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I love to bite

Koa on Behavior - Thu, September 06 2007

Hi my fellow friends. Mommy keeps telling me that I need to stop biting her. Why can't she see that I'm only trying to play??? I want to make her really happy and proud of me. Do you guys have any advise on how to help me??? Mommy cane home the other day with a bunch of new toys and treats for me but I would rather chew on her. Please help my mom. Oh also my mom put up some new pictures!! She tells me all the time how handsome I am. I never get sick of hearing it.

Stevie on Sep 06 at 01:34 PM

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OMG! You are quite possibly the cutest thing ever!!! Tell you mom to either scream really loud and scary like when you bite her (it will startle you) and see if that makes you stop. Doing that is what another dog would do--scream. Otherwise, if you starting biting mom, she should just turn around and move or walk away from you. If you bite too hard, you get nothing--but you must learn how to have bite inhibition...so when the biting gets too hard, then mom goes away. The concept is "if you can't play nice, then you can't play with me at all." I woudln't think a Yorkie would be biting for very long...so walking away from the behavior is probably going to be your best bet until you grow out of the phase. Tell your mom too that she needs to get you walking on a leash for socialization! It's the biggest help for little toy dogs--it will expose them to all kinds of stuff and make them better dogs. Avoid carrying him as a youngster once he's fully vaccinated (as tempting as it is), unless it's dangerous to walk...walk first--you'll love it as mom says you will! In the end, you'll be a better dog. Mom can put you in a purse or bag when you get a little older, but for now, you should be learning how to approach new people, dogs, etc, on leash. Oh, I just cannot get over how cute you are!!!

Madeleine on Sep 06 at 01:55 PM

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Stevie gives good advice. We have a rule we have to live by---if teeth meet skin, even by accident, mom stops whatever fun thing we were doing. I mean stops. As in puts the toy away, walks in the other room, and ignores us. To teach us that she loudly said "OW" while looking at us and withdrawing her hand or fingers. Then she did the ignore us thing. I always get really nervous if she says "OW" because I know I played too hard even though I didn't mean to. Bite inhibition is very important. Puppies usually get taught that by their elders and other pups early on by screaming and moving away, but sometimes the human family has to begin or continue the lesson.

Charlie on Sep 06 at 01:57 PM

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Oh my gosh...you ARE adorable...and you look just like my "cousin" Bella...do a search for her in the top right corner of this site...she may be a little older, but you should meet :)

Riley Coyote on Sep 06 at 10:38 PM

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Oh my mom's friend would love to have you...she wants a Yorkie so bad. Her and mom are searching down here. The best thing for your mom to do is stop all play and then either crate you or ignore you. When mom was raising my older sister mom got chewed on alot (teething). She would hold Sam's face say "Easy" and then walk away and have nothing to do with Sam. This really upset Sam and she picked up real quick that biting hard was wrong. It will take some time, but you'll soon learn. You are just a sweet baby who has to learn like all babies.
Hugs and Good Luck...Riley

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