What happened to my sweet boy????
 

hi,here i am again asking for your brilliant advice. just a few minutes ago mickey bit me:eek: . it wasnt that hard but it hurt a bit. he is normally such a sweet boy. he has a bit of tissue in his mouth and was eating it so i tried to grab the bit hanging from his mouth and he bit me. what should i do if this happens again. it is obviously not acceptable but should i tap his nose:( or should i ignore him or ??? i love him and his sister so much and i think i am putty in their hands or paws rather:D . any advice would be great.thanks in advance.xxx

Roll him over on his back and tell him no or tap him on the nose. Dont ignore it or it will happen again

putty
 

If you are putty in their hands this is why they think it is acceptable. They are sooo highly intelligent and if they feel they can get away w/ being dominant over you they will...

watch the Dog Whispering and learn to be the alpha dog at you house. (mean while a firm deep no and a tap on the nose or holding the jaw will be a start)

Was he actually biting your agressively or just trying to get the tissue back? If it was agressive you'd definitely have to work on that but if it was just a playful he wanted the "toy" back- i wouldn't worry too much. All three of my girls have been bitey little puppies- the oldest two grew out if it when they stopped teething- the little one's only 3 mos but I'm sure she'll grow out of it too- good luck!

He growled then snapped at me and i felt his teeth on the top and bottom of my finger. it hurt but it didnt break the skin or anything. he is normally such a baby rolling over and wanting his tummy tickled and kisses etc so it was a bit of a shock.

Oh yeah definitely need to nip that in the bud! It sounds like he's territorial- probably should take him to puppy training classes? Does he do this with like rawhides too? I've had dogs that you can't give them chews because they get too possessive. If you practice giving them things and then taking them away so they get used to it and know that you'll give them back (though obviously you couldn't with the tissue) they get a little better.

I can take toys from him ok. he does growl when he,s tired and if he,s going to sleep and i have to move him over the bed a bit because he,s right in my space. we just laugh and say what a moan he is. so when he growled i didnt think too much of it because he had never nipped me before. i know growling is his way of saying back off but i didnt want him to eat the tissue. my dh and i are going to take them to classes in jan. bella gets spayed next week and by the time shes better it will be christmas. thankyou for all your replies. i was at a loss what to do.

Hopefully, he will never do it again!!!!

You may find this useful, its a very good article- http://www.jersey.net/~mountaindog/berner1/bitestop.htm

My Tinkerbell did that when she was really little. The trainer told me "when they do bite even if it not really hard or enough to break skin, pull back your hand and fake cry and turn your back crying." This worked like a charm. They don't want to hurt you and so when you cry they think that you are actually hurt and it hurts them. She never did it again after that. Good luck and I hope that this helps.

Thankyou for all your help.xxx

You have to be really assertive with your furbaby. I sometimes pick Rockie up and look him in his eyes and firmly tell him "NO" or I tap him on his nose, and roll him over on his back and say "No" firmly. Yorkies are smart and get the idea pretty fast that you are the alpha. You have to let them know as puppies.

i smack ours on the nose with a loud "NO!!!!" and that stops it pretty quick...

I find it helpful to teach my Yorkie the command "Give" with toys and when he actually get to things that he cannot have, I give him the command "Give" and when he does it, I give him a good treat. Usually, nothing in his mouth tastes better than a good treat and he knows he is giving whatever he has in his mouth for something better and he will. The other day, he had a small piece of carpet remnant (don't know where he got that from) in his mouth and he wouldn't give it to me and I said, "Give Siu Pao and Mommy will give you a treat!" When he heard the treat word, he dropped it and came to me and waited for his treat. It works 99% of the time! There is no need to smack them or anything. I believe a positive reinforcement always works better than a negative one.

I agree with the above posts about being assertive. While I am not a professional dog trainer, I have had enough dogs, or dealt with other dogs (OH, MY SWEET MYLES-see other thread) to know that the dog, when doing that, is testing you to see how you will react. If no reaction, then the behavior gets ramped up next time the situation arises. Believe it or not, I have also seen this "testing" with my cats! I deal with it all the same way:
1). Firm tap on the butt (or a mild spank for my big dog-gets their attention).
2). Look dog straight in the eyes.
3.) Say firmly: "Cut it out!"
4.) Keep looking at them until they look away (not glaring or being threatening, just keep a steady gaze).
5.) After the dog looks away, put it down without comment (praise too soon after intervention can be confusing).
When he is appropriately engaging, have a ball!
You could also try a "time out" space for him. I use this with my big dog, with good success.
Hope this helps. I have found that the main thing is to just let them know that this is not OK, regardless of no skin being broken, "he's just playing" etc... I went down that path with my big dog at first, when he was younger, and paid the price. Had to go back and undo all my indulgence, which was much harder to do. Now he NEVER attempts to take my body parts in his mouth for any reason. He would rather enjoy having his ball in his mouth than my hand, and having to go to time out. I have had much less success with doing this with my kitten, but cats are a WHOLE different game. I did teach him to fetch, tho... I love playing fetch with the kitten now!
:p