yapping yorkies
Posted By: bertie on 2005-09-29
In Reply to: Anyone have a Yorkie? - Chelle
I have had yorkies for 20 years. They are the sweetest, most affectionate little friends you can find. As for the yapping, that is not a "trait" - it is due to poor training, and many times lack of attention and that can happen with any dog if you let it. They are very smart but because they are so small, many people tend not to take time to discipline them. I would recommend buying a book or borrowing one from the library on Yorkies so you can get the jist of their traits, temperament, and history. Have fun! You will have a friend for life!
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What to do about a neighbor's yapping dog?
This thing is driving me CRAZY. Yes I know that there are times during the day that a dog is not considered "disturbing the peace," but these people moved in about a year ago and they now have a Yorkie that they leave outside ALL DAY on a 6 foot leash and all that thing does is "yap, yap, yap, yap, yap!" CONSTANTLY. . . ALL DAY LONG until they finally bring the poor thing in for the night.
We tried to welcome the couple to the neighborhood, but they don't assoiciate with anybody. When anyone comes near their property, they run inside and lock the doors, leaving the "yapper" outside to "yap" even louder if anyone is within 20 feet from their property.
I've actually resorted to yelling out the window, SOMEBODY MAKE THE DOG STOP! PLEASE!!!!"
We have a dog, but I wouldn't even get one until we had fenced in the entire back yard and then trained him from a puppy not to bark. Of course our dog will bark if somebody knocks on thedoor, which is a good thing, but I shake a coffee can with some pennies in it (Hint from Heloise) and he stops.
I feel bad for the poor Yorkie who never gets walked or paid attention to as he sits all day "yapping" on his 6 foot chain. But I don't want to cause any discord in the neighborhood either. 
What to do?
Yapping Dogs
I had the same problem with my neighbor, only there were three of them, barking LOUDLY all day long, every day (they put the dogs out at 5:30 am every day).
I was so frustrated with their lack of concern even after all the neighbors called the police that one morning I went out and sprayed the dogs with my hose. The hose was not forceful enough to hurt them, it just shut them up. One day the owner (male) screamed at me that the dogs were wet and he called me a few choice names, so I got him with the hose too. I told him every time he put the dogs out I would squirt them and I would squirt him too. Luckily my husband taped the dogs several mornings in a row just in case we had to get the police involved.
I do pet-sitting and have bred yorkies.
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Bull Terrier (Target dog), 3 yorkies and a parrot. nm
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