Aggressive towards other dogs Well, first, I'm new both to owning a Yorkie and to this forum. I've searched through the forum for threads on this topic but couldn't find what I was looking for. If I'm posting a question that's been answered a thousand times I apologize. My wife and I just got Maddie on Saturday. She is a little over three months old and has been great. She's pretty quiet, only barking or whimpering when we leave. She's also getting braver by the day and since we're in a new house is being exposed to lots of new things and noises. Its still far too early for us to be worried about any aspect of her training but we are concerned with one thing. When she see's other dogs she gets fairly aggressive. She'll bark and growl and partially charge the dog though usually she will end up standing near my wife or I, presumably scared. On two occasions this was with larger dogs in our house or on our decks (only a day or two after introducing her to us and the house). One of the dogs was a larger golden retriever puppy who was very curious but not at all agressive over the course of a day she worked up the nerve to get withing 5 feet of the golden but never closer and never without barking. A third occasion was in Petsmart where she reacted the same way towards a Chihuahua who was also just curious and not at all aggressive. We are trying hard to raise her as a confident dog rather than a scared coddled pup. I'm hoping this aggressive reaction is fear based rather than some some deeper aggression. Has anyone else had this problem? How can I help her socialize? Tom |
Since you mentioned Pet Smart. Check to see if the one in your area offers the puppy socialization classes. They are free and it is a nice way to introduce your pup to the world in a heathy and positive way. |
You may want to consider a puppy kindergarten class. I participated in a class where another lady brought her german shepard, (btw, he was the BIGGEST student there), who acted the same as your dog. They actually had recess during class and instead of playing with the other pups, he'd stand at his owner's side and bark. Sometimes it looked like he was trying to hide behind her. The trainer's had her constantly repeat "no bark" and reassure him. By the end of the classes, (6 weeks), he no longer cowered or bark at the other dogs. Perhaps if you tried holding your dog in your lap, reassure her, and let the other dog and her sniff each other, she'd realize it's ok. |
You should see my two girls when they are at dogshows . They want to fight with all the big dogs who comes near my place . At home , they don't say nothing to big dogs when we walk with them . |
I have asked a similar question about aggression in another forum. The kindergarten thing is a good idea, my yorkie is the exact same way he'll go up to a huge german shepard, black lab, any dog he's not familair with and start a fight. I think that is a pretty common problem with yorkies, because cahrlie is with me at work and people tell me stories about yorkies they know and they are the same way |
Thanks for the replies. I'm glad to hear its not just her. We plan on starting puppy kindergarten in two weeks so hopefully that will get her used to other dogs. Tom |
If she is only 3 months old , she is probably not used to see other dogs . Gazou is 3 months and find it strange to see other . I'll wait until he have his 3rd shot before going out with him . |
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