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5 month old male aggressive!!! Hey! My husband and I have a five month old male yorkie. He is currently teething. He has been very aggressive mainly towards me. He attacks me and bites and growls. It is very scary and my husband is concerned because Beau has drawn blood on me. The attacks are when I am walking, he will bite my feet very hard and shake and growl. If I am on th floor with him he will latch onto my arm or hand and do the same. We have tried time outs, bitters, hold him on his back and nothing is working. We really are in need of serious help!! |
I have a female, almost a year old, and we had a lot of issues with aggressive behavior too. What helped her is grabbing her muzzle firmly, holding it shut, while saying "no bite" over and over. We did it every time she bit anyone and it really made a difference. She still has an attitude about her, and if you give her an inch she'll take a mile, so we have to revert back to tactics like that if she gets too wild :rolleyes: |
Welcome to YT! :) Sorry to hear about your little guys behavior. I completely agree with calismama above ^ It does help a lot. Thanks to my husband and the way he plays with Teddy, he taught him that biting hands and fingers is ok. I however do not think it's funny, so what's helped me is saying ouch really loudly every time which has gotten his attention to stop. If he doesn't I will stop playing with him immediately, put him in his crate and walk away. |
He's just a baby playing, and if DH is rough housing with him he is showing puppy nipping is ok. I always rough housed with my babies, went to work everyday with bite marks on my hands, but I love the rough play. Grabbing muzzle is a good way to show him that behavior is not acceptable withyou, and tell him NO BITING. Yorkies are very bright be consistent in your command word, he will get it. |
Looks like our husbands are more of the problem than the pups lol. My husband was the same way with playing rougher with her, but luckily Lexi would stick to biting him and not me or my son. She quickly learned that it was not okay to bite me. I did the muzzle thing and it worked great with her. At 5 months I find it hard to believe it is true "aggression". Pups play by biting. I have 2 puppies and they bite each other all the time when they play. He did that with his littermates before coming to you so now it is your job to teach him that this type of play is not okay with you. It may take a while, but he will learn! |
Thanks for all the advice!! We are happy to know Beau isn't the only puppy to go through this phase!! We have been using for the past two days, a bitter spray. The results so far have been great. Anytime I get up to walk I spray it on my feet and carry the bottle with me. If he sees it he will stop almost immediately. I also have a very small voice so I have started not "baby" talking and he responds but better!! Lets hope this all works!!! |
A little addition from my own experience with our cat and dog. When I approve of them biting me, I use a thick leather glove on my hand. When the glove is off, they have learned not to bite:) I have done this when both of them were very young, to get them used to the idea. Best wishes to you! |
What a clever idea about using the glove. That would have saved me many bruises and scratches!!! Thanks for the great tip |
Brody gets testy if you pick him up "wrong." I'm working with him & trying to keep him calm when I pick him up. Watching the Dog Whisperer doesn't hurt either. :D |
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What a great idea!!! So glad that it is helping you. Beau is still learning what is right and what is wrong at his young age. I agree with the comment above that this is part of being a puppy. You are his momma and it sounds like you are straightening out his negative behavior. Cheers! |
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