Originally Posted by LBH (Post 2408275)

Hi guys,

I just posted this question here because I saw that you were discussing muzzles for aggressive behavior. I have a different problem..

My 8 month old yorkie, Moose eats EVERYTHING off the floor, and I mean every single tiny tidbit of anything that is on the floor. I know this is a common problem with yorkies, but I am completely at my wits end with Moose. I sweep/vaccum once a day then go over the floor with a swiffer mop..but Moose walks around with his nose to the floor 24 hours a day, and he inevitably finds fuzz/hair/dust and other tiny things.

I am home with him all day and he gets plenty of playtime and walks twice a day, and usually 30 minutes off of his leash at the park once a day, so he is definitely not bored or un-exercised. But I cannot stop him from sniffing up everything on the floor; his nose never leaves the floor if he is walking. I have been to the vet with him three times in the last 4 months because he has eaten things that have made him sick. It hasn't been two weeks since his last bout of sickness and since yesterday, he is throwing up and having a little diarrhea AGAIN. And AGAIN, its from eating things..this time it was a piece of string and a hairball.

I cannot keep paying expensive vet bills for the same diagnosis each time and I get so worried about the little guy when he gets sick like this..I have tried everything to stop this behavior short of confining him to a pen. I'm here all day so I really don't want to have him cooped up in a pen all day. I hate to even mention the word muzzle...has anyone ever had to resort to this to keep them from eating everything?

Originally Posted by my2yorkies31 (Post 2408455)

Well things were going good for a couple of weeks.. i was using the whistle and a muzzle.. when she started i blew the whistle and stoped her dead in her tracks even after the fight started.. and that was the only time the whistle was blown.. now i blow the whistle and she ignores it .. like she never heard it .. so i have to break up the fight if i dont catch it in time and then i muzzle her for about half hr.. its working, but today out of the blue bam another attack...... it only seems to happen when im around , and i obviosly cant stay away and precious will look at me as she's mounting peanut and i yell precious NO ! and she will look at me and then go at it ! i just dont get it .. but im hoping i can still fix this !!