I may lose my yorkie if I don't get help!!!!

[klogan]

People hear are giving you good suggestions. If it is just a puppy...give the yorkie more time. Things to consider:

1) Take the dog out of the crate - perhaps baby gate in kitchen or a garage
2) Put music on while you are gone
3) Dog walker during the day - I did this for the last 6 months (great socialization and lets them get fresh air during the day)
4) Be consistent - if the dog bites say "NO!!" or ignore him
5) Take your yorkie to puppy training classes (at Petsmart, Petco, etc.). That will help teach your dog manners and you will learn to have more control
6) Keep a water bottle handy. Everytime your dog bites, spray it with water and say NO
7) Call a dog behavorist - this does cost money, but try any of the items 1-6 above first. Be consistent and only try one method only for at least 2 weeks.

Good luck. Most yorkies (from what I understand) are a hand full. They are very intelligent, stubborn and bossy little dogs! You need to let them know who is boss or you are in trouble! I'm encountering a "whinner" at the moment because we always given in. We are ignoring him every time he whines to teach him a lesson.

Take your dog on walks, don't stress (the dog will know you are!) and have play time (throw the ball and have your yorkie chase it).

[Mydogkelsey]

Originally Posted by Rizzi

Hey Emily-
I don't know your baby, but I have found that the food they eat has a great deal to do with how they behave. The less quality (cheaper) the worse they act. I suggest a non fat, natural food with no additives or preservatives. Science Diet is not very good. An excellent food for Yorkies is Bil Jac frozen (about $5 a bag), and Bil Jac puppy kibble (about $5 for a 3 lb bag. If this brand doesn't work, try another brand like Royal Canin until you find one that the pup really likes. Always feed her in her crate, also put chew bones and toys like a small 'Kong' in the crate while you are away. Put a little peanut butter in the Kong that way she can try to get at it, interact with the toy, and work off some aggressive behavior.
When you put her in the crate, give her a treat - the same when you get home and let her out. After you put her in the crate, don't leave right away. Try leaving her in it for very short intervals, return and give her a treat - something of quality, not a cheap fatty treat, that will just make her spastic and possibly aggressive again. The term, "You are what you eat," applies to our pets too.
Hope this helps, please let us know.
Rizzi

Be careful when putting chew bones and food /certain toys in the crate while your away as it might cause choking!

[Mydogkelsey]

I'm so sorry about what's happening..I hope this is just a phase as I'm sure it is. I bet she is just jealous and being a little left out...feeling lonely. My dog Kelsey pees right in front of me on the floor and does bad things sometimes to get my attention so that may be what she's doing. I too work during the day a little longer than you so it's hard for me to spend ALL of my free time with her etc. I do have other priorites during the day..so it can get hard. I would recommend spending as much of your extra time with her as possible for a little while and just reassure her that you are there for her and have your kids and husband come to some sort of agreement to do the same thing as well. Maybe she's jealous of your affection with your kids or your husband? I used to have a cat that was jealous of my brothers and sisters when they were babies and it would steal their pacifiers and one day it choked on one and died It's just that the cat was very jealous and sad that the attention was being taken away from him. Make sense? I hope this helps..and good luck with everything..let us know how things go!

[jwash]

Not sure if I have given this info before or not. The book I bought on yorkies suggested you never let them use your hands for play. So, when Chloe bit as a puppy I put my palms up and said I'm not your toy, would go get hers and spend time playing. Every time she'd do it again, palms up, "I'm not your toy, let's get your toy and play". Eventually she got it. Make everyone in your family do that. I crate at night, with success, but during the day, I'd get her out of the crate, into a a safe area where she can play and sleep. Many people use a playpen. I'm sure it is possible this dog just won't work out, would the breeder trade her? Have you considered this breed just isn't for you. Since your circumstance have changed, perhaps you just don't have the attention time this breed needs. And, when that happens, yorkies find a way to get noticed, even in a bad way. It's more than the basic of feeding, housebreaking, training, etc.

[milliecorrales]

My Benni had a hospitalization and when he returned home he was very aggressive. Several times a day, I placed him on his back and gently held him down. I made sure that I was the first in and/or out of the door. You need to show the pup that you are in charge and the "leader of the pack". As for biting, try rubbing clear antiperspirant on your hands/ankles, wherever he is biting. They hate the taste and it stopped my boys from chewing on any number of things. Also, and I know that this sounds totally weird, but Benni would get aggressive and snappy when I brushed or groomed him, at a friends suggestion, I bought some aroma therapy oils (ones for relaxation and serenity). I place a few drops behind Benni' ears prior to brushing and grooming and now he almost always falls asleep while I am doing it LOL. Good luck and if you cannot handle him, please let us aid you in rehoming your little guy. Best wishes.