I need help!!! My dog is driving us crazy Hi. I havent posted in along time. We were doing pretty good over here. My yorkie Snoozels can be such a sweet little guy, he potty trained with ease, learned to behave for the most part and knows to wait until I tell him ok to eat and he asks when he needs to go outside etc... Here is the issues and I am at a loss of what to do.... He will be two this Dec. We also have a four year old Daughter that loves this dog but is getting scared of him alittle. He has bitten hubby and myself a couple times now because we were to close to him while food was in his bowl. :eek: And he bite me once because the ups man rang the bell I went to scoot him back so I could open the door to get the box off the porch and he bite my hand. :mad: Now this dog grawls and barks at everything coming and going and if someones comes over to the house forget it. He goes insane.. I am talking barking and cornering people like he is going to bite them. We have to put him in his cage and he keeps barking the whole time. He is barking like a mad man right now because he hears someone outside cutting their grass. :rolleyes: I hate to think of getting rid of him but I am at a loss of what to do. We try to teach him and tell him no to barking and biting etc but he is just crazy most of the time. I am scared he is going to hurt our daughter. He is very attatched to me but not my daughter even though she wishes he was. So he is well loved, played with, eats a good diet, goes for daily walks, sleeps good I have no clue what to do.... Anyone else deal with a yorkie like this? Is this normal? Will the calming bones help him calm down? I am open to any advice... Please |
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Reading this it sounded like reading about my Toby. He is the same way, and we have never been able to figure out why. He is well loved, well socialized, well fed, and very well taken care of, but he still acts exactly like you described. Especially if we try to take something away from him that he wants. |
Reading this it sounded like reading about my Toby. He is the same way, and we have never been able to figure out why. He is well loved, well fed, and very well taken care of, but he still acts exactly like you described. Especially if we try to take something away from him that he wants. |
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I am just worried that Snooze is going to bite my daughter and I cant let that happen. :eek: |
Sounds somewhat like my Dex, 2yr. Although, he never bit anyone, if he is on my lap and DH goes to touch me or put his face near him to kiss him, FORGET IT. He is everything you explained about Snoozles when someone comes to the door,or even startled??? Halloween i though he was going to give himself a heart attack from over reacting. We ended up going outside w/ him on a leash, but that didn't get any better:confused: |
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Mine has bit me once, I picked him up and bit him back... Have not had a problem since then lol |
I would contact a trainer. |
While Amirah is my first yorkie she isn't the first little dog I have been with. A lot of your behaviors that you are describing sound a lot like my aunts dog used to be. He was a mini daschund. My aunt took her dog to a trainer and the first thing the trainer said was that she, my aunt, was not the leader of the pack. He explained that little dogs especially exhibit these types of behaviors when they don't feel secure with a pack leader. There are a lot of good articles online about teaching your dog that you are incharge. I would look into some of that training if I were you I would look up some of these types of articles. One I found was... Alpha Dog, Pack Leader, Dog Growling, Dog Bitting, Dog Snapping, Snappy Dog |
I'm sorry you are having this issue. I do hope you will not get rid of your dog and will get some training for him. My family had a small dog when I was growing up that was food possessive. We just did not "mess" with him when he was eating so he didn't feel threatened that anyone would try to take it or interupt him. When the doorbell rings, Columbo goes nuts, barking, etc., and I have learned to pick him up immediately, or he will try to act tough and scary to whoever is at the door. He just goes into guard dog mode. As far as with small children, sometimes small dogs are like that because children always want to pick them up, etc., and they feel it is the only way they can make it known they don't want to be picked up or messed with and they just want to be left alone. Do you have a PetSmart in your area? I know they have dog training classes and online it sounds like they might offer some help with aggressiveness. The local kennel club probably also would offer classes or training. I think you can get it under control if you do something now since he's only recently started this behavior. Good luck and please don't give up on him. |
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When my Mocha first started to bite, the trainer told me to say "ouch" or scream some other sound really loud. That's how puppies learn how hard to bite. So after scaring my baby a few times, he stopped biting all together. He's going to be 3 tomorrow and no biting. I'm not sure if this will work for you since yours have been biting awhile. But it's worth a try. Good Luck. |
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I wonder if some classes at petco would help or not? Someone posted on here that your dog goes crazy when the doorbell rings and you pick him up right away. Well mine does too and if I pick him up and answer then door with him in my arms he will try to bite the person at the door by leaning out of my arms. Our neighbor stopped by a few nights ago and touched my shoulder when leaving and the dog just about took her finger off. If I didnt put my hand in the way he would have bitten her. :eek: I mean dang this dog is 8lbs of controlness. :confused: |
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