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Hello from newbie and question on behavior issue Hello, I am a new member as well as a new mommie to a four year old yorkie, Sasha. She is very sweet and I have only had her about three months. I have two younger grandchildren, ages 3 1/2 and 6 as well as older grandchildren. When I got Sasha I had an older chihuahua. Once my older dog died, Sasha became more aggression toward my six year old granddaughter. She lunges and barks at her when she first enters the room? I scold her firmly and tried to stand between her and my granddaughter. She also doesn't seem to care for our son in law, but she mainly barks at him. The six year old has picked her up several times after being told not too. I feel Sasha is more fearful than anything. I have put her in her pet taxi if she continues to act aggressive or barks. My grandchildren live next door so I don't want to keep her put up. Needing ideas of how to discourage this behavior. The lady I got her from, kept her dogs put up when young kids were around. Help appreciated. |
Hi and welcome! Look up "resource guarding" on google - there should be good info there. You may need a pro trainer to help w/ this. Have you taken her to obedience training - that could really help too. :) |
Hi welcome To start it is known that yorkies don't aways do well with young children. I wonder if your yorkie doesn't want to be picked up by your grandchild and this is the way Sasha is saying it. This is what I would do I would not let the grand daughter pick up Sasha at all and be firm . I would give your grand daughter a treat to give Sasha no touching just offer a treat, and walk away do this every time gd comes till the barking stops and then maybe some touching like a pat on the head when you say its time. This is all I would allow till the gd is much older. Im not saying your gd is bad its just that yorkie need to feel very secure and little one aren't big enough to do that. I know this doesn't sound like much fun but Sasha sounds like she is afraid and it take alot to back track form that. Just a side note many breeders will not sell yorkie to familys with young kid for this reason. Hope that helps maybe someone else will come along with other Ideas. |
Thanks Thanks to the replies I have received so far. One thing that has helped is a calming collar. She seems less aggressive. I'll continue to work w her. Thanks again, |
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