She has turned into a she devil
 

It has been a while since I posted. Mia is now 15 months old and all of a sudden she has become a "she devil" She barks, bites ankles and races around. She also will not do anything I ask her too. She is driving me nuts. My pug is now afraid of her as she growls and nips at him. I ask her if she wants to go out and she runs around and I can't catch her. Then she will just hide and go. If she knows I am going in the car, she is perfect. Suggestions anyone?:

I would get her involved in behavior modification training and get her used to looking to you for absolute leadership. Right now she is running the show and nobody is happy about that! Just look on this site for training advice and follow the steps with lots of patience and persistence. Dogs respond realy well to this type of one-on-one interaction and just love the work. Their behavior begins to respond fairly quickly but you have to be dedicated at it - not hard since the both of you will really enjoy it.

Thanks so much, I will check it out.

What changed prior to her behavioral change? My dogs are all freaking out here, but it's been miserable weather, and I've had some health issue and none of them are getting half the exercise they are used to...started a lot of ball in the house last week when it reached a tipping point.

Bad weather = unhappy yorkies, unhappy yorkies = unhappy household.

Find ways to burn up her excess energy through training exercises, playing games of fetch, and if you are having decent weather take her for extra long walks (with the Pug as well, it helps bonding).

I should add that the BF got this super "neat" flash light that has a lazer light on it...best toy we've had in awhile (I'm at the end of my third trimester and have had such horrid edema, anemia and general discomfort we haven't been walking twice a day as we usually do along with play) I can sit in the chair with my feet up and get all the dogs running around buring off energy.

We have also been doing more "tricks" as this not only physically tires them but also gets their little minds going...sometimes it's not only extra physical energy but mental boredom...my mini schnauzie gets very destructive when bored...but she also become semi depressed, breed inherent traits.

Sorry, haven't been online in a while. Nothing is new around here. So I don't understand her. She just thinks she is boss. First thing in the morning, she gets so excited after our walk that she just runs in and starts barking and biting Winston the pug until I feed them. Poor Winston gets the brunt of it. She bites his ankles and bites him. She barks until I feed her. Then in the evening, she will steal whatever chewy Winston has and if I take it away, she starts the barking again. I am trying the spray bottle but I have to catch her first.

hmmmm sounds like a personality change is she altered?
Time to get on training again, instant doggy time outs, clear direction on acceptable behavior, stopping the bullying and cracking the whip...so hard on these lil cuties but wow do thy get out of hand sometimes because of their cuteness.

Mia gets so many long walks a day. She never tires. I walk her 4 miles and she pulls the entire way. The other day, we walked 6 and she found a chewy at the half way mark. She carried that chewy 3 miles and didn't slow down.

We live in Calif so the weather is always nice. Most times she is so sweet but at times she is crazy and mean.

She is smart and understands everything. When I am getting ready to go out, she hides. She just knows. She hates getting locked up in the mudroom never mind her crate. Sorry I am rambling but I am venting.

Right now she is napping with me and is great. LOL

I live in CA...in the rain forest...so it rains a lot here LOL!
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Sounds like she has lots of energy, and get plenty of exercise...perhaps it just a re-up on training needed...Princess here is our bully it's a constant issue of training...sh'es not too rough but he takes toys and purposely pushes the boys around...

sounds like you have to take the reigns, she's wearing the pants, not you. You should do what Congretegurl said.
She needs to have discipline

Thanks so much for your help. We are now back to our training and me taking control. Of course she will do anything for a treat. But no treat and forget it, But we are trying. Thanks again

Oh yes, she is in control and that is going to stop! She is so cute she gets away with everything, Thanks for your help

Start to modify her behavior with training
 

:) If you will work with her and teach her some basic obedience, things like "watch me", "leave it", besides the usual "come", "sit", "lie down", "wait" and "stay", she will start to actually focus on you and not so much on whatever her brain thinks up to do. Just remember she is a little lost right now and needs momma to tell her what to do, just like our children do. If we did not train our children in how to behave and set boundaries for them, think where we would be. Our little dogs are like that - they, too, need firm and positive instruction in how to listen to us and follow our lead. Always stay unemotional and overly patient and restrict the work to very short sessions of about 5 minutes each and try to get in at least 2 a day, more if possible. If we are consistent and keep at it, we find that we have very smart dogs as Yorkies love to work and learn things. They really do seem to calm down once they realize someone besides them is in control and keeping them safe. If we disagree with negative behavior with an "Uh-oh", show them what we want them to do instead and praise once they do it, that will become the norm. They soon get on board once they understand what it is we want after a few tries and it is so pleasantly surprising how far they can come from really wild behavior. By retraining your little dog to respond to you with some basic obedience, you will actually positively affect her behavior from this point on as she learns to listen to you and respond. I hope she enjoys her work as much as my little dog does. He gets out in the middle of the floor and starts doing all kinds of obedience work and tricks he has learned to cajol me into having a training session! It is practically his favorite activity. He would rather work than just about anything. And he was just as wild as your girl when I got him. If just a regular person like me can do it, I know you can, too.