is a MUST with a puppy this young. Yorkies are super hyper pups, LOVE to PLAY and nip, get a bit WILD lol The humping comes from excitement at this age, what ever he is humping, take it away until he calms down, use command NO HUMPING. PLEASE remember he is just a BABY, it will take him time to learn command words. You do NOT have an " aggressive DOG", you have a "yorkie puppy". __________________ Joan, mom to Cody RIP Matese Schnae Kajon Kia forever in my A House Is Not A Home Without A Dog Last edited by matese; 04-05-2016 at 03:26 AM.