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Does walking stop annoying behavior? Does walking your yorkie stop annoying behaviors: like scratching on the crate, whining before it's time to wake up, chewing on things that aren't his toys, pawing you when you are seated and the occasional accidents, peeing or pooping in the house after being potty trained? |
Well, exercise certainly stops a lot of problems...Harry needs 'wearing out' during the day, or else he's restless at night...if it's a no-go outside, then we play + run indoors (at least, Harry does, I just throw the ball...;)) :) Apart from that - if Harry paws me or whines, he usually 'shows' me what he wants - normally either the back door or the kitchen...!!! :D |
I am relieved to read your comments Harrysmum. I am so nervous. We recently lost our little yorkie, who was tragically killed by a dog in the neighborhood. What I didn't realize was some of his little annoying behaviors made my husband wish that we never had him to begin with. I felt terrible because a piece of my heart was taken and I hoped some day we could have another yorkie. That left me with this little list of things to figure out if I could correct annoying behaviors before they even started, if I am able to bring another yorkie baby home. Funny thing is that we have a toy poodle and she doesn't have any of these annoying behaviors but she isn't as small as the yorkie nor does she enjoy being a lap dog. I miss my yorkie companion very much but I love my husband more. |
I agree with Harrysmum. It isn't necessarily a walk that is needed to release energy but some sort of play time/exercise is helpful for dogs. My dogs don't get walked much at all, we go through spurts with walks, but they get to run and play every day. We will throw that tennis ball as much as Blazer (our Yorkie) needs and we will let Buddy (our German Shorthair) run outside as much as he wants, and of course they like to play together. You have other pets, so hopefully they will like to play with the new pup and help with that energy expenditure. :) |
Yes, we have a few other pets and now that I think of it there were a few more annoying habits that I'd like to stop before they happen with the next one hah! 1. Obsessive licking one large dog when he had the chance and humping another, a toy poodle, every night. There is one playmate for a new puppy. I hope she doesn't mind going through this again since she is the oldest. 2. Jumping on furniture and into the tub! I'm not really clear why this behavior began to manifest. It became a small war over MY chair. This year, my little yorkie started climbing and jumping off of things that he never did before. I must admit, it is a lot quieter in our home without the yorkie. There is no yelling. My yorkie would go from dish to dish and try to eat the other pet's food. This started after he was neutered. I always had to make sure the other pet's food was gone so he wouldn't try eating it. Why can't the yorkie take after the toy poodle? The toy poodle is perfectly behaved. |
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As far as scratching at the crate, if he hates the crate then I would not use it. All 4 of mine despise crates and I wouldn't even consider forcing them into a small confined crate if they hated it / scratched at it to get out. I'd instead use an x-pen. Also, this pup can most definitely sense all your frustration and anger, so I'm sure that's contributing to his bad behavior as well. |
Thank you for your thoughts Wylie's mom, he was 3 years old and some of the behaviors, jumping on furniture and into the tub started in the last few months. My mother became ill this year and there were a few times I had to leave for 2 weeks at a time. After the first trip, he began getting into the tub and once he even pee'd in it. He must have missed me terribly. He walked into the crate everynight but woke too early by scratching the side of the crate and whimpering an hour before we got up, every morning my husband said. He wanted to be the first one up to rule the roost! I remember when he was a puppy, having to take him to the bathroom with me in the middle of the night or he'd cry and wake up my husband. |
Walking them can help keep their energy levels in the house down and keep them occupied. However, proper training is how to avoid the behaviors that you don't want to see in the next puppy. I am sorry for the loss of your other puppy. I have 3 Yorkies and couldn't imagine my life without them. My 2 puppies (7 months old) shredded a roll of toilet paper today. I laughed and cleaned it up. They are not perfect, but they are so sweet as one is one each side of me with the 3rd one curled up against one of the puppies. Dogs need proper training and the best thing you can do for a new puppy is give it proper training. I highly recommend a dog training class even if all you can do is a PetSmart class to teach basic manners to your dog. It will go a long way in the future as not only will the dog learn some manners, you will learn how to teach your dog and work with him. Walking will not make a well behaved dog, just one too tired to really get into much, until they get more energy anyway. Training is the secret to a well behaved dog. |
This is what I've learned in the short time I've had my Zoey. When you teach your pup new commands make sure they are short. Like "no bark", "sit", "lay", "no bite".... You get the drift now! Lol. Be stern, not yelling. Give rewards when she does something right. I put Zoey in time out when she gets out of hand. Mostly with my granddaughter who is 4. She hates being ignored. Be patient and consistent. Good luck! |
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