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05-23-2007, 09:57 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Iowa
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| Does not play well with other dogs My Yorkie is a little over a year old. Everytime he sees another dog when we are on walks, he gets right in its face and barks and growls. Most of the time his tail is wagging too, but I don't think the other dogs understand he wants to play. Not only am I embarrassed because the other dog usually just sits calmly and looks at my yorkie, but I am worried that my little one will get hurt if he approaches the wrong dog. My pup and I live in an apartment together, so he doesn't socialize much with other dogs. However, he is great with new people and loves children. I just wish he would learn to enjoy his fellow canines. He even barks and growls at dogs on TV! Any advice? |
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05-23-2007, 10:43 AM | #2 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern California
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| Actually, the tail can wag even when he's angry, it doesn't always mean that his barking/growling is friendly. It's unlikely that another dog would not know if he was being friendly, because dogs pick up on these things very quickly. Can you take him to socialization classes? Those are usually for puppies, but even if he's a little older, he might be more calm with a puppy. Usually dogs get aggressive due to territorial/dominance issues, and with a puppy that's not a problem because most are submissive. Then you could move him up to socialize with a bigger (but friendly dog), like a golden retriever or something. He's a little older so the socialization process will take longer, but it can still be done. Good luck! Last edited by maybeiloveyou; 05-23-2007 at 10:44 AM. |
05-24-2007, 06:17 AM | #3 |
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| Socialization classes would be good. We took a regular obedience training course with the Park and Rec here and it was great. There was about 20-25 dogs in the class. No we didn't get a lot of one on one time but they were able to get their point across and we were able to practice in a high energy setting. If you are interested in classes and don't know where to find any, ask your vet if there are any around you the vet will definately know. One of the things we worked on in class was walking. If you were out walking and you stopped to talk to someone the dog was supposed to sit beside you and not get up nor go "see" the people or dog until you let them, we didn't even let them. The other person would just bend down and pet your dog as long as they were sitting. Ok so the what I would do if I were you is when out walking I would have him sit when other dogs are passing and at times when he's going to want to go up to them. Just stop walking and have him sit, if he gets up put him back in sitting position, continue until they pass. I would probably take along treats and after they pass make sure he's sitting say a release command like "ok" then once he gets up give him a treat and praise. At first it may seem like you are almost constantly having to hold him in sit but before long he will stay there longer until eventually he sill sit nicely until the dog passes. After he has this down, you can first start spreading the treats thinner plus you can also start interacting more with the people. While he's sitting try and pet their dog and talk to the people for just a bit, make him sit the whole time. Then if the people are willing after a little bit longer have them lean down and pet him while he remains sitting. Then maybe the next step would be when you are leaving if he is calm when he gets up you can let him go see the dog for just a bit. If he's good praise the heck out of him.
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05-25-2007, 09:06 AM | #4 |
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| While it won't help with teaching your dog *how* to play appropriately with other dogs, keeping your dog on a leash will keep him safe. That way, you control which dogs he can approach and which he can't.
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