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Originally Posted by Trae Ann Hello, I'm a new yorkie owner and new to this site, I have a few questions maybe someone can help with.
#1. My 5 month old tea cup yorkie Luna will not stop biting, I understand she is teething, but I'm wondering if this is normal. She play attacks and bites all the time, she has plenty of chew toys and she gets alot of attention.
#2. We have begun to train her to walk on a leash, but as soon as we put it on her, she turns her back to us and stays in one spot.
Luna is so smart she potty trained with in a week, she listines to us when we tell her to sit, and she even does a little high five trick. I just don't understand what we are doing wrong.  |
Yes, at around five months, she is teething and yes, it is normal, but no, you should not let her chew on you or anything that will eventually become off limits to her. Set the ground rules now and always be consistent with what they are. If you let her chew on your shoe, even an old slipper, she will not understand that she can’t chew on your new dress shoes. If you let her nibble on your thumb, she will not understand that she can’t nibble on a visitors thumb. You can use a commercial product such as bitter apple or just a plan ol’ water vinegar solution to any surface area (including your own hands and clothing if need be). I would also make sure she has things she is allowed to chew on and make sure that these things are significantly different in texture, shape and smell from the things she is not. There are so many products on the market now sold specifically for teething that you have a lot of options including “icy bones,” “nylabone puppy pacifiers” “scented teething keys and teething rings,” “Kong Puppy” toys (which are also excellent stuffed with yummy foods to keep a puppy busy and out of trouble), the lists are endless. You can go to most major on-line catalogs for example (
http://www.jefferspet.com or
http://www.cherrybrook.com ). They have all sections devoted specifically to the teething needs of puppies. Just note that she is not chewing because of lack of attention she is doing it because her teeth hurt and it is just something that all dogs do – naturally. Dogs have an instinctive need to chew. You just need to redirect that chewing to things that are permissible.
As for the lead training. I’ve put up two posts previously. One in regard to a puppy who would not walk on a leash and one in regard to how to use a target stick to stop pulling. They are very long posts so please search for them. I hope they will answer your questions .
One last thing, please do not refer to your puppy as a “teacup.” She is a Toy Dog.
Best of luck to you and your puppy!