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09-30-2006, 04:42 PM | #31 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Montana
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| I have a suggestion of something that may help that I did with my strong willed yorkie. She too would latch on to something forbidden and try to bite when I tried to take it away. Now I say, "what do you have?" and when she gets her death grip on it I get out a treat and say , "tell you what you can hold on to that for ever or have this treat." Then I hold the treat or put it on the ground and she is soo strong willed she will look at it for a long time like she is not going to choose the treat and so sometimes I put the treat to her nose and she smells it still holding on to the forbidden object....and every time in time she will let go of the object and take the treat. I then grab the object and say "good girl...good choice." You have to grab the object fast though, as you would be amazed at how fast they can gobble and regrab. This way I have found that it is their choice what to choose and not just them thinking you are trying to force against them. |
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10-01-2006, 07:11 AM | #32 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: knoxville
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| Your dog needs to see that you are the dominant one. One way our trainer said to show that we are dominant is to hold the dog on there back. If they try to get away or bite then just put them right back on their back. Once they stop moving around and they are calm, you can put them down. When you put a dog on their back then you are showing you are dominant. Btw, don't give up on this one. It took us a real long time to finally get Rosie to be calm on her back. We now hold her like a baby and she loves it. Another way to show that you are dominant is to take them on long walks with you being in front. Also, do not pull away when your dog bites. I know this is easier said than done, but if you pull away when your dog bites then that teaches them that biting is the way to get their way. Put the dog on their back even, hold them behind their neck like someone else suggested it. Do this even if they are trying to bite you, and show them biting does not get their way. Once you show you are the dominant one, your dog will stop acting like this. Read more about dog psychology and how to be more dominant. Once we learned to be more dominant, we had less problems with Rosie. Also, it might not be a bad idea to search for crate training. There were several good posts about that. Rosie absolutely loves her crate after we learned how to crate train her properly. Lastly, like everyone else mentioned, obeidence school will help too. They will teach the command drop it and leave it that will be helpful in your situation. Sorry for the long post. I hope this helps. |
10-01-2006, 04:22 PM | #33 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Southern CA
Posts: 131
| Chico would grab my shoe or something else he shouldn't have and run up the stairs. He wouldn't drop it or let me take it out of his mouth, but he would if I offered him a treat instead. So now I keep a little plastic tub with some treats that I shake and say "Chico, come" and he will drop the shoe to come and get the treat! |
10-05-2006, 03:17 PM | #34 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas
Posts: 905
| My neighbor had the same problem when she adopted hers. She enrolled him in obedience training and after 6-8 weeks he was showing a lot of progress, such as no biting, barking on when he senses danger and also knows a lot of tricks now |
10-07-2006, 01:12 PM | #35 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada
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| I think he has been mistreated because when we walk up on him to pick him up he looks at us from the corner of his eye and does not move. I know this is long, but any input/advice would be appreciated.[/QUOTE] I have read this behaviour somewhere before. It says when a dog looks at you from the corner of his eye, they are stressed out and ready to bite if pushed. What you have to do is walk to him but keep your distance where he is comfortable (means not looking from corner of eye yet) and throw him a treat. Slowly, take one step by one step nearer, throw treat each time. If he is uncomfortable, move back one step and start all over. With patience you will be able to move and pick him up without him looking from the corner of his eye. |
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