Need ADVICE please ..On Puppy & Older Dog
 

Hello All,

I have an 18week old female puppy who picks on my older 5yr Male terrible. She always seems to chase him around and bites on him, she takes the toys away from him, and she runs over if he goes to drink water and knocks him out of the way to drink herself. Some people tell me the older dog needs to put her in her place, but I dont see this happening. We have been correcting her when she does this but its ALL the time, we are constantly correcting her.

I do not believe my older Male Yorkie will ever dominant her, she is such a pushy one.

Need advice, on how to stop this behavior and what should we be doing more of ...I am not sure if we are approaching this right.

Please help..... Thankyou

Sounds to me like she wants to play...she's in puppy mode and your 5 yr old is in adult mode...believe me....when he has had enough he will let her know

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I have a 7 year old Miss Mini and a 6 month Miss Mia...same thing, nonstop, but Mini now tolerates her after finally firmly letting her know to knock it off...she still does it, but Miss Mia knows when Miss Mini is seriously not gonna tolerate it...leave them be.

Thanks BLowry,

I sure hope he gets some backbone and tells her to knock it off :o)

We feel so bad for him, she seems to be calling the shots here, she takes everything away from him...and she bites him to the point he yelps...I think he is alittle of a softie, and wish he would stick up for himself, but so far nope he lets her run over him.

I am heartbroken over this whole thing, She is a bully! she is almost as big as he is and she is only 18 weeks.., I hope he starts to take up for himself soon...thankyou :o)

I remind my Yorkies that I am the Mama around here, when they get carried away with bossy behavior. I scold with Enough! and make them stop what ever. But, Most of the time they settle it themselves. Rubin my senior male is 9 and he lets Gracie (3yrs) be the bitchy boss 99 % of the time. Ginny Joy is the biggest but she rarely is bossy, but she can put the other 3 on the floor if she needs to. She has rolled Rubin a few times. Little Abba the smallest never fights, he gives up whatever then gets something else.

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We brought Georgie home and he harrassed our 75lb Boxer. He was a puppy and she was 6. I have pictures to prove it! Georgie loved to play and Coco well she wanted to be left alone. She finally started to open her mouth and make funny noises when he would play with her. I don't think she ever showed him she was boss. I do know the puppy stage ended and Georgie stopped nipping and bugging her all the time. As a matter of fact they are both laying here snuggled together snoring:D

I will tell you one thing that worked for us was redirecting him. We would take one of his squeaky toys and start playing with him and he left her alone.

thats what I do ...redirect her, because he likes to sit on the top of our sofa and watch out the window, but she wont let him, she trys to crowd him out, I do however squeak one of the toys and she gets interested for alittle while then its back to bugging poor Murphy. I do hope the puppy stage doesnt last for years or I will be greyer then I am now LOL :o) Thanks everyone for your advice, sometimes I need someone elses opinion :o)

Oh good it won't last I am sure of it. Eventually they will be buds and she will find her place on the top of the sofa too;)

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Ok I have three little girls My oldest is 11/ My middle is 2 1/2, My baby is 4 months The behavior you are having are typical The baby is testing her limits with the older dogs

This will stoponce your little one gets a little older I went through mom anxiety when Mollie and Lizzie went through that I was convinced the little one was going to get attacked by her older sister, but once she learned when to stop once her sister snipped at her the behavior settled

My little now does the same things to her older sisters I keep a ton of toys around 3 boxs to be exacy and three beds I find it easier to redirect the little one

Unlessthey are hurting one another they are ok Trust me the older dog will let the puppy know when they have had it

:D:D:D I would love to see those pictures. :) Little Georgie? LOL!!! I know exactly what you mean. :p

Isn't that a woman's job? ;) JK!!!! Seriously speaking, it will take time for them to adjust to each other's personalities but I think it will all work out. She is a pup and learning the ways. She will probaly always dominate but she will gain respect for him with your guidance. Is it possible he is taking it easy on her b/c she is a pup?

Good luck! ;)

he was never really around other dogs, so I dont know if he knows she is a pup :o) He must figure she is a pain....we try our best to keep them both happy, but I just wished he would stand up for himself. Then again he has been alone for 5 years until now, we decided to add to our lovely family with a new baby. He does play with her, they chase each other through the kitchen and living room like they are crazy ...so he must like her somewhat. Well I shall keep my fingers crossed and say alittle prayer all works out, I just wondered if this is normal on her part to be so bossy, and pushy...

Sounds like typical puppy behavior to me. The older dog should have a place where he can get totally away from her so she cannot continue to annoy him all day long.

Ringo's place was on a very high chair that Lucy simply could not reach when she was a puppy. He would go there often for his naps and when he had had enough of her pestering him.

For a 5 year old dog - there is a time to play and a time when he will want to be alone!

Good luck!

I am going through this same thing right now. Kirby is 8 years old and Khloe will be 6 months on June 8th. My girls are so different. Kirby is that lovable, kissy kiss bichon. Khloe is a true terrier. She is sweet but she is so bold. Sometimes I get afraid when I hear Kirby growl but she never snaps at Khloe. They seem to play well until Kirby growls or goes in her crate. I agree the older dog needs some place to get away from the puppy antics. I was told to let them work it out. Sometimes Khloe grabs onto Kirby's ear with those puppy teeth, but I take solace knowing that she is getting a mouth full of cottony hair and not Kirby's actual ear. Khloe just got spayed yesterday so she is low key mode right now. I think Kirby is recupperating too.

I read all of these and I think the only one I agree with is Ringo at least he has somewhere to go. As my mom once told me God rest her soul, just because he/she's a puppy shouldn't mean they can do no wrong. We should do the same thing with them as we would do with our kids (and they do understand it just takes a little longer) teach them manners and respect. This is what she did and it worked for her. She bought a small squirt gun and hide it so Snoop couldn't see it. Every time Snoop pestered Meeko she would squirt him, and this is the clue-lol she didn't let Snoop see it was her. Snoop started thinking it was Meeko and started backing off. Sometimes if she didn't have a water gun she would roll up a news paper or whatever was handy that would startle him. Once in a while if Meeko went over to Snoop mom would squirt him just a little and he began to associate it with Meeko. Mom did the same thing with a cat and rabbit we had. The cat used to eat rabbits, when mom got done the rabbit was chasing the cat. Meeko didn't need to grow a back bone mama was his - don't you just love um!! It's worth a shot!

I don't think anyone was saying to ignore the behavior b/c she is a pup. Whatever method of redirecting the behavior is entirely up to you. Max will get a "NO!", a firm 2 fingers behind the ear, and I'll make a hissing sound when he continuously barks at my other dogs because he wants their bone. I read that method here on YT for biting and have carried it over to other things. It works for Max.

Good Luck!!!

Exactly this.:thumbup:

I'm always diverting their attention when things get heated, at this point, a firm "thats enough, be NICE" usually has them both running to hide under the bed TOGETHER!!! Then they both peak their heads out at me and it cracks me up! I love my dynamic duo!

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I don't think you should ignore it but it's important to also understand she's a puppy. Also dogs can sense your stress and that will make the situation more difficult. I agree with Sheli find a method that works and use it. Generally speaking once she gets out of the puppy stage her personality will become more laid back.

Well Mollie will just sleep or lay there until she is fed up then she will do her growl of terror which is awful sounding. She will push back on her to say ger off of me.

Lizzie can jump onto the automan where Abbie is way to tiny and that is here escape. It drive Abbie nuts but she will do her baby grow and then move on.

My husband and I take turns holding the girls at nigbt I try to get them to play together with me and that has helped a lot. We take them on walks together every day.

Lizzie and Abbie sleep with us and they each have their spots. Mollie prefers her soft bed now

Give then about a month and they should start playing better together. Keep in mind uorkies can be self center and may have some adjustment issues. The more you do with. Oth of them the. Etter

Yes they did, I'm not saying allowances shouldn't be made because they're puppies, I'm just saying bullying isn't one of them. I'm not talking about people like the three of you that know there has to be some guidance as well as redirect. Puppies are so cute and sweet and adorable... you just want to squeeze them and kiss there little faces. It's not hard to ignore unacceptable behavior because there so cute. I'm just as guilty sometimes, how can you not be. I'm just saying redirecting is not showing them that their actions are not acceptable. That's all.

I introduced a puppy to a much older dog who had never been socialized with other dogs before, and had pretty much the same thing happen. After a long time the older dog finally started smacking the puppy around and putting him in his place. Not hurting him, just knocking him down and growling. The vet told me as long as there were no injuries to let them sort it out themselves and after several months of fighting/very rough play, the puppy mostly left the older dog alone and the older dog tolerated some playing.

Wow! several months of fighting - doesn't matter what kind, can I go slap your vet? Just Kidding. I hate this texting and email stuff there's no emotion in it so for all you know I'm being a real witch here - lol I'm not trying to be critical or judgmental here, I love my furbaby like you all do. When you bring a new puppy into a home with a single dog that has been the main attraction for years sometimes I just think it's sad for him/her to not only have a new baby (which I think for a single dog can be a good thing) but to be lovely abused by that new baby is a little wrong. There can be so much fear, confusion and jealousy in the older one that he/she has to deal with having to tolerate this spastic newbee is a little much for any single dog to deal with. They're the ones that need the extra attention and understanding, that puppy could careless. Feed me, play with me and rub my belly is all they care about, while the older one is wonder what happen! doesn't mama love me anymore or did I do something wrong? When my daughter had her second child and brought him home her 3yr old daughter wanted to throw him in the waste basket. She wouldn't go in the same room with him and she point blank asked her mom if she didn't love her anymore. Our furbabies are just like children except they can't ask us. Those are just my feelings I don't mean anything bad by them or that any one person deals better then the other. Were all great moms and dads.

I do feel bad for my older Yorkie, he has been the main man for 5 years, and in my heart, he will always be my main man :o) He does play with the puppy sometimes, but I think she likes constant play. I try to redirect her attention to a toy, going for a walk and they have Loads of toys, but she will only play for a few mins then its back to bothering the older dog. I can tell he likes when I put her in her excerise pen, because he seems to be at peace... I know she is a puppy and this is what they do ...explore, adventure, just wish she would not be so pushy and bossy with him. I do correct her behavior however she does not stop, she always comes back for more.

:o) She is even teaching me a thing or two....

Katherine have you considered getting another puppy I did that when Liz started being to much for her. We have had Abbie for almost 2 mints and now Mollie gets to sleep all she wants and Liz and Abbie pass out. My husband thought I was nuts but it really has helped. Now Mollie gets to play when she wants and sleep when she wants

Be sure that you are paying more attention to your older dog than you are the new puppy and this is really hard to do. But your older dog needs to be reassured that he is still the 'top dog' so to speak and has not lost his status within your house.

Greet him first, feed him first, leash him first, he goes out the door before her . . . .

And there is not a thing wrong with her spending some time in the expen to give your older dog a break.

Have fun!

Katherine putting puppy in a play pen so you can spend some quality time with the older boy is a wonderful idea. It shows the puppy she has to share mama and that her puppy play is not always appreciated. Your poor little boy has been big dog for a long time (5yrs) he has to be confused and a little hurt, he just doesn't understand, but he will. Do it for the puppy too so she can see she is special also, and if you can do it YorkieMommie has a really good idea, you can never have to many Yorkie's. Something else, if you know someone with a puppy maybe you can take her there for a little while to play.

Ringo I couldn't have said it better myself.

Great minds think alike!:)

I make Abbie take naps when she is out of control. I but her in my bed room and let her sleep she will cry for awhile but she will go to sleep. I do this about 3 times a day. If we go out she is in her cage and her sisters are out and about

Actually that's a really good idea YorkieMommie, puppies need a lot of sleep or they get grouchy - lol and like kids they fight a nap every step of the way, afraid they might miss something. That method also teaches them that play time isn't all the time. How long did it take Abbie to catch on to the idea? how old is she by the way? Sometimes I have to make Binky take a nap, he gets spastic and races through the house which is okay until he starts biting my toes and barking at me. Then I have to pick him up and scratch his back or his chest. The next thing you know he's out so I lay him on the bed and he sleeps for 2-3 hours...then all is well! He just turned 7 months.