Chachi just bite a little girl
 

I am at witts end as to what to do about Chachi. My daughters friend just came to the door and Chachi jumped up and bite her in the face. Not hard enough to leave a mark or anything but still. He always gets into a frenzy when someone comes to the door and thats when this happened. We havent had any problems with him biting for awhile so I was surprised when this happened. Does anybody got any suggestions? Hes been in a training class before so that didnt help at all.

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Read what I posted here.
First so sorry, glad that the child was not hurt badly.
I say you have a reactive dog that is going aggressive.
they are not in my opoin the same thing.
One is they react to much to something happening.
The other is aggressin and biting.

I say try a behaviourist with at letters behind thier name just not a trainer.
Keep comings and goings as calm as possible.
Put her in a down/ wait or in a kennel as people come and go.
The over excitment may be the trigger.

Joy

:( I'm so sorry this happened. I think it would a good idea to maybe have a leash on him before you answer the door to prevent this from happening until you can get proffesional advice. Good Luck

If you have a crate or baby gate you use for Chachi, then i would put him there when someone comes to the door.
I have a question though, i hope my memory hasnt let me down like it usually does :D But was it not Chachi that was being kicked by your neighbour's little boy? I know for a fact that a lot of Yorkies only need one or two unpleasant experiences that will put them off for life, they will turn on whatever looks like hurt them or scared them in the past.

You are right he was kicked by aniother of my daughters firends. This was totally unexpected though and I think he does it because he gets in such a frenzy when someone comes to the door.

I probably need to explain also he really didnt bite. He was barking and he jumped up on her and he bite like a little bit. Not really a bite more like his teeth just touched her face. If he really bite her it would haveleft a mark.

I think it might be less stressfull to put the little guy in a crate when someone is at the door, poor chap aint having a lotta luck being dipped every so often at the vet and all huh, just be patient with him, he will be ok! Good luck and please keep us posted ;)

I think it might help to actually practice having people come to the door and have Chachi on a leash and make him sit until you say it is okay to get up. Do not let him up until he is acting calm and submissive, never excited or agitated. Trust me when I say that he is not happy when he is excited and agitated. He is much happier when he can be calm and submissive but he has to learn from you that this what you want. Practice this over and over and over until he remains in a calm submissive state when ever someone come to the door.

It is good that he has been to the classes but everything he learned needs to be reinforced everyday. Training should never stop.

Good luck.

Chachi goes back to the vet on Thursday and My Husband said he is going to talk to him and see if he can reccomend a behaviorlist. Hes also talking about talking to the vet about putting a shock collar on him for the barking. I dont agree with the shock collar but his barking is out of control and is the reason he gets in these frenzys.

No shock collar if he is reactive he will go through the roof and either explode or quite.
Trust me niether is fun to try and fix.
Barking is also a sign of reactivity and he is under stress some how.
I not put him on a leash and do the door bell thing until you have spoken to a behaviouist and also make sure that this person only uses gentle ways.
The reason I say this is that the door bell thing is close to flooding and should only be done under a trained pair of eyes if then. Flooding on an reactive dog is not easy to do or the best way to go.


Joy

Thanks Joy I dont agree with the shock collar either I will let him know what you have said.

Good luck with it all ..It sure is scarey when ya dont want anyone hurt ..and ya dont want your doggie doing it either .I hope you can find the answers to make this a better experiance for you all .

Nipped or bit? Excited or threatened?
Before using a shock collar (ouchie) or paying for a behaviorist, try to decipher which it is. After reading all of these things, I couldn't help but remember Chloe doing something that sounds similar to this. It is hard to tell by reading which of the above 4 it might be though.

Chloe used to do that to me, especially when I stayed with my G'ma in New York for 5 weeks and she knew someone she liked was at the door. Also when I was watching TV and she wanted my attention, she would jump up (like toast in a toaster!) and "nip" at my nose (that small sensitive part between the nostrils) and she was so quick, I didn't know what hit me, until my eyes were tearing from the nip. Talk about a sensitive area. But we consider this a nip/from excitment

Well Chloe's my first real dog, so I take all my advice from my sister( a dog lover & owner forever/breeder/trainer & groomer) She advised me to watch her from the corner of my eye at the usual times she would "POP & NIP" and be ready to stop her. If I was able to catch before the "POP", I would say "EH" and she would stop/reward... If I couldn't stop her until mid-air, Then I show her my disapproval sternly. It worked for Chloe. So removing yours from the door to a crate or gate, may stop the problem by removal but not treat the problem, perhaps holding her firmly & being ready for a disapproval lecture, may suit yours needs. I'm not sure how much of Chloe's behavior is typical of Yorkies OR how much is just her disposition. What I do know is all the advice my sister gave me, worked. She is 7 months old now and an angel in the behavior department. A bit spoiled but I rarely have to correct her, once she knows what is expected in any circumstances. She also hates my disapproval, my sister claims because I trained with the reward method as opposed to the old beliefs of removal or punishment.

Not sure if this helps but wishes for a good turnout from us...

He nipped really not a bite and he was excited. Thanks for the advice I will try it. She was a very little girl only 3 and it scared her more than anything.

Well i dont agree with the shock collar but im not sure about wat to do becuase my dogs dont usually do that but i wish you the best of luck:D