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Originally Posted by Roxy'sMama I know there has been many posts about these particular things, but none of them have worked for me. I've had my yorkie for about 3 weeks and some days are better than others. |
You are both learning how to aclimate to one another. Relax. Three weeks is such a small drop in the bucket of a lifetime!
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Originally Posted by Roxy'sMama She doesn't listen! She loves biting on fingers/hands and chewing on electrical cords. I was wondering if anyone had an idea on how i can put all the cords together and tie them up so she can't chew on them. Because she knows that when she does it she gets introuble but she does it anyways, even when I'm right there... |
Keep trying. Get her chew toys that she loves loves loves, and if you are catching her doing improper chewing, you need to correct immediately. You also need to get some Bitter Apple spray and spray down your cords and anything else in your home you do not want her to chew.
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Originally Posted by Roxy'sMama About the biting.. you can do just about anything in the book and she still bites. I have ignored her, told her oww until she has stopped but once you move your hand away she lunges for it all over again. I've tried to substitute a bone for the hand but she won't take it...and she has A MILLION things to play with. |
Keep trying. Patience, love, and rewarding correct behavior is the key!
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Originally Posted by Roxy'sMama Another thing that I am having trouble with is Crate Training. When I got her from her breeder the breeder said she was crate trained, but low and behold when I got her home, she HATED being in the crate, which is to be expected since she was a new puppy but you can have her in their for hours and she will still be barking to be let out. Even at night, she won't sleep anywhere but in bed with me. She can be dead asleep, but when I move her to the crate she will cry and bark until I let her out and let her come back in the bed with me. You can even see me in bed from the crate which most people recommend to do until they are used to you not being there.. |
Is there a true reason why you do not want her in your bed? If so, then be insistent about the crate, and move it out of your bedroom into a room where you can shut the door and ignore the whining. After a while, she will stop. But if she is very young, you are going to need to get up with her a few times a night to let her potty as the little ones cannot hold it all night.
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Originally Posted by Roxy'sMama She also goes absolutely nuts when I leave for work, she bites my pants, my ankles.. basically anything she can get her little mouth around so I won't leave. Shes completely attached to me and is bad when she goes around others while I'm at work... |
She will learn how to make do. Are there other people there to play and care for her while you are away? You need to correct the inappropriate behavior of biting when you are leaving in the same ways as above. Give her a treat when you leave every day, and in no time at all she will be begging you to GO AWAY!..
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Originally Posted by Roxy'sMama She has also been trying to attack my 11 year old pomchi. Shes 12 pounds while my almost 3 month old yorkie is only 4 pounds. Roxy (the yorkie) will pounce around her and lunge at my pomchi. .. |
She is playing. Not attacking.
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Originally Posted by Roxy'sMama I am also wondering how long Yorkies teeth for. Shes 3 months and still teething..just wondering if this will last much longer. I remember when we first got my pomchi she didn't teeth this long!!.. |
Wosie did not lose all her teeth until she was 8 months old! She needs chew toys.
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Originally Posted by Roxy'sMama Nothing is working..and writing this post makes it seem like shes completely bad, but like I said above.. some days are way better than others. Please someone help me before I go bonkers!! |
Patience is a virtue. I know you aren't feeling tremendously virtuous right now, but keep on keeping on!!
You have to reward the good behaviors with praise praise praise, and correct or distract her from improper behaviors. No puppies are BAD. They are just puppies. Little PEOPLE take a LONGER time to get on the straight and narrow, lol! You have to hang in there, keep trying, and repeat after me: "this is only temporary... this is only temporary"!! SMILE!!
You aren't going through anything every single one of us has not gone through. It will be OK, YOU will be OK, and your pup will be incredible if you take the time to teach it to be!! GOOD LUCK!
