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Originally Posted by RLC12345678 My dogs do the exact same thing. I wouldn't use the muzzles. They will hate the muzzles. What I do is when I see someone approaching with another dog, I pick up my yorkie and go to the other size of the street and continue to hold her until the other person is out of sight. I would not let anyone with a dog come over near you so their dog can "play" with your dogs. Barking is just an instinct that yorkies have that we must learn to live with. They cannot help it...it is their instinct. I know it is very inconvenient at times, but at least they aren't the shy, wimpy dogs that many people make them out to be!! I honestly think that yorkies feel like they are protecting you when they become so defensive when others approach. |
I always pick up my two when we see other dogs coming our way and cross to the other side but they go crazy trying to get out of my arms. as for the muzzles I though maybe after the barking started I would put it on them and yes I know they will hate it but isn't that the point....maybe if they associate the barking with the unpleasantness of the muzzle they will stop?? I don't know what else to do. But with the muzzle I am afraid it will hurt their jaws...what does everyone think about that?