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Old 01-16-2005, 12:37 PM   #1
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Exclamation Hi, I am new and want you to meet my naughty Tinkie...Help please!

Hi!

My name is Annie and I just found this wonderful Yorkie board/site today! WOW! I am so happy to meet others who have Yorkies

Tinkerbell is my first Yorkie and she is a puppy (5 months old). I have had a very frustrating time with Tinkerbell, but, love her dearly. Tinkerbell's groomer said that "Tinkie" (nickname for Tinkerbell) is an Alpha Female . The groomer said that Tinkie is very pig headed and thinks she is the boss of me . I would have to agree!

For example: Potty pads don't work for Tinkie cause she will tear, rip, shread and eat the puppy pad. We had Tinkie in a nice playpen with all kinds of room when she couldn't be supervised (deluxe puppy bed with fresh soft bedding twice a day, lots of chew toys and snacks etc). Well, Tinkie learned to climb up on the netting of the playpen and then jumped off, which was very high and dangerous for her at the time she was only 2 lbs). To make it safe for her to be in the playpen, we put a clear 1/4 inch plastic board arcross the top of the playpen. Well, Tinkie found another way out by eating a hole in the netting of the playpen and then got out. We then had to get the largest in house kennel we could find to keep her safe during times we were gone. That works, but she will destroy anything left in the kennel.

Tinkie has lots of play time outside of her kennel, I don't want you to think she is in there all the time, cause she is not. She actually could be out all day if she would behave but she doesn't. She attacks the cat, which is dangerous cause one bite from him and she would be dead. He leaves her alone but she will nag him to death! So I have to kennel him when she is out. She also chews things she isn't supposed to, like wood, carpet, furniture . And, I have so many chew toys for her and appropriate chew snacks available all day long. But, she chooses to chew stuff that she shouldn't. She also will eat cat poo if she is quicker than me at getting to the door to the cat box.

She nips at the kids and will bark at me and try to bite me when I tell her no . I am just so frustrated. She is sooooo pretty, adorable, and tiny. I just don't know what to do. I thought about training, but then I picture her attacking all the other dogs or biting the instructor and so I haven't tried it yet. Can people sue for your dog biting thier dog?

Anyway, that is my story.....Tinkie is something else! I love her and won't sell her, but I need to find some solutions so everyone can be safe.

Thanks so much for your time and consideration!

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Hi and welcome!

I don't really have any answers to your problems, as my yorkie is only 4 months and I haven't had to deal w/ a lot quite yet. Maybe some other people can offer some suggestions.

As for the training classes, I'm sure they are used to dealing with dogs with issues, so I wouldn't let that deter you from taking her to classes. I plan on taking mine in another month or two.

By the way I'm Brandi and my baby is Hercules!
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ok......... you have a mojorly dominant yorkie, but it doesnt have to be that way..... i of all people realize the cute little face makes you melt, but you have to be the boss not her...... as far as youre confinement issues, i would suggest a crate (i am a firm believer in this method), even if you get a pet carrier (one of the plastic ones with a swing lock door, it would be great)..... the chewing problem can be avoided with LOTS of chew toys (my toby LOVES greenies, but make sure you only give tinkie one a day maximum) .... ok, so you have teh chewies and she still does it right? if she starts to chew, then put her in a room by herself (maybe the bathroom???? there is not as MUCH damage they can do in tehre)

the aggression and biting is a major dominance thing.... my toby does this biting to my fiance, but the only thing i can say is that my fiance lets him so now toby thinks the pecking order goes like this : momma, TOBY, then dad... I made toby know who was boss by putting him in a quite place when he got too roudy, or ignoring his attempts at attention when he did something wrong, i would tell him no in a stern voice and at first he didnt really listen, but now he knows when i say no that i mean buisness...... you have to take charge, when she nips at the kids you tell her no (which is good) but after that she shoudl be put away so she cant even play with the kids untill she learns to be nice


The key with these little guys is that they are in need of our attention and the best way to curb unwanted behavior is to stop the one thign that they crave most (our attention)...... this is what i have learned in reading all the posts with this type of problems (and with my own baby who started out the typical unruly dominant boy)... dont be detered from the training sessions because they can really help you keep control of youre baby, .... yes they teach the dog, but mostly they teach YOU to teach youre dog....

Good luck and keep us posted, have patience
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Taking your puppy to classes is a great idea. The puppy classes are primarily focused on teaching you how to solve dominance issues. Be sure to do your research though as some instructors are much better than others.
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Thank-you for replying to my message and welcoming Tinkie and me to the board! I was scared to get training, but now I feel confident that it will help our situation. I love the little pictures everyone has of thier little sweeties! I tried to upload one of Tinkie but the pixals are too much and I don't know how to get them smaller so I can upload the pic. Do you have an suggestions on how to make a picture have less pixals? I have already tried to crop, crop and crop but that doesn't seem to change the pixals any.

Thanks again for all the great advice, Tinkie and me really appreciate it :-)

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Hi Bentley's Mommy!

Bentley is absolutely adorable! He has such cute little face :-)

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Hi Orinskye!

Toby is such a cutie pie :-) He must like to be held a lot? Tinkie will come to me and want me to pick her up, so I do and give her hugs and kisses. But, then she wants down after I snuggle her a little. She would rather be running around and getting into stuff than have me hold her. I do play with her too, but then she gets tired of my interference it seems, and runs off to do something else. She seems to want my cat "Link" to play with her and she will nag and tease him. For instance: she will go over to his food dish, she will make sure he is looking, then she grabs a nibble of food and then will eat it right in front of him. He meows at her but lets her do it, cause he knows that if he gets off the chair she will jump on him. I am wondering if my Tinkie had naughty parents or something, she sure is naughty! Ha ha

Anyway, thanks for responding to my post and it is a pleasure to meet you and everyone on this board :-)

Have a great day!

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Hi there and welcome to the board - I'm so glad to hear that you feel more comfortable taking your little one to training classes - they help more than most people realize - and can be a big help to you too! If you need help cropping your avatar you can e-mail me the picture and I'd be happy to do it for you! Take care and again, welcome!
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Hi Brandi and Hercules!

Awww Hercules is so cute :-) He looks like he is also sweet too! Is Hercules going to be small when he is fully grown? Has he always been sweet? He also looks like he is calm? How did you get him to be sweet and calm? Tinkie has always been a "go getter" hyper little thing. She is 3.2 lbs now at 5 months, how big is Hercules? What is Hercules schedule like? For instance: does he kennel in the day when you are at work? Or, do you have him out most of the time? Does he use his potty pads?

Thanks so much for your post!

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Welcome, Annie & Tinkie! Sounds like training is the way to go. Toto has never presented us with that many problems ... she isn't an angel but her "brat" days are few and far between! The biggest problem we had was her refusing to even stand up if we put her harness on her and for a while she refused to obey the "stay" command when the front door was opened. We solved that by finding a wonderful trainer who came to our house and worked with her "one on one" and had her trotting on her leash like a pro in one afternoon! He actually taught us how to work with her! Yep! I'd say you are correct in getting training classes for her! Good luck and keep us updated on Tinkie's progress!
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Thanks Betteyanne for your post! I think training will help us a lot, I was just afraid that Tinkie was going to be biting other dogs. But, I think she will do okay if I have her harness on her. She does pretty good with the harness. I don't let her go outside without it, so she is used to it now. Thanks for the welcome!!! And, have a super day :-)

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Thanks so much Aimee for helping me upload Tinkie's picture :-)

Have a great day!

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Hi Brandi and Hercules!

Awww Hercules is so cute :-) He looks like he is also sweet too! Is Hercules going to be small when he is fully grown? Has he always been sweet? He also looks like he is calm? How did you get him to be sweet and calm? Tinkie has always been a "go getter" hyper little thing. She is 3.2 lbs now at 5 months, how big is Hercules? What is Hercules schedule like? For instance: does he kennel in the day when you are at work? Or, do you have him out most of the time? Does he use his potty pads?

Thanks so much for your post!

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Hi Annie,

Hercules is sweet and cute for the most part, but he can still be a terror at times. He's into the biting and stuff, but that's b/c he's only 4 1/2 months. Just got back from the vet, and he weighs 3.8 pounds! I guess he will end up bigger than yours. The best thing that calms him down for me though is greenies and the rawhide sticks. I know a lot of people don't like rawhide for their babies, but I give it to Hercules under supervision.

As for his schedule, we are crate training him. He is in the crate at night and during the day when we are at work. We feed him in the morning and at night. We try to stick to the same times, to give him a routine. If we are not with him, then he is in the crate.

With potty training, we are training him to go outside. But we live on the third floor of an apartment, so running up and down all those stairs got old really fast! So we built a little box to put on our balcony and put a pee pad in it. So I guess this is a combination of pee pads and outside training.

What is Tinkie's routine and everything like that??

Have any of the suggestions offered here helped much yet?
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geeze, im not on for a couple hours and the board goes CRAZY!!!!......... and yes babygirlyorkie, my toby LOVES to be held....... he has a little routine worked out, he wants to be picked up in the morning so he can give us our kisses and he can take a little nap in our arms,...... then he play and plays and plays, then he wants up to be held,....... then he plays....... then he wants held......lol....... its a never ending cycle
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What I did was when Lilli was a baby she was the same way and know she knows who the boss is.I kept her in the bathroom at night or when I was gone and come back and it would be a reck!!!! Make sure you get a crate it has been a life saver.I have two because of Lilli and Lexie I went to walmart and got the medium size wire crate that was the only size they had.And know if they are going to shred up the puppy pads they will have to wait until I get home to clean it up and they stopped doing so far but those crated have been great. One day before I had those Lilli just stayed in the bathroom talking about them not tearing much stuff up,Lilli had been chewing on the back of the toliet where the hose comes out and later on that day she chewed a hole in the back and water went everywhere!!!!! It was even down in my garage ! I was so mad that is when I went and got her one I did not have Lexie then so I had to get just one but I know the second time around. So let your little one who is the boss so you dont have to go thru what I do now Lilli is the Alpha female over Lexie so I have to keep my eye on them all the time.Hope this helps Kristi
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