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mshancock66 · 07-05-2012, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by mscat

Their have been a few incidents of jealously between Suzi my 4yr old yorkie and my shih tzu she's 3yrs old. Suzi is the instigater, and will even get into a fight with Miely who is the submissive one. It happens out of know where. I hope once Suzi is spayed and her dental she will not do this anymore. When I first brought in Miely to my vet, he then told me getting 2 females can create some problems, I did not know this. No issues occured until they were older . Plus this does not happen on a regular basis.

My Breeder advised me it might be best to get a male since I had a female already, and that made sense to me. I had always had one male and one female. My male chihuahua let Lexi dominate him and he was there a year before her, she would walk up to whatever bed he was in and growl and he woud get up and let her have the bed, we scolded her so much for doing it that all she would do was walk up and give him the stink eye and he would get up and let her have it! Maybe I need to take concretegurl's advice and always make sure I greet, feed, and pet Lexi first, because apparently when I get a new one, they think they are the pack leader, so maybe I need to be more careful of this and things might go better this time around. My husband says it is Lexi's payback for bossing our Tito (RIP) around for all those years, and he thinks it is quite funny! So don't be hard on yourself for getting 2 female, because male/female also has its problems!

dinkyweil · 07-07-2012, 07:59 PM

dang, DH and I can't kiss, hug, nuzzle, etc. without Dinky showing up and insisting that any display of affection should be directed to him, him, him!

gracielove · 07-07-2012, 09:51 PM

Gracie gets very upset if anyone wants to pet the cat instead of her, especially if it is someone who just arrived here. She also is very protecive of her favorite toys. This behavior usually happens when she is highly excited and is exhibiting her major terrier personality. I don't think of the behavior so much as jealousy but more as dominance. She can be very dominate at times and honesty feels she runs the place a good deal of the time. When someone tries to pet the cat she will run up and try to get between the cat and the person and may actually growl or nip at the cat. It obviously does not really bother the cat but she does get a sharp "NO" for the behavior. She is now 2 years old and still does it occasionally. She will stop when corrected but I can see she does it when she is excited and forgets that this is bad behavior.

Maci_girl · 07-08-2012, 04:30 AM

Based on how closely yorkies bond with their owners, it doesn't surprise me much that many tend to get jealous. While Maci is very protective of me, I don't think she gets too jealous of other dogs. My sisters little Maltese is definitely worse. She will get upset and go off to "pout" if my parents or sister pay too much attention to Maci. She goes in spurts though. Most of the time jealousy isn't too big of an issue.

Charlies Mamma · 07-08-2012, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by dinkyweil

dang, DH and I can't kiss, hug, nuzzle, etc. without Dinky showing up and insisting that any display of affection should be directed to him, him, him!

LOL I understand this, Charlie loves hubby and I both but if hubby wants to sit by me Charlie is RIGHT THERE in the middle trying to separate us and if he cant do that then he makes sure to place himself directly on both our laps, or if Im in bed watching TV and hubby comes in, Charlie is up in arms he stands firm, barks and kicks his feet up like hes getting ready to take off running LOL it is too funny. Hubby will say to him " It's ok buddy I know she's your your lady" and he will leave the room then Charlie is ok.

astateshorty · 07-08-2012, 04:42 PM

We had our first dog for 10 months before we got our Yorkie, Ryder. Ryder is EXTREMELY jealous. I think it's in the Yorkie nature. Lol. I can't hardly have one on one attention with my other dog if Ryder is around. He's very needy.

BellarousasMom · 07-08-2012, 05:24 PM

Bella is 4 and she's like that with my husband. She'll bark and snap at him. She can be like that with my grands also. If she's on my lap and the grands walk up to me, she will snap and snarl at them. I tell no and put her on the floor. I really think it is their nature. It's all about them and no one else.

msyorktown · 07-08-2012, 06:10 PM

Oh boy are mine jealous! They are both a year old and even if I've got one hand on each of them, Orion has to be the center of attention! He will push Raelle out of the way to get to the hand that is petting her!
If my fiance is being affectionate Orion even tries to get in between the two of us! Its crazy!

suda · 07-08-2012, 08:20 PM

So glad to read this thread, I was about to ask the same question as George is extremely jealous of our cat Womble. George will get in between, roll upside down, climb on me anything as long as it's him.
Me Mummy Me Mummy, it's so funny and luckily Womble is a placid cat as she's 7 kg compared to George's 2.6 otherwise she'd squash him and it's not like he doesn't get attention anyway he's already totally spoilt rotten

MidnightUnicorn · 07-08-2012, 10:13 PM

Tatiana gets jealous, too. She thinks I'm HER human. She "complains" when I speak with and hug my husband. She would circle around, and howl at me. She has a certain low howl when she complains. Often times, I would say to her,"May I speak with Daddy, please??" or "May I have a few moments with Daddy?? Is that okay with you??" She would sass me back, and howl.

She howls at me even when I'm on the phone! Apparently, I'm not allowed to speak to others on the phone.

ilovejoel · 07-09-2012, 12:20 AM

Joel tries to get jealous with Rosco but I don't let him.

Rosco has the spot as the boss of everything lol

Kadance · 07-09-2012, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by suda

So glad to read this thread, I was about to ask the same question as George is extremely jealous of our cat Womble. George will get in between, roll upside down, climb on me anything as long as it's him.
Me Mummy Me Mummy, it's so funny and luckily Womble is a placid cat as she's 7 kg compared to George's 2.6 otherwise she'd squash him and it's not like he doesn't get attention anyway he's already totally spoilt rotten

HA! Womble, what a great name

LunasMomma · 07-09-2012, 06:04 AM

My little Luna is a jealous one. She was here first, and a couple of months later we got Izzy. Lucky for Luna, Izzy is VERY laid back, or she'd be in big trouble because she's half Izzy's size

When Luna is acting like queen bee, she gets put back on the floor and ignored for a while and that seems to stop the jealousy for a while. She needs to be reminded once in a while that she's not an only child

07-08-2012, 04:30 AM	#19
Maci_girl Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Iowa Posts: 61	Based on how closely yorkies bond with their owners, it doesn't surprise me much that many tend to get jealous. While Maci is very protective of me, I don't think she gets too jealous of other dogs. My sisters little Maltese is definitely worse. She will get upset and go off to "pout" if my parents or sister pay too much attention to Maci. She goes in spurts though. Most of the time jealousy isn't too big of an issue. __________________ Monica - Maci

07-08-2012, 06:10 PM	#23
msyorktown ♥Love My 3 Furrbutts♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Whitby, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,912 Blog Entries: 2	Oh boy are mine jealous! They are both a year old and even if I've got one hand on each of them, Orion has to be the center of attention! He will push Raelle out of the way to get to the hand that is petting her! If my fiance is being affectionate Orion even tries to get in between the two of us! Its crazy! __________________ Jacqui, mom to Raelle , Orion , Jersey and Gizmo https://www.facebook.com/PreciousPawzGroomingSpa http://jlevy.scentsy.ca

07-08-2012, 08:20 PM	#24
suda YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: new zealand Posts: 1,039	So glad to read this thread, I was about to ask the same question as George is extremely jealous of our cat Womble. George will get in between, roll upside down, climb on me anything as long as it's him. Me Mummy Me Mummy, it's so funny and luckily Womble is a placid cat as she's 7 kg compared to George's 2.6 otherwise she'd squash him and it's not like he doesn't get attention anyway he's already totally spoilt rotten __________________ I'm so in love with my little boy George

07-09-2012, 12:20 AM	#26
ilovejoel Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Alaska Posts: 3,299	Joel tries to get jealous with Rosco but I don't let him. Rosco has the spot as the boss of everything lol __________________ ℜachael JoelRoxy iLoveJoely.com

07-09-2012, 06:04 AM	#28
LunasMomma Izzy's Momma Too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 8,799	My little Luna is a jealous one. She was here first, and a couple of months later we got Izzy. Lucky for Luna, Izzy is VERY laid back, or she'd be in big trouble because she's half Izzy's size When Luna is acting like queen bee, she gets put back on the floor and ignored for a while and that seems to stop the jealousy for a while. She needs to be reminded once in a while that she's not an only child __________________ Tracy, Mom to Izzy and Luna

07-07-2012, 07:59 PM	#17
dinkyweil YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Nebo, NC Posts: 479	dang, DH and I can't kiss, hug, nuzzle, etc. without Dinky showing up and insisting that any display of affection should be directed to him, him, him!

07-07-2012, 09:51 PM	#18
gracielove YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY Posts: 6,582	Gracie gets very upset if anyone wants to pet the cat instead of her, especially if it is someone who just arrived here. She also is very protecive of her favorite toys. This behavior usually happens when she is highly excited and is exhibiting her major terrier personality. I don't think of the behavior so much as jealousy but more as dominance. She can be very dominate at times and honesty feels she runs the place a good deal of the time. When someone tries to pet the cat she will run up and try to get between the cat and the person and may actually growl or nip at the cat. It obviously does not really bother the cat but she does get a sharp "NO" for the behavior. She is now 2 years old and still does it occasionally. She will stop when corrected but I can see she does it when she is excited and forgets that this is bad behavior.

07-08-2012, 04:42 PM	#21
astateshorty Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cabot, AR Posts: 96	We had our first dog for 10 months before we got our Yorkie, Ryder. Ryder is EXTREMELY jealous. I think it's in the Yorkie nature. Lol. I can't hardly have one on one attention with my other dog if Ryder is around. He's very needy.

07-08-2012, 05:24 PM	#22
BellarousasMom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 793	Bella is 4 and she's like that with my husband. She'll bark and snap at him. She can be like that with my grands also. If she's on my lap and the grands walk up to me, she will snap and snarl at them. I tell no and put her on the floor. I really think it is their nature. It's all about them and no one else.

07-08-2012, 10:13 PM	#25
MidnightUnicorn YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 443	Tatiana gets jealous, too. She thinks I'm HER human. She "complains" when I speak with and hug my husband. She would circle around, and howl at me. She has a certain low howl when she complains. Often times, I would say to her,"May I speak with Daddy, please??" or "May I have a few moments with Daddy?? Is that okay with you??" She would sass me back, and howl. She howls at me even when I'm on the phone! Apparently, I'm not allowed to speak to others on the phone.