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Originally Posted by gracielove
(Post 4353266)
They are such a hoot. I just stumbled upon Gracie and was not even planning on buying a Yorkie so I had not done my homework when I first got her. I didn't know if I had some kind of psycho dog or what! I never used a spray bottle but I used to get a rolled up newspaper or magazine and slap it on my hands or a nearby table in order to get her attention when she would get barking while she was playing and wouldn't pay attention to me when I would tell her "that's enough!" She couldn't hear me over her own voice.
Her idea of a good time is a good fight. It was really hard teaching her to fetch because she wanted to make me fight her in order to get the ball back.:rolleyes: We still get into games of chase and tug because she just loves it She can wear me out some days.:aimeeyork
She is really so much better now than when she was a puppy but it took time and patience. I found treats really helped get her cooperation in a lot of things, like grooming.
I have family that don't understand her quirky nature and they are surprised that I let her talk back to me. Honestly, she thinks she can talk and when she wants something she doesn't think twice about telling me. Many times she makes noises in her throat in order to tell me something, which is somewhat better than the bark she does when I'm late taking her for a walk or with getting her supper.:eek:
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Oh God, yes, fighting for the balls. Beanie LOVES that. She flings the ball at me, but before I can even get it, she runs and gets it. It is like, how the heck can I throw it to you if you keep getting it back yourself?? And yes, yes treats. The ONLY way I can groom her is if I hold onto the rawhide twizzle stick (that is what I call them - I get awesome, very expensive, but totally worth it, ones made in the USA, no chemicals, no preservatives, no bleach, etc., etc.) with my left hand and groom her with my right hand. She gnaws on the rawhide stick and I can do what I need to, like clean her eyes, comb her with the flea comb, then use the other comb thingie that takes off the dead hair and then finally wipe her arse and all else with baby wipes. I have to make sure that she doesn't bite off any of the rawhide, so I end up having to wrestle the stick away and cut off what she has chewed on. I also put a little doggie toothpaste on it to get her going.
Yes, I go through the same thing with people, ESPECIALLY, like I said my boss. He thinks she is just SO privileged. I tried to explain to him that I don't mind the fact that she is nutty when we walk, it forces me to walk really fast, run, sprint, etc. It is like circuit training for me. I even paid for private training lessons to deal with her walking issues, and it ended up being that the only way she would NOT do her thing was to use one of those nose harness things that squeezed her nose. I decided that I didn't want to do that to her. I don't WANT to break her of her "yorkiness", that is what I love about her. But it drives me freakin CRAZY when people try to tell ME about MY dog and why don't I do this, or why do I allow her to do that. It is like, YOU don't have this dog, you may have had other kinds of dogs, but you never had a yorkie, so don't even try and compare my dog to your HUGE dog.
But yes, she does wear me out some days as well. And yes, Beanie talks to me as well! She makes all these bird noises and I swear she says mummy. She makes a noise with 2 syllables and it is mummy and depending on what she wants (like how bratty she is getting), those 2 syllables will change and get louder and more insistent. It is the funniest thing!!
She is like a little person, not a dog. I know that sounds strange, but people who have Yorkies like ours know exactly what I mean. Beanie has more personality and is smarter than a lot of people I know!!
