Help, my yorkie hates my husband...... We just adopted a 7mo yorkie and she growls at my husband. This morning she was sitting in my lap, my husband sitting on couch and she kept growling at him then all of a sudden I thought she was going to eat him! She keeps growling at him especially if I am around. Is this normal? How can we stop this behavior?:confused: |
I have been stalking this forum for awhile now because I am adopting a morkie from a whoops breeding at the end of this week. I have 2 giants ( English mastiffs) and have fostered many rescues of all breeds. The best advise I could give you is to step back from being her main person. Have your husband feed walk and train with lots of treats and she should come around pretty quickly. It sounds like she is guarding you and this behavior will only get worse. By your husband taking over most of her care (even temporarly) her attitude will change, and she will respect him for being in charge of the resources she wants, also if she growls when on your lap immediately show your upset by firmly saying no and setting her down and ignoring her. At other other times a growl is a warning and should not be punished, a dog that is trained not to growl will bite without warning. So growls are ok but guarding you from family is NOT exceptable. I hope this helps. Any misspellings sorry typed from my phone. |
It sounds like she is protective of you. Have your husband do good things with her, feeding her, giving treats, playing with a toy, etc. Then she will associate positive things with your husband. Good Luck! |
I agree with the above posters that she is protective of you, and that your husband needs to be involved in her care. Even if he doesn't want to, and has to pick just one thing to do - he needs to feed her. He needs to make her sit/stay when he puts the food down, then tell her when it's ok to eat. This will let her know her place in the "pack". Also, do not let her sit on your lap for now - this is a dominance action on her part. And when she's on your lap and your husband is near, it reinforces her "right" to protect you. One more thing to keep in mind, is she may have had a bad experience with a male in her life before you adopted her. It's important that she not only respect your husband, but trust him. Have her sit on the floor and give her treats for coming to him. She is new to your home and just a baby...it will get better if you stay firm and consistent. Good luck! |
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The above advice is great, to address the fact that she may be afraid of him, does your husband have a loud voice? My step dad is a teddy bear, but he's big and loud, this used to frighten harley, but that was nothing a little cream cheese and fish (not together lol) couldn't fix. now he's the treat man! But it does sound more like she's protecting you. Best of luck |
I am going through same problem as you. Had my yorkie for 1 week and he has really taken to me. The minute Hubby comes in he is grr at him. He started going to his chair now and Hubby is giving him snacks and treats. He get's stiff when I hand him to Hubby and won't just go to him. The owner that had him says he never had a problem with men before. Think we just need to give them time. |
Sounds like hubby and Yorkie need some alone time together to have some fun activities - taking walks, having some treats, playing -- when momma is not around. Needs to depend on hubby and trust him. Good luck! |
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