Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximo  Many Yorkies tend to shake their toys and rip them apart. Being terriers, they are acting on their instinct of killing rodents. Many Yorkies will also growl.
Judging from your post, I'm willing to bet that your frustrated and angry energy are contributing to your pup's undesirable behavior.
An energetic Yorkie can be a handful. I also know what it is like to have one with a cast iron head.  My Max is a good boy, but is unlike any dog I've had before and does test my patience.
I agree with the suggestion above that your dog needs plenty of exercise and training. I highly recommend 99% positive reinforcement training with the 1% negative being withdrawing attention when bad behavior continues. A domineering method like Cesar Millan's I found only cranks up a Yorkie more.
Recall and other off-leash activities: some Yorkies just aren't good being off leash. I think the off leash activities are more prevalent in the UK than the US. Anyway, your boy definitely needs training first. Patience and a change in your outlook first. Sounds like you need help from a pro trainer. |
Another argument for leaving these babies with their mothers until they are 12-16 week old...your baby never received the necessary training momma dogs do with their own babies, teaching them how to be good citizens....it was left up to YOU to do that and unless you are clearly familiar with each stage of training/development in a puppy and its behavior development, as well as what momma dogs instinctively teach their young, at what age of development they do this, you are unfortunately clueless about this vital information. That being said, you now have a wild child at 8 months old that you have to get PROPER training for to make this baby socially acceptable. He is beautiful and I love that picture of him claiming his ball, thank you very much!!..... I think he will make a wonderful young man with the proper training! But you need to have someone that can adjust their training tactics, in order to best suit the needs of your dog...he is a hard headed young man, which most adolescent males of ALL species are, especially if they have never been trained!!!!
Professional help, Patience, praise, and consistency.....all necessary for a positive outcome....