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02-09-2013, 11:16 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2012 Location: Hebron, Oh, Licking
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| need help with my 5yr old yorkie Baxter is 5 years old, and I have had him since he was 3. He's smart and a good boy, but he does have issues. We live in an apartment. 1. He barks at EVERY noise he hears outside, and when someone comes to visit, even my family even though he knows them. He almost attacks the door before they open it, BARKING! 2. Once the guests are in and he stops barking, he climbs all over them, when they sit down, he gets on the arm of the couch and climbs onto their back. 3. He follows me every move I make. He has to have me in his sight at all times, and when I sit down, he thinks he has to be beside me. 4. He acts like he is starved at all times, he begs while I'm eating, or follows my Great Grandson around waiting on him to drop something. He has plenty of food of his own. I am retired and I spend a lot of time at home, and when I do go out, I'm not gone for long periods of time. I could use any advice you have. I'm at my wits end.
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02-09-2013, 11:29 AM | #2 |
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| There are others on this forum that can give you much wiser advice than I but I do understand the frustration. I would just say...don't give up there is a solution and I'm sure you will get great advice! Good luck!!
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02-09-2013, 12:20 PM | #3 | |
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Ok on to number 2. What are you doing when he does this? Have you tried making him stop? As far as following you, both my girls follow me EVERYWHERE. I don't shower alone, go to the bathroom alone, and never ever sit alone. I think this is just part of the Yorkies personality. Mine used to beg when I was eating. I never gave them food. Now they don't bother with me. They know I'm not giving them anything. Has he had table food before?
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02-09-2013, 12:29 PM | #4 | |
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He obviously knows he gets away with doing this and has probably been fed by a human (hence the begging at meal times). Even though he is 5, you can still reverse this. First, I want to address #3 - he's a yorkie..most of them are "velcro dogs" so it's normal for him to follow you around and want to be right with you. That's part of their charm so you are probably stuck with that..I'm sure it doesn't bother you tooooo much The barking, jumping, climbing - Use the basic principle and command to stop all. Find a word to always use (mine is "enough"). If barking, you don't want to deter the "watch dog" alert...so a good thing to do is say "Good boy. I've got this. Enough." Reinforce the "enough" with something to jar their attention (I use pennies in an old coke can and rattle it). Some use squirt bottles with water (I've actually used this too and it works). Do the same sort of thing with the jumping and climbing. Say "enough" and rattle the can/squirt the bottle. If he persists, pick him up and put him in another room. After a little bit go get him and repeat the process. It takes consistency and patience. Trust me, I'm still working on things with mine. Just don't get mad or frustrated...stay calm and simply repeat the process until they get it. A very good thing to do is get him to master the sit/stay command. Praise, treats, and more treats work with this. It can actually be very effective in stopping the jumping climbing. Do the first thing I said to get his attention, then "sit. stay." and treat/good boy. If he doesn't stay, try again and then remove from room..rinse repeat The begging. It's just going to have to be known that he NEVER gets human food (especially during human meals). That one is just going to take time of NOT EVER feeding him during that time. He'll eventually figure it out and lay down.
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02-09-2013, 04:21 PM | #5 |
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| Scooter will behave that way too if I let him. He lives to bark, run and play but the barking annoys non-dog friends. I have an empty soda can with a few pennies in it and all I have to do is shake it when he barks, say no and he stops. The same with jumping on people's laps. I use the can for that too. I don't know what it is but he doesn't like it. Give it a try, otherwise he sounds like all-Yorkie......especially the Velcro part.
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02-09-2013, 06:18 PM | #6 |
YT 3000 Club Member | chester is not a big barker, but when he does, I will go look and then say its okay no more bark and then he done. Chester is velcro dog sometimes not all of the time , they love there humans thats for sure |
02-16-2013, 06:58 PM | #7 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2012 Location: Hebron, Oh, Licking
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| Thank you for all your ideas I'm going to try all of them. Yes he has had people food, and I am guilty also. He does get away with a lot, mostly because I give up after a while. So I'm going to be more patient and stick with it. I have removed him from the room when he won't stop jumping on my guest, but he starts all over when I bring him out, but some of the guest let him do it, and that makes it hard to train him not to do it to the non dog guest. I really don't mind him following me, but he acts nervous when I get up to go to another room. He jumps up when I stand up. And another problem is, he does not like any other animals, cat or dog. He wants to fight them. So I don't take him with me to homes that have pets. Is there a way to teach him to play well with others? Thanks again for all your help, I appreciate it and I will let you know how the progress is going.
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