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my2yorkies31 · 01-08-2009, 01:52 PM

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 !!

bjh · 01-08-2009, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by LBH

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?

You are talking about typical puppy behavior. You just have to puppy proof your house or area where he runs. He will eventually quit eating everything in sight. It is a wonder yorkies survive puppyhood considering all the things they eat. Good luck.

bjh · 01-08-2009, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by my2yorkies31

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 !!

I do feel it is a jealously thing. I have had this problem with several of mine over the years and I just ending up having to keep them separate all the time. Does the aggressive female ever draw blood on the other one? The two sisters I have that fight never actually bite each other but it sounds like they are killing each other. I got where I would just ignore it and they would quit as soon as they saw I was ignoring them. If your aggressive female is actually breaking the skin on the other female then you can't ignore it, you have to keep them separated for the safety of the smaller one.

Patti · 01-08-2009, 02:36 PM

My 2 girls Pixie and Roxie will attack Cali who is bigger than them but very docile, I have started using the whistle and will take Roxie since she is the one that seems to be the more aggressive one and pick her up and look her in the eyes and say be nice.When Pixie and Roxie foght it sounds much worse but they are more evenly matched and they bith seem to like to play like that. The fighting has lessened some lately. I also find playing with Roxie and Cali together burns off some of Roxie's energy. I hope you can get some relief, it is scary when they fight.

chattiesmom · 01-10-2009, 07:48 AM

I can tell you from experience that Muzzles will not work. I tried that with my Chattie and Chizzie. They got into a fight and the muzzles came of.

JoeyP · 01-10-2009, 09:18 AM

I can't judge what's going on without seeing it first hand
But you might be worrying about a problem that isn't really there

If one of the dogs is getting hurt of course there is a problem
but my two boys wrestle and play fight all day long
and if you'd ever hear them you'd think - oh my God they're going to kill each other
But I can tell when they are playing and when it gets too rambunctious
I feel like my Dad ... when I say
Uh oh Somebody's gonna get hurt!

And I stop the action
You can tell if there is a lot of yelping going on
Yelps ... are a signal to a dog You've gone too far
If the other one doesn't stop at that point that's a fight and it has to stop

01-08-2009, 02:36 PM	#19
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	My 2 girls Pixie and Roxie will attack Cali who is bigger than them but very docile, I have started using the whistle and will take Roxie since she is the one that seems to be the more aggressive one and pick her up and look her in the eyes and say be nice.When Pixie and Roxie foght it sounds much worse but they are more evenly matched and they bith seem to like to play like that. The fighting has lessened some lately. I also find playing with Roxie and Cali together burns off some of Roxie's energy. I hope you can get some relief, it is scary when they fight. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

01-10-2009, 07:48 AM	#20
chattiesmom Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 17,674	I can tell you from experience that Muzzles will not work. I tried that with my Chattie and Chizzie. They got into a fight and the muzzles came of. __________________ Silk Step-In Harnesses www.foxypups.etsy.com

01-10-2009, 09:18 AM	#21
JoeyP YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami, FL,USA Posts: 1,005	I can't judge what's going on without seeing it first hand But you might be worrying about a problem that isn't really there If one of the dogs is getting hurt of course there is a problem but my two boys wrestle and play fight all day long and if you'd ever hear them you'd think - oh my God they're going to kill each other But I can tell when they are playing and when it gets too rambunctious I feel like my Dad ... when I say Uh oh Somebody's gonna get hurt! And I stop the action You can tell if there is a lot of yelping going on Yelps ... are a signal to a dog You've gone too far If the other one doesn't stop at that point that's a fight and it has to stop __________________ Mike and Zach's Dadd

01-08-2009, 01:52 PM	#16
my2yorkies31 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: PA Posts: 39	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 !!