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Old 01-18-2014, 08:42 AM   #1
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Default 2yr old Yorkie keeps whining and barking all day/night

Hello yorkie community! I am new to YT. I just got a 2yr old yorkie from the pound. My family and I have placed his bed in our backyard so that he can be with the other dogs we own. Unfortunately, he keeps whining and barking all day/night long. My family and I have tried to be stern: I've looked him in the eyes and told him "no" and "quiet". I've hit the floor or fence with a newspaper as suggested by a YT post, but so far none of that has worked. Please help!

He is a very energetic yorkie and we have taken him out three times a day. There are lots of toys to play and other dog to keep him company. He is eating and drinking regularly. We don't know why he is so anxious. My initial belief is he is scared and confused because he is out of his natural element. Lots of change. I feel bad for him and have told him it's okay when he gets close to me, but after a while he begins to cry and whine.

I would try appreciate any suggestions. Tx!

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Old 01-18-2014, 09:17 AM   #2
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Hello YT community! I am new to the site and look fwd to connecting.

My family and I just rescued a 2yr old yorkie from the pound. We have placed him outside with our other dog so that they can keep each other company. When we saw him at the shelter he seemed calmed and okay with confinement. But over the last two days, he cries, whines and barks all day and night. He has not allowed my neighbors and family to get rest.

Our Jacques is full of energy. We've been taking him out three times a day, which he loves. I've noticed that he cries and wants to run after them when he sees people running. I don't know if it's because it reminds him of his previous owners. He is eating and drinking regularly. But I don't know how we can get him to stop crying and barking all the time. I was thinking of going to get an electronic bark collar to help correct the behavior. But I would truly appreciate any suggestions.

I've tried talking him and letting him know it's okay. I've also rolled a newspaper and hit the floor and fence to make a noise, as suggested by a forum I read on YT. In addition, I looked him and the eyes and said "no" and "quiet". I'm running out of ideas. Please help as the rest of my family is losing patience.

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I know you are probably exasperated with the situation but please don't get an electronic bark collar. I know someone with more knowledge will come on and give you alot of different things to try. Hold on, help is coming.
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Thanks for the reply. I just don't know what to do Karen. The way he cries and whines it's as if someone was torturing him.
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PLEASE don't get a shock collar! He is scared, in another new environment and doesn't understand why his owners left him. Just keep trying positive re-enforcement and lots of love. I know it's frustrating. Someone with lots of experience will respond soon, I'm sure.
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So he's an 'outside' dog, is that right? Perhaps he was used to being indoors. If I've misunderstood sorry. I've never heard of a Yorkie being an outside dog.

A new owner is a big change, he'll need time to accept the changes and a lot of reassurance. Perhaps a trainer.
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Your Yorkie is not an outdoor dog. They are indoor, people dogs. Putting him outside with your other dog is torture for this Yorkie.

Why bother to have a dog if you are going to leave it outside? It probably had more interactions with people at the pound than in your yard.
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If you have this yorkie outside, I would say that is the reason he is barking. I'm sure he is not used to being outside. Yorkies are house dogs.
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I am not sure I read a part of your post correctly, are you keeping a Yorkie as an outside dog, or just letting him out with your other dog?

Behaviour of a dog in a shelter is quite altered. THey are being kept in a hugely stressfull environment with thousands of smells, other dogs barks/whines and pain being broadcasted at them 24/7. Dogs can shut down in this environment or conversely become more unruly. So a "quiet" dog in a shelter is no indication that he will be a quiet dog in your home.

When you take him out for a walk, is he crying, whining or barking, like he is in the house?

Do you have a warm bed for him, in a place that he can feel secure in resting in?

Does he like treats? If so use the command BARK and reward him for his Barking. Then introduce the command NO BARK. Don t reward him for barking outside of your command of bark! You can try this, but it might take a least one month to get that barking under control.

ON the subject of outside dogs, Yorkies of today are not designed to be 24/7 outdoor dogs, they do need their family companionship, not to mention the warmth of the house.
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I have had an other yorkie who preferred to live in our backyard. Especially since he was with our other two dogs. Our space is large enough to roam around. But for some reason he seems to freak out by the space
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your yorkie is not an outdoor dog. They are indoor, people dogs. Putting him outside with your other dog is torture for this yorkie.

Why bother to have a dog if you are going to leave it outside? It probably had more interactions with people at the pound than in your yard.
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Yorkies are not outside dogs and don't have the heat-regulating abilities to stay in the outdoors as other dogs so please don't leave him out there for very long.

This dog is suffering - psychologically and/or possibly physically. I would get him to the vet, get him checked out and get some medication for sedation to get him through the next few days as he adjusts. He's had a huge change in his life and you don't know what he's been through. He's got to learn to trust again and scaring him with rolled up newspapers and "no" won't get it right now. He needs infinite patience and bringing him along through a program to slowly rehab him.

The shock of an electric dog collar that hits him from out of the blue could shock his sensibilities so that he is fearful for life. Spraying a dog like this with a squirt bottle of water could also terrify him. Avoid that aspect of correction like the plague if you care for him. There are easier and better ways that reward a dog for controlling himself and learning what you want of him and doing it - but only after he learns to trust you. It may take weeks or months but it will be well worth it if you work hard with him. In time, he'll learn you will NEVER scare or intimidate him but are there to help him - and he'll respond greatly.

A life enrichment program of engaging this dog - individually working with him with a bag of fresh, warm, boiled chicken and start to teach him basic obedience and how to control his impulses for a treat and praise. I'd put him through short 3 -5 min. sessions 2 or 3 times a day.

Teach him "Watch me" where he has to focus on your eyes for a while, quiet and just looking until you say "Release" to get his treat - this will start to show him he can control his impulses. Teach him lie down, sit, up, shake paw, sit up and beg, rollover and things like that - things that will keep you working to gently and patiently keep him busy paying alert attention to you and working to learn how to do each command for your praise and pride in him and his wonderful treat reward.

Get him out and walking fast up and down the block a few times daily so he can get his mind focused on nothing but going forward and off his anxieties and worries. A bag of treats used just ahead of him can keep him focused on going forward when he might want to lag. Hold your fist with the chicken piece in it just ahead of him and keep him going forward to sniff at and get it. If he gets excited by approaching dogs or people, cross over the street to the opposite site and walk him in a fast, tight circle with the chicken out in front of him as the other dog or person passes.

Kong toys filled with treats or food and puzzle games that you show him how to "work" should engage his mind and keep him busy figuring out how to get his goodies. Hide treats around the den and allow him to search them out - gently guiding him around and pointing them out until he gets the idea. Clap and celebrate each time he finds one and eats it. Take small styrofoam cups and place a treat under one of them. Show him that if he knocks the right one over, he'll get a treat. Keep replacing the treat under one of them and clapping and praising when he knocks over the right cup, gets the treat.

A good obedience program will keep your dog busy learning and working, bonding with you, learning that pleasing you gets him praise and ample food rewards if he works at doing what you show him to do and he will learn in time to work hard to please you for all that positive feedback and he'll feed pride in himself as you show your pride in him. The life enrichment of lots of exercise and puzzles and games will also keep his mind busy learning rather than focusing on his worries, fears, anxieties and problems. In time, he should work through them and learn how to be a great, happy pet.
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I am not sure I read a part of your post correctly, are you keeping a Yorkie as an outside dog, or just letting him out with your other dog?

Behaviour of a dog in a shelter is quite altered. THey are being kept in a hugely stressfull environment with thousands of smells, other dogs barks/whines and pain being broadcasted at them 24/7. Dogs can shut down in this environment or conversely become more unruly. So a "quiet" dog in a shelter is no indication that he will be a quiet dog in your home.

When you take him out for a walk, is he crying, whining or barking, like he is in the house?

Do you have a warm bed for him, in a place that he can feel secure in resting in?

Does he like treats? If so use the command BARK and reward him for his Barking. Then introduce the command NO BARK. Don t reward him for barking outside of your command of bark! You can try this, but it might take a least one month to get that barking under control.

ON the subject of outside dogs, Yorkies of today are not designed to be 24/7 outdoor dogs, they do need their family companionship, not to mention the warmth of the house.

You have no really good history on this baby.....what he has been through up to the time he was taken in by the rescue? He, like us all, has a "history"...."baggage" that he comes to you with and it will require an enormous amount of patience and working with this baby to bring him around. He is scared, confused, and he does not understand why in the world he is outswide with the dog....see, Yorkies do not consider themselves dogs, they consider themselves a family member, and they are NOT outside dogs. They do not have fur, they have hair, and they get chilled/cold just as you would, if you lived outside. Yorkies are not really capable of living a healthy life, outside....this is why this breed is not for everyone. If you are not wanting constant companionship and assistance and attendance in everything you do around the house, you really do not want a yorkie...they are not designed to be the family dog, they are designed to be a constant companion. He wants to be bonding with his humans, not the family pet, outside! You need to bring him inside and provide him companionship, which ALL yorkies demand and require to thrive....he needs to sit with you and watch TV or listen to music, or while you read, etc...he will want to be right next to you, because that is what yorkies are all about.

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Amlus1.....Gemy and YorkietalkJilly have given you a lot of good information. You are fortunate that 2 of the most respected people on Yorkie Talk have shared their wealth of information and experience with you. I know it will take a lot of patience and a lot of time but please, for the sake of your little rescue, try the suggestions you have been given and see what works for your little Yorkie. Don't given up on your rescue....we all have had our problems at one time or another and in some cases it's a work in progress. Your little Yorkie is worth all the time and patience you have inside yourself. Don't give up on your little rescue - you can do this!!!
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After a while, you can even teach him to "Bark" on command - easy to do - by treating him every time he barks as you say the word and make a yakking signal with your hand, moving your thumb and fingers together as if your hand is talking - or some other hand signal for "Bark". Once he's barking every time on command for a few days, wait until he stops barking on his own and say "Quiet" and make a slicing motion across your throat or some hand signal each time you say it and you might even need to hold out a treat. That sudden change in words will kind of shock him and he'll stop barking to look at you and you immediately say "Good Boy!" and pop the treat in his mouth. Now restart his barking by saying "Bark" and treating him, good boying him when he does and then soon say "Quiet" again while making the hand signal. Just the instant he does stop and looks at you, praise him and pop in that treat. In no time he'll learn to go "Quiet" every time you tell him to - and you'll always, always, always get up and get that good boy his treat every time he does quieten as it's pretty hard for a dog to give up his fun barking - his voice - for his mommy. So every time he quietens for you, always praise and reward him, show him you're pleased with him.

All you dogs needs is to have a pack leader they can trust and someone to rehab him and give him a great life. Keeping him outside during this anxious, stressful time of great change in his life of or hitting papers on the floor and telling him "no" won't help him now - only working with him will. I am certain if you'll work with him in training, puzzles, playtime and exercise, he'll surprise you at how well he responds and stops screaming and barking. My Tibbe was totally unsocialized and wild when I got him and I did all the things I've mentioned above and now he's the perfect, well-behaved, happy, feisty little pet anybody would love to have.
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