He has alot of chew toys. He pratically has every puppy chew toy possible.

He has loss all of his teeth the vet checked them because when he got neuter @ 6 months he also got 4 teeth pulled out. My brother has stopped with the playing rough. Do you think the deodrant will work? It won't do anything to the wood? I don't want him to get sick. I'm just waiting maybe when he turns 1 he'll be alot calmer. Toby does sound exactly like Toto. I love him and he does have his moments where he is a sweet boy, but i just don't know what has gotten in to him.

wow.. you've answered all my questions... now I have no more advice.... Maybe just PRAY!! :D
My cats name is Toto! hehe

Do you think he will get better?

Gotta get better,, sounds like it cant get much worse! ;)

Sounds to me like some of his baby teeth didnt fall out, so the vet pulled them. That happened to my previous yorkie, Angel Muffin. I have not tried the deodorant yet, but will starting tonight. It shouldn't hurt them, because the smell should deter him and if he should take a lick, I'm sure that will stop. A lick or two won't hurt, it's sure better than swallowing a splinter of wood or plaster (Angel Muffin had a choking accident). I tried the bitter apple and my Benji loves the stuff, even the bitter apple gel he would eat off of the wood! So much for that! If we let Benji out in the yard, he eats the concrete pieces and stuff. When we walk him he eats stuff off the street. But I know he will stop eventually. Like I said, I have found that the first year is always the worst..puppies and kittens. If we survive the first year, it is all down hill after that. Thank Goodness!

Antiperspirant
 

I am the one that suggested clear stick antipersipirant. I saw it on Good Dog, Bad Dog, and used it with my two male yorkies. Go to the 99 cent store and purchase the cheapest clear stick type. Rub on the places of wood that your dog can reach and chew. Petco sells the same darn stuff under the name "Stay way stick" for $10. ingredients are teh same. If you use the clear stuff it is not even noticeable, and does not have to be reapplied very often, do mine about once every three months or so and it definitely stopped my boys from chewing. I don't have any chewed spots in my house (except the two that happened before I found out about this). Think about it, it has to taste yucky and my boys do not like yucky. As for the barking, I had a rescue yorkie that was four when I got him (I had him for 10 years til he died two years ago), he had an awful barking problem. I kept a newspaper rolled up with a rubber band around it handy at all times, immediately when he started barking, I would hit the paper agains the wall, cabinet, whatever and say (very strongly) NO BARK, NO BARK. It took about 6 months of being consistent, but he did not bark, I did this with my two boys from the day I got them, they only bark when someone comes to the door. Good luck and please let us know the final outcome, perhaps we can help you find a new home if that happens, by the way, I too agree, having a dog in secret from your landlord is not a good idea, I know I did it once, it makes you too stressed whenever the dog does normal dog things, not fair to you, the pup or the landlord. Good luck.

I'm going to try the deodrant. I got Toto because i feel in love with him and i felt so bad that he was in the pet store. ( i know the whole deal w/ pet stores) And my mom said that were planning on moving in about a year or two. My other neighbor also has dog in hiding. Tried the newspaper he just got a hold of it and shredded it to pieces. All baby teeth are gone. I guess i'll just have to take it day by day. I refuse to get rid of him though.

April,

I think the fact that he is "good" with step-dad is a BIG indication that he is capable of being good with everyone else!
The reason Toto does all these things with you and the others ...(and not with step-dad)...is BECAUSE HE CAN.....he has learned who he can boss and who he can't!!! That shows you how smart he really is!

My first suggestion would be to find the TV show "Dog Whisperer"....with Cesear Millan.....or some good articles about dog behavior on the internet...one that was suggested to me was Warren Eckstein...("the pet show"). My learning began with My chihuahua, Apple, when she was just 4-5 months old....she was wild and completely "out-of-control" to the point she actually BIT ME...a real dog bite with blood and everything!!!I wanted to KILL HER!!! Fortunately for me (and her) I found The Dog Whisperer on Tv soon after and the 1st show was about a HORRIBLE chihuahua.....Cesear had control of that devil-dog within minutes.

It is all about control and "dominance". Toto MUST see you and the others as the "pack leader" or he will rule the house....and world!

Many suggestions:
1) You really must try to get him in a crate of pen.....I bought a 3 foothigh "play-yard" at pet-smart.....Apple stayed in it when no one was home...she had a nice bed (fortunately she did not tear it up)...food bowl, water bowl, a few chewies and pee pads..I also fixed her bed with a heating pad because she tends to be soooo cold...and a "sound machine" to drown out some of the outside noises...less likely to bark!

2) We stopped her from jumping up and playing with someone whenever she felt like it...if she jumped up in ANYONE'S lap we just lifted her up and sat her in the floor or on the sofa next to us...she could not get up in a lap unless she was invited. Trust me...if you do this over and over and over and over and over and over.....he will learn!

3)barking....DO NOT YELL BACK AT HIM!!! He just thinks you are barking also and you agree with him.....ignore him...I mean don't even look at him.....I did also use a squirt bottle and gave her a short blast at the face if she would not quit. I let her bark when someone is at the door...but if I said "enough" and she continues...she gets a squirt......now if I even walk towards the bottle she curls up on the couch and stops.

4) Teach him some commands....even basic ones....."sit" or "down"....I will tell Apple "down" at any given moment and wait for her to lie down....she must respond before I give her food...pick her up.....get a treat....before I will throw a toy...

5) STOP the aggressive playing.....I know kids can be rambunctious...let your brother take him outside and RUN and RUN and RUN if they have some extra energy!...If you do not have a safe place to run (fenced area)...take him to a tennis court.....a fenced ballfield.....a fenced school yard on weekends...and let him run....ALOT!

6) Does he get to spend good time outside....not just pee and poo time but some good time sniffing around and just being a "dog"??? Any dog loves to be outside on the grass sniffing and exploring...it is what dogs do!!!

7) Take him for a walk....(with a harness....just safer)...and make him walk beside you...do not let him pull...(you will learn alot about walking from The Dog Whisperer)....this really does establish a great bond. At first, when he walks well for 15 minutes, then let him sniff around for 5 minutes or so...then back to walking right. But DO NOT let him pull you (or anyone). Toto just wants to be with you and bond with you....his trouble making is his way of getting your attention.....bad attention is ok with him....

8) WEAR HIS BUTT OUT......my favorite saying is ...."a tired puppy/dog is a good puppy"!!!!!!! It may seem like his energy is endless...but believe me they do wear out....he is still young and he just has energy he needs to get rid of...somehow! And trust me, HE WILL!!!!!!

I learned all this with Apple, so....when I got Lil Bit we just fell into the same routine and she has learned alot from Apple...She really does sleep alot during the day..under the heating pad with Apple. They play and wear each other out (thank goodness for that)... Lil Bit rarely barks, but does occasionally get carried away when she want in the bathroom door or something...I blast her with the squirt bottle...she is getting better.

Oh yeah,....sleeping with you is something that makes the dog think they are "equal" to you....I do let Apple sleep in the bed on occasion.....it is just sooooo sweet. But when she starts following me to bed like she "automatically had the right" to be there....then I leave her on the couch.

Good luck..I know Toto is going to make you soooo proud!!! But be firm and BE CONSISTANT..do the same thing EVERY TIME!!!! or he will continue manipulating you and the others!!

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The ignoring them advice works. Trace has decided he does not want in his crate when in the car, he goes to work with me. The first couple of days, I would tell him to hush and he stopped for 2 seconds. Then someone posted that puppies want attention....good or negative.....so now I ignore him. So far he may start but when he doesn't get a reaction he's quiet and settles down.

Good luck

Call a dog behaviorist, go to the vet or even call the ASPCA (they have a behaviorist that will walk you through your problem)

Neutering should help. My little boy was VERY HYPER. We neutered him and there is a HUGE difference. My boys were playing with him, not rough, but close enough. We've stopped that and that has made a difference too. That really does have to stop because like someone else said, that's where the problem probably is. I think you should look into training. Baxter is 1 1/2 and he hasn't been to training, but I am taking him. I have a trainer that I spoke with, and she said that he isn't too old for sure. I think this would be a very good thing!

Get you a squirt bottle and when he is chewing squirt him and say no. it wont hurt him mine know now if i pick the bottle up i mean business and all i have to do now is pick it up. :aimeeyork

Wow! Some great advice! I learned a lot!