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05-21-2005, 04:05 AM | #1 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chesapeake, VA
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| yorkies fighting I'm not sure what to do...I have two yorkies. That fight!! They are both fixed. But I have a male and female and it does not seem like it is getting any better. I have had the female for 3months. She is obviously the dominant dog. They have these spats and Idon't know what I am doing wrong. I tried seperating thier food bowls but they end up eating out of the same bowl. When my male tried to come to me for attention the female tries to cut him off. I don't know what to do to keep them from fighting. I have read so may articles and looked up information on the internet. Does anyone have yorkies that fight and what do you do? |
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05-21-2005, 04:15 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada
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| I have 3 Yorkie girls and there is always a reason for them to start a fight but it never last for a long time . Lol..... I think there is a dominant contest around here . |
05-21-2005, 04:23 AM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chesapeake, VA
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| I guess I just feel sad when it happens because poor Remmy was shaking and everything I read said that if they are not hurting each other don't interfer and don't go and coodle the non-dominant one. But Remmy looks so sad and just goes and sulks. I feel like a bad mommy cause my babies aren't getting along. chris |
05-21-2005, 04:38 AM | #4 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida
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| fighting I feel for you. Charlotte for some strange reason hated her sister, Ruby. They were from different litters, not raised together. Ruby could not move without Charlotte biting her. I had to keep them in completely separate parts of the house in MD...they went 3 full months never seeing one another..I had outside play yards on both sides of the hosue and indoor play separate...then they meet after 3 months and Charlotte sunk her teeth into Ruby's face...that was it. I sent Ruby to my friend so she could live a life without fear of being eaten by a mad Yorkie. It was so hard. Char doesn't fight with anyone now.???? |
05-21-2005, 05:33 AM | #5 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lubbock, TX
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| My babies fight too. I totally know what you are talking about. I posted on here about a month ago because my babies were fighting so much and I was afraid they were going to hurt each other. My two are brother and sister, but my girl is literally twice the size of my boy. She is obviously the dominant one in our house. She is always biting him and attacking him for no reason at all (just for the heck of it I think). He'll be laying on the floor chewing a toy and she will just walk by and bite the heck out of him and have him yelping. I let it go on as long as I think they are playing, but when he starts crying or yelping I usually "rescue" him and he will shake for a minute or two in my arms. Poor little guy. His sister is such a bully. If you figure out what to do, let me know. I could really use suggestions too.
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05-21-2005, 07:37 AM | #6 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| My male and female fight also. I swear they are like bad cousins. When one tears up something the other has to be right in on it. My male is the alpha and will also try to get the attention when I am giving the female attention. He also takes away her treat when we give them both treats.
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05-21-2005, 08:40 AM | #7 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California
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| My parents dog Lani hated toby at first, and tried to attack him...... we just let them work out their issues, now they are the best of friends...... i'de have to say it took a while (maybe a couple months of this "attitude" over this "thing" i brought to lani's domain) |
05-21-2005, 01:14 PM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Washington State
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| I have 2 full brothers but from different litters and they fight all the time. Pochi is the older one but the calm and a lover not a fighter attitude, while Choppi is the hyper (I swear he has ADD/ADHD) one and picks fights with Pochi if he gets too close to his face or 'sleeping space' at first I use to intervene but now I ignore them since they don't ever hurt each other. Funny thing is Choppi looks for Pochi to lay next to when they sleep yet he'll pick a fight with him if he thinks Pochi is trying to "dominate" him by getting too close to his head. I figure they are just like human sibilings, they fight have their differences yet in the end they love one another. As long as neither of them get physically hurt, I'd say stay out of it and let them resolve their differences just as you would to any sibiling fight
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05-21-2005, 04:17 PM | #9 |
and Tucker's too! Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Boston, MA
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| My 2 fight too Biddy & Tucker fight all the time. When they are not fighting they are just ignoring each other - they never seem to enjoy each other's company. It sad, because I really want them to love each other - not just tolerate each other I wish you luck & hope things get better!!! I know where you're coming from!!
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05-21-2005, 05:44 PM | #10 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sask.Canada
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| I also have 2 yorkies. one male and one female. They fight over attention and greenies... sometimes just for the heck of it. Most of the time they are play fighting but sometimes you'll hear one yep and I have to step in. I have been at my wits end some days... but then you catch them kissing each other and I know that they do love each other... good luck everyone with this as I have no advice... sorry I'm in the same boat. |
05-21-2005, 05:51 PM | #11 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rancho Viejo, Tx
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| i have two who don't always get along also. ahia (female) is the younger yet bigger one. buckeye (male) is older but 1/2 her size. He does not play(at all), she on the other hand wants to play all the time. she drags him across the room by his beard. why he puts up with it i do not know. when he has had enough of her he will put her in her place.(he is the alpha). i have caught him going into the corner or under a chair to keep her out of his face. what i have started to do about the situation is use the spray bottle of water. she hates that. sometimes all i have to do is say "do you want the spray bottle!". most of the time all i have to do is say that or just pick up the bottle. very seldem do i have to actually spray it.
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05-21-2005, 06:08 PM | #12 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern California
Posts: 514
| My two girls Sydney and Abby were always fighting but we've not had one fight since I lost my little male. They love each other now. I don't know if there was competition for him or what it was...Sydney and Pepper (little male) were the best of friends so maybe Abby was jealous. Its nice having the girls liking each other. The spray bottle is a great idea. |
05-22-2005, 12:50 AM | #13 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri
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| I've got 5 Yorkies, a Pom, a Schnerrier and a huge Husky pup in the house. If they aren't hurting each other I let them go. If I'm afraid they're going to hurt one another, I charge in, I'M THE ALPHA! I've been having a problem with my adult male Yorkie trying to, I donno, dominate or calm down the Husky. This Husky is 3 or 4 times the weight of my Pirogue, I can't remember if my dil said he weighs 30 or 40#. Pirogue weighs 9.8, and takes the Husky down. Now this Husky is huge compared to the other dogs and Pirogue might just be trying to calm him down, because when he comes into the house he wants to play and is running thru the house and jumping on the furniture trying to get the others to play. I yell at Pirogue but Avalanche(Husky) doesn't seem to mind so I've taken to just watching. Sylvia |
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05-22-2005, 10:49 AM | #15 |
Yorkie Lover Donating Member | Our girls tend to fight at times, but I tend to think it is more like playing with them than actually fighting...rarely does one yelp or cry...most of the time they just mouth at each other until they get tired then go play by themselves...Magic thinks she is dominate but she is also smaller than Sailor, although Sailor is younger...but Sailor is now starting to realize her size and use it agaisnt Magic...we only try to break it up when it gets really rough, or like right now since Sailor is recovering from surgery!!!
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