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natalienicole · 04-11-2007, 05:11 PM

This is not a yorkie problem but im in trouble. long story short i got a young lab dumped on me today. and its very hyper and keeps humping everything when my yorkie girl is arround. i dont know what to do with him. im going to call the vet tomorow and see about getting him fixed. is their any way to train them to be calm or will fixing him calm him in anway. hes much to hyper and will not stay in one spot unless i put anna up and my daughter is in bed cuz he wants to play so bad.

Sweetums · 04-12-2007, 01:47 PM

You could try Rescue Remedy drops. It will calm them down, temporarily at least.

Sweetums · 04-12-2007, 02:10 PM

Btw, sounds like you need to take him out for some walks during the day if you can, or hire a dog walker. According to Cesar Millan, these super hyper-type dogs especially the large ones need a ton of walking. He asserts that walking them properly establishes you as pack leader and once you've got that established everything else falls into place. But walking them properly means you have to walk out the door ahead of them, in fact you have to make them wait patiently (not hopping around madly) for you in order to establish yourself of owner of everything including the front door and porch, sidewalk etc. This makes it necessary for them wait for you to allow them to make a move.

And once you are walking, you have to make sure they don't walk ahead of you or pull you, as, in the dog world, this means they are dominant. So you may have to get a special harness to get them to "heel". We found a great harness for that purpose that we use on our Yorkie who pulls like crazy. It's called a Sporn harness and it does not pull on their neck. Instead it has straps (that come with fleece covers so they don't chafe) that go under their armpits and connect to the leash in back. Dogs are sensative under the arms, so if you pull on the leash, or they pull on the leash, the straps tighten under their armpits and they instantly slow down. It works like a charm on our Yorkie who was incorrigable no matter what kind of harness we used.

Btw, whenever Pookie does something that we don't want her to, like bark at our cat, we make that sudden sharp "Pssshhht!" sound that Cesar does and that instantly makes her stop what she is doing. But if she only hesitates and continues the behavior, then we sometimes tap her on the shoulder to make her stop along with the "Psshht!" sound. And if that doesn't stop her (she's stubborn) you can also grasp her firmly on the shoulder with your thumb and two first fingers and push her over on her side. This is what dogs do (the fingers are like a bite) when other dogs in a pack misbehave or overstep their bounds. I did this with Pookie when she got aggressive while I tried to put her in her carrier to go home from somewhere and she didn't want to get in. She never tried biting me again.

xxmxaxrxyxx · 04-12-2007, 02:15 PM

sounds like you might have to take him to obedience class...well good luck with that...keep us posted!

TootiesMom · 04-12-2007, 02:53 PM

labs require ALOT of patience when they are young, but with the right training, they can become the most wonderful dogs ever... just remember, he is in a new place and is probly confused. Have patience with him, make sure he knows you are the boss(above suggestions are right on). My lab is the best behaved dog I have(I have 5) She was a little spastic when she was about 3 months until probly 9 months, but alot of training and spending time with her were definitely required.
Good Luck!
d

Raja's Mom · 04-13-2007, 09:09 PM

I'm no expert but from what I know, "fixing" calms dogs and cats. He definitely needs a ton of exercise but having him neutered should help with the humping at least. All animals should be fixed anyway if you're not a breeder for obvious reasons (overpopulation) but it will decrease the pets chance of getting cancer in the senior years.

My yorkie went through such a phase and the vet said it's what male dogs do to establish dominance in the household - so they don't feel at the bottom of the chain. We got him a stuff animal, affectionately dubbed "the hump bunny," for him to.. establish dominance over. A couple months later the bunny was retired and he's had no problems (read: no humping) since.

If you don't have time to get him the exercise he needs, a professional dog-walker is the way to go. Yes, they do exist! (I'm proof =)

yorkiepip · 04-14-2007, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by TootiesMom

labs require ALOT of patience when they are young, but with the right training, they can become the most wonderful dogs ever... d

This is sooooooooo true, when i got my lab puppy (10 years ago now) i nearly gave up on him so many times, but we got him castrated and it changed him, he satrted to calm down real quick after that. Honestly if you can perserveer(sp) you will in time have a lovely pet. My Pippa loves playing with my lab too, you'll see they will become the best of friends.

04-11-2007, 05:11 PM	#1
natalienicole YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 286	need some kind of help This is not a yorkie problem but im in trouble. long story short i got a young lab dumped on me today. and its very hyper and keeps humping everything when my yorkie girl is arround. i dont know what to do with him. im going to call the vet tomorow and see about getting him fixed. is their any way to train them to be calm or will fixing him calm him in anway. hes much to hyper and will not stay in one spot unless i put anna up and my daughter is in bed cuz he wants to play so bad.

04-12-2007, 02:15 PM	#4
xxmxaxrxyxx Missing Yoshi Everyday! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 15,110 Blog Entries: 3	sounds like you might have to take him to obedience class...well good luck with that...keep us posted! __________________ Yoshi Mei Ling Ting Ting Ting Ki Sun Hye Yukio Kioshi

04-12-2007, 02:53 PM	#5
TootiesMom and Hopeys Mom Too Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 4,109	labs require ALOT of patience when they are young, but with the right training, they can become the most wonderful dogs ever... just remember, he is in a new place and is probly confused. Have patience with him, make sure he knows you are the boss(above suggestions are right on). My lab is the best behaved dog I have(I have 5) She was a little spastic when she was about 3 months until probly 9 months, but alot of training and spending time with her were definitely required. Good Luck! d __________________ Donna's little herd.... Tooties Dogster http://www.dogster.com/?271687 Hopeys Dogster http://www.dogster.com/?448723 and Tinker, TBone(RIP) Laci .. OH, and Me-Kitty(RIP)

04-13-2007, 09:09 PM	#6
Raja's Mom Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hyattsville Posts: 343	I'm no expert but from what I know, "fixing" calms dogs and cats. He definitely needs a ton of exercise but having him neutered should help with the humping at least. All animals should be fixed anyway if you're not a breeder for obvious reasons (overpopulation) but it will decrease the pets chance of getting cancer in the senior years. My yorkie went through such a phase and the vet said it's what male dogs do to establish dominance in the household - so they don't feel at the bottom of the chain. We got him a stuff animal, affectionately dubbed "the hump bunny," for him to.. establish dominance over. A couple months later the bunny was retired and he's had no problems (read: no humping) since. If you don't have time to get him the exercise he needs, a professional dog-walker is the way to go. Yes, they do exist! (I'm proof =) __________________ Mandy Proudly owned by Raja & Nahla "My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am."

04-12-2007, 01:47 PM	#2
Sweetums Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kirkland WA Posts: 431	You could try Rescue Remedy drops. It will calm them down, temporarily at least.

04-12-2007, 02:10 PM	#3
Sweetums Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kirkland WA Posts: 431	Btw, sounds like you need to take him out for some walks during the day if you can, or hire a dog walker. According to Cesar Millan, these super hyper-type dogs especially the large ones need a ton of walking. He asserts that walking them properly establishes you as pack leader and once you've got that established everything else falls into place. But walking them properly means you have to walk out the door ahead of them, in fact you have to make them wait patiently (not hopping around madly) for you in order to establish yourself of owner of everything including the front door and porch, sidewalk etc. This makes it necessary for them wait for you to allow them to make a move. And once you are walking, you have to make sure they don't walk ahead of you or pull you, as, in the dog world, this means they are dominant. So you may have to get a special harness to get them to "heel". We found a great harness for that purpose that we use on our Yorkie who pulls like crazy. It's called a Sporn harness and it does not pull on their neck. Instead it has straps (that come with fleece covers so they don't chafe) that go under their armpits and connect to the leash in back. Dogs are sensative under the arms, so if you pull on the leash, or they pull on the leash, the straps tighten under their armpits and they instantly slow down. It works like a charm on our Yorkie who was incorrigable no matter what kind of harness we used. Btw, whenever Pookie does something that we don't want her to, like bark at our cat, we make that sudden sharp "Pssshhht!" sound that Cesar does and that instantly makes her stop what she is doing. But if she only hesitates and continues the behavior, then we sometimes tap her on the shoulder to make her stop along with the "Psshht!" sound. And if that doesn't stop her (she's stubborn) you can also grasp her firmly on the shoulder with your thumb and two first fingers and push her over on her side. This is what dogs do (the fingers are like a bite) when other dogs in a pack misbehave or overstep their bounds. I did this with Pookie when she got aggressive while I tried to put her in her carrier to go home from somewhere and she didn't want to get in. She never tried biting me again.