When do yorkies actually calm down Hey all, my doggie is 2 1/2 years old. She is STILL nuts with so much energy. I walk her at least an hour a day, play with her at least another 1/2 to 1 hour a day, so she gets tons of exercise. She has calmed down from when I first got her and she woke up at 5:00 a.m. (I posted for weeks here when I was losing my mind), but the only time she stops moving is when she is asleep. I am just wondering if she will ever just be like the other dogs I see walking nice and calm and slow. And if she will ever just be calm in the house. I play with her and walk her all the time to try and get her energy out. Just wondering if any of you guys have crazy zoomy dogs that calm down eventually!! |
Magnus calmed down a lot after we got Zoey... He was about a year old. But he still had a lot of energy but really started calming down after he turned 2. Some dogs just have a lot more energy than others. Have you thought about maybe trying activities like Earth Dog? Rather than just walking and play, incorporating a task/job for her would satisfy her "psychological" needs? If you google "how to calm hyper dogs", I think you'd find some methods on what you can try out. I hope you find something that works for you and your furbutt. :) |
Hang in there, she'll eventually mellow out. Then she'll probably demand to be in your lap every second & act ticked off when you need to move. :D |
I know this is going to sound crazy... But the Yorkies I've had as Puppies, have been/acted like Puppies till another Puppy came along. Then, it was like a switch was clicked, and they mature overnight ! Strange. Ya can't have just one anyway... right :biggrin: |
My pup is 2.5 years old and he is fairly calm, IMO...and I have a friend who's dog is 4 and he's totally high strung. I think it just depends on the dog. |
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I can only take her to these places on the weekends because, of course, it is not getting into winter and it is totally cold and dark when I get home from work. I am actually going to take her to the batting cage today. Just waiting for it to warm up a little so I don't have to bog her down with too many layers of clothing. I either put 2 sweaters on her or a sweater and one of her jackets. She looks like a little stuffed sausage with legs!! |
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HA HA that's funny :clapsmile |
Some dogs have a condition kind of like hyperactivity in humans. Giving her a lot of exercise is really important but trying to teach her how to calm down is just as important. I'd say Gracie was really ultra active during her first 2 years. She turned 3 last May and I can see a lot of the puppy stuff has lessened. She still expects her two outside walks a day and wants to play fetch, she still likes to patrol the backyard when I am out there with her but she doesn't play with the cats quite as much and I find she is more inclined to nap a couple of times a day if nothing is going on around here. She still is very courious and prefers to be active though. Do you work on obedience with her? Things like sit, stay, down, come, and some tricks? That kind of thing helps expand their ability to concentrate. Dogs really love to achieve goals. They love the treats and extra praise, too! But the training can help teach them to have more control. If they seem to be looking for something to do (like trouble) you can easily have her do some of the things she has learned in order to keep her mind busy and reenforce what she has learned. |
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But, I have to tell you, this dog is extremely willfull, stubborn and any other adjectives to describe an a amimal (or human) that has a mind of their own and is just going to pursue what they want. I love my Beanie to death, I would NOT want her to be any different, she is like me, she likes what she likes, she wants what she wants, and that is it. Most of the time I am fine with her nuttiness, there are just days that I get a tad frustrated. She is the love of my life and I would wouldn't change her for anything, although I DO need moral support every once in a while, hence my posts here. |
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The guys that were playing soccer were totally enamored with her. They actually stopped what they were doing to say hello to her!!! I just love my doggie so much, she brings me so much laughter and joy. |
They calm down!?!? |
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I never had a terrier before Gracie and I was shocked when Gracie turned "terrier" on me at only a few months of age! I remember her rolling on her back (just a tiny little thing) baring her teeth at me and growling at me! I didn't know if she was playing or not.:rolleyes: I had worked with various different dogs for decades and never met a pup like her!:eek: She wanted to kill everything in sight. I found I couldn't train her the same way I had all those other dogs because she just had a totally different nature. It was a struggle of wills. Eventually I learned that it was a lot of work but I never want any other kind of dog. These little ever ready toys are just so full of it that there is never a dull moment. They are just so smart that they can't be allowed to get bored or they are likely to tell you off! I do think they are not right for everyone though. People who want to live a quiet sedate life should not have a terrier. They are little and adorable but for the most part I guess they are a dog for active folks. I have found myself being much more active than I would have chosen to be just because of Gracie......and that is a good thing.....most of the time.....except when I am falling asleep and she throws one of her toys in my face because she wants me to make it come to life for her so she can kill it!:rolleyes: I don't know if she will ever outgrow that!:confused: |
I have found another girl with a yorkie down at our local dog park, and we set up playdates for them. We let them run and get their zoomies out eventually :-) its nice too, to have a nice conversation with a friend while letting Gizmo have his fun exerting his energy. I would say maybe watch at your different dog parks for another yorkie owner, that maybe you could make friends with, so she could have play dates to get rid of all that pent up energy? It's really paid off for my Gizmo in a huge way. It's also helped me after he's tired out to teach him new commands, as he is more willing to listen and focus once he is tired. He now lays down on command, and it took me teaching him that one after he was tired out lol, but now that he knows the command, he is more willing to obey it at all times. His little yorkie girlfriend has been a life saver for me in training him :-) her name is cookie and she is also a rescue. What is funny is cookies owner said that cookie did not like playing with other dogs, but I guess yorkes have a thing for each other, because cookie just loves playing with my Gizmo xoxo. |
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Beanie does the same thing to me with the growling when we play with her ball. It is so freakin funny!! I know that it is just play growling. I pick up her back legs while she has the ball in her mouth and she makes the funniest noise!! I swear, she makes me laugh out loud just about every day. When I am TRYING to do my a.m., old body stretches, she takes her angry bird ball and will push into my face, then into my ears because I am not throwing it around for her to kill. Or when I am stretching my back on, what I call my rack, she HAS to jump up onto my boobs and sit there while I do my traction and look down at my face like WTF are you DOING and WHY aren't you playing with me. She is the absolute love and joy of my life and I can't imagine her not being with me. I also can't believe that I can love this little creature so much!! Like more than people. |
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