It was a long time ago. <sighs> But I would not be too cocky or assured on that, 'could not happen' theory. It's worse, not better.....such as this: (and it is worse World Wide) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europ...Zos1Ol2wmFBD38

That’s a whole different thing. Sadly dogs are still considered property here in the US and our country is different then others. Here in the US it wouldn’t hold up in court and I feel extremely confident about it. I personally wouldn’t give up any of my dogs though.

Thanks, everyone. I'm still at a loss. If I was going to rehome Whimsy, I would ultimately find a family or owner myself. I would never give him to the pound or anything. The whole point is to avoid Whimsy being euthanized.

I should note that Whimsy is ONLY bad when I'm around. For example, when I'm not home, he is excited to see the daycare driver and doesn't bark. When I was home, he barked, jumped at the daycare driver, bit my foot, and cried when he was taken away.

His daycare also says he's really great at school. And sometimes I get help from a dogwalker when the daycare is closed, and she says he's super wonderful on walks.
Meanwhile, I JUST took Whimsy out to the park and had another incident (someone said to avoid people and dogs but it's hard in a major city). Whimsy's tail was wagging and he sniffed the dogs and then tried to bite one of the dog's behinds!

I don't think Whimsy is one of those dogs who are just wired differently. I agree he was always super anxious, even when I got him as a puppy. And you can never find a photo of him where he's relaxed, but I think much of his behavior is experience based.

And I'm not sure it's relevant, but Whimsy had INSANE separation anxiety for his first year or so. He'd literally cry for hours when I left him. Now he has less separation anxiety but he's way more aggressive.

Someone mentioned just accepting Whimsy as he is and stop with the trainers. But, honestly, if I had kids, I'd probably reach out to specialists too. And there's a bit more urgency with getting him help because his behavior has escalated the last two months. I literally tell delivery people to leave items at the door and not to knock or ring the doorbell. I need to hire a walker more than usual because Whimsy is so aggressive when I take him to the park. And I just think he's a ticking time bomb.

The options I was entertaining: (1) maybe Whimsy needs another dog in the house. That way he's not alone (which he hates, even if it's only for a couple of hrs a day). But then that's just a huge gamble. What if they don't get along? What if Whimsy makes the dog aggressive as well? (2) find another trainer; apparently there's a "great one" but the trainer literally charged $150 an hour!! or (3) rehome him to a family who loves dogs and familiar with troubled dogs and yorkies. The fact is, Whimsy is super cute and insanely smart. If he's really OK with others, he might be a perfect pet. Maybe he and I just have a bad history and he doesn't trust me.

Thoughts?

My thoughts? I think you need to be trained, not him. And, I don't mean that in a mean way.
Just because you live in a big city does not mean you can't avoid certain triggers. Many times dogs will carry on when on a leash because they are an extension of the person holding the leash. Here is a link that might help: https://positively.com/dog-behavior/...sh-aggression/

Google Victoria Stilwell and Tamar Geller .. they are both awesome and have lots of positive dog training tips!

I absolutely would not bring another dog into the house with him having aggression issues. It could be dangerous to the new dog. Back of the training for now. You need to bond more with him. Do simply training at home like sit, down and so on a few times a day for 10 minutes. If you rehome him you need to do it through a yorkie rescue that knows what qualifications a person should have. If you are tense and freaking out inside he can feel that and that might be what is stressing him out.

I sympathize. It is very difficult to have a pup like this. One of ours is very aggressive (non Yorkie). He is a rescue and came to us with a broken heart. ❤️

Please stop thinking of it as him hating you and attacking others because of it. It is the opposite. He LOVES you and wants nothing between you and him. That is why the behavior toward humans and dogs is worse around you.

Please, please, please do not add another dog into the mix right now.

Your boy is extremely confused because of the negative training methods used. If a pup barks and gets zapped, they will more than likely associate the zap with the object they are barking at, making the behavior worse long term. Only fear free and force free methods should be used from here on out. No mixed signals.

Your Yorkie needs to be kept away from any situations that could trigger him to bite or get overly upset. Doorbell rings? He goes to a safe space before you let the person in so he cannot bite. On a walk and he starts going off on something? You are too close to the stimulus and need to back off, find a distance that is tolerable to him, and start positive association (e.g. treat bombing).

You will have to manage his world for him because he can’t do it himself. It takes a lot of patience and understanding. Yes, drugs can help and boarded veterinary behaviorist are good. It is important to find the balance between quality of life vs. side effects, etc.

Part of the underlying issue in a case like this is a lack of confidence, especially when punishment has been used in the past. Victoria Stilwell should have some good resources related to confidence building. This would be the opposite of sending a pup into a group of dogs or people while hoping the pup can just work it out for himself.

I believe there is hope for your Yorkie, but realistically it will involve a massive commitment from you and a lifetime of management.

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I am so sorry. I need to rehome my yorkie too due to horrifying behavior that I can't stop and won't be able to for years. Its terrible and I feel for you. But if you know he's dangerus (and this whole thread is proof) you have to do something.

You could fix your dogs issues but you choose not to. These are totally different situations,

And I am so sorry for distracting from your topic Bhanish. I didnt mean to just by posting and having other people go crazy---------- I hope you find tghe right answer!!

For poop....... it’s not the same

Off topic again.

You need to pull it together!!!! Again, pick your one thred to attack me instead of ruining poor Bhanish's.

Seriously? You are going on other threads to attack people like their spelling or how they worded their post as well as for not potty training their dogs but I’m the attacker? Seriously.