Yorkies ganging up on my Rottie

[spike36]

Spike, my 10 month old Yorkie will continually bite at my Rottie's back legs whenever Blitz (my Rottie) gets excited (playing, barking at noises, excited when he is going to get fed, etc). We now have a new Yorkie (around 2 years old) who gangs up with Spike and bites at Blitz's back ankles too. My Rottie is around 140 lbs and ignores them right now, but I am afraid that he is going to get sick of it. Blitz is not aggressive in the least, however I still worry because he is going on 9 years old and know that he could do a lot of harm to either yorkie. Any suggestions?

[gemy]

Originally Posted by spike36

Spike, my 10 month old Yorkie will continually bite at my Rottie's back legs whenever Blitz (my Rottie) gets excited (playing, barking at noises, excited when he is going to get fed, etc). We now have a new Yorkie (around 2 years old) who gangs up with Spike and bites at Blitz's back ankles too. My Rottie is around 140 lbs and ignores them right now, but I am afraid that he is going to get sick of it. Blitz is not aggressive in the least, however I still worry because he is going on 9 years old and know that he could do a lot of harm to either yorkie. Any suggestions?

Yes stop your wee ones from doing this. If you feed your Rottie first and they go after his legs, immediately correct them, leash them, and remove them from the food area.

Have you tried walking one Rottie and one Yorkie at the same time? Even short walks 5-10 minutes or so can help create a healthy pack environment.

[spike36]

Originally Posted by gemy

Yes stop your wee ones from doing this. If you feed your Rottie first and they go after his legs, immediately correct them, leash them, and remove them from the food area.

Have you tried walking one Rottie and one Yorkie at the same time? Even short walks 5-10 minutes or so can help create a healthy pack environment.

Oh, they don't bother him when he is eating, only when he knows he's going to get fed (we are on a pretty tight routine for feeding time). They seem to feed off of his excitement on everything. That's the only time they start nipping at his back legs. I will try the walking together though. Thanks for the advice.

[lulugirl928]

Yikes!!! Sounds dangerous to me. Even if you think you know that your bigger dog is harmless... all it will take is one bite and your Yorkie will be seriously injured. I would put a stop to it IMMEDIATELY