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    Need Help!!!

    Well i just got a new Yorkie pup and when i play with him he gets really hyper and he chews on things. Well i'm not sure if he really knows i'm playing because he will "play" like that sometimes when we aren't playing. I'm just really worried because i don't want my baby Ringo to grow up and be a vicious dog

    ~Help!!

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    He's a pup! He will teethe on things, and you need to train him not to nip you, but all puppies are like that to start! How old is he? Have you gone to any obedience training with him?

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    He will be nine weeks this thursday and i got him about 2 weeks ago so i havent taken him to an obedience class but i do plan to do so.

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    Karen is right - he is a puppy, and you will have to teach him that nipping you is a no-no.

    Good Luck, and keep us posted.
    M!
    "No dog is born either vicious or friendly, but rather a blank slate that is moulded, for better or worse, by the owner."

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    Mickey used to worry me like that to. I would be like, "No tug-o-war cause it might make him agressive. No playful hitting because he might bite back. No chewing on the hands while we play cause he might grow to be agressive." He's a puppy, let them grow out of it. But be careful at the same time. Good luck!

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    I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.”
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    Like primabella said he is just a puppy. I was the same with Foxy

    Thank you for the signature manda_moo87

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    I have a 10 month old Yorkie, Molly and she gets very hyper when she plays. It's a puppy stage. Molly used to bite, but we would say "Ouch!" loudly whenever she would nip at us and she'd stop. As for her chewing, I made sure she had rope toys, kongs, fleece toys and squeaky balls for her to chew on. Whenever I would find her chewing on something she wasn't supposed to, I'd distract her and give her a toy to chew on. She no longer chews on shoestrings (of course, Dick has no plastic tips on any of his shoestrings) or the furniture, so it must have taken in her mind.

    We continually remind ourselves she has a Yorkie body and a Rottweiler mind!

    This is my MollyMonster

    She looks so innocent here - don't be fooled!

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    Like what was said above it's just going throught the puppy stages and while be like this for awhile.

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    Try this

    When he starts biting you then hold his muzzle and say "Bad Dog!" sternly then put him in his crate or kennel.
    Sara

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    When he starts biting you then hold his muzzle and say "Bad Dog!" sternly then put him in his crate or kennel.
    I would not suggest doing this! This will only teach the dog that a crate is a bad place to be. you may need a crate to use as atrainging tool or to use when traveling. I would never use a crate in this context. Here is an article on crate training:
    [http://www.hsus.org/ace/15890/]




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    riley has sharp little puppy teeth, and when he gets a little rambunctious, I just say OUCH loudly, and he stops--instead of telling him no, that is how I voice my disapproval.
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    The voice thing also helps. Mickey has his adult teeth now (I think) and his nips hurt now. Whenever I say "No!" firmly, he lets go.

    “I like too many things and get all confused and hung-up running
    from one falling star to another till i drop. This is the night, what it does to you.
    I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.”
    - Jack Kerouac; On The Road

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