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Need some advice Hello, I have a 4 year old male yorkie who is spoiled rotten! I am having some trouble with him. When it is bed time he 'pretends' he cant jump onto the bed. He will cry and cry until I pick him up. He will wake me at all hours of the night to do this. But that is not the BIG problem. Now that cold weather is here he likes to sleep under the blankets with me. He has bitten me twice now hard enough to bruise me. When I touch him when he is sleeping(only at night) He will attack. I dont mind when he bites my feet when I am sleeping because they are covered with blankets,but he has been snuggling with me under the blankets and has bitten my arm!I cant put him in his cage at night....he will whine and keep everyone up....same with not picking him up and putting him in bed. Any other suggestions? P.S. He doesnt bite anyone else except me!( and once in awhile my son) |
Unfortunately, the only way to train him not to cry like that is to ignore the crying, as much as that might keep you up for awhile. You have to untrain those behaviors and train the ones you do want. I don't have any advice for the biting, as I haven't had to deal with that just yet, but my two were crying nonstop when I got them, and they had to learn that their crying did not solicit my help. Now they don't cry at all really. We had quite a few loud nights while they were learning, but turning on a fan really helped too. If your dog can jump on the bed, and just prefers that you pick him up, ignoring the crying should in time teach him that you won't help him when he cries, and then he will jump up on his own like he can. Just my 2, from a little experience. Good luck. Training is so difficult sometimes!!! :o |
I agree entirely with KarmaBoomer !! Sounds as if it's becoming a case of YOU being allowed to share your yorkies bed, not the other way around!! I had a previous yorkie, the love of our lives who would growl if we moved in the bed but never bite. I loved him to bits but when he growled I would gently but firmly hold him by the scruff (as the mother does to scold) and say a firm NO!! Then I'd put him out of the bed (feeling awful the whole time---!!). It took a while but it worked and he stopped all growling once he got the message!! Good luck!! |
My yorkie always had a hard time getting on the bed. My dad built a ramp so that he can get up and down. So you may want to look into getting a ramp for him. I know Dogfancy has some. As far a the biting I don't know what to tell you. You may want to spray water on him when he goes to nip. I hope this has help you. |
Hi I agree, with the comment below, "I loved him to bits but when he growled I would gently but firmly hold him by the scruff (as the mother does to scold) and say a firm NO!!" If he nips you in the bed again you should do that . It is the only think that lets chester know we don't like it. I would also suggest, putting his creat in your room if you can not tolorate the crying at night. That helped for us. If he nips you again a stirn " No" and hold him by the scruff. |
I made Gabby stairs with some pillows that I have so that she can get on and off the bed. She still can't jump quite that high. |
Even though our Yorkies are cute, adorable and we let them get away with almost murder. I am still a firm believer in staying "top dog". What I mean by this is your little one feels you are below him, that he rules the roost not you. And by governing the bed which a lot of dogs do, this is his way of telling you that you rate lower than him and shows lack of respect. I am a firm believer in a happier loving dog is one who is trained and knows their limits, just as human kids. I agree with the kennel training. Let him whine, he will get over it. You need to become "top dog" to him. In no way ever should a dog turn on their master. You must remain the alfa dog!! I know I am firm in my email but that is my belief towards dogs. I love Schatzie to death...I even allow her more leverage just cuz of her cuteness. But even that cuteness has it's level's. Basic training should bring your dog back to "dog level"... It's little things that your dog needs to see you do. You eat first, then him. You enter the door into the room, then him. Trust me, they take notice of all our actions to tell him who the alfa dog is. I hope this helps. :) |
Schatzie's mom is right on! Dogs are happiest when they KNOW their place in the "pack." And your family is the "pack." He is definitely trying to become alpha dog on the bed and you need to let him know that is NOT acceptable, that YOU are the alpha dog in the pack. It won't take long to straighten him out. We seem like we let Higgins get away with a lot, but we are careful to watch his "attitude" in doing things, and when it gets "bossy", he gets a lecture and all the fun STOPS right then for a short period of time until he "chills out." It helps that Higgins "dad" is a retired Army sargeant, and Higgins knows it. ;) |
Yup, great advice from all. You've got to let him know who's boss, not by beating him or anything, but by disciplining him and telling him a stern NO! and BAD BOY! when he bites. It will take some patience and a lot of training, but you should be able to get him to understand. |
Thank You!!!!!!!! tHANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ADVICE AND YOUR SUPPORT! I am going to try all of your suggestions. We've had our "little boy" since he was a puppy and just recently he has begun this behavior. So hopefully it will not be hard to break!!! Thank you for making me feel so welcome on this forum!! :D |
also i also have a 4 yr old male yorkie that is spoiled rotten and he had the same problem getting into bed.. he only gets out of bed 1 or 2 times a night to get a drink of water and was waking me up to put him back in again. i had my husband build him some steps and have not had a problem with it since. the biting is the problem we have with ahia. once in a while she would want to play when she got into bed and she plays too rough. i have made a clicker type object of my own that is working real good with her. it is simply an empty pop can with 3 pennies in it. i make one hard shake and tell her no. i use it mainly when she is trying to drag buckeye across the room by his top knot. it has really worked good. only bad thing about it is buckeye thinks it is for him when he is not doing anything wrong. the mist of water in the face was working also but it was not always handy for the instant correction. i have several pop cans all over the house for my instant correction. LOL a good tool for literally only pennies :D |
Idenise - great advise about the pop can with pennies. I might try that too by laying them in each room when needed in a moments notice. I have found this past month that I make this sound, like hacking a hair ball or something. It's harsh, high pitched and nasty sounding but oh does it get Schatzie's attention. I laugh, but heah whatever works right?? Good thing is I only have to make this sound once and not make a scene when doing it. :p |
ldenise, thanks for the pop can trick. Maybe I can use it to stop Yoda from barking up a storm when the doorbell rings. :) |
* Fasteddie, Door bell ringing excitment I have not conquered yet! or the sight of a big dog out side which Buckeye thinks needs to be in some neighborhood other than his. Schatzie, I have to tell you, I also tried my growling at Ahia as she was trying to drag my toe across the room to her rug. It worked for a while and I had to laugh when I caught my husband trying to do the growl in a nicer way. (didn't work for him) I just think that is so darned funny the things we stoop to. LOL :rolleyes: |
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