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11-08-2007, 08:43 AM | #31 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Montana
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| Yea, I am thinking I really made a bad decision getting her from where I got her. I got her through a "supposedly" reputable breeder that had her in a pet shop because she lived out in the middle of nowhere and had a friend that owned a small pet shop, where she was placed to sell. She was only there for about a week before I got her. My male on the other hand came from a breeder that kept them in her home and like I said I have had no problems with him. I haven't had her checked for bladder issues. I don't think it's so much a bladder thing because she poops just as much. I can leave her in my kitchen, but she chews through the gate that I put up and then the barking issue starts all over again. I have been just leaving her outside in an xpen during the day when I can't constantly watch her, but it's too cold at night to leave her out. |
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11-08-2007, 08:58 AM | #32 |
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| all I am going to say is that a dog, especially a yorkie, is NOT an ornament to be "kept" somewhere just to have without giving it fun interaction, patience, and understanding. That is not even counting the LOVE they deserve. Now I will zip up before I get banned.
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11-08-2007, 09:18 AM | #33 |
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| I would just rehome her if you are going to keep her outside
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11-08-2007, 09:27 AM | #34 |
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| I seriously think that maybe you should consider rehoming her. It is obvious that you are frustrated w/her and that your husband is frustrated w/all of you. It seems as if you have your hands full and maybe you did not realize how much work another pup would be in your life. I am sure you would be able to find someone to take her and give her the suitable training she is desperately asking for. Good luck
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11-08-2007, 09:39 AM | #35 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Montana
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| You guys all act like I am some terrible dog owner. I am asking for ADVICE here, not to have everyone tell me how terrible they think I am, because I am NOT a terrible person or dog owner. I never said I am going to make her an outside dog, I was simply asking IF that was an option. I only put her outside in her pen when I am cleaning up her pee or letting my 17 month old daughter eat, because the dog eats her food. I don't leave her outside in the cold to die like you are all implying. I am not STUPID. I think the ones that think I am abusing her are the STUPID ones. I take VERY good care of her and she gets MORE attention and loving than ANY dog that I know of. BTW- the ONLY reason I GOT her a bark collar is BECAUSE my VET told me to because we were getting in trouble with the landlord and were about to get KICKED out because of her CONSTANT barking. I guess THIS is NOT the place to come for helpful advice. |
11-08-2007, 09:44 AM | #36 |
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| I didnt tell you to rehome her because I think your a bad dog owner just a frustrated one. I do think you have gotten some very bad advice from your vet. We keep giving you suggestions to do and you say they arent possible so I don t know what advice we can give you except to rehome her
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11-08-2007, 09:55 AM | #37 |
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| I do agree about the vet my vet would of never said that. If she came from a bad place she will have issues,many of her issues will take time patience and consistency to change. I do think she can come out of all of this with your help,it might be a long haul but can be done.Start small if you have to with one thing at a time and go from there. The suggestions I gave you I would be doing if she was mine. It may take months and may take only a short time if you can be consistant? Hope things can brighten up for you and her. |
11-08-2007, 11:13 AM | #38 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bay area, CA
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| Scooters mom, I can feel your frustration with the situation! There are a lot of wonderful dog loving people on this board. They only want what is best for you and your dog. I think we are all worried about some of the advice you have received from your vet. |
11-08-2007, 12:16 PM | #39 |
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| I am sorry I said what I did, but you are making it really difficult to sympathize with you. First of all, I will say that in MY opinion your vet is an idiot. Second, it sounds like you had a baby since you got the dog and I am sure he is feeling jealous because he isn't getting the attention he wants because it is hard to spread it around. He really needs some love and understanding. I haven't heard you say one word about anything you LIKE about him. He is just an innocent dog.. He can't be expected to think like humans do. He doesn't understand that a diaper isn't something for him to play with. It should not be where he has access to it. I am sure you "baby proofed" your home for your child.. but you also need to "puppy proof" it. Set him up for success instead of failure. He cries at night because he wants to be with his humans. Try an x-pen in the bedroom with you. Use washable potty pads that cannot be torn up inside the x-pen. Cover the pen with a blanket at night so it calms him. You may have to get right down on the floor next to him to keep him calm for a few nights. It will be worth it in the long run. As far as hubby yelling about it to you.... THAT in itself has to be awfully upsetting to the poor puppy. Yelling and all of the negativity is NEVER EVER EVER in any way going to make it better. Bark collars are not going to help. Lots of people have given you good advise here, but YOU have to follow thru with it. Being mad at him all the time is going to reinforce the bad behavior. If he has an accident in the house, don't yell, don't even acknowledge it. Just clean it up and I would take him out every hour on the hour and when he does go outside PRAISE him with everything you have got. If he comes back in and goes in the house, try to not let him see your frustration and anger. You and hubby are going to have to be united on this if you are going to turn it around. Until he is totally potty trained, he should be confined to an x-pen anytime you cannot give him your undivided attention. But don't shut him away from the whole family. Keep him where he can see you and you can talk positively with him even when you are busy doing other things. It is a lot of work, but it can get better. You have to follow thru and I would start by getting another vet. There is no excuse for a vet saying that about ANY pet!
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11-08-2007, 02:16 PM | #40 |
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| Gosh, first of all I must say it must be frustrating to deal with that situation especially if you have a baby on hand. However, your dog is not stupid and CKC is not meant just for stupid dogs. In fact, having CKC or AKC doesn't mean a dog is super intelligent. Your vet really doesn't sound right to me because a vet that is right in mind and being a proffesional will not say something that is so biased and being so biased, he will not have a lot of genuine interest to help your dog or you in dealing with your dog so get another vet's opinion on her health concerns. Secondly, did you check whether your training methods are correct or perhaps get a real compassionate trainer who has enough experience and understands what is the real problem here. Bark collars..if I am a dog, I will retaliate more and I am sure your dog isn't that stupid. As for pooping on the porch, most dogs that are trained to use wee pad will prefer concrete pavements over grass simply because they look alike. They might adjust to grass but if not, just bring them to somewhere near a walkway and pick up after. I agree with the x-pen training. You should stick with one training, either wee pad or going outside until she is well trained in one of it, not do 2 things at once. It will only confused her further. If all things do not work or your patience has run thin, please rehome her to someone who has the patience to train her. I know you love her but it might be the best for her. Loving her that way may be better than having a bark collar on her in the long run.
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11-08-2007, 02:43 PM | #41 |
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| When she barks, use the pop can method: fill up an empty/clean pop can with pennies. When she barks, shake it...she might stop barking because it usually irritates them. IF she STOPS barking, give her LOTS of PRAISE (have a treat ready to give her). When potty training, you can always teach her at any age how to pee/poop in the same place. If she makes an accident, bring her to where she should have went potty. If you can tell that she is ready to potty (watch for sniffing and walking around in circles), pick her up and rush her to the place you want her to go. You usually have to watch little puppies every single minute, which means you might not be doing so, and that might be a factor. If she goes in the correct place, give her lots of PRAISE again (treats!). As for the rest of the behavioural issues, I recommend going to training/obedience class. The key is to show PRAISE when she does something good. Try not to 'punish' her in any way. Just be neutral when she does something wrong. The more praise she gets, she will quickly learn to do the same good thing everytime and soon you will have a wonderful little girl to love and cherish. Good luck and I hope that she gets better and I really hope your hubby gets more sleep once there is improvement in the pup's temperament! Last edited by dani23d; 11-08-2007 at 02:44 PM. |
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