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Am I letting Ellie get away with too much? Ellie is 6 1/2 weeks old now and is super active. She is very playful and oh so cute! I am afraid though that I am allowing her to get away with too much of the "mouthing". In the beginning, she had no teeth and would chew on our fingers but not in an aggressive way. These days, she will BITE your fingers, toes, nose, eyes, lips, ears, etc. She only does it when she is playing and is getting rowdy. I have started yelping and her but that seems to only work part of the time. I have found that a loud "ah ah" and pulling my hands away will calm her down for a bit. I have also tried giving her chew toys, which work until she notices my hand at the other end. I know that chewing is part of being a pup and that because she was taken from her littermates too soon that this is to be expected...I just want to make sure that I am laying the proper foundation for her so that she doesn't grow into a temperamental teen or an overly aggressive adult. |
As long as you are telling her no chew and replacing your bodily objects with an appropriate toy you are doing the right thing. She needs to have something that is hers to chew on otherwise she will find something to chew on. Don't give her to many choices though, it is better she bonds with one or two things. |
I was very lucky. My first yorkie I got at one day shy of 7 weeks, she never did chew on my fingers and has been the best dog ever. She's now 6 years and still a good baby. You need to take your hand and ball it in to a fist when she is biting. Don't allow it, replace your fingers with one of her toys. I would love to see updated pictures of her Other than her biting, how is she doing? |
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The 'ah ah', 'leave it' (with a strong voice-not wimpie), side tracking with toys, turning my back to ignore her have worked about the best for me. Now to get dh to get out of wimpie mode... he's hopeless! She breaks the skin on him, but not me. She's got lots of toys & enjoys them all. Overall she's doing much better. Your pup is very young & it will take time. Stay firm about it & don't slack off. |
You're almost there and like you said you've already gotten some results with the yelping and pulling your hands away But there is one thing that might sabotage all your efforts if you're not careful When she gets too rowdy and you pull your hands away DO NOT reward her by giving her another chew toy That is rewarding her for bad behavior ..... you are reinforcing the very behavior you want to stop When a puppy bites ..... UH! and you and all attention is taken away and that means no other chew toys |
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