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celstu1 · 07-19-2007, 07:12 AM

A friend of mine was complaining to me about her dog... she loves her dog to pieces but shes sooooo much work...

My response to her is below, I don't know how I got into this mess! My boys mean the world to me but man oh man, can you imagine being a 'single' mother to this insanity day in and day out???

"I think we ALL feel like that with our dogs... I love my boys to PIECES! But are they GOOD dogs???? HELL NO! They pee & poop in the house EVERYDAY and they are almost 2 years old! Im up to my eyeballs fed up with it! They are jealous with each other and they are sooooo needy! I mean they follow me everywhere, whine when I don't pet or pick them up. Dexter BEGS sooooo badly sometimes I want to lock him up when I'm eating just to not have him jump up on me and beg the WHOLE time Im eating. Fletcher is afraid of EVERYTHING in the house! The AC kicking on, the water running, the dishwasher running, slapping at mosquitos (this is his newest fear, if you slap at a mosquito he goes & hides and you dont see him again all night - this is from a dog who has NEVER been hit in his life!!! i could see if he was abused and I rescued him!), they are starting to fight with each other because they are possessive of me, and now I have to watch Fletch with kids bc he does not like them and I get afraid that someday he will snap at one! Oh and they BARK BARK BARK alllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the time!!! (heard enough?) not to mention, chewing holes in walls, baseboards, cabinets, eating shoes, pants, bras... Most would wonder how I do it!!! LOL The only time I wish I didnt' have them is when I want to take off for a night/weekend and I can't bc they can't come and I don't have someone to watch them. But that happens maybe 2 - 3x a year, so its not a big deal!

HAHAHA - you think you have it bad! LMAO!!!! I just made them sound like little satans! Every word of that is true!"

What do you think???? I still love them more than ANYTHING!

lisatodd · 07-19-2007, 07:24 AM

YOU ARE RIGHT!!! i still love my too

erika1948 · 07-19-2007, 07:25 AM

Hi - I love my Rocky to death but he can be a challenge. He is 10 years old. Never know where he will pee even if I leave down wee wee pads. Whines, cries and scratches when he wants attention. Jumps off the bed multiple times during the night and then scrabbles to get back up. I have to stand up to eat if I really want to enjoy my food! Makes me sleep facing him. Cries when I'm in the bathtub. I have a poodle, too, and the two of them don't get along. Have to make sure I hold him when my granddaughter is there because he is jealous even though he likes her. Will dart out the front door so I have to use the back door or hold him every time I go to the front door. Wants to be held but then flips over on his back just out of reach so I have to get up to get him ........... I could go on and on. I have never had a dog like this. I love him to death though. He is the most affectionate of any of the dogs I have had - they have all been poodles.

Erika

Ida · 07-19-2007, 07:30 AM

Were they always like this - or do they grow into this- Baxter is 6 months now - and seems to be a pleasure- Please tell me this is not what I have to look forward to.

aka_yorkie_mama · 07-19-2007, 07:35 AM

thanks for the laugh i just had a pic of piglet taking off with my hot HOT pink bra through the yard they can all be devil's dogs but i couldnt do it with out them

RLC12345678 · 07-19-2007, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Ida

Were they always like this - or do they grow into this- Baxter is 6 months now - and seems to be a pleasure- Please tell me this is not what I have to look forward to.

No, not all of them are like that. All yorkies are different. I have one like that and one who isn't.

windsor'smom · 07-19-2007, 07:36 AM

Wow Celstu1 sounds like a call to Cesar Milan may be in order. Just kidding! All our pups are different and have their own little quirks, some more than others but we love them all the same.

chachi · 07-19-2007, 07:38 AM

I have a couple of hoodlums too and love then to death also. I quess its uncondiitional love

Ellie May · 07-19-2007, 07:43 AM

Ha Ha this is funny. Ellile is the same way. She poops in the house all the time. She pees in the house if she can't hold it or if shes locked up by herself. Every time someone is in the kitchen she has to see what's going on and pace to try and signal that she wants food NOW. If you are cutting something up on the counter she stands there and barks. She barks at and bites the vacuum, mop, broom and ironing board (if you are not careful trying to calm her down she will scratch you). She has to do tricks for her food but at the same time is growling. When she wants her food and you haven't told her she can go ahead and eat she will mouth your hand as a warning bite. She won't pee in the rain. She marks her territory at other people's houses and the petstore. She squirms in your arms so much in the pet store that you get scratched and can't calm her down. She is dog aggressive and growls and nips if they are bothering her. She seems to be child aggressive and has snapped at one. When people come to the door she has a fit and barks. Oh the joys of Yorkies.

mizzwanned · 07-19-2007, 07:44 AM

LOL!! They are something else, these dogs. I love Teddy to death but out of all 3 of mine, he is the worst to potty train. The girls learned right away but Teddy?? Nooooo after a yr old he still pees in the living room when he feels like it. Yesterday I was outside with him and we ran into some ppl with dogs. Teddy PEED on ME!!

Well nothing actually came out but he lifted his leg, thank goodness nothing came out! The ladies asked if he always does this i said no cause he doesn't, it was just yesterday for some reason. IDk what's wrong with him. Anyway everything else is fine with him, he's a really great dog but one other thing that bugs me that he's been doing recently is when we go to bed he will jump and whine to get up and if we ignore him he barks and LOUD!!And he's really not a barker. Last night I was so mad that I just yelled "NO! Go to bed!" And he stopped and went. I usually don't mind if he's on my bed but when I walk him his paws get so dirty cause the streets are so dirty here in NY so only after he has a bath can he get up. The girls are really good except London doesn't listen sometimes. I think it's time to go to training classes!

celstu1 · 07-19-2007, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Ida

Were they always like this - or do they grow into this- Baxter is 6 months now - and seems to be a pleasure- Please tell me this is not what I have to look forward to.

They have always been like this! I could go on & on too with other annoying behavioral problems they have! They HOWL when I leave the house, breaks my heart! They dart out the door and take off whenever they can. They chase bikes & motorcycles when I walk them. They jump off the couch and I can't stop them. They used to play in their water bowl and empty it onto the floor, ALL of it! They HATE being groomed more than anything and give me a hard time EVERY single day just to brush them. and they WHINE CONSTANTLY, its neverending!

I know Im making them sound HORRIBLE! they are not, they are just not disciplined at all! I need to stop this behavior, or at least the worst of it, like the pee & poop in the house, but they are almost 2 years old now!

Oh yeah, the chewing stopped thank god!!!

windsor'smom · 07-19-2007, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mizzwanned

Yesterday I was outside with him and we ran into some ppl with dogs. Teddy PEED on ME!!

Well nothing actually came out but he lifted his leg, thank goodness nothing came out! The ladies asked if he always does this i said no cause he doesn't, it was just yesterday for some reason. IDk what's wrong with him.

Aww, Teddy was just marking you to let them know you belonged to him in case they got any bright ideas of taking you home with them. LOL

celstu1 · 07-19-2007, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by chachi

I have a couple of hoodlums too and love then to death also. I quess its uncondiitional love

oh you are definately DEFINATELY right!! At the end of the night when I go to bed EXHAUSTED by them (after cleaning up where they peed against the bed, on the rug and dustruffle), they both curl up with me, one beside my pillow with his head resting next to mine and the other under the covers between my legs all curled up in a TINY little warm ball and they are both sound asleep, they look like little angels! All my frustrations at them discipate, until the morning!!! HAHAHAHA

celstu1 · 07-19-2007, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by mizzwanned

LOL!! They are something else, these dogs. I love Teddy to death but out of all 3 of mine, he is the worst to potty train. The girls learned right away but Teddy?? Nooooo after a yr old he still pees in the living room when he feels like it. Yesterday I was outside with him and we ran into some ppl with dogs. Teddy PEED on ME!!

Well nothing actually came out but he lifted his leg, thank goodness nothing came out! The ladies asked if he always does this i said no cause he doesn't, it was just yesterday for some reason. IDk what's wrong with him. Anyway everything else is fine with him, he's a really great dog but one other thing that bugs me that he's been doing recently is when we go to bed he will jump and whine to get up and if we ignore him he barks and LOUD!!And he's really not a barker. Last night I was so mad that I just yelled "NO! Go to bed!" And he stopped and went. I usually don't mind if he's on my bed but when I walk him his paws get so dirty cause the streets are so dirty here in NY so only after he has a bath can he get up. The girls are really good except London doesn't listen sometimes. I think it's time to go to training classes!

My fletcher has peed on me TWICE in the past... and on at leat 2 friends that I can think of!

mizzwanned · 07-19-2007, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by windsor'smom

Aww, Teddy was just marking you to let them know you belonged to him in case they got any bright ideas of taking you home with them. LOL

LOL that's what my bf said

07-19-2007, 07:12 AM	#1
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	where did I go wrong??? A friend of mine was complaining to me about her dog... she loves her dog to pieces but shes sooooo much work... My response to her is below, I don't know how I got into this mess! My boys mean the world to me but man oh man, can you imagine being a 'single' mother to this insanity day in and day out??? "I think we ALL feel like that with our dogs... I love my boys to PIECES! But are they GOOD dogs???? HELL NO! They pee & poop in the house EVERYDAY and they are almost 2 years old! Im up to my eyeballs fed up with it! They are jealous with each other and they are sooooo needy! I mean they follow me everywhere, whine when I don't pet or pick them up. Dexter BEGS sooooo badly sometimes I want to lock him up when I'm eating just to not have him jump up on me and beg the WHOLE time Im eating. Fletcher is afraid of EVERYTHING in the house! The AC kicking on, the water running, the dishwasher running, slapping at mosquitos (this is his newest fear, if you slap at a mosquito he goes & hides and you dont see him again all night - this is from a dog who has NEVER been hit in his life!!! i could see if he was abused and I rescued him!), they are starting to fight with each other because they are possessive of me, and now I have to watch Fletch with kids bc he does not like them and I get afraid that someday he will snap at one! Oh and they BARK BARK BARK alllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the time!!! (heard enough?) not to mention, chewing holes in walls, baseboards, cabinets, eating shoes, pants, bras... Most would wonder how I do it!!! LOL The only time I wish I didnt' have them is when I want to take off for a night/weekend and I can't bc they can't come and I don't have someone to watch them. But that happens maybe 2 - 3x a year, so its not a big deal! HAHAHA - you think you have it bad! LMAO!!!! I just made them sound like little satans! Every word of that is true!" What do you think???? I still love them more than ANYTHING! __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

07-19-2007, 07:24 AM	#2
lisatodd Little Boogers Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach, va Posts: 4,460	YOU ARE RIGHT!!! i still love my too __________________ lisa lisa and the cult jam yorkies

07-19-2007, 07:25 AM	#3
erika1948 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 139	Where did I go wrong? Hi - I love my Rocky to death but he can be a challenge. He is 10 years old. Never know where he will pee even if I leave down wee wee pads. Whines, cries and scratches when he wants attention. Jumps off the bed multiple times during the night and then scrabbles to get back up. I have to stand up to eat if I really want to enjoy my food! Makes me sleep facing him. Cries when I'm in the bathtub. I have a poodle, too, and the two of them don't get along. Have to make sure I hold him when my granddaughter is there because he is jealous even though he likes her. Will dart out the front door so I have to use the back door or hold him every time I go to the front door. Wants to be held but then flips over on his back just out of reach so I have to get up to get him ........... I could go on and on. I have never had a dog like this. I love him to death though. He is the most affectionate of any of the dogs I have had - they have all been poodles. Erika

07-19-2007, 07:35 AM	#5
aka_yorkie_mama YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Nor-Cal Posts: 456	ohh he he thanks for the laugh i just had a pic of piglet taking off with my hot HOT pink bra through the yard they can all be devil's dogs but i couldnt do it with out them __________________ Piglet aka Pig a roni, Zoomie Surfer Girl last baby of Nemo and bridgett &paris frog dogs my sweet kissy crissy face and Nene

07-19-2007, 07:36 AM	#7
windsor'smom Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Panama City, FL Posts: 554	Wow Celstu1 sounds like a call to Cesar Milan may be in order. Just kidding! All our pups are different and have their own little quirks, some more than others but we love them all the same. __________________ NOBODY CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF LOVE UNLESS THEY'RE OWNED BY A DOG

07-19-2007, 07:30 AM	#4
Ida YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York Posts: 280	Were they always like this - or do they grow into this- Baxter is 6 months now - and seems to be a pleasure- Please tell me this is not what I have to look forward to.

07-19-2007, 07:38 AM	#8
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	I have a couple of hoodlums too and love then to death also. I quess its uncondiitional love __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

07-19-2007, 07:43 AM	#9
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	Ha Ha this is funny. Ellile is the same way. She poops in the house all the time. She pees in the house if she can't hold it or if shes locked up by herself. Every time someone is in the kitchen she has to see what's going on and pace to try and signal that she wants food NOW. If you are cutting something up on the counter she stands there and barks. She barks at and bites the vacuum, mop, broom and ironing board (if you are not careful trying to calm her down she will scratch you). She has to do tricks for her food but at the same time is growling. When she wants her food and you haven't told her she can go ahead and eat she will mouth your hand as a warning bite. She won't pee in the rain. She marks her territory at other people's houses and the petstore. She squirms in your arms so much in the pet store that you get scratched and can't calm her down. She is dog aggressive and growls and nips if they are bothering her. She seems to be child aggressive and has snapped at one. When people come to the door she has a fit and barks. Oh the joys of Yorkies. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

07-19-2007, 07:44 AM	#10
mizzwanned Donating YT 11K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: new york Posts: 14,007 Blog Entries: 2	LOL!! They are something else, these dogs. I love Teddy to death but out of all 3 of mine, he is the worst to potty train. The girls learned right away but Teddy?? Nooooo after a yr old he still pees in the living room when he feels like it. Yesterday I was outside with him and we ran into some ppl with dogs. Teddy PEED on ME!! Well nothing actually came out but he lifted his leg, thank goodness nothing came out! The ladies asked if he always does this i said no cause he doesn't, it was just yesterday for some reason. IDk what's wrong with him. Anyway everything else is fine with him, he's a really great dog but one other thing that bugs me that he's been doing recently is when we go to bed he will jump and whine to get up and if we ignore him he barks and LOUD!!And he's really not a barker. Last night I was so mad that I just yelled "NO! Go to bed!" And he stopped and went. I usually don't mind if he's on my bed but when I walk him his paws get so dirty cause the streets are so dirty here in NY so only after he has a bath can he get up. The girls are really good except London doesn't listen sometimes. I think it's time to go to training classes! __________________ Primrose, Teddy..RIP, Livie..RIP, And can never forget my duo Sophie and London, Run in Peace <3 Last edited by mizzwanned; 07-19-2007 at 07:45 AM.