I can't do it
 

I have been trying to train my little girl for 3 weeks. I have gotten NOWHERE. I've taken advice from here with biting, using anti-chew spray on my hands, breaking eye contact and walking away, closing her mouth, tapping her on the nose, even biting back! And of course, then showing her what she can chew. She'll walk right past that and bite my hand. Barking is starting to be a problem. She knows it gets my attention, so she barks a few times until I look at her and she runs away. I know she wants to play but as soon as I get on the floor she bites me! I'm working on the word "toy" right now, since "sit" and "stay" just won't work for me yet. So everytime she plays with her toys, i say it and praise her and if I throw her toy and say "get the toy!" and she gets it I praise her and give her a treat. So then I do it again and she doesn't go after the toy, just sniffs around my hands and jumps on me looking for a treat! I don't expect her to get it right away, but I have trained 2 dogs before (not yorkies) and I expected at least SOME progress in 3 weeks! Layla is 3 months old. How long did it take you guys to make progress with training? Am I doing something wrong?

I watched a dog training video a few weeks ago that said: When they play bit say "OUCH!", stand up, and turn your back on them for 10 seconds. Don't look at them, fold your arms, and stand totally still. They'll wonder what's up. Then after the 10 seconds, turn back around again to play, smile and be really happy. Repeat, until your puppy gets it, that the fun will STOP if any teeth touch human skin. They suggested that if your puppy gets out of control and is just playing way too rough, put him/her in their crate for a little time out. I tried it with Zoe and she doesn't play bite anymore.... after just one day of doing this technique. GOOD LUCK!

A rolled up newspaper on her behind will also work wonders! It doesn't hurt just scares the beejesus out of them. I assure you the learning curve will be pretty quick!

I also believe in a firm hand on children as well. NOT ABUSE...this is out of love.

A poorly behaved dog is WORSE than a bad child!!!!

Cali was always biting our hands and nothing seemed to work. I would put her in her crate when she would get to wild, just for a few minutes to calm her down. With Cali the only thing that has worked is time. Once she hit 5 1/2 months she has gotten so much better. Doesn't bite at us, plays more with her toys and snuggles more. I know i was getting at my wits end with her, I have had 3 other yorkies and a pom and i honestly didn't remember them being so difficult. But she is 100% better now. So hang in there!

I would tell you to give her some time...she is only 3 months old and has ALOT of puppy still in her. Keep working with her and as she gets older she will start realizing what she is suppose to do. Be patient as yorkies tend to be very stubborn!!!

There are better ways to train a dog than this. :thumbdown

When she bites you yell ouch then turn your back on her and don't look at her at all for a few seconds. For other things you can try a water bottle. When she does something bad give her a little squirt. If that doesn't work you can put a few pennies in a soda can and shake it. Hope that helps. :)

Ditto. She's only three months old. She isn't biting you to be mean. It's something we all go through, but it passes. Striking your little yorkie is wrong. I'm sure you don't want your little yorkie to quiver in fear whenever you go near her. That approach will not only give you a little doggie that is fearful of you, but you will never have the wonderful bond and trust that you will need in the future to train her. Just remember that she is very, very young. I've been through it many times. Just do your best to discourage it. Pennies in a can will work, at least, for awhile. :D A spray bottle filled with water will help. Nose tapping works sometimes, but you have to be careful with that one, too.

puppy
 

Take a good look at her photo in your avatar. SHe is full of Yorkie attitude!!
They are self-willed and stubborn terriers..and sh eis very young. You are not going to see much co-operation for a few months. She is a baby..about all you can is be patient. Make her free play area smaller, so she can not bark and run. Work on one thing at a time right now.

Good luck

She is young , you just have to have patience!! She'll get it, some (most) yorkies take longer!!Good Luck

Double ditto I would spank my dog for pottying in the house and he started flinching. I didnt solve the pottying problem either. They respond to positve reinforcement.

Sorry Bottom Line, but YT does not accept hitting of an animal exceptable in any form. There are many positive ways to train an animal so it is a positive experience for the dog.

I was so sure she'd be easier to train! She came to me pee-pad trained at 10 weeks! She's only had a couple accidents, and I know that's the biggest problem most people have with their yorkies

Ditto big time.never ever ever hit!!!!


Joy

Lindsey,

This may sound brutal, but I have to ask you this. When you say "I can't do this", have you given up? If so, that's fine, contact the breeder and see if they will take her back. No need to prolong the agony if you've decided it's hopeless.

If you really want help with this, reread Princess Zoe's post. That's exactly how her biting should be handled if she's biting you hard enought that it hurts. If she's just mouthing you (lightly chewing on you), simply substitute a toy or some rawhide.

If she bites you everytime you get on the floor, DON'T GET ON THE FLOOR! There's no reason why you can't play with her while sitting in a chair.

I'm not surprised that yelling, tapping her on the nose, or biting her back :eek: didn't work. She acted aggressively, then you acted aggressively. She thought you were playing a fun game.

The way to stop this is to teach her that bite me = loss of attention. It will take MANY repetitions.

Hitting a Yorkie (even "out of love") is abuse. Period.

it took me a good 6 weeks to get bunjee to minimize his biting and even now at 16 weeks, bunjee still bites/chews my hands every so often, but he's getting more responsive to the "no bite" command and he chews a lot more lightly now. princesseszoe's advice is good. it works. it just takes time.

as for the barking. bunjee used to bark a lot for attention, especially at night. he'd much rather sleep with me than to sleep in his crate. i did a combination of ignoring him and use of a spray bottle. in the daytime, i'd just ignore him. in the evening, when he starts to bark excessively, i'd say "NO WHINING" in a firm, threatening voice and follow up with a spray, and then walk away. i did this since he was 9 weeks old and *just* started to see it working recently. nowadays, when he whines too much or barks for attention, i'll walk over and just say "NO WHINING" and he'll stop and stay quiet.

there's several commands i started to use with him when i got him at 8 weeks old and i'm just starting see the commands being followed without too much fussing in the last two weeks or so. patient and consistent training works and it feels great when it does work. my husband thinks it's really neat that bunjee's following commands and bunjee must be a genius, as if everything happened overnight. of course he doesn't see the hardwork of my constant and consistent training. :rolleyes:

so it'll happen you just need to give her more time and more patience.