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10-04-2008, 07:38 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Erie, PA
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| Please help with agression issues!!! Hi everyone, I am looking for help as I have tried everything I know to do and am not getting any results. Here is the history. Tink is my 2 year old female yorkie. In March we added Jasmine, now 9 months old, to our home. I have never had an issue with aggression between the two of them. September 17th Jasmine has major surgery. Femoral head osteotomy, hysterectomy, dew claw removal and her baby teeth had never fallen out so they removed those also. She spent the night at the vet and came home with the cone and bandages. When I brought Jasmine home, Tink sniffed her and was ok for a few moments and then went bullistic on Jasmine, grabbing her by the neck near the cone. In separating them, she bit me (again which she has never done). I kept them separated and was talking to the vet about this issue. We were under the assumption it was the cone. I used a baby gate to keep them separated but the could see and sniff each other. The cone has since come off of Jasmine, stitches removed and well healed. Worked on reintegration, etc. Tink is still, not constantly, but whenever a quick movement is made by anyone attacking Jasmine. There has never been blood drawn, but she gets a good hold around the neck area. I grab her by the scruff to break it up and they are both coming off of the floor, so I know it is a tight grip. The baby is screaming, Tink is growling. When I get it broken up, Tink goes directly into the crate for a "time out". Any ideas of how to stop this???!!! I am at the end of my rope and Jasmine starts to shake as soon as Tink comes anywhere near her. Any suggestions are greatfully welcomed and thanks ahead of time for the great advice I know I will get. Thanks Bonnie |
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10-04-2008, 12:47 PM | #2 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
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| Help I can only tell you what we use. Since I have had a trainer I have learned so much. Well on the fighting we use a coke can with noise makers inside taped on the top. (you can use screws, ?, nuts, beans) anyway every time they get into it. SHAKE the can and it distracts them mine run away. It was a door issue also they (mine) would attacked anyone at the sound of the door bell. Or anyone coming in the back door. Hope this helps Cheryl |
10-04-2008, 03:01 PM | #3 |
My furkids Donating Member | Sadie will do this to Lillie...Sadie is Alpha and she lets Lillie know it. We had Sadie for 2 yrs before Lillie came to us. I have tried the pennies in the can thing and it scares the life out of Lillie which, this isn't what I am trying to do...I am going to try a spray bottle with water...I love Sadie but feel so bad for Lillie. Sadie weighs 5 1/2 lbs and Lillie 4 1/5 lbs,...that 1 lb makes a difference when they are that small. Lillie isn't aggressive at all she is like a little princess and her big sister is the bully...If you find something that works...please let me know and good luck!
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10-04-2008, 06:53 PM | #4 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North
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| The suggestions by others of using a spray bottle or can of pannies while it can be effective does not teach a dog what else it is to do instead of attack.. it is a stop action which looks great in the short term but can and most likely will cause fall out else where. Stop action is goo but in that stop action you need to teach what you want the dogs to do... go to a kennel, look at you, move away from the other dog and reward that... and then put that actioon ion cue. What you have had is a fear reaction to the Jasmine by Tink. Jasmine came in loking and smelling like goodness knows ans scared poor Tink. And made her look like the bad guy. Now you are afriad and punishing and tense and poor tink still getting the message taht jasmine is the bab guy. So Tink needs some attention and help calming down and is not the bad guy. She just upset and worried . So nothing in life is free a lot of help in listening to sit and down and come on one call. A lot of postive reinforcement when jasmine is in the room that all is well. Tink on a leash to grab if you need to and go the other way. The two should not be left alone. I look into getting a behaviour person to have a look. Oh and one other thing up Tinks enegry out put get her tired but not over tired. JL
__________________ "The truth about an animal is far more beautiful than all the myths woven about it." Konrad Loranz Last edited by YorkieMother; 10-04-2008 at 06:54 PM. |
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