Teething, Aggression, and how to say NO We adopted our male Yorkie, Torrey, at 9 weeks old. He is now 12 1/2 weeks of age and teething madly on his teething toys, our fingers, toes and pantlegs, area rugs, whatever is in his path. When we found him under the beds chewing the bottom and corners of the box springs and the bedskirts, we started closing the bedroom doors to further restrict his range. How long does teething last? How can we stop him from biting on us? He seems to do it "playfully" and no manner of correction works. Putting him in his crate for time out, a strong NO or OUCH or BAD DOG only makes him wag his tail, bark and nip at us even more. I swatted his nose a couple times and said BAD but he appeared unphased. I hated doing that but my frustration was off the charts. I want a well adjusted dog who isn't living in fear from constant correction and fear we may be doing all the wrong things to help Torrey through teething. Is he more aggressive than a teething puppy should be? How should we properly correct him? He's doing so much right--well, sort of--as we make small strides with potty training but the chewing and biting and aggression are frightening us, while it seems like all play time to Torrey. |
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As for chewing everything else I completely puppy proofed the house & she still chewed coffee tables, venetian blinds, cords, carpet, whatever I couldn't remove until the 8-10 mo. mark. I think the only thing you can do is give chew toys, exercise, playtime & be vigilant Contain them whenever you can't be. I never had an ex-pen until recently and I can see it would've been a great investment for when I couldn't be around. Good luck!:) It takes time but the payoff is well worth it. |
Good suggestions. Will try. Not sure what ex-pen is but assume it is exercise pen. Duh... Please suggest what you got and how it is working. |
You can get this biting thing under control. I got my first yorkie too young many years ago. When she would bite on fingers, I would calmly in a stern voice say "No Bite, Get A Toy". I would then direct her towards her toy basket. I would keep repeating it and directing her towards her toys until she would get a toy to play with me. It takes some repeating and reinforcement, but they do eventually get it. If they want to play, hands are a no-no; toys are what we play with. I never had problems with her being destructive. We just have to be their parents and point them towards the appropriate things to play with. Everytime she goes after something she shouldn't to play with, "No Bite, Get A Toy." |
I adopted my yorkie when he was 2 so I didn't have the teething problem, but years ago I adopted a chow/akita mix puppy. Talk about teething!!!! He loved to chew my son's socks so I took a clean one and stacked and then rolled plastic shopping bags into a log and then stuffed them into the sock. It became his favorite toy instantly. He loved the crinkle sound. It was light weight and he could throw it around, drag it everywhere and chew on it forever. It seemed to really help with the teething. He had one of these toys till the day he passed at age 11. Just make sure to watch for holes. I came home from work one day to find shopping bags all over my back yard. LOL |
Hello Daschmo. First let me clarify I never think it is ok to hit a dog. Tapping with two fingers to the side of the face (never on top the nose or under the chin) is sometimes used on older puppies along with a firm NO. I really prefer the honey way.# 1. Put honey or a light coating of peanutbutter, or Kong spray cheese etc. on your finger,when he licks say KISS and praise. If teeth touch you say a firm NO. and take the tasty finger away. #2 Rarely is raising your voice the right thing to do, but when puppies nip, you have to be really dramatic. Try to do a high pitched OWEEEEEEEE... and immediately put them on the floor and ignore them for at least 2 minuets. By ignore I mean no touch, no eye contact no talking. Lesson # 3 Teach your puppy to chew on toys. If your puppy bites you while playing say a firm NO, and push into the bite, do not jerk your hand away. Jerking away will cause him to clamp harder and he will think it is a game of tug. Praise when he bites toys with GOOD TOY. #4 I doubt you will need this, because your puppy is so young. It is ok to use a spray bottle of water, a quick squirt to surprize him if he is chasing and nipping at feet. Hope this helps. |
I have a 19 week old little yorkie girl and i have been giving her bully sticks the non smelly ones and that sure makes a difference she has not chewed anything since its great and she loves them lol. also i always say no bites to her and she does respect that worth a try. good luck |
try wetting hand towel, wring it to remove access water, put the roll of hand towel into freezer, and let him chew on it when it is cold. You can even wet it with chicken broth and do a few hand towels at a time. Each cold towel that your puppy chews will help reduce teething discomfort for maybe half an hour.I use that when mine was a pup and it really helped and he didn't destroy any furniture. bullysticks really helps too. |
I gently pinch my little ones bottom when he tries to nip or chew forbidden items, as I squeeze his skin gently I say a stern 'no'. So far it seems to work ;) |
Bowie is also teething like a tiny madman!! I'm trying these suggestions asap. Especially the wet towel. Supervised of course |
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