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08-12-2014, 05:36 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Massapequa, NY
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| Chirping- 14 year old Yorkie We have a 14 year old Yorkie in good health, regular Vet visits, Obedience training from an early age- Who has started to chirp incessantly over the past year. Can anyone suggest a gentle correction? In view of his age, we don't want to be overly assertive in training, but we don't want to be kept up all night either. He has been to Vet recently, teeth and ears cleaned- no physical issues that we can tell. Just the all night and all day CHIRPING!! We love him, but need to sleep!
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08-12-2014, 08:59 AM | #2 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Yorkies usually chirp when they are uncertain what we might do next and want to be sure they are included - mine chirps a lot when I go to the bathroom - and he's unsure if I'm about to start to change clothes to leave the house to run errands or what - or they chirp to get attention - a way of saying "I'm bored, Mom". Life-enrichment activities such as 5 m. of twice daily obedience training, active play that he's physically up to, puzzle toys and puzzle games he has to think or react to or figure out you can play with him will give some structure and meaning to his life and fill him with a sense of accomplishment, self-confidence and joy. Even old dogs need to work and learn to still enjoy life.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
08-12-2014, 09:36 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Massapequa, NY
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| Agreed- And we really do include him in everything he can be included in-even watchiing TV...he seems to chirp most if we do something 'off-schedule'...
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08-12-2014, 04:12 PM | #4 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| It's really hard to try to get enough information on a thread to try to see what is really going on with a dog and get into the situation enough to help. But here are some thoughts from what you've shared to consider and use or not as you please to see if they might help your unsettled, chirping little babu. If his life is full of doggie-type activities he enjoys, he's well-exercised every day and he's got lots of puzzles and life-enriching, fun things that keep him busy learning, working and living a fulfilling life, a dog usually feels no need to ask for more attention or any need to manipulate us. It sounds to me as if this little guy is just bored, maybe doesn't have enough actual doggie type activities he enjoys doing in his day-to-day life and is just probably chirping as a manipulative tool and it's maybe become a little obsessive-compulsive if the problem is bad enough you started threads about it. Usually, dogs who live very active, well-balanced lives that keep them busy learning/working and active enough to suit them don't chirp a lot as they are satisfied with life as it is and they don't feel the need to ask for more attention or involvement. I believe if this were my dog, I would step up his life-enrichment activities another notch or two - including more dog-related things dogs enjoy doing - to further fulfill him so he's satisfied with his day and ready to rest at night. Sometimes just including a dog in car trips, going along on picnics or outings isn't enough actual learning and real work for a high-energy, active-minded little terrier. I'd get him busy at continuing obedience learning work for 5 minutes twice a day, puzzle games I'd play with him, getting him into nose-work searching out a hidden treat or favorite toy in the room, choosing a hidden treat under a series of overturned plastic cups that sometimes I point out the correct one for him to see if he always follows my lead, take him for at least two walks a day - one half the walk taking the time to let him take his time to sniff and thoroughly enjoy all the scents left by other, interesting critters and pee all he wants and the other half, a more rapid, structured walk back and ending up tossing some balls and playing some tugowar or other active games for him. Further, I'd likely feed him his meals in a series of kong toys filled with his food and make him work for his meals rather than just feeding him from a bowl. Tibbe gets well over half of his meals served in his kong toys and, if given the choice, he always chooses to eat his meals from his kongs that he has to bounce and roll to produce food from over easily eating it from a full bowl. Dogs just love to work for their food and rewards! They've done it for generations and still do love feeling that they sought out, hunted down and used their ingenuity to extract their meals from the elusive kong. It seems to highly satisfy Tibbe to finish getting his meal from two or three kongs for 15 - 45 minutes and he always wallows on his back in my lap afterward and then nods off for a long, happy nap.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
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