Just can't do it any more!
 

Mindy has become worse and I just cannot keep her here any more. I have 2 litters of pups right now and she is now attacking them. I have to keep her away from them which is almost impossible.

I put them in the ex-pen to play today and for me it was the last straw with her. She grabbed one through the wire and pulled the pup very hard by the hair growling.

When I clean their area or feed them she tries to get in. She sits outside of their play/living area in the kitchen and whines and again tries to get them through the wire (I use ex-pens). I cannot keep her away.

When I picked them up today to take them out to the deck she grabbed at the 3 I had in my arms and tried to rip it from my hand by biting at the pups. She does NOT want to play with them, she wants to hurt them!

She is starting serious fights with ALL of my other dogs in the house and they have had enough too. When I let them out of their crates in the morning she starts barking like mad and attacks them. There is mainly 3 she goes after, especially Rose one of my cockapoos and Rose is the most laid back easy going dogs, but Rose will not put up with it and will defend herself.

Mindy has also been growling at ME lately when I move her. Like if she is laying by my feet while I am on the computer and I love my feet to get up she growls like she is gonna snap. So far hasn't but who knows, it's a matter of time with her. I believe she is a ticking time bomb!

The vet cannot find anything physically wrong with her other than a LP on her back right knee, but it does not hurt her.

And she had bitten 2 more male friends. When I know someone is coming over I put her in my room and she barks like mad the whole time.

No rescue wants her, who can blame them. I just do not know what to do. My husband refuses to allow me to spend the money on a trainer or behaviorist, and I have to agree with him.

I am taking her to my vet on Thursday to discuss this further with him. I already know what he is going to say since he mentioned it last time we were in...sigh...

so sorry..wish i knew something to help

How old is she? You are going to put her down? Can;t you rehome her??

Can you place her in a home where she is the only dog...even for a short time to see how she does? It sounds like she definitaly wants to be alpha female. Is she spayed? I would try to place her with a friend or family member to see how she does by herself...maybe that's the answer for her.

Good luck...

I would have to agree.
Sounds like she needs to be an only dog...

Please do not put her down...

What rescues have you contacted in WA? There has to be someone that is willing to take her but I need to know who you have already spoken to so that I do not duplicate your efforts. Please either list them here or PM them to me. I need to know where you live in WA to that I can look near you.

Yes, please DO share with us the rescues that you have contacted. I have tried in the past to tell you that there are rescues that will take her and work with her. They do not necessarily have to be in your back yard!

Have you contacted United Yorkie Rescue? If they could take her, I will figure out a way to help get her to them. I know that they used to have a foster home in TN that worked with problem pups.

Our group would take her except that the only homes that could deal with Mindy's issues are full at this time.

Please let us know who you have contacted.....and give us details and let us try to help Mindy!

And just one thing that jumped out at me: Why is she running loose in your home tormenting pups that are confined? She needs to be the one confined!

She clearly does not have limits set and is taking full advantage of you at this point!

Did you try this?

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/3109171-post212.html

Like I said~I need to know who she contacted! There are several in the WA area that specialize in dogs with issues like this and work with trainers but I need to know who it is that she has already contacted!!!!!

PLEASE do not have her put down just because she's a problem in your home. There are so many people that would love to have her. Maybe the others are right, she needs to go to a home where she is the only dog. PLEASE think twice before considering this option. I don't feel in my heart that is a good reason to have a dog put down. Ladyjane and I think alike. It sounds like she is the one that needs to be crated if that's the only way you can feel safe around her until you find her a good home.

i know how hard it is to deal with a dog with behavior issues. You have done a lot for this little girl but please do not put an end to helping her. Please work with Jodi and LJ here to get this girl into a rescue that can help her. having her PTS should be a last resort after you have tried all the rescues available for a dog like her.

have you tried medicating her?

Yes of course she needs to be confined if she is acting this way. I'm wondering if after YorkieMother offered help if there was any more communication.

Karla, why would you post something like this and then go off line?

I hope you can find someone that will help her. Quite honestly, I am stunned that your vet would recommend such a drastic thing!! I CANNOT even fathom my vet(s) suggesting this...and if they did, I would have to find a different vet that didn't view a fur kid as being this disposable. I understand that you are probably frustrated, but there are rescues out there that work with this type of behavior.

I think she needs training of some sort not the death bed. JMHO

You need to contact me! I have someone that might be able to help but I need information!

Jodi, If she is not online with YT, she might still get emails. She has a "contact us" button on her website.
Karla, please PM Jodi...she has someone who might help Mindy and they are not far from you!

I have a rescue that will take her. I've sent you a PM, used your email from your site and tried to call you. They want your contact information but you are not responding to me! Will you please get back to me ASAP!

:( Just checking to see if there was any update from Karla.
I hope she has contacted you Jodi. My heart goes out to this little girl too. I am glad someone can take her and help.

No I haven't heard a word and now I am worried. :( We have 2 option and I want to see her into rescue in the next day or so.

I am so sorry to hear you are having a problem with your little girl. I had a similiar problem about 2 months ago with my rescue Rosie, I was at home one evening .I went out for about an hour , when I returned I found Rosie (9lbs.) attacking Julie (5lbs) when I came in the door. After cleaning her (Julies0 bite on her leg and starting her on antibiotics. About a week later I had an appointment when I left I put Rosie in a crate while gone. When I returned I found Poor Julie sitting in a puddle of blood with both legs and front legs bitten. over 95 bite wounds,I picked her up and ran to the car and to the vets.( Rosie had gotten out of her crate.) After a hour of surgery I had to figure out what to do with Rosie. I called the rescue where I got Rosie from. they took her and kept her while I tended to Julies care. 3 weeks later and 24 hr care turning ,feeding ect. and two trips daily to the vets for flushing and pain meds sub q fluids I had to figure what to do with Rosie. I contacted a behaviorist in Pa . She said try a few things but management is the only way. I saw her vet which also is a behaviorist and she has started her on prozac. They both recommened basket muzzle on Rosie.When around Julie. I had the hardest time because the rescue had a lot of apps on Rosie but between me missing her and the people finding out she had attacted my newest yorkie they were not sure they wanted to try taking Rosie, My heart was broke I called daily to check on Rosie they said she was fine but I knew she was not. After 13 days I went and picked her back up. She lost 2 lbs. I do not allow her near Julie if I am not right there. She does not bother her now but I will not take the chance at all.Rosie is doing better with prozac but it is not quite there because any loud noise, and dog barking, knocking on the door ect. She gets herself pacing and barking looking around to see where Julie is. I know to pick her up and hold her to get her mind in a different place. It was the hardest thing to do but I was not going to put her down like a lot of people said to do.Management is the only way to do it if you can not find someone else to take her. When this happened two different vets said they can not believe it had not happened before because of me having 5 females in the house.I would never of thought it would happen because they get along so good.But Julie was the new girl on the block and Rosie was very badly mistreated before I got her. They think she was jealous and they also said with that many bites all 6 dogs more then likely were involved as well. So I know hard it is but with crating her or putting in different rooms that is the only thing that will work.Good luck.I hope it works out for you . If I can help you in any way please let me know.

I am NOT going to have her put to sleep..The first vet she saw recommended that. MY regular vet suggested drugs and that is who I am seeing on Thursday. But I still cannot keep her even if on drugs because it can take weeks for them to work, IF they work at all and I have been threatened by one of my sons friends parents to turn Mindy in to animal control. they WILL tag her as vicious because that is the law here once a dog has bitten.

They take her and put her in isolation (quarantine) and most likely put down. They want us to pay their sons medical bill because she broke skin and they went to ER.. Our property insurance will pay for it but then our insurance goes up for having a "vicious" dog..

She bit this kid (he is 18) almost a month ago and drew no blood, the she bit him again 2 days ago and contacted us today demanding money..

For those who do not know about Mindy please read about her here: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...y-age-2-a.html

Thanks

No I am not going to put her to sleep but I may have no choice if the animal control gets involved they will do it. I think at this point if I just pay these peoples ER bill they will let it go, but ya never know.

We do not have that kind of money. So we will have to have the HO insurance cover it and we will be charged a lot more for insurance. Some companies will not even insure you if you have a dog that's bitten.

We have re-homed Mindy twice and both times she was brought back..

We already tried that http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...y-age-2-a.html

She was re-homed twice. The second time I placed her with a single woman, no other animals, no kids (she is 52) and divorced. But when she took her out to go potty she attacked a man and then attacked another man who came to her apartment. She broke skin on him.

Yes she is spayed. I do not believe she wants to be "alpha" I think she has some serious issues, her brain just doesn't seem like it is wired right. I have talked to the guy who asked us to take her and he says she NEVER liked men, but in no way was she ever abused.

She was fine with him, and she is fine with my husband. Except the other day when I was sleeping and he came in to tell her to stop barking and she lunged at him, wouldn't let him near me...That was the first time she had ever done that.

I wish I could get all this on video but in the heat of the moment I am to busy trying to deal with her..

Yes..I agree, always have.. But this isn't the only issue, she bites men on their legs. And she goes into a barking rage and the more you try to hold her back the more she pulls. I keep her on a leash tethered to me most of the time.

Oh boy, I have contacted so many I cannot remember them all. I contacted in state and out of state ones. ALL that were recommended to me before in the first thread. only 1 said they might be able to help and would have someone contact me, they never did.. That was a yorkie rescue here I believe.

The rest either said they cannot take her cus she bites, but most didn't even reply or call me back.

Sorry I just can't remember and I didn't keep track of who I contacted.

As I said above, I cannot remember them all.. But yes I did indeed contact UYR and they said someone would contact me and never did. I wrote back and never got another reply.

Linda, every rescue you suggested before i DID contact. I do not expect them to be in my "backyard" as you put it, I called and emailed in state, outta state, etc..

Don't start judging me again Linda.. She indeed has limits set for her. She is loose in the house because she will bark non stop if in a crate or confined in any way. She jumps over the x-pen if in that. I have her tethered to me as much as possible. When people come over I confine her to my bedroom and she just goes ballistic barking and digging at the door.

Saturday was the first time she tried to hurt the pups. We thought she just wanted to play with them before that because she would sit and whine.

When we have pups they are always confined to the kitchen or an x-pen. This is the first time we have had pups since last year, way before she came to stay (in Dec).

She only goes after the pups when I am right there taking care of them like she did yesterday. And that was the first time she actually got a hold of one. She stopped as soon as I told her too and then when I walked away from the pups she did as well..

it's as if ANYTHING that takes my attention from her is fair game to her. If I have a dog in my arms, she will jump up and bite them sometimes. She used to do that more. When I let everyone out potty in the morning she goes after Rose every single time.

SO I started carrying her as I let the other ones out and she just goes ape sh*t. It literally takes both my arms and hands to hold her, she is really strong for an 11 pound dog.

Try what? The Biocalm? No I didn't try it..

I should never have posted here.. I would never put a dog to sleep for simply not getting along in my home. Trust me, nobody wants Mindy.. She is a biter.. You want a biter biting your kids, friends, husband, kids friends?

Putting a dog to sleep would only ever be a last resort and if I was forced to. I should have made it clear what the vets said in my first post..I apologize for that but I didn't finish the post before I submitted it and thought I had..