Adopting a Yorkie

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Originally Posted by Paisleyfinn94

I guess I should clarify a bit more about my home life- right now I am staying with my Aunt for a bit, the Sheltie and Shih Tzu are her dogs, and they have already been getting used to each other, she is accepting them a bit more now!

At MY house I have an Old English Mastiff. He is a HUGE suck! Would never hurt a thing, I just know if she goes after him he'll run and hide behind thing and I don't want her to hurt him, I'm hoping it'll be the same as when she met my aunts dogs but we'll see!

As for potty training, she is so good with waiting to go outside! Everytime I let her out she goes pee and waits at the door to come in! She's so good!

But I do have a really huge issue. She's been okay with everybody in the house except my Aunt. She does not like her at all. She barks at her and lunges at her everytime she sees her but what I was thinking is my Aunt was having a bad day yesterday, and she was in a really bad mood when she met her so I'm just thinking maybe she picked up all the bad energy from her instantly and got a bad feel for her.
I'm hoping soon she'll trust her and actually like her eventually but I just don't want her to bite!
Sorry for all the questions everyone, but I really appreciate the help!

What GREAT news on the potting, just wonderful. As for your aunt, I agree if your aunt was not in a good mood the pup picked up on that, A suggestion, let your aunt offer her a treat. Every time she sees your aunt have her give Amelia a treat. Amelia will start to associate good things when seeing your aunt.
When you do return to your own home you are going to go through all this retraining again with your Mastiff and new home setting. Perhaps when you return home Amelia will have gained more confidence in herself and you as her protector and caretaker, she may be a bit more accepting, but lol a Mastiff is a huge dog lol, just his size could send little Amelia into panic mode. I am more the sure all things will work out just fine. Amelia right now has many adjusts to get through. You are a great and caring mom for this sweet little girl.

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Did she growl and act as she is now at the shelter?

[Paisleyfinn94]

We're starting obedience in a couple weeks to work on her manners and her dog aggression and hopefully I can get some tips on how to stop her from being so possesive and protective of me.

To the last reply- she has been acting the same as she did when she was in her kennel. Since I worked with her everyday she got to know me so when I adopted her it was no issue but now she's just growling , barking and trying to bite other people/dogs she doesn't know. And my aunts dogs.
I'm going to the trainer that comes to my work, she said all this behavior is completely normal, however it needs to be dealt with asap!