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01-29-2008, 02:12 PM | #1 |
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| Mochi and Momo=Biting/Jealously/Playing too Rough So my rescue boy yorkie- two year old Mochi -that I got three weeks ago has started to bite my littler 11 month old yorkie girl Momo. In his defense Momo is very jealous and jumps all over him and gets in his face all the time. But now he has bitten her ears twice so hard that each ear has a little bite mark/scab on it. I do not like the idea of him gnawing on Momo. I can't watch them 24-7 and he does not like to listen to me (usually this happens right in front of my face so it's not like they only do it when I am not looking). He's almost 11 pounds and she's only 6 pounds so I do not want him hurting her.... Is there any way to quell the jealously/competition or will it just take time for them to get used to each other? I tell him frimly "no" when he jumps her or tries to bite her, but she just keeps getting in his face pretty much asking for it....I tell her no and she doesn't listen..and they both end up just getting riled up. ..then they will cool down play nice for hours or even days..but then it happens again out of nowhere. I am not sure now if they are just playing, if they don't like each other, or if it's a combo of jealously and play. I'd hate to have to keep Mochi gated off from Momo and my other dog as he gets along fine with Skunky the Doxie, but Momo just won't let up and he won't let up on her..like two bratty kids... Plus I only have one area of the house to gate the dogs in without carpet. I am home with them all day, should I just watch closely and hope they just get used to each other better? Or could this be an issue where I need to call in an obedience trainer for Mochi and Momo since they don't listen to me when I try and tell them to lay off each other? In fact just as I was typing this I heard Momo and him start fighting and I want downstairs and had to bring her up here with me...I knew i'd have behavorial issues with Mochi but I am really not sure it's entirely his fault..Momo is so spoiled and used to having mommy to herself and seems to be really acting out/up since Mochi got home.. Here is the daily routine right now: At night all three dogs sleep on the bed with my boyfriend and me boyfriend feeds dogs in the morning I work from home dogs either stay gated in the living room/kitchen area while I work on the computer or if I use the laptop in my bedroom to work then sometimes they stay in the bedroom with me (or I leave them downstairs) they go outside every 1-2 hours to pee pee at night they eat again then at night it all starts over again They never fight over the food bowls etc. It's always just the two of them irritating each other that starts out looking like play. Momo will come up and take her paw and smack Mochi away from me if he tries to get in my lap, he in turn smacks her back. Or if Momo is in my lap mochi will come up and push momo out of the way. The biting/fighting has happened both right in front of me or when they are left downstairs so I don't think me being there or not is affecting it too much... -Tracy
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01-29-2008, 02:17 PM | #2 |
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| hmmm....there's definatley something that has to be done. Maybe you should start some new training. Have you looked into Clicker Training |
01-29-2008, 02:31 PM | #3 | |
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Of course to top it all off I've also been sick..as in flu so bad i've been in bed for four days so I have been really lax with keeping her on schedule and watching them..maybe they are just taking advantage...
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