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01-01-2005, 04:53 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2004
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| Aggressive Yorkie I have an 8 month old yorkie. I have had him for the last 5 months. He has always been a bit aggressive, especially when he has something (usually a toy that belongs to my children). When you try to take it away he gets aggressive and nips and growls. Tonight, when my husband tried to take the toy away, he bit my husband and drew blood. When my husband laid him on his back to reprimand him, he was still aggressive towards him. I have a 2 year old Maltese as well, and she has never shown any behavior like this. Is this typical of yorkie behavior. Does anybody have any suggestions on what I should do?? Thanks in advance for your help. Karen |
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01-01-2005, 05:05 PM | #2 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California
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| you need to teach youre yorkie that YOU control the toys, not him..... someone else on this board had the sae problem, and i think the response was mostly show show the dog a toy that he wouldnt be crazy about and let him play with it a few minuits, then show the dog something hed like more, (but he would have to give up the first toy to get teh better one) i used this method when my toby horded his toys and it seemed to work, so thanks to whoever suggested it, but the aggression thing is something you REALLY need to take care of, especially if you have children |
01-01-2005, 06:47 PM | #3 |
YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Seattle, WA
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| Try to reprimand him as best you can without hitting the little aggressive guy, with a stern NO or some other signal. Some dogs HATE coins rattling in a jar or other clanging sounds like bells, so perhaps use that when he gets out of control. Also, you can play with him, and then offer him a treat (some small piece of meat or something) when he DOES give up his toy. Then he can associate a good reward when he does do good things. |
01-01-2005, 07:04 PM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rancho Viejo, Tx
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| Ahia drew blood on me a few times. I just yelled at her and said in a stern voice "you don't do that!" She hasn't done it any more. and just tonight i had to take something away from her that she really wanted (and stole off the coffee table). it was a cap to a small bottle that contained buckeye's eye drops. every time i had a good grip on it, it slid farther to the back of her throat. it scared me so i picked her up so she wouldn't run and hide and then offered her a treat in return for the bottle cap. i finally got it out of her mouth. but so far no more biting.
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01-02-2005, 01:02 AM | #5 |
Owned by Gyps and Gizz Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wales
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| Over all the years, the first thing that I've done is give a pup a toy, let him/her play with it, then join in and take it off them, give it back etc ... they then accept that this can happen. No way is it normal yorkie behaviour and I'm sure that you will soon sort this problem out if you act on the advice given, some dogs , like people just have stronger personalities lol! |
01-06-2005, 11:11 PM | #6 |
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| Hi, I'm a new poster here. I'm having the same aggression problems with my yorkie, except she is really aggressive about anything & everything she considers hers. Everytime she puts something in her mouth, and I try to take it away from her, she growls at me & bites me. I mean, she puts a leaf in her mouth & trys to bite you if you take it away from her. I've told her NO every time, but it doesn't seem to help and the problem seems to be getting worse everyday. She is 10 months old and I've had her since she was 1 & 1/2 months. If anyone has any other suggestions or help, it would be much appreciated. |
01-07-2005, 04:43 AM | #7 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida
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| When Higgins was just a few months old, a friend who does obedience trials with her Border Terrier taught us to make a "game" of controlling Higgin's toys. We take his favorite toy (usually his Frisbee) and slowly wave it in front of him, telling him to "stay". If he grabs it, we say "no" firmly and take it back....right out of his mouth....and tell him that it is NOT his toy.....It is OUR toy......If he lets us keep it for a few seconds, we praise him to the skies, then say "OKAY!" and let him take it. Work to keep him on "stay" for longer periods, so you build control over the toy. This has worked like a charm. Now he enjoys playing the game and waiting until we say "OKAY!" so he can grab it. Getting him to let go on his own has taken longer and we are still working on it. Lately, we wait for him to "kill" the frisbee by shaking it, then we say, "drop it and back off." He literally jumps backwards and hunkers down on his front paws and waits for us to pick up the frisbee and throw it. So cute. This little exercise of control over his things has been a wonderful thing! He has never growled at either one of us since we have trained him that we really own it all. |
01-07-2005, 07:18 AM | #8 |
YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Long Island, New York
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| Dolce is a little sneaky thing. She loves to grab ANYTHING that isnt "hers". Whatever is in Dolce reach, is fair game according to her; my nephews toys and the tissue paper in the bathroom being her favorites. So whenever she has something in her mouth that she is not allowed to have we tell her "drop it" in a stern voice and she may test us for a few seconds but a few firm "DROP ITS" and she lets it go and runs away. With her toys, I have never had her be aggressive towards me if i try to take it. I usually dont bother her if she is playing with it by herself, but as soon as she drops it out of her mouth for a few seconds, I snatch it and try to play with her. She likes it. She is aggressive in the playing but she has never tried to bite me intentionally when i have her toy. I have gotten nipped a few times, but I think she doesnt realize that she is capable of hurting us with her teeth. I just tell her, "no" when she nips me by accident. Just keep reinforcing the NO and try the DROP IT....after a while they will get it. |
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