Waking the baby

[leighe5]

My yorkie (Maggie) goes into my son's room when he is sleeping and wakes him up. I don't know what to do. I have tried giving her a treat when she thinks about going in but doesn't. I have tried scolding her. Nothing seems to work. Shutting his door is not an option. Please help.

[Keely_momma]

I have tried giving her a treat when she thinks about going in but doesn't.

Okay, what do you do when you are training a yorkie to sit? (Or anything good that you WANT them to do).. Most people use treats as a reward. By giving her a treat when she is about to do something she isnt supposed to do, You are rewarding her for that bad behaviour. How do you expect her to know its bad if you didnt train her to know that it is bad? Correct her when she goes in the babys room. Make that area a "off limits" Area at all times. When she tries going in, correct the behaviour (Not by treats and not by "scolding" ().. Give her a simple "UH UH" And if she doesnt listen, Remove her from the area. If she tries to go back in, Repeat. Remember, consistancy is the key. When she is in an ignoring state after correcting her (Ignoring the babies room and going about her normal buisness) Give her a treat and tell her shes a good girl.

I have tried scolding her.

Please do not scold her. She obviously doesnt know what she did wrog, just that she done something wrong. YOu have to teach her right from wrong. I dont think you should ever scold a dog. It is a useless practice. Ignoring a dog is a far worse punishment to them then "scolding" (Im sorry but i hate that word with a passion)

Nothing seems to work. Shutting his door is not an option. Please help.

Use a baby gate if you dont have the time to train her properly or just dont want to

[Yorkiekids]

Welcome to YT. Could you put up a baby gate?

[kalina82]

easiest solution: i'd put a baby gate up so she can't get in.

[Keely_momma]

i think you should use the baby gate as your last resort I mean, do you want to be stepping over one for the rest of your dogs life? What if you were to try to step over it with the baby in your arms and you were to fall? removing it everytime you need to get in the room is ALOT of work, and yo will eventually tire from it. It would be alot more simple, and better for you AND your dog, if you simply taught her the differance She just needs a few more boundaries set for her.. lol

I dont think it should be about taking the easy way out. It will most likely cause problems in the future.

[abock]

Hi I am assuming your son is napping.How about putting the baby gate somewhere that blocks her off from access to that room & out of view of his room? do you have 2 levels or only 1? If you have 2, you could just put it at the stairs & keep her off limits. If not, and you have only 1, how about confining her to one room while he is sleeping? OR an xpen for her maybe? good luck! I would not want my dog waking a sleeping child either.

[Britster]

Originally Posted by Keely_momma

i think you should use the baby gate as your last resort I mean, do you want to be stepping over one for the rest of your dogs life? What if you were to try to step over it with the baby in your arms and you were to fall? removing it everytime you need to get in the room is ALOT of work, and yo will eventually tire from it. It would be alot more simple, and better for you AND your dog, if you simply taught her the differance She just needs a few more boundaries set for her.. lol

I dont think it should be about taking the easy way out. It will most likely cause problems in the future.

you can get baby gates with doors on them! i have one in my doorway and it's very convineant. no stepping over!

[JoeyP]

Originally Posted by leighe5

My yorkie (Maggie) goes into my son's room when he is sleeping and wakes him up. I don't know what to do. I have tried giving her a treat when she thinks about going in but doesn't. I have tried scolding her. Nothing seems to work. Shutting his door is not an option. Please help.

Some boundary training is in order here
But it's going to take some work esp if the dog thinks there is something of interest on the other side

with your son awake
have your dog and you sit outside the room
if he goes to go in correct him and treat him
and repeat this until he no longer shows any interest in going into the room
Now up the ante
and put something that you know he's going to investigate in there
start again with you and him outside the room
when he goes to go in correct him and give him a treat
and continue again until he no longer shows that he'll go in

I would keep an eye out for now and for a good week or two after that
but if you did all that he'll stay out

[JenniferLeigh]

We've done some bounty training with our dogs and my roommates room. Lexi follows me everywhere, whenever I would enter my roomies room, I'd ask her to stay at the door. It actually was a lot easier than I expected it to be.