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06-11-2017, 04:01 AM | #1 |
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| 6.5 Male Yorkie biting husband We've had our Yorkie Deebo since Feb 26 of this year, my husband immediately started spoiling him to no end, fast forward 4 months and for some reason when my husband is in his socks Deebo bite his toes, in a non-playful way and growls at him. When he's in his pj's or sweats he bites the bottom and won't let go and when he does he's barking at him. He bites his hands, face, ears and has broken the skin and drawn blood. He gets a little aggressive with my older son but not to the extent where he is biting him, just biting the bottom of his sweats. With me, I think he knows I'm more the "alpha", I've never spoiled him to the extent that my husband does, the few times he has bit my toes I have immediately put him in time out in his pen (something my husband is just starting to do and only if I bring it up) for a couple of minutes and let him know "no biting bad boy" He still nips lightly at my hands when I rub his belly, I'll give him a toy, and tell him "good boy" when I say no biting and he stops but with my husband he just won't give. He's tried the "yelping", holding down gently by the neck, giving a toy, he doesn't like any training treats so that's out; My husband seems to think it's a male thing? We have been thinking about getting him a playmate but with him being this aggressive we're not sure how he would be with a "sibling". I want to get him fixed, my husband doesn't want to, I think it will help as he is at an age where he can be fixed and the older he get's the more aggressive he is getting with him. Has anyone had this problem? Any input would be greatly appreciated!
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06-12-2017, 04:27 AM | #2 |
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| I would def.get him neutered, that will take away some of this aggression. Your husband can spoil him but he also has to show this dog that HE is still the Alpha. When he bites in a non playful way your hubby should tell him in a firm tone NO BITING and give him a toy to bite, or put him in time out, that seems to work for you. 6.5 I assume that's his age,if so,yes they neuter males around 8 months to a year old. He is still a puppy and training NO BITE is important. Puppies when playing do growl, it does sound like a non playful grown, but it's usually just playing. It seems he is testing your husband in how far he can go with this biting, your husband has to take control NOW. If the pup is on your husbands lap, or sitting on the sofa with him and he goes for the face, your husband should NOT hold him down by his neck, he should remove the dog off of him, and give him a toy that he can bite and kill.
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06-13-2017, 12:36 PM | #3 | |
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Being very firm and no-nonsense in your attitude once he nips/bites, I think if he were mine I'd let him know this stops now, with a firm 'uh oh, NO BITE!'(reserve the word 'No' for after he's knows better but still breaks the rules), glare into his eyes while pointing directly in his face and immediately stand up with a VERY unhappy face, still pointing/staring at him, walking into his space if he's jumped to the floor as I stood up and backing him out of position, showing him that he doesn't get to bite without consequences that instantly take away the fun of control. The moment he gives way and turns - that very instant, is when I'd redirect him by handing him a toy or chewie he can bite on and work out his intense feelings on and go on your way. Repeat as necessary until he gets your message that all this nipping/biting is unacceptable. You want to teach him that the moment he bites, his fun/control ends and he's dumped summarily off your lap, off the couch or bed(guide him to the floor to keep him from falling if necessary) or otherwise instantly stopped, made to give way to your wishes but just as important, you're teaching him that the very instant he does submit to you, he gets instant gratification with a toy or chewie or something he enjoys chewing on or playing with. Also, if he were my dog, I'd start him on simple, positive-reward obedience training so that over time you'll slowly condition him to always doing what you ask of him w/out hesitation. He'll learn that your genuine praise and his lovely rewards make obeying you a win-win every time and grow to love the work. You'll wind up with a happy, feisty, fun-loving but well-behaved team-member who loves his life with you, enjoy working with you to achieve his lessons and your heartfelt praise and a reward he highly values. What could be better!!! Using high-value real-food treats that a hungry dog wants is the easiest way to achieve fast, best results during the early weeks of the training. During those sessions, I'd try using warm, unseasoned boiled chicken or turkey hotdog bits I would wear in a thermal treatpack around my waist, if he doesn't like regular training treats, which can be packaged fake-flavor-infused, dry, hard bits and not all that rewarding.
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06-13-2017, 12:53 PM | #4 |
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| Forgot one thing, unless you want your little one to have some bad associations with his pen, I'd likely quit using that as a deterrent for anything he does and make it his very own private, safe, cozy little refuge in his mind. If he has to spend any time at all in it, you want him to associate his pen kind of like his very own private little 'den', where he can be put with feelings of only calmness, safety, cosines, where he can hunker-down, peaceful and restful, all those type associations when he's put in it, not a place he's summarily put in and has to endure for misbehaving. If his pen is where he also might have to stay in when you run out shopping or workmen are in the house, you don't want him to have any unpleasant associations with it but to feel as good as possible in there. I guarantee you he'll remember you put him in there for punishment and can come to dread it.
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06-13-2017, 02:09 PM | #5 |
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| Ask your husband if males often had the urge to have intercourse but never could, how frustrated would they be? Day after day, week after week, lasting into months, etc., nothing but the urges & no relief. Haha. That's how sexually intact male dogs usually feel every time they smell any other dog, let alone a female dog from blocks away, really rough with a female in heat or estrus in the neighborhood. It can be a miserable way to live for many intact male dogs with certain 'needs' always going wanting. I'd probably start biting, too!!!!!! http://www.flower-mound.com/DocumentCenter/View/27 https://www.cesarsway.com/dog-behavi...unneutered-dog (I don't subscribe to Cesar Millan's dog handling or many of his training methods but he is spot on about the frustration of intact male dogs)
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06-13-2017, 02:25 PM | #6 |
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| Edit for my first post, first paragraph: '....and the fact that you say he doesn't like training....', I left out the word "TREATS" after the word 'training'. I added the word "treats" but apparently forgot to save it! Sorry. Wanted to make point that not liking training treats can lessen his feeling of reward when training or handling him. To me, a food-oriented dog is ever so much easier to train than the rest with one exception: Those intense, high-drive, self-motivated, always-alert working/herding type dogs that make such good service dogs and are always pushing you to work - they are highly toy or prey/object driven.
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06-14-2017, 01:24 AM | #7 |
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| Thank you! Great advise, especially about neutering Sometimes I feel like he's making progress and Deebo starting to see my husband as "Alpha" then other times it's back to square one, yet as soon as he comes home from work he's so happy to see him and will cry when he he isn't paying attention to him, yet at the same time can sit on his lap with a chew and be such a good pup; with me he's usually good, and when he's not I'd say he's just "being a pup" nothing real bad, just "a puppy". I'm going to buy some turkey hotdogs and see if he likes those, I never thought of buying real "people" food and using it as training treats! I'll make sure hubby reads this thread. Thank you again for your advice
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06-14-2017, 04:40 AM | #8 |
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| If you use the turkey hotdogs as treats, give in tiny amounts, if he likes them he will want more and will do what he is asked to do just to get another piece of yummy treat. My boy is VERY food motivated, he is 6 years old and will listen, watch and learn FAST for that tiny morsel of a treat. I hope your lil Deebo is food motivated and learns quickly. Maybe have special treats for hubby when he corrects nippy Deebo lol.
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