will he get heart attack? sometimes when i scold my yorkie, he will shiver out of fear. he trembles so much that it looks like he is going to have a heart attack. is there any records of yorkies having heart attack issues? |
A heart attack .. No, but why would you scold him to the point of him shaking in fear? |
You didn't say how old your Yorkie is, or anything about his physical condition. I would expect a Yorkie 'could' have a heart attack, but I must admit to curiosity why you would scold a Yorkie to the point of making him so fearful he would tremble? Yorkies are very sensitive...child-like...and want to please you. They thrive on your love and praise. Have you tried positive reinforcement training rather than negative...scolding...your Yorkie? If not, I encourage you to give it a try. You can ignore the bad, and super praise the good things your Yorkie does...give him lots of love...treat him like a little human child, and see if the trembling and fearfulness of you stops. I am sure you will receive lots of other good advice here. I hope to hear an update that you and your Yorkie no longer have fear/trembling issues. Good luck. |
Ah the poor thing. I agree positive reinforcement, not scolding him to the point of fearing you. |
Ditto for me on the positive reinforcement. There are a lot of threads here that give tips for positive training. Good luck and I am confident that you will find that positive reinforcement is much better for both of you long term:) |
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I used to work with a lady that would "scold" her Yorkie to the point of her trembling in fear....usually over housebreaking issues.....she did scare her so badly she had a seizure....she was actually bragging about that. I clearly think you can terrorize one of these babies into many different traumatic, emotional responses, so I would not put a heart attack out of the realm of possibility. This breaks my heart....please dont scold your baby.....try positive correction methods.....focus on the good and redirect/ignore the mistakes... These babies are very sensitive and scolding one to the point of trembling in fear, is probably causing emotional trauma you are going to have issues with also. Maybe a breed that requires a more aggressive Alpha owner would be a better match for you, and both you and your pet would be happier with each other? There are breeds that will not tremble in fear with "scolding". |
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In my opinion, that kind of fear could really damage and confuse your dog. |
I agree with everyone above...You do NOT scold to the point of shaking....you will make a very nervous little dog |
I don't understand.....if you scolded your dog, and realised that it made him/her shake and tremble to the point you think he might have a heart attack.....why would you ever do it again? :eek: :( As everyone else has said, I would try POSITIVE training - FEARING YOU is not the way to go. Sally + Harry x |
How are you scolding him? Yelling is not going to to anything but scare him. |
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That poor dog! Terrorizing a dog, is not TRAINING IT!. Some dogs, no matter what their size is small or large, are just more naturally timid. Razzle has never trembled in fear of me and he is 6.5 lbs and a very stubborn Yorkie to boot. So to back up a bit dear OP, if your voice commands are causing your dog to tremble in fear, you need to change your approach pronto! This means you soften your voice, you still don't accept bad behaviour, but you ratchet back a whole lot on your voice corrections. And other than a 10 ounce leash correction - you don't use physical corrections at all. You can have a soft yet "firm" voice. Practice with a tape recorder so you can hear how you sound. |
I agree your dog is obviously scared of you and shouldn't be trembling in fear. |
I agree with all. You should reduce the intensity of your corrective measures considerably ! ! ! My guys are so sensitive about verbalizations, I can't even get excessively "verbal" during a Football Game (watching TV), or they'll get extremely nervous, and cower down. |
I agree with everyone above. You can never teach a frightened dog anything but fear. If he's stressed enough, he can develop pancreatitis and diarrhea among other medical problems but the psychological damage you are doing by scolding to the point of his shaking is just as problematic as it can cause a lifetime of strange behavior, timidity, fear-aggression and continuing stress-related physical ailments. Study all that you can on how to become a proper trainer - the positive-reinforcement techniques for training. For example, if he messes up, say "uh on" during training; and "No" if he is misbehaving chewing on something he shouldn't, trying to dart out the door or trying to steal candy from the coffee table candy dish and then redirect him to what he should be doing. A happy dog is a healthy and much more rewarding companion. |
I agree with everybody. A dog shivering in fear as if he's going to have a heart attack speaks to ABUSE. That's NOT training. Do you love your yorkie?? If so, how could you make him feel that way? Personally, I would never make my Tatiana feel way. And if ANYBODY makes Tatiana tremble in fear in that way, trust me, I will protect her, and remove that person from our lives. |
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