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06-03-2009, 06:58 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NY, United States
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| 9 week old pup is a bite MONSTER! What do I dooooooo? ::whine:: I've had him for a week now and he was *so calm* days 1 and 2 - now it seems he no longer sees any disguinshment between humans (including me and his 'father'/my husband) and random guests! He looks all innocent and cute - but then begins to "play" with mouthing - which I try to stop with every method I'd read - from yelling "OUCH" and then replacing my hand with one of his toys and re-inforce, saying "Rocky's toy" - but within a minute he is flying for my face!!! I've tried giving him the under-2-minute time out after the yelling "OUCH" fails only for the dog to continue jumping like a kangaroo growling and snapping. When he returns from time out he's fine for all about 5 minutes until he's "playing" with my hand which is ALREADY holding one of his chew toys - which he bites only until he finds the end and shows that he clearly prefers to chew the fleshy HAND found at the END of the chew toy. WHAT GIVES!?!?!? |
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06-03-2009, 07:21 PM | #2 |
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| I'd like to see the responses to this. My Ella is almost as bad. I just tell her no every single time and finally she will get the point and get a toy and then I praise the heck out of her. But if she is hyper there is no reasoning with her she just wants to bite evrything in sight. Hard. I guess its a normal puppy thing but I am sick of it too!!!!!
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06-03-2009, 07:25 PM | #3 |
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| One of the reasons Yorkie puppies should not go to their new homes until they are at least 12 weeks old is that they learn valuable lessons in socialization from their mother. Since you brought your puppy home at only eight weeks old, he missed one of the most important lessons, bite inhibition. You will have to try to teach him yourself: Dog Owner's Guide: "No bite!" |
06-03-2009, 07:26 PM | #4 | |
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This is going to take more than a few days. You have a very young puppy, he's just trying to play with you. How loud do you say ouch? I recommend you scream bloody murder at the top of your lungs and then stop all interaction with him. Keep doing this, it could take all day or many days. Try that first, if that work doesn't try the timeout method. How are you doing that one? Last edited by westieboy; 06-03-2009 at 07:27 PM. | |
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06-03-2009, 09:24 PM | #6 |
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| I had this issue with some of my dogs as puppies, the best thing i tried that worked was to Yelp as closely as i could get to the same sound one of their litter mates would make if the pup had bit them to hard. Then I would ignore them for a few minutes. They quickly learn that bitting hurts and they aren't going to be played with if they do it.
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06-04-2009, 02:08 AM | #8 |
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| And TIME ... most puppies go through this phase, especially if they're taken away from their mum before 12 weeks. Lucy did the same. The answer is patience, time and gentle discouragement. I don't mean to sound dismissive when I say they grow out of it ... but they do.
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06-04-2009, 02:25 AM | #9 |
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| our Binky was like that as a puppy he saw our kids faces and feet as toys .. we got him over it with the loud ouch scream then we stood up and ignored him he quickly got the idea that he wouldn't get "played with" ..if he carried on a firm clap of hands and a firm no worked for us .. even now at 2years+ he cant control his excitement when my daughter practices her ballet routines and he fly's at her feet.. but she has the confidence to bellow no at him to which he sulks of patience and time are the only tools you need .. good luck! |
06-04-2009, 03:42 AM | #10 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Midlands
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| Yep I am having a sim ilar problem with my new 13 week old pup. I had him at 8 weeks old and he was very quiet and nice..But hey ho...now he just loves to bite flesh...yep any flesh he can find...not his toys...and I have to be quick to move fingers and toes away from him or he really does chomp on them. I am trying the load scream approach at the moment..and I think he is getting the idea that I am not too happy with him. It is so hard though to stay patient with him though and not to get really annoyed..Other times he is adorable. Trouble is we had visitors the other day..they picked him up and yep he just flew at their faces..I was horrified.it could have been very nasty. I am very wary..and I want to take him out to socialise him this weekend..so will have to be careful I think. I too hope it gets better...I have Yorkies in the past at early ages and none of them have been like this at all. Guess it all takes time. Chrisann..
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06-04-2009, 06:45 AM | #12 |
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| Yep I too think that 12 weeks is the right age...Trouble is that most pups are sold at 8 - 9 weeks in the U.K. and if you want a pup there really is no choice but to take one or lose out. I have had 4 other Yorkies over the years..most were taken by me at 9 weeks old and none of them really did bite me very much at all...so this pup is quite rebellious. But I reckon it is a case of sheer persistance. I have noticed that he doesn 't do it so much when my hubby holds or plays with him..yet I am the one at home all day with him and feeds him etc. Chrisann.
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06-04-2009, 07:29 AM | #13 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NY, United States
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| I've had lots of dogs and lots of different types. All puppies I've bought have been between 6 () and 8 weeks old - though everything I read says 12 weeks should be the minimum. Unfortunately, puppy "dealers" , breeders, and the general puppy shops around here aren't in the biz for the puppy's well being (well, this isn't for the general public, but for the general public in NYC/those I've come into contact with), but rather the $$moola$$. Yorkies sell typically from $1800.00 - $3,000.00 around here . Even when I was living upstate (going closer to Albany) in the country, where standard cost of living is half of what it is here, there was a toy breeder and they sold yorkies at a minimum of 2k a pop! The smaller the puppy (ie: younger), the higher the price. My puppy was close to hitting the "unmarketable", being born 3/28!!!! I started with the stern, loud, authoritative "NO BITE", then tapping him in the nose (my mother's old method with our old family jack russel terrior). He'd bite my finger as I went to nip the nose. Then I tried the same "NO BITE" and would replace my SKIN (lol) with a toy - but he'd still go for my skin. I have a yorkie book and bought some guaranteed $25.00 7-day-system which told me to "yelp" - tried sounding like a dog - which caused Rocky to bark and bite me, lol. Then, per the guide, I tried the "time out method" - after the "yelp-and-switch-hand-for-toy" method fails more than once (the dog still playing/failing to recognize my authority), leave dog alone for 2 minutes so he gets that his behavior leads to no attention - negative or positive. I've even tried removing *him* from the site of the incident and putting him in the bathroom for under 2 minutes (in which I sit outside and wait in tears ). Then I began a new method I read about, SCREAMING "OUCH" as if someone shot me in the leg. This does shock him, giving me enough time to thrust a toy/bone in his mouth. ::sigh:: hit and miss. I've got the typical puppy variety toys: the 3 set "booda bones" - blue spike dental, flavored, and clear nylon. 2 squeaky stuffed animals, a small teething "kong", a tug-o-war rope bone, and a cat toy he loves - a mouse that makes sound and comes on a looooong string so we can play together. He has a ball too - but hates it. He is doing pretty well going potty on newspaper - but I *REALLY* want(ed) him dog litter trained. Any suggestions on that? Or maybe this warrents a new thread... |
06-04-2009, 08:49 AM | #14 |
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| Biting My Vet gave me a little sample of something called YUK.........It's pretty bad tasting, that's what she said, won't harm the dog, but the bad taste is supposed to let the dog think that everytime it bites or barks the taste will come back. Well, I didn't taste it, Mia just looked at me strangely and didn't give a you know what. Maybe I didn't give her a big enough taste, but no one else has mentioned this stuff. Anyway, she's a barker, but ask your Vet about this stuff. Lila & Mia Maybe Pups are too young for this stuff also. |
06-04-2009, 09:04 AM | #15 |
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| I see this problem with puppies that were taken away from their Moms too soon They don't learn the right socialization skills as little pups and mouth a lot But some little guys just like to play fight You're lucky that he is a young one and it's pretty easy to correct IF you follow the right steps to do it You have to be very vigilant and do the same thing every time it happens and make everyone who comes in contact with the puppy do the same thing It's very easy to get involved and play fight with these guys when they are very little and don't hurt much but it's very different when they get older and cause pain when he bites and hurts you need to make a loud noise OUCH... NO .... UH!!!! whatever you want loud enough to stop him in his tracks Hands feet or whatever he is biting get pulled out of reach and you leave him there and ignore him the ignoring has to be long enough that he is unconmfortable 30 secs ain't gonna cut it Puppies live for attention and when they don't get it they will rapidly make the connection
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