My Yorkie hates other dogs
 

I adopted a 1 l/2 year old yorkiepoo from a rescue. I also have a 5 year old Yorkie. They get along very well - play all the time. My problem is when I walk them, my yorkiepoo (female) goes "crazy" when she sees another dog. She barks and lunges at them. I would like to walk the dogs peacefully, but my yorkiepoo barks and goes crazy when she sees another dog. She has tried to attack big dogs. I have tried the clicker and treats but nothing works. Any advice?

My story with Barley is exactly the same as you r's with your yorkiepoo's. Barley gets very scarred when someone yells. In my house he's the sweetest dog to other dogs, but once on a walk or at the petstores he's a devil. I think it's fear and that they want to protect you from any threat. Barley jumped onto a german shepard's head the very first walk I ever took him on. I just watched a wonderful episode of It's Me or the Dog. Victoria said to walk the dog and as soon as it sees another dog, to stop walking, stand in front of the dog so that it blocks their view of the other dog, and feed it a treat until the other dog passes. She didn't have any advise for walking past a dog that was barking from behind a fenced yard, wonder what she'd do with that one. She did do the turn and walk the other way at first. It's really a hard thing to deal with when you didn't raise the dog so you just have to guess what happened in her past life that caused him to be so fearful. Take your time with her and you may consider a personal trainer, but DON'T just take her to a doggy daycare. We had a trainer recommend that to us for our doberman and he was attacked by the other dogs and came home with a huge wound on his side. Good luck and welcome to YT!!!

Cesar Milan just did an episode about this exact thing. I wish I could remember what his advice was but he had the dog trained within just a few minutes and they were exactly like what you are describing. Maybe do a little research and try to find the episode? Sorry..not much help!

I share your problem -- my feisty 1 year old Yorkie hates other dogs. When we encounter another dog on our walks, Max starts barking madly and strains on his harness. The bigger the dog, the bigger the reaction. (Max won't waste his energy on the miniature daschund that barks at him)

Standing in front of Max to block his view of the other dog helps.

I have been trying a new method of engaging the other dogs with the same affection that I use to talk to Max. When I call out to the other dogs, "Hi puppy doggy, hi beautiful," Max calms down, at least a little bit. It doesn't always work, but it helps. The other dogs' owners probably think I'm nuts, and I'm pretty sure they think I have the most rotten dog in town. :p

Barkbusters helped us with Bandit....he's no angel, but getting better:) I think Bark Busters is in many different states.

Please, share with us what Bark Busters is? Thanks

It's a training program that started in Australia. A trainer comes to your house and works with you and comes back as much and often as you need. We had a one year contract but are going to extend it for his lifetime. My friend had 3 dogs and she had a different trainer from there come out to her house and she said they worked wonders:) They give you a lot of tips on how to fix the problem and show you how to do it, and then you need to practice.

The website is Dog Training: Bark Busters Home Dog Training