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11-29-2006, 07:31 AM | #1 |
Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Centreville, VA
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| New yorkie in house, need help! We finally got our Belle (female), she has been with us 1 week now and she is 18 weeks old. Our Baloo (male) is 21 weeks old and we've had him since september 9th. Baloo is the sweetest most playful dog I've ever seen, no barks, no aggression. Belle is pretty nice, but from day 1 she has nipped at him, sometimes hard. Their first impression of each other was in the car, and they were ok together, it wasn't until we got home and waited a few hours then the nipping started. They sleep together at night, and stay home all day together, and 98% of the time they are fine. But sometimes she will bite/nip at him if he sniffs her too much (on her underside), or sometimes if she's on one of our laps she will nip if he comes close (defending her territory), or if she wants to take his bully stick/toy. In general, I'm disappointed in how disinterested in each other they seem, I thought they would keep each other more occupied, but they haven't really become "inseperable" buddies although they still do play an ok amount. We are somewhat concerned that they aren't right for each other, but since most of the time they do well together, we just aren't sure. The breeder told us things are going ok, because if they hated each other, they would fight all the time and they wouldn't cuddle up and sleep together. When in the xpen, they will cuddle and sleep, they wrestle and mouth each other, but the times when she (and she is always the nipper/biter) gets after him, it makes us feel bad because he will try and avoid her for awhile or he looks sad cause she sometimes try to scare him away from us (we think). We really want them to be great friends, can anyone offer any advice on whats normal or any things we should be doing or their experience??? |
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11-29-2006, 07:53 AM | #2 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Soddy Daisy, TN
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| I'm not sure if I can help you or not, but I can tell you this: When we 1st went to look at puppies, my husband picked Millie, because he observed Millie growling and nipping at her siblings if they were coming at her and she wanted to be left alone or they were playing too hard. My husband "wanted a puppy who could stick up for herself". Of course this presented problems along the way for us. She is very cranky at times and she will growl, if we are bothering her or doing something she does not like. This is her defense mechanism and has been that way even before we got her. (so I know it's part of her personality and not something that we did to initiate it) But having said that, we do make sure that she understands that this is not acceptable behavior and I will have to grab her and hold her up to my eye level and tell her "I'm the boss, not you!". Or I will grab her by the scruff of her neck and let her know to stop the behavior. (I never hurt her, just scare her) She still is picky about other dogs. If the dog is about her size, she will snarl at them and nip at them if they come at her to forcefully or if they are bothering her. If the dog is way bigger than her, she will roll over on her back and expose her belly, letting them know she is harmless and "don't hurt me". When it involves other dogs, I let them handle it themselves (supervised of course). They know best how to handle these types of behaviors amongst themselves. I don't think it means they don't like them it just means "you have entered my space and I don't like it, so go away". |
11-29-2006, 10:02 AM | #3 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada
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| Give them more time - it can take MONTHS for dogs to warm up to each other. It's only been a week and Belle is adjusting to a new environment and finding her 'place' in the 'pack' while Baloo is adjusting to a new puppy being around and your attention being divided between them. I wouldn't worry too much about her nipping at him when he's sniffing at her - she doesn't want him there and he'll learn not to do it. As far as her getting posessive of YOU and nipping or being aggressive when he comes near you - nip that behavior in the bud ASAP! I've seen dogs turn into absolute monsters over their owners. Don't let her become posessive of you. She's going to try REALLY hard to become the alpha dog in your house and will likely display some dominant behaviors. If Baloo is as big of a sweetheart as you say, he may not put up much of a fight. If anything, you should be paying even more attention to Baloo (first treats, first food, first to get attention, etc.) so that he doesn't resent her presence and knows that she isn't his replacement. My Oscar is like your Baloo - he is the biggest sweetheart, doesn't bark, not an aggressive bone in his body. I brought Ruthie home when Oscar was 9mths old - she was 3mths. She couldn't be any more different than Oscar personality wise. She's frisky and crazy! She has a much stronger personality than Oscar and has pretty much succeeded in becoming the Alpha at my place (next to me of course ). She's never been possessive of me though and never gotten too aggressive with Oscar to the point of nipping - she and Oscar were fast friends from day one. If Belle and Baloo are already playing a bit and sleeping together, then they're probably doing ok and they'll become good friends at their own pace - eventually I bet they will be inseperable!
__________________ Janice, Oscar and Baby Ruth "The more people I meet, the more I love my dog." |
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