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01-26-2020, 08:25 PM | #1 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Winnipeg
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| 1 year old male aggressive I got Sam and Max from a woman that had to give them up. Max is good. Not aggressive at all but barks. Sam is very aggressive but lovable. He goes ballistic if I try to pick him up. I can't bath him and he stinks! He bit me yesterday just moving him on the couch. The two of them fight too. Not drawing blood but a good scrap. They are not fixed but are going next week to get that done. I give them both equal attention so there is no jealousy. Any ideas? They are going to obedience school in March. |
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01-27-2020, 06:44 AM | #2 |
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| OMGoodness you did not lol lol two of them lol. Congratulations. How old are they. If they are young and after they are neutered the scrapping should stop or at least decrease. If they are older the fighting may have become a habit and can continue. Obedience school is a good idea but Sam may need a behaviorist if his biting continues. How is Abby taking all this. Any pictures you can post, we sure would love to see your new additions.
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01-27-2020, 06:47 AM | #3 |
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| Whoops, I think I have you confused with a different member
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01-27-2020, 06:55 AM | #4 |
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| I see they are a year old, I think they are young enough that scrapping has not become a habit, once they are neutered the scrapping will stop. Intact males fight for dominancy, once neutered no more raging testosterone, they should be a lot better.
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01-27-2020, 07:48 AM | #5 |
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| I hope so. I'm more worried about Sam's aggressiveness to me when I try to pick him up. |
01-27-2020, 08:31 AM | #6 |
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| Not knowing much about your two boys makes it hard for us to offer up advise / suggestions. Depending on how long you have had these pups, sometimes it takes a dog a long time to build trust and bond with you. With rescues everything must be done in baby steps. In rescues changes don't happen over night, I have a rescue, he was not an abused boy, he was loved much and spoiled but he came with baggage. I am sure you took these boys for a wellness check with your vet. Did you speak to your vet about Sam's aggressive behavior to rule out any medical issues. My now passed girl had the sweetest disposition, loved all ppl and all animals. When I pick up my babies I put one hand under their butt, my other hand goes under their front legs, I have always scooped up all my babies in that manner. One day a very good friend of mine stopped by, my Matese grew up with this friend in her life and loved them. They picked her up with hands around her middle, she yelped and bit the friend, she never, ever, bit anyone, I told my friend that is not a way to pick her up. I thought nothing of it tho. 2 weeks later I had to bring her to the vet for something, I forget what it was but nothing serious. My regular vet was not there, we saw another vet that was excellent with dogs, well, he picks her up the same way my friend did, around the middle of her body, she yelps and bites the vet. Immediately the vet says one word "Pancreatitis", WHAT he said he was going to run some tests, he believes she has pancreatitis from her reaction of being picked up. Well, the tests showed that was what she had. I tell you this story because you say you cannot pick Sam up, when you did he bit you, the first thing that goes through my mind is when my Matese was picked up she bit. It's just a thought you may want to pass by your vet to make sure he does not have any health issues that is causing him to bite. Can you contact the lady you got him from to ask her if Sam did this to her. This would let you know if he has always been a biter. The more you can find out about Sam will benefit him and you.
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01-27-2020, 08:39 AM | #7 |
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| Oh my. I just lost Jazymyne to Pancreatitis. When they go in for their fix, I'll get them to run a blood test on them. Sam is very playful and is always running around. He doesn't sleep a certain way. But he seems to be very dominant over Max. |
01-27-2020, 10:47 AM | #8 |
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| My girl showed no signs what so ever of being sick let alone Pancreatitis. When my friend, then the vet picked her by the middle of her body I just thought they hurt her. She was playful, good appetite, pee and poo was the same. Reason why I was taken back when the vet said Pancreatitis. At a year old they can still be rough when playing, bite rough. My boy is that way, actually was that way. He bonded with me in a few hours, it was amazing, he was gone from his prev. owner only 5 days when I got him. I let him chill for a couple of weeks, get to know the house, smells, no noise lol, it's very quiet where I live, he came from NYC, lots of traffic noise, ppl coming and going in the home he lived in. He didn't know what a toy was, so for 2 weeks I would just play with him using the toys. Then one night he was on my bed and I made monster hands saying in a different tone then what he was use to "I'm gonna get you" a game I played with all my girls, I crouched down and slowly crept towards the bed then grabbed at his paw and he bit me drawing blood, I said in a firm harsh tone "no bite the mama" and repeated it several times. I knew he did that because he was scared, he still didn't know me 100% he was with me a bit under a month. Many months later I played that game again but first said "no bite the mama" when I went to grab at his paw he was going to bite me, quickly I told him no biting. Now when I play that game he runs and gets a plush toy and bites and kills it the bashes me with it lol because he knows no biting is allowed. So, reaching out to pick Sam up may scare him because he doesn't know you yet. His prev. owner may not have trained that no biting when playing out of him. But I would speak to the vet about it and get him tested for Pancreatitis.
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01-27-2020, 10:48 AM | #9 |
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| I meant to ask, is Sam and Max litter mates.
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01-27-2020, 11:13 AM | #10 |
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| Yes they are brothers. Turned a year old yesterday. They get fixed on the 3rd of February. Sam is the smaller grey faced one in the picture. |
01-27-2020, 11:19 AM | #11 |
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| I would definitely make sure he gets a full exam by the vet to make sure he isn’t having any pain. Neutering might help. It may take him more time to adjust. If you are fearful when you go to pick him up then he will feel that and take control of that. My moms rescue would growl and snap when I would go to brush his teeth and I would stop. Well one time I didn’t stop and he stopped growling and let me brush his teeth and never did that again. It might also take a trainer to work with him but be very careful and make sure it’s a trainer that only uses positive reinforcement. Have you sat on the floor with treats to get him to come to you and sit by you and such?
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01-27-2020, 01:28 PM | #12 |
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| He lays at my feet all the time and sleeps beside me at night. I'm just wondering if its a jealousy thing. I just wish I could bath him. |
01-27-2020, 02:34 PM | #13 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Does he let other people pick him up?
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01-27-2020, 03:16 PM | #14 | |
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01-27-2020, 03:18 PM | #15 |
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| For now I wouldn't push it or force him. Does he let you brush him.
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