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What could be wrong with this dog?
My mom in-law lives with us and has for over a yr. now. She has a Yorkie that is 5 yrs old. I have 4 other dogs of my own. They are all spoiled rotten and are mostly house dogs but my bigger dogs play outside most of the day.
All of the dogs have always gotten along great with no problems. On Sat I heard a dog fight in the living room I came running and my Rott/boxer mix. was trying to hold the Yorkie with his front paws. At first I thought he was the problem I ran over and picked up the Yorkie who still had a hold of my dog with her teeth I had to make her let go.
There was no blood or any injury so i figured it was a one time thing. Well the next day I let the Yorkie out to potty and before I knew it they were at it again this time I ran out and my big dog was just standing there growling and trying to get away from her. The Yorkie was not stopping she was biting my dog hard enough to make him yell out in pain. I quickly tried to push the yorkie away so I could get my big dog inside to split them up . and the Yorkie was having none of that she kept coming back for more.
I don't understand what happened to make her want to hurt my dog all of a sudden. this has never happened before they have always played so well together and even ate together. I am sure it is the Yorkie who is starting it because If my 100 lb. dog would be the aggressive one here he could kill her with one bite. We are trying to keep them away from each other as much as we can but that is very hard to do.
A few other bits of info. they are both fixed and up dated on shots.
both dogs have just been to the vet in the past week for check ups, and flea meds. and they are both in good health.
to wolf femm. Thank you for your comment but you are wrong. Yes my dogs are spoiled and by that i mean that i love them dearly and that I pay tons of attention to them. it also means that i tuck them in to bed at night.
however I also remain the pack leader they do mind very well. And trust me the Yorkie is not the leader of the pack in fact she is the low one in the pack. She is very submissive to the other dogs. that is why this is so unlike her to do this.
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
a medical problem could be inflicting pain on your dog that causes him agrivation. look for signs of rabies by checking your dog's ability to swallow food and water, because no vaccination is 100% perfect. also, there may be a problem with the larger of the two dogs that your yorkie can instinctually detect, especially if he is the sudden and only target of your yorkies misbehaivor. i own a yorkie an they are very perceptive animals, those not very vicious at all. get both dogs checked by a vet as soon as possible, and keep them boyh isolated fro the rest and under contstant, cautious watch for other odd symptoms which you should report to your vet.
- Wolf FemmeLv 71 decade ago
Stop spoiling and start dominating.
The root of the problem ISN'T the Yorkie - it's you. You've allowed the Yorkie to take over the dominant position in the pack, and that has led to issues, as it should.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
she could just be snippy maybe hey im sniffing over here go away but your dog doesnt rea.izze my dogs are the same but with food and only towards each other the cat jumped in my dogs bowl and they started eating dog food togethr but when his brother came by buddy growled they never attack or anything duke knows better when buddy growls go away but maybe your dog doesnt
- puppydawg93Lv 41 decade ago
it could be a medical problem try asking when you take her in for her next check up
