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10-15-2009, 09:26 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: uk
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| help for biting yorkie Hello- I need some advice please. I have an 11 week old yorkie called Ruby and also a 3 year old yorkie called Lily. The new puppy is settling in well apart from one major problem! I asked the breeder ( who incidentally bred our first yorkie Lily) for a submissive female and it seems Ruby is the opposite a very dominant little girl!! The main problem I have at the moment is that she bites everything, this is expected i know but she has graduated to being quite aggressive and biting faces , hands etc. I have tried the "no bite" techniques, put her in her crate etc but to no avail. I know she is very young but she seems intent on biting us and has actually gone out of her way to do so. Can you give me any tips on whether this is normal( our older yorkie never did this) and what i can do to curb her behaviour? Our older yorkie if very submissive even to the puppy and she is starting to get bitten too. thankyou for any advice you can give. |
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10-15-2009, 11:29 AM | #2 |
YT 500 Club Member | First of all hello and welcome. If you go onto the training forum theres losts of threads from people who've had similar problems, you should be-able to find lots of advice there. My male Alfie was a terrible biter and I used Ceaser Milans methods to gain control but theres lots of other methods explained on there. |
10-15-2009, 12:18 PM | #3 |
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| thankyou for your reply Hello Diane, Thankyou for your reply. I will take a look at the training threads and hope there is something there. Ruby is such a lovely yorkie and is so quick to learn that i am sure we will get there one way or another. She has already learnt the commands come, down and sit and uses the puppy pads everytime- no accidents so far! She has a great little character and she is beginning to play with Lily our older yorkie in a calmer way. I know from experience that biting and mouthing is part and parcel of puppyhood and hope it will settle down soon. I have also removed some of her toys as i think she had too many to choose from and this was encouraging her to bite anything and everything at will. she now has three which i rotate each day and it seems to have calmed her down a lot! She is due to have her second injections a week monday and then we will be able to go out for walks - yippee! kindest regards,emma |
10-15-2009, 12:18 PM | #4 |
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| Hi there and welcome. My Maxi has a biting problem too, but I noticed he doesnt bite to be malicious he bites cause he is teething really bad. He always tries to put my fingers in the same place in his mouth - the teething spot! Anyway, I have tried some Victoria Stilwell methods - the leave it command ended up working for me. But he still tries to do it when he is teething really bad. My freind who also has a yorkie says that this will eventually stop when he gets older and his teeth dont hurt as bad.
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10-15-2009, 12:22 PM | #5 |
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| Its not necessarily a sign she is going to be dominant. Pups chew and bite because they are teething also
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10-15-2009, 08:19 PM | #6 |
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| Could definitely be teething. Do you have any bully sticks around? That should help. Whenever she goes to bite something she is not supposed to, just gently put the bully stick in her mouth instead. You will have to keep this reinforcement up, but eventually the biting behavior should go away. Best of luck |
10-17-2009, 06:13 AM | #7 |
YT 500 Club Member | Glad your starting to get progress already, sometimes the simplist solutions are the best, just takes us longer to realise it. Alfies toy mad also so we have to limit him, not that they last long around here with the two of them. Your older dog will also help alot and hopefully have a calming influence on your baby. |
10-17-2009, 07:58 AM | #8 | |
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That said, Daisy will also nip at my toes when she is in this mood; she will do the same to my face, ears, and nose if they are within reach. I see this as something I need to consistently put a stop to, so that it doesn't become acceptable behavior as she grows older. My biggest tool is what I call 'withdrawl of affection.' She nips and boom, I say leave it and she is down on the floor and ignored. This is the only thing she seems to understand because it is an immediate consequence; her puppy attention span just won't allow for anything else. With all of this, I don't really feel that Daisy has an aggressive personality. She has the confidence of a terrier who will sass me when I tell her no, but is also very loving and cuddly when she is calmer. She knows when to back down in a tussle even if I have to remind her of this at times, which I feel is much better than a completely submissive attitude. I should also mention that I do have a gentle cat who is very uncomfortable around the dog, but only when she is manic. I am careful to supervise and make sure this cat has an avenue to get up or away from the puppy if he chooses. How would you describe your puppy's personality overall?
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