another fight

[pepe mint]

i really appreciate all of the advice. i think we will try the feeding thing...where we feed the other dogs first...and when they are done eating, she can eat. we'll see if that helps any. we will also do it when playing with toys. hold her back and not let her chase after the balls while the other 2 are...and then when it is her turn, she is free to play fetch. but make her watch the others play first...then her

it's like raising a child

[pepe mint]

ok, so i did it. I fed the other dogs first. in fact, i have not fed her yet (the other dogs just finished). I am making her wait. she FLIPPED. she was barking and going NUTS at the other dogs. I didn't put her leash on her (I will next time...but I thought I would try it without the leash) and she pushed rex away from his bowl and went at his food!!!!!!!!! she wasn't mean to him...but rex will run off if he thinks he is in the way. but she was mad at daisy. so I am making her wait a little while before feeding her...to let her calm down. and from now on, I will leash her while the others are eating. she is not too happy right now!!!

[PrincessPoo612]

Originally Posted by yorkieK9trainer

There are A LOT of ways to deal w/ this.
One of the easiest is to give Miss High & Mighty Maggie fewer things to feel the need to get pissy over.
For example, her bed? Yeah, she doesn't get it anymore. Or if it's down, it's in an uncommon room.
The food? When you're dishing out the kibble (all dogs in the same room) I'd have Maggie on a leash w/ either a harness or a collar (especially if she's a Yorkie within the higher end of the standard) and give her a correction if she even growls at any of the other dogs and then feed her last for awhile, but have her with you when you're dishing the food out so she might be tempted to miss behave. Teach her that's simply not how things are going to go down in that house.
She needs to learn that you're the one that she should turn to if she's having issues, not lash out on her family members and be a brat...it makes for an uncomfortable life for the other dogs too.

Like my signature says, "Big things come in small packages" and Yorkies are awesome because of this, but sometimes these little terriers can develop a big head.

If there is an over abundance of toys or one specific toy she gets more posessive of, take it away. Or have her on a leash while you play w/ her while the other dogs are in the same room or nearby so that you can give her a correction if she shows any aggression. A lip curl, a snarl, a growl....even a dirty look or freezing up.


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Very good suggestions...

[Sookie]

Why not try feeding her in her crate? Kalina loves eating alone in her crate, away from her cat-brothers. Maybe that'll help.

[pepe mint]

Originally Posted by Sookie

Why not try feeding her in her crate? Kalina loves eating alone in her crate, away from her cat-brothers. Maybe that'll help.

well, she is very aggressive of her crate as well....i'm afraid that will intensify it.