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02-15-2014, 06:40 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: North Carolina
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| Help with my Older Yorkie! Okay, first off.. I need help, and lots of it. Instead of getting into the heart of the trouble, let me tell you a bit about my darling little Koko and all the great stuff that he does. He is about 10 years old and I've had him since he was a wee little booger. He's been around lots of dogs, cats and ferrets. He has never met a dog or any other animal that he didn't like. He shares his food bowl with 2 other dogs, and his water bowl with 2 dogs AND 2 cats, so fair enough to say that he is not in the least food aggressive. Now with toys, he will horde his and the bigger dog loves to steal them when he isnt looking, but it never turns into a fight. He is the BEST little guy that anyone would ever want... except, he has a split personality and is super neurotic when it comes to people outside those in the house hold! As for those in the house, it's Mom, my son and myself. That's it.. My son did date a girl for a very long time (almost 4 years) and after a while he got use to her and would pay her no mind, though at first he did growl and I would have to put him into time out (closed door bedroom or his crate). He has nipped my son's girlfriend, didn't draw blood but he has bitten my cousin one time in the past. It happen so quick, that no one seen it coming. One moment he's at my feet, next he bites off her big toe nail and he's back to my feet sitting like he didnt do nothing. In the last year, he accidently bit my mother on the back of the leg when she answered the door bell to get a package from the mail carrier. Koko thought he was biting the mail carrier, but he got mom instead. He has NEVER been aggressive with me and the family, only with people he perceives as not part of his 'pack'. He has been like this since he was a puppy.. I remember my sister coming home, picking him up and him growling and spraying pee all over her. At the time, my sister was away at college and he didnt know her. Since that happen, she refers to him as the "Devil Dog". He has never liked her! I have been too afraid to take him anywhere, out of fear of him biting someone. Now, he had the normal issues that Yorkie stubbornness is known for! He never was house trained, no matter how hard I tried.. and let me tell you, I tried hard! I resorted to having to use fleece belly bands on him during the day. He now knows that the moment he gets out of his crate, he will wait for his band to go on and then its playtime for the rest of the day. His 'pads' get changed several times during the day, and luckily I sew so he has many bands to go through. He didnt always like his crate and he cant be crated during the day or he will poop in it and then wallow around like a pig in mud until he gets out. He sleeps in his crate only at night, and he nows goes to it when he's ready for bed. I give him the most horrid home grooming cuts there is, but hey he is getting groomed! And he will let me groom him, except for touching his feet and that is pretty much hit or miss. So my problem is this. In the next week, I will be moving out and he, a cat and the ferrets will be with me, in a one bedroom apartment. I am sure that he is gonna miss his fur buddies, and my mom and son (who is leaving soon too). I plan to get him lots of toys to keep him occupied, the thing is.. the apartments have a dog park! And it's like right outside of my apartment! He would love it! .. except not love the people. How do i go about letting him enjoy the dog park, should I get him a muzzle and how do I go about getting him use to seeing other people each day. He is only a barker when the others start to bark, so I dont see him barking alot on his own. Please help my poor little Senior Koko! |
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02-16-2014, 06:33 AM | #2 |
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| Hi and Welcome to YT! It sounds like he may be 'guarding' the home and inhabitants. I think if you try him out he may respond differently. Also you can teach him to back away from the door before it is opened and other little things to let him know you are in charge!
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02-16-2014, 07:10 AM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: North Carolina
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| Thanks I have often thought about that, because the 'few' times I did take him out somewhere he seemed to do okay. I think my fear of him biting someone is prohibiting me from letting him venture out, that's why I was wondering about the muzzle. I did some reading on muzzles, and they kinda scare me lol. I want him to be able to pant and open his mouth, so I think the wire basket type would be the best instead of the mesh. Do you or Anyone else have experience with muzzling a yorkie? |
02-16-2014, 07:53 AM | #4 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| I don't think muzzles for Yorkies are very reliable, bc they have such short noses. One way to get him to accept strangers is to have them give him a treat, either by tossing it to him if he won't take it by hand, then gradually getting closer to him till he will take it by hand. Then he'll start to see strangers in a good light, and not as a threat.
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02-19-2014, 05:24 PM | #6 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: North Carolina
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| The move is this Saturday, so I am sure it's going to be stressful for Koko and myself. I ended up getting a mesh type muzzle, and he's done well with it. First, I let him smell it and carry it around then gradually put it on him without it buckled in place. He pulled it off of course, then the next few times I buckled it and he seemed okay, but it was only for a few short minutes. i've been doing this every night with him so that he gets use to it before I actually take him outside, which will probably be a few weeks anyway. I think maybe the key here is gradually introducing him. I like the idea about others offering him treats, he's very food motivated! I'll keep you all posted! Thanks everyone! |
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