New Shorkie Daddy here
 

Hello everyone,

Im the proud daddy of a 8 week old s**tzu / Yorkie baby girl. :) She has made my world, but she is also chewing up my world :rolleyes: I know she is a baby, and is probably teething, but when she has probably $100 worth of chew stuff, yet she still wants to chew on me... :confused: When does the teething stop? I had been told that s**tzu Yorkies are relatively lap dogs, but when I pick her up to simply pet her, she growls and snaps at me. She has literally bit my hands so badly that she has drawn blood! And my wife and I dont get mad at her for "accidnets" she leaves in the house, although we do tell her "no" and take her outside, but she just wants to play around and not handle up on the business matter at hand. Then after 20 - 30 minutes outside, you attempt to pick her up, and she growls and snaps at you again. Ive pinned her loosely with my hand and did the whole "growl" thing at her to let her know Im the master of her, and she licks me so Ill let her go, then she goes back to making me into her "pin cushion". Ive called Man's Best Friend (a training facility) and they said to put rocks in a coke can and shake it firmly and say no loudly when she bites then give her the chew toy, but she shakes so badly from the can, she actually has tears come up in her eyes. Does anyone have some advice? I have a niece (6yrs old) who comes over alot and I dont want "Precious" (the Shorkie...should have been named "Little Marine" because she is a "Devil Dog" lol) to bite her. I mean she draws blood on my 34yr old hands, I could only imagine a 6yr olds little hands.

Thanks

JIM & "Precious"

I use a loud "NO" and a squirt bottle to train puppies not to bite. It works everytime. I have never allowed a puppy to growl or bite. Tone of voice and a squirt bottle of water can work wonders for training. I actually have a small bottle that I carry everywhere during training. My youngest is now 7 months and would never growl or bite me now but was a meany before training. The "NO" and squirt bottle has always worked great if used consistently.

Good luck on your baby and post pictures soon.

thank you
 

Thank you. Its not too late to train her though is it?

And oh yeah Ill be getting pics soon...

Congrats
 

At 8 weeks puppies are still learning how to be puppies. Chances are she's playing with you, I have 2 puppies, and they growl and bite when they play with each other. Because the pup is so young, she hasn't learned when play biting gets too rough. Try squalling everytime she bites too hard and gently push her away. When I got Titus at 8 weeks he did the same thing, now that he has a pal, 12 week old Phoebe, he's a whole lot better about it. She's teaching him when he bites too hard. Just have patience and let her know when she's biting too hard, chances are she's just playing.

Actually the obedience trainer told us to put a little vinegar in the squirt bottle..try buying her a little kong and fill it with peanut butter, better to bite on that than your fingers. When she's biting your hand, you can also ball your hand in to a fist, it's much harder to bite it that way. hard to get on to them when they're so cute, isn't it?? ;)

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I did eat a pickle the other day after I read that you put something sour or bitter on yor hands and they more than likely wont bite you as much. Not Precious. She actually LICKED MY HANDS CLEAN! LOL My dog is crazy. She saw where the pickle came from and now she attacks the pickle jar everytime she sees it! :)

Well, you know the bitter apple they say to spray on furniture where they're chewing, and it will keep them from chewing?? Mine loved the taste of it..:) oil of cloves is the only thing I found that worked on that, and it's expensive..

I'd give anything to go back to the 8 week biting!! This is the perfect time to teach your baby not bite because they are the most impressionable at this stage. My trainer told me to start with yelping loudly and walking away when my dog started to bite me. This also means stop playing with her when she bites on purpose.

If this doesn't work you start doing time outs. The trick to time out is that you have to do it quick like within seconds. So you can purposely train her to bite you in your time out area and then leave immediately. She won't like being left alone. You can leave her in there for about 1 minute once the barking or crying has stopped. After a while she won't want to do it anymore. Good Luck!

Welcome to YT Jim!! I have a Shi Tzu AND a Yorkie in two dogs. You got them both together! The best of two breeds.

I think you're not dealing with two different, although normal, issues. Puppy biting is very normal. They have to learn either a) not to bite at all, or b) how much pressure to use. Just the other day, I was playing with Coby and was amazed to suddenly realize he has learned the perfect bite pressure (unless we're both grabbing for the same time of course! :eek: )

The growling/snapping part is a different issue, and it sounds like you're trying to deal with the dominance/pack leader thing.

8 weeks old is very young. So stay steady. Several weeks of hard work pays off with YEARS of happy co-existance and love.

Best of luck. Can't wait to hear more. And I'd love to see a picture. My two favorite breeds!!

Is she play growling? I scream ouch if mine bite me and they instantly stop. I haven't had any problems with them since I've done that a few times. Welcome to YT. Nice to have another gentleman join us ladies.

Welcome to YT!

Welcome :wavey:

Great advice already given so I just am posting to welcome you to YT!!

Dawn

:welcome4: To YT!!

Welcome!!! Sounds like you have a lot of helpful information to help you.

Welcome to yt:)

Congrats on your puppy!:)

When we got out yorkie (he is 6 months now) we already had the no biting, domanice thing down. Our Boxer (6 yrs old) was a very hard headed puppy. He would bite and growl and chew alot (Boxers have jaws of steel). Anyway, when he would bite during play we would say no real quick and loud and end the game. When he would chew on the wrong thing we would say no and give him the correct thing to chew on (I think that it is better to get "toys" confuse them). When he would growl out of dominace we would pick him up right below eye level, tell him no, and wait till he looked away and became still. It is important to make sure that they become completely submissive before you let them go. Sometimes they will struggle for a minute or two. Also remember that a puppy needs time to learn. You are taking the place of it's mother, it is up to you to consitently tell them what they can and can't do. Hope this helps. After learning with out boxer our yorkie has been a breeze.

welcome to YT Jim!!

my Bichon did this untl she was about 8 mos old. Drove me nuts. I tried bitter apple and she loved the taste. She grew out of the chewing and mouthing/biting, thank God!

i have a 2 yr old shorkie. A yorkie, and shih tzu mix, and he is always growling and picking on my mini shnauzer and he does nothing to him. Why does he do this and how do I stop it?

He's probably trying to get him to play with him.

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I have a 14 month old shorkie also. She was never really biter We got her when she was about 14 weeks old. I alos have a 10 month old yorkie who is just beginning to grow out of his biting phase. Then we have a 3 month old shih tzu who is a biter. When we yell ouch and say NO BITE! He stops. I think biting is a stage for a young puppy because they are teething really bad. I buy him vinyl bones and put them in the freezer. He has already attacked my two bassets who are 55 lbs each and made them cry. I'm hoping that he grows out of it like my other two did but I find as long a they're puppies they are going to bite. It's sort of like a baby when you put your finger near them they are going to bite.

I did the OUCH!!! thing too and it works great. She's teething so she can't really help it unless you make her aware it hurts you.

The growling part she just wants to play. I don't suggest you growl back at her you need to make sure she understand your the human and she's the dog. Why not teach her to play fetch. Have tiny treat in hand to start training her.

Remember at eight weeks she should still be learning from her mom. You are the caregiver now. She is very young and will probably not be able to understand what you want from her.

If you let her lose around the house she probably marked around the house and thinks that's her potty station. I suggest you buy a play pen or keep her in one room. Right after feeding take her outside and give her a treat for doing her necessities outside. When you see her looking and smelling around that's when she's looking for a spot to pee. Quickly take her outside and praise her. It might be cute since it's not a whole lot but the bigger they get the harder it is to train them. (You know I don't recommend she goes outside until she gets all her shots, peepads are great)