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what do you guys do when your yorkie misbehaves? Ie, do you give them time out, no toys, etc. We give Zoe 'quiet' alone time for about 20 minutes in a corner or on her bed when she misbehaves and just curious what everyone else here does |
If any of my dogs are doing something they aren't supposed to be doing, I clap my hands and give a really stern, loud "NO." If that doesn't work, then they get a light smack on the bottom to get their attention. In the case of my lab puppy, if neither of these work, he gets time out in his crate. The yorkies always respond to the stern "no." |
Do a firm, loud (but not yelling) 'No' to stop the behavior. Then I redirect with what the positive of the action would be. If it's an accident, I take the pup outside, and clean up the mess. After it's clean he/she can come back in. If it's chewing on something they aren't allowed; I move the pup and offer something appropriate to chew on. If it's ruff playful biting then I yelp, act hurt and refuse to play with the pup. . . I don't do timeouts; you're only supposed to keep a child in time-out for 1 minute of every year of life. Even then they don't really comprehend time-outs till they are a couple years old. I just don't really think the doggie can get/understand the full benefits of a time-out more than a couple minutes long. So anyway, that's why I use redirect instead of time-outs. :) |
The only thing that can stop Buttercup from doing something he isn't suppose to be doing is a loud bang. Nothing works except the pool table. I rack up all the balls and then break it really loud and he stops, of course that only works when he's doing it upstairs. |
Yeah, for sure I do the loud 'no' or 'uh uh' or say 'bad dog' but sometimes she either ignores us, or goes right back to doing it 15 minutes later (the newest thing is 'digging' or pawing on our carpet, not sure why. |
If I catch Chloe in the act of doing something bad--chewing something she shouldn't for example. I'll give a sharp "NO!" If I find something she did bad, that I didn't catch in the act, like chew the beads off my new flip flops:mad: ! then I do this long deep voiced "oooooooooooooooooohhhhhh". It sounds a bit like howling. She starts rolling on her back when I do that. |
I also don't wouldn't use a time-out that's longer than a minute or two - unless, of course, *I* needed the break in order to keep my cool.:cool: Joey rarely needs more than redirection or an opposing command (ie "down-stay" if he's begging, "drop it" if he's chewing on something he shouldn't have, "get your toy" if he's being hyper, etc). |
I agree re-directing their attention, and praise when their good. And of course being consistent, you can't let them do something one time then scold them for doing it again. They really do want so badly to please us, so encourage the good behavior, they'll be happier in the long run. |
I tell Conner that I'm going to get the broom. I do it in a stern voice so that he knows that the broom is something he does not like. If he continues, I get the broom, and he stops in his tracks. He is only afraid of it because of the voice I use. I very rarely have to get the broom out - I just have to tell him. By the way, I do not use the broom if he is around - I use the carpet sweeper or the vacuum - both of which he loves to chase. |
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I usually say a loud "NO" to Mugzy and clap my hands loudly. If he's chewing something he shouldn't then I take it and give him a chewy toy instead. If he's getting really rough with the kids I pick him up and try to hold him, but that doesn't usually work, so I put him in his crate for about 10 minutes, that almost always calms him down...he doesn't cry in there either, so it's not too harsh. When he gives a small bark in about 10 minutes, I let him out and he's much much calmer. |
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