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07-15-2006, 09:43 PM | #1 |
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| Always Bitting and Destorying EVERYTHING Ok my dog is almost 2 years old he'll be 2 in november. He's always been a bitter but I said it'll go away when he has his teeth done well guess what it didnt! He's a big bitter and everything i've tried hasnt' worked. He usually does it when he's playing but I find it a problem when i wake up to him bitting my hand or arm. He has destroyed every toy i've gotten him and he goes through a chewing bone a week! I talked to my vet about it the last time he went there and he suggested a trainer but I don't have money for that. He loves to play and I understand that he's still a puppy but the bitting is what the problem is for me. I'll be walking and he'll just jump up and bit my hand. He's chewed alot of things my bed which is memory foam, my pillow, his bed which is now in pieces, my window, my book shelf, ect.. ect.. ect... I dont know what to do? Any help would be really helpful I hope! thanks |
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07-15-2006, 10:23 PM | #2 | |
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| Hi, Here's some advice I posted for someone else on biting. Your dog's still a teenager - he'll try to test his boundaries. My boy was great for the first 6-8 months then he turned into a disobedient terror til he was two. (Neutering helped!) Quote:
You don't have to get an expensive one-on-one trainer. You can train your dog - yourself there's plenty of great web resources and there's loads of stuff on YT to help with training - here's a link to some fun things to teach your dog: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...072#post629072 Hope this helps! Keep us posted!
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07-16-2006, 06:32 AM | #3 |
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| Dougal&Little already gave you good advise about the biting aspect. As far as the destroying things, I'd do 2 things. First, when I couldn't keep an eagle eye on him, I'd contain him in an area where he couldn't do so much damage (maybe the laundry room? Or, teach him to like being in a crate?). Second, this dog sounds like he has a very strong need to CHEW. I would keep chew toys around at all times. I realize they won't last long, but I'd rather he chewed up toys than my house! I'd give him frozen, stuffed kongs. Many people on this list dislike rawhide, but I'm not one of them unless he's really tiny. I'd give him lots of bones to chew on (rawhide or otherwise). If you're feeding him soft dog food, I'd switch him to kibble. You might also do things to make his food last longer. There are fun toys for sale at the petstores that make the dog "work" to get the food out. Or, toss some of his kibble out in the yard so that he has to search to find it. Get the idea?
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07-16-2006, 06:50 AM | #4 |
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| Very good advice from above posts. I have two quite large, maybe 6 to 8 inch long actual cow bones. I bought them for my daughters two large dogs, they were basted when I bought them. The large dogs licked and chewed all of the basting off of them and licked out all the inside, but my yorkies love to chew on them. They will never get any pieces of bone off of them, the bones are much too hard, but they love to chew on them anyway. I also want to add, that I would be a little more aggresive about him biting my hand. If he bite me I would immediately use my hand to simulate a dogs mouth and I would snap at him like a dog would and use my hand to nip at his shoulder. Giving a firm quick firm pinch. That is how the alpha dog would deal with it. In dog packs you don't get time out, you get snapped at and then shunned. Dogs under stand dog language and discipline much better than they understand people language. They can learn our language, but if you want to get your point across quickly, speak to them in their own language. |
07-16-2006, 07:25 AM | #5 | |
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07-16-2006, 01:41 PM | #6 |
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| Oh, one more thing that I meant to add. Clear roll-on deodorant works wonders on surfaces that you don't want chewed. Great for book shelves, baseboards, etc. I personally wouldn't try to "snap" back at my dog. It's likely to increase rather than decrease aggression in many dogs. When I was nipped, I would immediately break eye contact, stand up and turn my back. Be consistent. Pup will soon learn that nipping gets the opposite reaction of what he wants. If you don't feel that is aggressive enough for you, I'd go with the time-out suggestion. Good luck!
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07-19-2006, 06:27 PM | #7 |
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| New here, but have advice for you I am new here. Hello everyone I do have some advice for you. Everytime your dog starts to chew something inappropriate, redirect him to a chew toy with lots of praise. So, if he starts to chew on a shoe for example, immediately put his dog toy in his mouth with lots of praise "GOOOOOD boy!!! YAY". That's what we always did, but we always had larger dogs. Hope this works. I am sure I will be asking plenty of questions myself. I am picking up our new addition tomorrow. Never owned a Yorkie before - wish me luck! I hope a male is a good choice. I've read lots of things about leg lifting on here . Has me a little on the worried side |
07-23-2006, 08:02 AM | #8 |
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| Max is eating me up alive with his nipping and biting My litle boy Max is only 3 months old and everyone tells me he's only teething and will outgrow it, but I already have an infected fingernail (he got me in a bad spot). I learned to always wear slippers in the house, which I spray with Bitter Apple about every 2 days. That saves my feet. He has about 8 toys already - I bought him 3 yesterday and they're very helpful, but he loves Mommy's hands best. He's communicating, trying to assert his dominance (all 4 pounds of him), playing and teething, I think. I'm trying the word "Stop" as a signal word. If he doesn't stop within about 30 seconds, I put him on the floor and ignore him. I try not to yell at him. When he gets too excited, I hold him in the air and tell him to calm down. Someone in a pet store told me to try polish that prevents nail biting and put it on my nails. I ordered a non-toxic cream type of thing - I have to show it to my vet. That may help. Does anyone know anything about this? As far as the furniture, rugs, etc., Bitter Apple every couple of days is very helpful. I should buy stock in the company. Any other suggestions? I'd like to hold him and cuddle him more. Thanks, Judyeve |
07-24-2006, 01:42 AM | #9 |
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| Hi Judyeve! Welcome to YT. Evil Wee used to bite us at that age. The thing you need to do is when you say "no" and he does not immediately stop biting you put him down and ignore him. He has to associate the biting with the withdrawal of your attention - the thing your pup MOST craves. I had a series of steps with Dixie, if she was biting me while she was on my knee I'd make a sharp "ah" or "ow" noise when she bit me and if she didn't stop immediately I put her on the floor and ignored her. If she tried to have a go at my feet she'd be put out of the room - straight away. She doesn't bite us now - except mouthing in play. But that's on our terms only. Only us humans can start the game which involves mouthing. Good luck with it. Persistence and consistency they're the keys - expect it to take a couple of weeks - and make sure everyone in the family is doing the same thing! Let us know how you go.
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07-24-2006, 09:12 AM | #10 |
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| MickeyMyWDWDog, just curious, did you find anything here that was useful to you?
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07-24-2006, 03:34 PM | #11 |
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| Max's biting Dear Dougal and Little: Thanks - I just tried your suggestion - He gave up and ran out of the room after I put him down several times and ignored him after he cried to come back up. Judy |
07-25-2006, 01:39 AM | #12 | |
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Oh I'm so glad! It makes such a difference to have a well behaved dog ~ or at least one that isn't gnawing on you all the time! The "ah" should work now if you catch him chewing furniture too. My two lil terrorists have a zillion toys and rawhides lying round and they've never [knock on wood] destroyed anything except their own toys.
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07-25-2006, 01:40 AM | #13 | |
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Oh I'm so glad! It makes such a difference to have a well behaved dog ~ or at least one that isn't gnawing on you all the time!
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07-25-2006, 01:41 AM | #14 |
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| Gosh - I dunno what happened there with the double posting - sometimes technology defeats me!
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07-25-2006, 03:12 PM | #15 |
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| Max's biting Dear Dougal and Little: I can see that it's going to take some time, but 'm going to keep at it - your suggestion makes good sense to me and it's not punitive. I just feel so bad that I can't really cuddle my litle boy - he's teething so badly right now. I do hold him for a short time whenever I can and I get to hold him and cuddle him when he's tired. I want him to know he's loved and won't always be ignored. Thanks, Judy |
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