A Yorkie's aggression toward another dog... I know a woman who has a Yorkie, and also a Lhasa Apso. The Lhasa Apso has epilepsy, and had a seizure in front of the Yorkie. Since then, the Yorkie has been very aggressive toward the other dog, they must be kept separated, and unless the situation is resolved the woman will have to re-home her Yorkie. They've made an appointment with a veterinary behavioral specialist for the 16th of this month for the Yorkie, but have been told by the vet that's it's very difficult to change the behavior when it's between two dogs. If the behavior doesn't change, I will be getting the Yorkie. That's a picture of her in my avatar. She's 14 months old. Does anyone have experience with a similar situation, or does anyone with knowledge of dog behavior have any thoughts as to what the outcome of the therapy is apt to be? |
It's quite possible that the Yorkie realized how helpless the Lhasa was, took it as a sign of weakness and is capitalizing on it to become Alpha in the dog pack. Perhaps the size difference kept their relationship in check prior to the seizure. My male has decided HE'S Alpha among the dogs, including a 70# PB and a 15# Westie. He makes a terrible noise and attacks, and it's mostly food related. In his case, size has nothing to do with it: there's just something going on between his ears that makes him think he's King Kong. In my experience, Yorkies can be VERY stubborn. I hope this one is open to learning and will give the Lhasa some peace. |
Agressive Yorkie I'm having the same problem with my Yorkie. We have a Keeshound that is 15 years old and for some reason my Yorkie has started attacking her. They were separated for about 2 mos as we took a trip in our motor home w/o the Keeshound and this behavior started after we got home. Our Keeshound was very depressed for about a week from being separated and it's like the Yorkie took advantage of it. Someone said that our Yorkie can tell that our Keeshound is old and has medical issues so she is now picking on her. Our Yorkie has never been an agressive dog but now she is also acting up with our grandchildren. I'm just sick about it and now quite sure what to do. |
I have a bigger yorkie, Trixie is around 13 lbs. she has seizures on occasion also. My youngest yorkie, Jewel is about half her size, but when Trixie has a seizure Jewel goes crazy on her and just attacks her and that also gets our other female, Mia to get in on it and start biting Trixie. Jewel will also try to attack Trixie when we pick her up, and we have been bitten just for holding Trixie. So we never leave Jewel and Trixie alone together, ever, Jewel is put in another room and we never pick Trixie up when Jewel is right there. It's not a problem other than that though and Jewel is good with people and my grandkids, but I would be interested in hearing some good advice on dogs that can be aggressive in that situation.:( Just a thought, but if you have other dogs and you take this one, she may still be a problem. I had to rehome one a couple of years ago as she couldn't get along with any of my females. My friend took her as he had no other dogs. |
Biting Yorkie Thank you so much for your reply. We only have the two dogs, our 4 year old Yorkie (Deka) and then our 15 year old Keeshound (Keesha). I try to keep them apart and when Deka does attack Keesha I either spray her with this Animal Deterrent Spray (called Spray Shield) or pull her off. I think our Yorkie relizes that our Keeshound is old and has medical problems. The thought of giving Deka away sickens me. There is no way that I could give her up. We'll just have to live in a separate part of the house if it doesn't stop. We pretty much have it in control but have to keep our eyes open all the time and it's a constant worry. It's really bad if we're in our motor home and they are close to one another but not as bad in the house. Thanks for your reply, Nancie |
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