My female has killed anouther yorkie

[pollinilove]

mabe you need to wrie to the dog whisperer

[bchgirl]

How heartbreaking. I am so very sorry.

[NanaDtreasures]

I dont have any advice.
But I know your heart must be breaking
(((((((HUGS)))))))))

[Onni]

My heart goes out to you. Losing a family pet is always heartbreaking. {{{{Hugs}}}}

I can tell you from experience that terriers in general have the ability to be very agressive. We had a female Jack Russell and a female Mini Snauzer; both terriers and they got along great until one day for no apparent reason they changed and began to fight terribly, we knew it was only a matter of time before one of them died, so we re-homed our Mini Snauzer. Our female JRT was fine after that.

I would recomend either making Lolly the only dog or consider re-homing her. I would not have her put down, she is a terrier and doing what terriers do naturaly, being territorial. I would not however give her another opportunity to be territorial with another dog or child.

My prayers are with you and I hope that you are able to find a solution that is good for your family and Lolly.

[MaxwellHouse]

oh my goodness. I didn't even know this could happen, except perhaps to little puppies. What an eye-opener. I am so sorry.

[MeganS]

Originally Posted by Txgurl06

sorry but i would not in any put this dog to sleep. I think its soo easy these days to just put a dog to sleep whenever its not going our way. I know thats not what yall are saying. I think that you need to work with her, find a behavior therapist. I would think after the first kill you wouldnt have got another puppy around her or bred her again if that was the case. Im not saying its your fault but i do think you need to choose between her or your other dogs. Find her someone that has no other dogs and has time to work with her.

sorry for your loss! I hope i didnt sound to harsh!

Let me first say that I'm not in any way trying to start anything or put this owner down, because I know that this is really hard for her.

But here's what I feel like I have to say. If this had been any breed of dog that a lot of the people on here don't like (pit, GS, rottie), then no one would disagree with having this dog pts. Because its a yorkie, its nearly impossible to picture her being aggressive - or rather, no one wants to. But Lollie has killed 3 dogs - three! People on here...if anyone even mentions a big dog biting a small dog, people say that it should be put to sleep. Lollie has killed 3 dogs - who knows what she would do if she got ticked off around a small child or someone ELSE'S dog?

I'm really sorry. I'm not a mean person and I'm not trying to hurt Lollie's mom's feelings...but I don't believe that it is safe for ANYONE (including Lollie) for her to just be rehomed.

A thought just popped into my head. Have you had her vet checked? She may have some (treatable) problem. But if she doesn't and she's just this aggressive...then I'm just saying that maybe it would be best for all involved if she was pts peacefully in the arms of the family who loves her.

[sheilajom]

My question is also not meant to be rude, but why didn't you do something after the first and second one she killed! Why wait this long to do something about it?

[Jaspermom]

Originally Posted by MeganS

Let me first say that I'm not in any way trying to start anything or put this owner down, because I know that this is really hard for her.

But here's what I feel like I have to say. If this had been any breed of dog that a lot of the people on here don't like (pit, GS, rottie), then no one would disagree with having this dog pts. Because its a yorkie, its nearly impossible to picture her being aggressive - or rather, no one wants to. But Lollie has killed 3 dogs - three! People on here...if anyone even mentions a big dog biting a small dog, people say that it should be put to sleep. Lollie has killed 3 dogs - who knows what she would do if she got ticked off around a small child or someone ELSE'S dog?

I'm really sorry. I'm not a mean person and I'm not trying to hurt Lollie's mom's feelings...but I don't believe that it is safe for ANYONE (including Lollie) for her to just be rehomed.

A thought just popped into my head. Have you had her vet checked? She may have some (treatable) problem. But if she doesn't and she's just this aggressive...then I'm just saying that maybe it would be best for all involved if she was pts peacefully in the arms of the family who loves her.

I just love you, Megan.

[Epsilon]

I was one of the first ones to read this post, but didn't reply in fear of being insensitive and mean. But I can't help myself, I need to say it.

There have been many recent threads about other dogs killing yorkies and the general response was that these dogs needed to be pts. I have been in agreement with these opinions.

Now that it is a yorkie that is doing the killing, it seems as though no one (besides maybe 3) have mentioned having this yorkie pts. I believe that any dog that kills other dogs needs to be pts regardless of breed or size. An aggressive dog will always be aggressive. It is terribly sad and depressing, but I believe it is the right thing to do.

I can sometimes sympathize for the larger dogs because it doesn't take much to kill a smaller dog. Sometimes I wonder if the larger dog even intended to kill or if it was an accident. But a yorkie killing another yorkie?! ...and 3 TIMES!! It had to have been intentional, there is no way that would happen on accident. This yorkie was trying to kill, and succeeded.

I am very sad that this happened. I would've never imagined such a thing. It's horrible. I am also appalled at the fact that this yorkie was allowed to stay in the family after the first killing; I find this irresponsible.

[yorkieK9trainer]

Where do you live in Illinois? I am in Northern Illinois, Grayslake/Gurnee area.

[sheilajom]

Originally Posted by Epsilon

I was one of the first ones to read this post, but didn't reply in fear of being insensitive and mean. But I can't help myself, I need to say it.

There have been many recent threads about other dogs killing yorkies and the general response was that these dogs needed to be pts. I have been in agreement with these opinions.

Now that it is a yorkie that is doing the killing, it seems as though no one (besides maybe 3) have mentioned having this yorkie pts. I believe that any dog that kills other dogs needs to be pts regardless of breed or size. An aggressive dog will always be aggressive. It is terribly sad and depressing, but I believe it is the right thing to do.

I can sometimes sympathize for the larger dogs because it doesn't take much to kill a smaller dog. Sometimes I wonder if the larger dog even intended to kill or if it was an accident. But a yorkie killing another yorkie?! ...and 3 TIMES!! It had to have been intentional, there is no way that would happen on accident. This yorkie was trying to kill, and succeeded.

I am very sad that this happened. I would've never imagined such a thing. It's horrible. I am also appalled at the fact that this yorkie was allowed to stay in the family after the first killing; I find this irresponsible.

I agree, a responsible yorkie owner would have not allowed their dog to have the opportunity to kill 3 times.

[YorkieRose]

Most of you know I have lived with many Yorkies..raised many and cared for many belonging to others.
Most Yorkies who get in fights, bite, snap, grab a mouth full of hair or a leg and draw a bit of blood..then back off..one who kills is beyond help..you can never trust them.

[cataholic]

[QUOTE=diggy4;1983601]wow in reading this it seems almost unreal!!!! I have never heard of dogs killings dogs in ANY terrier breed???? Skye Terriers are known for this too??? Im just in awe......


Pit bulls are terriers. If it was a pit bull that did this, everyone would be saying to put her down. I don't think it matters what the breed is. If the dog has killed another animal it cannot be trusted.

[yorkieK9trainer]

Originally Posted by YorkieRose

Most of you know I have lived with many Yorkies..raised many and cared for many belonging to others.
Most Yorkies who get in fights, bite, snap, grab a mouth full of hair or a leg and draw a bit of blood..then back off..one who kills is beyond help..you can never trust them.

I respectfully disagree. That simply has not been my experience with most of the cases I've dealt with.

[YorkieRose]

...if Yorkies were the size of Dobermans they would be the most feared breed on earth...the thing is, they think they ARE the size of Dobies...LOL