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09-27-2010, 10:24 AM | #1 |
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| Please help me I really want to keep him... We bought Kiko back in December of last year when he was still a puppy, he just turned one in June but he is just extremely Hyper!!!! We love him very much and have tried to adjust but is very hard. We tried from crate training, keeping him on a schedule taking him out and he still does his business where ever he pleases, sometimes he does it outside and we walk in the door and he goes again!!! , He sometimes goes in the pee pee pad in his area but when we are not looking he rips them all into confetti size and I have to spend a long time picking up and cleaning,I also get scared because he is getting those tiny pieces of dirty pads on his eyes ... that is issue No 1, next issue is the non stop barking.... I tried the coins, spraying him with water, the Dog Repeller, and nothing.... he barks and barks. We take him for walks to give him some exercise, my son plays with him but as soon as we place him back in his area the barking begins and he does not stop. Lately he has also been biting, not sure if is playful but when we play with him he bites and is really creating an issue as my son is getting scared of playing with him. We love him and he is the cutest but i have seen other Yorkies and they are not as Hyper as he is....I know each dog has its own personality but not sure if there is anything we can do to help him.... please tell me that it will get better as he gets older!!!! I really appreciate any suggestions!!! |
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09-27-2010, 10:27 AM | #2 |
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| Is he neutered? As far as the behavioral problem goes...you have to be consistant. Everytime he starts to bite ...a firm NO! is in order.
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09-27-2010, 10:28 AM | #3 |
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| Aw i cant really help as my Poppy is just 12weeks old but i hope everything works out xxx
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09-27-2010, 10:32 AM | #4 |
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| Oh my. It sounds like you have come to your wits end. Yorkies can be very difficult to housebreak. I have one that was perfect and another that I have found is not so perfect. It sounds like he really wants a lot of attention. You really do have to be consistent with everything you do, lots of praise, and treats are a good idea. Obviously this all requires a lot of time and patience. I really wish you good luck with it all. |
09-27-2010, 10:35 AM | #5 |
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09-27-2010, 12:00 PM | #6 |
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| Yes he has been neutered as we were told that was going to help.. but so far his behavior is the same. He was neutered at 6 months. |
09-27-2010, 12:11 PM | #7 |
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| Have you discussed this with your vet? Any basic training? Calling in a professional?
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09-27-2010, 12:18 PM | #8 |
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| Maybe he needs puppy class!
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09-27-2010, 12:32 PM | #9 |
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| "We take him for walks to give him some exercise, my son plays with him but as soon as we place him back in his area the barking begins and he does not stop. Lately he has also been biting, not sure if is playful but when we play with him he bites and is really creating an issue as my son is getting scared of playing with him. We love him and he is the cutest but i have seen other Yorkies and they are not as Hyper as he is....I know each [COLOR=green !important][COLOR=green !important]dog[/COLOR][/COLOR] has its own personality but not sure if there is anything we can do to help him.... please tell me that it will get better as he gets older!!!! I really appreciate any suggestions!!! " When you say you place him back in his area what do you mean? A crate, x-pen, gated kitchen..ect.. I ask because the only time I put Tink in her x-pen is when I know I will not be able to watch her 100%. The rest of time she is where ever I am. Maybe he is barking because he is confined too much? One thing I do with Tink is I leave her leash attached to me in the mornings so she cannot wonder off. This lets her spend more time with me before I go to work without letting her get into trouble while I am busy getting ready. Just a few suggestions. Good luck ! |
09-27-2010, 01:00 PM | #10 | |
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As far as pee pads, If once they are used you throw it away. If they rip it apart it won't be dirty with urine, if it gets in his eyes. When my girls were babies, if they put there mouth on my skin I would say (firmly) No teeth,and to this day they would never put there mouth /teeth on me. Good luck, and hang in there
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09-27-2010, 04:21 PM | #11 |
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| Maybe he's one of those dogs that need to know if he should pee inside or outside. If you are struggling with the potty training; I would stick strictly to outside training. You will HAVE TO GO OUT WITH HIM when he goes out to potty. That is key. Stay with him until he does his business - perhaps using a command phrase such as 'go potty' over and over again until he does it. When he does pee (or poop) PRAISE him like crazy. Have a party. Give him some high value treats the instant he is done. Do this for two weeks and I'll bet he will get the hang of it. Shredding the pee pads is normal puppy behavior. Lucy still likes to tear up paper. Lastly, exercise, exercise, exercise! I second the Puppy Class suggestion. Perhaps he needs to romp around with other pups and get rid of some of that playful energy - along with learning some small commands. Hang in there and work on the training.
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09-27-2010, 05:39 PM | #12 |
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| Get a remote control vehicle that the puppy can not hurt himself on and have your son run the car for him for maybe 15 min. once a day at the same time of day. Good way for puppy to drain off energy and fun for your son as well. My Zeke loves to chase remote controled vehicles. Also, he loves to chase a tennis ball. For some reason these dogs seem to require more attention than most dogs. He should get better as he gets older. They need to be walked a lot, or at least mine does. |
09-27-2010, 07:09 PM | #13 |
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| You've gotten a lot of good suggestions. I'd like to add some. If you and your son are playing with the puppy, are you 2 being consistent? What I mean is, does the puppy exhibit behaviours that you excuse while you are playing with him but them when you are tired of it, discipline the pup for it? If while you are playing and you let the pup put his mouth/teeth on you and you let it go for the sake of play but then when it is not playtime and the pup does it, you say it is not good? Potty training needs to be just that. You need to keep the pup on a strict schedule. Not necessarily to the minute but to the same routine. Once he gets up, eats, when you get home from school, or work. You need to let him know what the routine is. He may still continue to have accidents, but unless you are consistent with what you want, he will never learn. Have you tried the holder for the training pads? I know that at first mine didn't like the hard holder...it was a different feel under their feet as we used the pads on the carpeting at first. Once they realized and got used the hardness, they would use the pad in the holder. You may want to take your little ones to puppy class. This will be a great learning and bonding experience for all involved. Instead of calling it puppy class, I say it should be called human and dog training. I learned much more than Hot Rod did at his obedience class. He was my first dog ever and I had no idea what signals and vibes that I was giving off to him until it was brought to my attention. You have to remember, dogs do not speak human, you (and your son) have to learn to speak dog. What may make sense to you will not mean the same thing to your pup. It's almost like having a child, but you have to learn a whole different language. Best of luck to you and your son and your pup. It can be done, you just need to be consistent, patient and open to it all.
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09-27-2010, 08:25 PM | #14 |
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09-27-2010, 09:52 PM | #15 |
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| You sound like us when we first got Kona. He was very high energy, leader of his littermates, and barked until we thought we were going nuts when in his playpen. We read so many books and watched so many videos on dog training. Now, he's a great dog, barely barks, loves his crate, and is mostly without potty accidents. He is still not well socialized but we're working on it. But he's great with us. Here's what helped us the most: - caesar millan - dog whisperer. We watched many many episodes, got his DVD, and read several of his books. Watching him really helped us and our dog so much. We think our dog has a very strong leadership personality so we needed to learn how to be a good leader for him. We learned how to tell him how we want him to behave and how to correct him. Not everyone likes his methods but for us, he was a totAl life savor. - for potty training, we took him to the peepad and eventually outside everytime and say "go potty" and watch him pee or poo. We praised like crazy and gave chicken. When we caught him in the act inside, we'd say no no no and pick him up, take him to the pad and say go potty here. If he finished there, we'd say good boy. If he didn't, we'd let him walk off Knut at least he knew where we wanted him to go. There's a book we read called housebreak your dog in 7 days or something like that that helped us. - for barking we did 2 things. I'm not sure which did the trick but he's pretty quiet now. He still barks at strangers but we're still working on that. So the first thing we did was we tried to ignore it. The worst was when we got home from work, he'd start barking as soon as our car drove up. So we started parking on the street and creeping in. We tried to catch him being quiet when we came in and praise like crazy. If he barked, we'd stop walking in and stay there or go back out the door until he stopped barking. When he stopped we would go towards him, etc. This took a while for him to get but he got it. I had to wear earplugs during these weeks because my nerves were on end. The other thing we did was say no bark when we barked when we were already near him. - we had private trainers come by our home to see what we were doing wrong and give suggestions. This was decent but watching dog whisperer was what really helped us the most. - we took him to puppy obedience classes. This helped get him more socialized which was also part of the problem. Were still working on the socializing him. But I think the classes helped him a bit. - oh, for shredded peepads, we sprayed bitter apple on them. Then he kind of grew out of it. You might want to try those reusable peepads if he still hasnt grown out of it. Last edited by dands; 09-27-2010 at 09:57 PM. |
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