Poor little guy

[Reese1]

Hopefully, some help can be given to the YT member of this puppy.
I went back and read her posts and unfortunately it sounds like this little guy is spending most of his time in that cage because he has a problem with biting!

I also see in another post she bought him with intention of breeding him with her Maltese!

As far as the biting, I think the dog is in need of training & socialization for sure! I'm not an expert, so I hope others can weigh in here!

[gaiasdaughter00]

Originally Posted by Reese1

Hopefully, some help can be given to the YT member of this puppy.
I went back and read her posts and unfortunately it sounds like this little guy is spending most of his time in that cage because he has a problem with biting!

I also see in another post she bought him with intention of breeding him with her Maltese!

As far as the biting, I think the dog is in need of training & socialization for sure! I'm not an expert, so I hope others can weigh in here!

i was concerned too with having 6 other dogs plus a malty and she wants to breed the yorkie to the malty.. personally i totaly do not like that idea!
i also agree that this person to be made aware that the rusty pen isn't safe. adn the pictures can be taken the wrong way.

[tator]

Originally Posted by Reese1

Hopefully, some help can be given to the YT member of this puppy.
I went back and read her posts and unfortunately it sounds like this little guy is spending most of his time in that cage because he has a problem with biting!

I also see in another post she bought him with intention of breeding him with her Maltese!

As far as the biting, I think the dog is in need of training & socialization for sure! I'm not an expert, so I hope others can weigh in here!

I to am having a problem with a BITER. I mean a bad problem to the point i have a gash in my lip from kisses ,he bites so hard with those neddles i want to cry sometimes .But i don't blame him I got him at 8wks,old and didn't know that yorkies should stay with their mommie till 12wks,but i don't cage him for it i just keep telling him, no bite and it's getting better i have got alot of good advice here at yt. Maybe she needs to turn to advice instead of cageing .IT'S WORKING FOR ME ,

[Britster]

I don't think crating is cruel. It's a great way to potty train a dog and a lot of dogs love their crate. It's a safe haven for them, their "den."

However, if this dog is spending ALL of it's time in it's crate... that's really terrible. I don't think a dog should be left in a crate for more than 4-6 hours tops.

[gaiasdaughter00]

Originally Posted by Britster

I don't think crating is cruel. It's a great way to potty train a dog and a lot of dogs love their crate. It's a safe haven for them, their "den."

However, if this dog is spending ALL of it's time in it's crate... that's really terrible. I don't think a dog should be left in a crate for more than 4-6 hours tops.

if you do look closer at the pictures, you can see its a larger size one.. looks almost like a play pen more then a crate. we have a play pen that we use to gate off the stairs in our living room.

[Sunnie]

I looked at these pictures and I agree it does look bad,, but in looking closer, it looks like it is an ex pen that he is in. The rust cannot be healthy tho. From reading the owners post, it seems like she is young and in need of some guidance. I don't get the impression that she is intentionally mistreating the puppy in any way.. just that she has no idea how to train him.

[kpstoybox]

Originally Posted by Sunnie

I looked at these pictures and I agree it does look bad,, but in looking closer, it looks like it is an ex pen that he is in. The rust cannot be healthy tho. From reading the owners post, it seems like she is young and in need of some guidance. I don't get the impression that she is intentionally mistreating the puppy in any way.. just that she has no idea how to train him.

[adorame]

She has a post up where she has asked for some help in training ideas, he is a bitter! http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/tra...my-yorkie.html

Maybe if you have a suggestion on a bitter that worked for you, you could post it in that tread or even a privet message. I read the post and looked at the photos, I did not get the impression that this puppy is being mistreated, she just needs ideas on how to get him not to be a bitter.

[tarczely]

Originally Posted by tator

I to am having a problem with a BITER. I mean a bad problem to the point i have a gash in my lip from kisses ,he bites so hard with those neddles i want to cry sometimes .But i don't blame him I got him at 8wks,old and didn't know that yorkies should stay with their mommie till 12wks,but i don't cage him for it i just keep telling him, no bite and it's getting better i have got alot of good advice here at yt. Maybe she needs to turn to advice instead of cageing .IT'S WORKING FOR ME ,

me too, when he gets to biting to hard, i divert the attention to, give mommy kisses and it works he stops biting and starts giving my kisses, he too was with us at 8 weeks to hoping he will outgrow this!

[Reese1]

Originally Posted by Britster

I don't think crating is cruel. It's a great way to potty train a dog and a lot of dogs love their crate. It's a safe haven for them, their "den."

However, if this dog is spending ALL of it's time in it's crate... that's really terrible. I don't think a dog should be left in a crate for more than 4-6 hours tops.

I don't think crating is cruel either. Our two little ones sleep in a crate at night and love it! In fact they go in quite often during the day to nap! I agree it's a safe haven.
I don't like the use of a crate as punishment though. I don't think they should view their crate as a bad place.

[Darlene68]

An Xpen is not to bad, as long as they aren't in it the majority of the time, some find it is good for training, I don't think rust is a very good thing at all though. I hope the little guy gets through the biting phase soon.

[kjc]

For young puppy biters... if they are not getting your language... use their language... act like their birthmom and growl at them. Experiment till you find the type of growl that makes them stop in their tracks... and then teach them English, or whatever language you prefer... works especially well with pups who were not allowed to stay with their birthmoms till 12 weeks... and others too!
Change pitch of growl (high to low) and change volume until the expected response is achieved.

[Darlene68]

Originally Posted by kjc

For young puppy biters... if they are not getting your language... use their language... act like their birthmom and growl at them. Experiment till you find the type of growl that makes them stop in their tracks... and then teach them English, or whatever language you prefer... works especially well with pups who were not allowed to stay with their birthmoms till 12 weeks... and others too!
Change pitch of growl (high to low) and change volume until the expected response is achieved.

This is what I did with Bailey, If he bit me hard, I let out a sound as close to a mothers yelp as I could, Bailey would just suddenly stop and look at me and would back off, and if he would bite again he was much more gentle.

[Lorrainelola]

I am sure if whoever it is was mistreating her puppy she wouldn't put pics on here to show that fact off.
I do feel sometimes that on this forum some people jump to conclusions. As for the biting, yes it has to be stopped but it is a play thing to puppies, its how they play with their siblings. Alfie never bit me but certainly mouthed, meaning he just6 put his mouth around my fingers but never clamped his teeth together. He does it ocassionaly even now when he is excited but a 'no' stops him straight away. I suppose it doesn't help that my German Shepherds mouth each other when they play, thats how German Shepherd's play very vocal too!

Before I had dogs i thought crates were cruel but I have used them for all 3 of mine and they love to go in them whenever they want, their crate doors are open so they can have some time to themselves when they want. The rust was distrubing on the pics but it doesn't mean to say the puppy is being neglected. These crates aren't cheap, well not here in the UK anyway. A crate is not a form of punishment. My yorkie doesn't sleep in his at night anymore, he has wormed his way into our bed . The German Shepherd puppy stays in hers at night because she can't be trusted just yet not to gnaw at something in the kitchen that she shouldn't.

If anyone is that concerned why don't they private message the person and offer advice?