Yorkie aggression help
 

Hello everyone! I have been coming here for advice for some time and finally decided to join. I have had my little Eva for about 9 months now. She is my first yorkie, and I never knew I could love something as much as I love her. She is small only 5lbs and short but boy does she have an attitude. So here's my question.
Eva lives with me, my bf, and her way older brother a beagle. She loves everyone and especially loves to sit on my bf chest when we watch TV in the living room. How ever when she and I are in the bed by ourself and my bf comes in to say goodbye in the morning, or to join us at night. She gets so mean and aggressive...she has bitten him on more then one occasion. This is the only time she acts like this towards him. She has always been around us both so it's not like he came into her life after I did. Does anyone have any suggestions or possible answers why she does this?

Hello, welcome to YorkieTalk. Hopefully you will get some help here from some that have dealt with this problem. I know that some yorkies can be very protective. When your bf comes to bed does he try to talk to her first to reassure her before getting in bed or before touching you? How does your bf react to her when she becomes aggressive? My 12 year old male yorkie can be a bit grouchy at bedtime and he will growl some when we try to move him but he does not bite. He is the only yorkie I have every had that acts that way.

My Ziva is so sweet and smart but she knows what she likes- or doesn't like! On advise from this forum I read the "nothing in life is free" (NILIF) -google it. And really thought about some of the things I was letting her get away with. Sometimes it is hard to figure out how she thinks, but I do try to remember she is a dog :) Your little one is young and it is easy to correct behavior now. Good Luck!

The problem you are experiencing with Eva is fairly common. She is guarding you, probably jealously guarding you because she knows your bf is not a threat. Eva probably just wants you to herself when you are snuggling in bed.

Here is an article by trainer Victoria Stilwell about resource guarding:
https://positively.com/dog-behavior/...urce-guarding/

You could try a couple of approaches to fix the problem. One would be to have your bf bring a treat for Eva when he approaches the bed. Praise her when she behaves.

The second approach would be when she reacts negatively to your bf, calmly put Eva on the floor. She will learn that if she doesn't behave, she won't have access to the bed. The key is to stay calm and not feed into the negative energy.

Charging the kitties
 

I just got a new Yorkie. 2 1/2 yrs old male named Boo. How do I get him to stop trying to pounce on my Persian cats? They hiss but don't attack him calmly check him out. It has been less than a week. Am I expecting too much? Kay

You're going to be the one that will have to correct her for now, not your boyfriend. As mentioned already, just calmly pick her up and put her on the floor.
Don't hold her or give her any affections when she acts that way towards your bf i.e. "it's okay, he's nice etc.". Don't pet her, hold her or anything, she needs to know she doesn't need to protect you and that you mean business.
They certainly are protective little things aren't they?

I agree with Maximo, we used to have a male yorkie that'll guard and act aggressive towards anyone that's not the one he's in the lap of, doesn't matter who it is either. Thankfully my Kimchi doesn't have that problem lol she's like "the more attention, the merrier", in fact she gets upset if no one sitting/laying near her gives her any attention or is paying attention to something else.

:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: Awesome advice!!!

And welcome to YT :)!

Any good ideas?

1 week (especially less) is not quite enough time for this pooch to completely settle in. It can take at least a month to a year for most dogs to completely settle. Of course, there can be exceptions to the rule. He's probably just excited exploring and learning his boundaries. Also, consider how he's pouncing, is it playful or aggressive? If it's aggressive, you'll have to start conditioning him to the cats by keeping them separate but able to contact each other, like a doggie gate, crate or pen. Allow them time to get used to each other or at least for him to get use to the cats. Always praise or treat with good behavior.
If playful, then you'll most likely just need to train him in the "leave it" command. There's lots of good training tips you can find on various ways to do it. As mentioned, praise/treat when he does good, like letting the cats pass by him without him pouncing. If he is about to pounce you can try the distraction method by taking his attention to something else, like a toy or playing with him. Some may squirt with a water bottle, some may put them in "time out", whichever seems most effective, but do not shout/scream or use too strong a negative reaction as that can make them more anxious and cause a negative behavior to come out more or in some cases makes them fearful. If you don't even time it right they won't even know or remember why you're mad at them. Every dog is different and react differently.
I use a short "eh!" (mimicking the sound of a "X" buzzer) as my command that what she's doing or about to grab with her mouth is a no-no. I've been doing this since she was itty bitty and she's a 1 1/2 years old now and listens pretty good. As with just about everything, the key is consistency and patience.

Re boo
 

Thanks for such good advice. He is already improving on this issue. I think the chicken treats are really helping him focus more on me than the kitties.