Quiet Puppie
 

Hi Rosie is 12 weeks old now i have had her since 8 weeks.She is so quite not at all yappy as everyone said Yorkies are.Shes adorable playful and obeys me all the time when asked to sit or stop biting.Is my heaven sent angel going to change ?? shes so lovely but everyone says "you wait" she will change soon.Please tell me she wont,i adore her as she is :aimeeyork

She's a baby and hasn't grown into her full personality or territoriality yet. Once she is old enough for all her canine instincts to develop and mature, she will probably bark when she is anxious, lonely or senses what she perceives to be a threat. You can teach her when it is appropriate to bark and when to "Quiet" on command using loving, positive reinforcement once she begins to take up her true doggie nature in a few months. Just Google "teach dog not to bark" and read all of the various techniques. I would stay away from using aversives such as spraying a dog in the face or e-collars and throwing cans with pennies across the floor - all methods that can scare or cause mistrust in some dogs. But just good positive reinforcement that makes a fun game out of the serious business of training while the dog is learning appropriate barking will work out fine. I just taught Tibbe to bark on command, treating him every time he did, and then after he'd learned that lesson well, once he'd quieten himself, I began saying "Quiet" and treating him. Eventually he associated my saying the word "Quiet" with stopping barking and waiting for his treat "paycheck", which he always got during his training. Eventually I phased out the treat every time he'd go "Quiet" on command but now that he's learned the lesson so well, when he does quieten on command, I usually do get up and get him a little kibble treat and give him a big, big hug. He's such a good boy! But just remember, our dogs are largely what we allow them to become as far as behavior.

Thanks for the comment,i will try my best to keep her as yummy as she is now :p

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Just emailed Jim Burwell so hopefully get good tips.Im new with a Yorkie and hear so many negative things about them but i just fell in love with her so took my chance.So far so good,think shes a mummys girl haha:)

I got my Tibbe at age 9 mos., and he was a kennel-crazy, unsocialized, fearful screaming/barking/growling/biting mess of a dog and with a lot of patient and fun training, setting early boundaries, very slowly desensitizing him to his fears, playing challenging games, lots of exercise and love, he's darn near the perfect pet. Took a year but in 6 months he was a different dog. Training and working patiently with him in short sessions frequently worked a miracle on him and now he never ever really misbehaves or destroys anything about the house. He's the happiest dog I've ever known, craves attention but can stay alone without stressing at all, meet approved strangers with a happy, wagging body, loves all dogs and is totally clean in the house as far as pottytraining. Just 15 minutes a day spread out in short sessions and done almost every day at first to set the patterns can just totally fix most dogs' behavior problems. Only the severely abused and psychologically damaged dogs take more daily time than that. And it's fun, fun, fun, fun, fun to see them start to blossom and become a real buddy during the work. You both get so much out of it.

I take Rosie for 3 10 min walks a day along with my other mixed breed dog and she loves it.She is clean apart from odd wee wee now and again,never crys at night going in her crate and is just happy to be alive.My two kids aged 15 and 8 adore her and carry her around everywhere she loves it.When i took her to the vets he said she was a very calm happy puppy and should be thankful as alot of Yorkies show signs of being the Alpha at as young as 10 weeks ?? shes perfect (so far) cant think of a negative :) Im as proud of her as i was of my two sons being born haha

She sounds like a sweetheart

She's very much still a baby and won't really become a full-fledged Yorkie in attitude usually until she's a few months old. At that time, they begin to assume rulership of the world and take on all the happenings of the day PERSONALLY. In their eyes, life revolves around and is directed at them so they become quite involved in all aspects of daily life, the little terrors! I just love the Yorkie attitude and bossy ways as long as the little tyrant isn't allowed to become a holy terror in the process. But with some good training, you can let them have their attitudes and bossy way as long as they do what you request of them and stay well-behaved. I may tell Tibbe to be quiet from a barking frenzy and he'll stop - but he'll grouse, grumble and snort and give me stink-eye and stalk out of the room and give me the cold shoulder in return at times. I could stop that but why? I think it's adorable that he's still his bossy little self and will still sass back in the midst of stopping the behavior I disagreed with. And even after a long while and I'm supremely made to suffer his absence from the room long enough, he'll saunter back in after a long while and eventually grace me with his royal presence, letting me know how darn lucky I am by glancing over from time to time in a condescending way. But all I have to do is say "Training" or "Walkies" or "Squirrel" or "Come get cuddles!" and he's done with his payback and up and ready. And during training if I ask him to do a certain command over and over and over several times in a row, he'll growl the whole time he's doing the last few! He prefers me to keep each command to about 3 and move on. He's outspoken but well-behaved and I love the combination of such a tiny little thing being such a tough guy to someone so much bigger while pleasing his mommie doing everything she asks. And to give him credit, he only sasses back when he thinks I'm being unfair according to his rules.

So very true! LOL.

You might have a quiet girl who will stay that way, it's too soon to tell for sure. So for now, just enjoy every wonderful minute of it.

No kidding! That wonderful baby quiet of some puppies is for sure misleading in most Yorkies, once they grow into their full Yorkieness. I love a quiet dog but more than that, I adore a dog with a lotta umph and a little 'tude who will go quiet when told. But don't get me wrong, I will sit here and let Tibbe bark himself crazy at the garbage truck, squirrels, the postman and people walking near our property. I want him to sound the alarm when he disagrees with something and to get to exercise his lungs and doggie barking abilities. I only quieten him if he goes on & on, which he rarely does. He'll bark like a crazy dog for a minute or so and then usually stops himself to just watch and bark occasionally if they move "wrong", etc.

Zoey was a yapper from the start... Still is but I love her to bits!

I will just have to wait and see,but as she is so placid i just thought maybe she will remain placid.My other dog yapped from 2months and has never stopped,although i think Rosie is aware of my attitude towards my other dog when his barking for no reason and has hopefully put her off copying.Here is living in hope and enjoying my baby girl x

At what age did she start ??

She was little over 2 months when I got her but breeder said she started barking already bit over a week ago... Magnus on the other hand was quiet till about... 5-6 months.. He still doesn't bark as much as Zoey though. Two VERY different personalities.