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09-21-2013, 06:57 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: OH
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| HELP! Biting yorkie puppy! What to do? Hello, I have a 5 month old male yorkie named Otis. He is cute as a button, but has a bad biting and growling problem. He seems to do it when he is playing and it gets worse when he doesn't get his way (For example, holding him when he wants out of your arms). I have tried everything from doing a high pitch yelp when he bites, putting him in his cage when he is too aggressive, and giving him a chew toy instead. If anything, he has been biting even harder since we’ve had him, and has even brought out blood! For the record, this isn’t our first yorkie. Unfortunately our other Yorkie passed away in May at 10 years old, and we got Otis shortly after this event. We bought him from the same breeder as our other dog, and we never had any problems like this with our other dog. So are there any other suggestions? Will Otis grow out of this? Should I just keep doing what I’m doing? |
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09-21-2013, 07:22 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Indiana
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| Hi this helped me My breeder told me to pinch them on the back of the neck and make a loud "ACK!" Sound then totally ignore and stop everything. This is what mama does when her babies are acting inappropriate . Pretty soon all you will have to do is ACK and they will turn their head to see if they are going to get corrected , and stop what they are doing. Also be careful as not to play too rough to the point of aggravating, this doesn't help, only teaches them what comes natural . Good luck |
09-21-2013, 10:05 PM | #3 |
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| Thank you! I will try this! Fingers crossed! |
09-23-2013, 03:17 PM | #4 |
and molliluv too! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Irving TX, USA
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| I had a long hard battle with the puppy biting stage. Bring your pup to obeidence classes, teaching basic commands helps a lot. Also keep lots of chew toys around to redirect that energy. Mine would get so wound up biting was a big problem, lots of excersise can help too.
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