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01-11-2013, 02:57 AM | #31 | |
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***OoOPS. I saw that this was answered further down in the thread. NM
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01-17-2013, 12:39 AM | #32 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Honolulu, HI
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| Potty Training I've heard that for markers, using a vinegar water solution on the still wet spot will remove the smell that encourages marking... and I've heard of using the spray to encourage pottying in the spot you choose. Has anyone had success with this? My roommate of 3 years has a Yorkie (that I've "adopted" as my own. If my roommate ever moves out, I"ll be up for puppy-napping charges) - male, not neutered, and he does mark some but only outdoors. I wasn't around for his first year much (he's four) so as I'm considering a "second" I'm also asking some of the questions posted in the original feed (personality type, boy vs. girl, potty/crate training, free feed vs schedule, etc). "My" guy sorta rules the roost (he really doesn't listen to my roommate very well anymore, mainly to me - see he IS my guy! ) - sleeps in the bed, sits in my lap, free feeds, etc so I'm not sure how he'd be with another one. BUT we had a visitor yorkie for a couple nights once, and the other guy was much more dominant so mine did appear to be more submissive (also with big dogs) but then I worry that my guy won't ever get to eat or will feel left out. |
01-18-2013, 02:59 PM | #33 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chesterfield, VA, USA
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| Some encouragement Congratulations on getting another yorkie in the near future! We added a boy (puppy) to our household this year. He was 12 weeks when we got him and our Yorkie-poodle mix female was 2 1/2 years old. I had spoken with the breeder about the temperament of my girl "Hobo" who does have a few personality issues (timid of people and other dogs as well as very attached to me) and she began evaluating her puppies for who would be the best match. She did an excellent job. We received Nanook (who we named Rowdy Yates) from her and she stayed to see the interaction between our two dogs. I will warn you that our older dog would NOT look at the puppy and would physically turn her body when we tried to take a picture of them together. She wasn't mean or threatening to him which we all took as an excellent sign. We did crate the puppy some during the day but I'll tell you his personality was just so happy go lucky that he did not mind and would contentedly chew his "special" toy that we only gave him while in the crate. I did feed him 3x a day so I fed him in his crate as my older dog is a glutton. She also has some food issues and I didn't want that to escalate. Now I feed them both 2x a day and I have them sit in the den while I prepare their food, then call them and they just go straight to their personal bowls and eat their meal without incident. Hobo (the girl) is now 3 and Rowdy is 9 months. For potty training, my girl trained easier- she was potty trained very early. He caught on fairly quickly, but it seems he just gets so busy playing that when he realizes he has to go, we have about 2 seconds to get the leash on him and out the door. 99% of his accidents occur right at the door!!! He runs over there, but the signals seem to hit his brain later than our girl's did. I think this is more of a personality issue than a boy/girl thing though (and his personality is very laid back- more of a "better luck next time" dog-haha). Marking from our boy puppy did not occur UNTIL my next door neighbors dog went into heat- our boy was almost 8 months old. He then marked on my bed and on the Christmas tree. He was also ringing the windchime at the door to go out every 5 minutes and would try to mark on the bushes surrounding our house. I just kept saying "No" and pulled the leash (and called the vet to schedule a neutering appointment!!) Although I like to wait until 1 year to have the dogs spayed/neutered I took him last month (2 days after the Christmas tree incident). We've not had another incident in this past month and I noticed that he still squats when going outside. He also has not tried marking on the bushes since then. It is a ton of fun watching both of them play, fetch, etc. I also love seeing them snuggled up in the dog bed together. Having a second dog has had a very calming effect on my girl dog. She would get very anxious when we left her and that seems to have decreased SIGNIFICANTLY since Rowdy came into the mix. I think adding a second dog was one of the best decisions we have made. Good luck to you- I'm very happy for you!
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01-20-2013, 09:21 AM | #34 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Willow Glen/San Jose, CA
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| Re: potty training - P-Nut' s the first dog I've had as an adult and he was surprisingly easy to potty train. He was pee pad trained within his first week at home. Then, closely monitoring his behavior in the house, taking him out frequently and rewarding potty outside with a treat and lots of excited positive feedback worked wonders. On his own, he started tapping at the door to let us know he needs to go out.He used to mark up a storm, but rarely anywhere inappropriate and neutering him stopped that. He won't use a pee pad these days even if we're gone for a while, he waits to go outside.There is hope! And I love our boy so much, we may just get another male! |
01-20-2013, 05:47 PM | #35 | |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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As far as dominant submissive behaviors, it's really hard to tell. I know I have a plan in mind if I do get a chance to add another boy to my home. (I'm smitten with boys and will only ever have boys, i think ) The second will be a puppy and Kaji will come first as he is the oldest and was in my home first. Gets greeted first (after I greet the humans in the home), gets fed first. Gets to take lead when we walk, and on and on. I think it helps send the message to #2 to help "fall in line." Although, individual personalities will dictate what actually happens.
__________________ Littlest JakJak We miss you Kaji Last edited by DvlshAngel985; 01-20-2013 at 05:50 PM. | |
01-21-2013, 12:04 AM | #36 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Honolulu, HI
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| Re: Marking Thanks so much for the information... I rarely have incidences of marking indoors - I've taken him to several friends' or family member's homes with dogs and I can recall him marking in one friend's house - she has two females, but one is very dominant and I sort of wonder if he was claiming the passive female (his "girlfriend") as his... Not sure though. One house we rented (luckily with tile floors) he marked in when we first moved in but otherwise I don't recall him marking indoors much in the last three years (during which we've lived in now five different homes/places so I figure 1/5 isn't TOO bad... ). He marks a LOT outside though (on 30 minute walks, 20 is spent walking one way along our path, and then coming back along the same route takes 10 minutes ) I know marking outside isn't necessarily harmful behavior, but it can be annoying. At this point, also, I don't think we will neuter him, so I think it might be something to work on. We shall see... |
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