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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  She was taken from her mom to soon so she is definitely more likely to have separation anxiety. Not letting her be able to cry it out is difficult. When you put her in the pen make sure she can see you. Maybe make a little gift basket for the neighbors below and take it to them an explain you have a new puppy and are trying to train her and that you are so sorry for the noise. They might deal with it a little better then. |
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Originally Posted by matese So lets take it from here, your baby is 10 weeks old, she was taken from mom to early thus the hard biting, and separation anxiety. Now you have to take on the roll of yorkie mom and teach her when biting is to hard. Always have a toy handy when she gets crazy, out of control and biting, give her the toy to bite. [/LEFT] |
You've already got great advice here, I just want to add that as my Mike was taken from litter way too early, you really must teach her the bite inhibition and help her with separation anxiety. For biting - no matter if she bites hard or not make a loud OUCH noise like you've been really hurt every time and redirect to an appropriate chew toy. If you do it consistently she will learn quickly.
For separation anxiety - after a YEAR of nothing working we did two weeks of crate training, starting with as low as 10 seconds in the crate with a door closed and me walking out of the apartment, working in short sessions, not allowing him to panic or get anxious, lots or treats, lots of praise, extending the time a little every time (a first from 10 sec to 15, then to 30 etc etc). It might sound like a lot of work, but after two weeks Mike was able to stay in the crate for up to 3 hr no problem, now he just sleeps in there. For a year he was crying, whining, barking and howling the entire time I was out, so that was such a big relief. I don't have a neighbour problem here but knowing he was distressed and scared was breaking my heart every time. Your girl is very young and her attention spam is very short. Try bringing her with you whenever you can and make sure her time in the crate if fun and safe. If she is anxious like my Mike - you can also cover the sides of the crate with a breathable cloth/blanket so it makes the crate more cozy and she can only see whats in front of it. Leave her with a kong stuffer with some soft treat to lick on. If she can handle a little space, maybe a playpen will work better for her. Stick with one option and train her little by little. Good luck.