14 year old Yorkie CHIRPING! Hi folks- Our 14 year old Yorkie has become an incessant chirper in the past year. We KNOW he's intelligent, he's communicating...he goes to the Vet regularly and has no health issues (Thank God) but the chirping is driving us insane. He went to obedience school early, and has always been a well-behaved guy- He wakes us up when HE wants to get up and if he isn't getting 100% of attention 100% of the time, simply lies on a carpet and CHIRPS. Is there anything gentle we can do to curb this behavior? Because of his advanced age, we don't want to be too strict, though I do have him go through his routine (Sit, Down, etc) a few times a day just to keep him sharp. |
Hi Kathy, I don't really have any suggestions about Chance's chirping other than enjoy him in his golden years. Barring any undetected health issues, he may just NEED you during this time of his life. |
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. |
What is "chirping", pls? |
OMG, never mind, I found it on YouTube. |
Quote:
You know how in the movies will sometimes have a character of some entitled, arrogant, rich old lady who walks around with her snobby nose stuck up in the air sounds when some filthy and when some poor, unkempt character does something in her presence that she finds disgusting or intrusive and the caricature of the rich old lady makes a sort of "harrumph" sound to show her displeasure and irritation? That's kind of how Tibbe's chirp ends up as it comes out. What started out as a sort of bark/whine ends up sounding like a "harrumph" and he sometimes jiggles his head as it comes out! It's definitely an annoying sound and usually made by a dog who is somewhat annoyed/unhappy with you when he does it. And the thing is, they keep on doing it until you show them the attention they crave, convince them you aren't going anywhere or leaving the house or otherwise stop them from chirping. |
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