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08-07-2010, 12:16 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern CA
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| A Barker Only When He is Around Me? So, I bought this Yorkie pup who we call Max. The breeder lives nearby so I am spending lots of time with the puppy before he comes home with me permanently. For example, I take him home for an hour visit each day and also took him to his last vet appointment yesterday. He is nine weeks old. Since I met him at five weeks old, he was very quiet and calm. Both of his parents do not bark when they want things, and both are well behaved. When they do bark, in greeting or alert, the noise is not annoying. Last week Max found his voice in a big way. And his voice is very high pitched. But he really only barks around me. When I took him to the vet yesterday, he barked non-stop in his carrier in the car, and I got a headache (I am very sensitive to high pitched noise due to a neurological issue). He was quiet only when I put my hand in the carrier or when holding him out of the carrier later at the vet's (Max usually loves his carrier). If I am not with him constantly he barks or whines. LOUDLY. If I ignore him he does not give up. He does not act this way with anyone else. Just me. The breeder says he is VERY good when at her house in his carrier or X-pen, even when he is left alone. I don't want to stop him from barking entirely, and he will be with me most of the time as soon as he moves in here. But some times he needs to be in his carrier for 10 to 30 minutes at a time, like when traveling in the car while still this small, or when I cannot supervise him. I mean, I DO have to use the facilities on occasion, and I cannot let him have run of the whole house for some time to follow me everywhere. Is there anyway I can get him more comfortable with the fact that he cannot be actually glued to me each day when I am around? |
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08-07-2010, 12:44 PM | #2 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Congratulations on your new pup. Sounds like he found his voice early. You may get lucky and he will feel more relaxed once he is with you full time. Try giving him a tshirt that you have worn. Pups often find the scent comforting when they are separated from their owners. Maintain a calm, confident demeanor around your pup. If he senses you are aggravated or too animated, he will become anxious or too excited and probably want to bark. Start using key command words and hand gestures like "quiet" or "shhhh" with your finger to your mouth. Be consistent with how and when you give corrections. Praise your pup when he obeys. Say, "What a good boy" in a pleasing tone. You can also use a can with a few coins to shake when he is barking. Traveling in the car and going to vet may take training. Always make everything as happy an experience as possible. When crating or putting him in an xpen so that you can do things like go to the bathroom, tell him that you will be back. Gradually increase the amount of time you leave him and return. Hope some of this helps you. |
08-07-2010, 08:11 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern CA
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| Thank you. Those sound like great ideas. I will do them. He actually learns more quickly than any dog I have ever known. So I have hope your tips will work. |
08-07-2010, 08:48 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bay Area, California
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| Also, try not to reward him for barking. Don't take him out of the carrier when he is barking, wait until he settles by saying "SHHH". Don't pick him up when barking or whining. They learn quickly if you reward this bad behavior. I have the cutest little Yorkie named Buster, he's smart, adorable, sweet BUT has the brattiest, sharpest little bark that I really dislike!! But he didn't find his voice until he was about 14 weeks old and I had him for a month by then and of course was smitten, that is his only negative so I just have to live with it and control it!! Good Luck.
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08-11-2010, 06:51 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern CA
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| Max not barking Thanks, yorkiechick1. I have been balking at getting a dog for quite awhile because most barking bothers me. I was surprised Max's bark is so sharp! His doggie family does not have shrill barks, which is one of the reasons why I bought him. I talked to a trainer this week, and we will definitely be working on the bark thing. Max comes home with me tomorrow. :-) Here is his pic -- a peaceful moment sleeping on my lap when I was at the breeder's last weekend. |
08-11-2010, 07:00 PM | #6 |
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| he is a handsome little man |
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