My yorkie always barks when my husband and I hug. He sais it's because the dog is jelous. could it be?

Answer 1

believe it or not, it sort of could be the case. is your dog a male?, and if so, ask yourself if you carry your dog around and baby it a lot. if that's the case, it seems you have a case of dominance on your hands as your dog has claimed you and feels your husband is intruding on his female. first, it's important to let your dog be a dog and not carry it around everywhere, especially to bed as only dominant animals enjoy physically higher positions in the dog world. also, be careful of your behavior as dogs are masters of reading even the smallest overt behavior that we may not even realize we've made. you and your husband have to act like you own your dog and not like it's your baby. that's not to say you don't love it but remember that you're responsible for him and he is a dog, not a child. in the dog world, hugging, putting your paw around the head, neck or shoulders is an act of dominance, and affection is given by submissive members to more dominant members. that means your dog is interpreting your husband's and your actions as behavior that is rightfully supposed to be directed towards it. it becomes especially bad if your dog is male and since females and breeding rights are a protected commodity in the dog world, your husband's affection to you is interpreted as a threat to your dog's status, even if your dog is neutered. you and your husband need to reestablish leadership over your dog. don't leave food out but put food out after you've eaten and your dog should be there both when you eat and when you put food out. feed the dog only when it's calm and not barking or begging and don't give the dog food at the table, even if it begs or barks. if your dog doesn't finish put the rest of it away. this is an exercise that should be practiced every day and every time. for a while, let your husband feed the dog in this manner and then you can alternate or join in the feeding ritual. if you give your dog treats, one exercise you should practice is restraint. let your dog see the treat in your hand, and then patiently wait for it. your dog should drop whatever is in it's mouth when either of you approach it. when your dog barks at you while you and your husband are showing physical affection to eachother, be it hugging or kissing, you or your husband, and the both of you should take turns on doing this, should turn towards the dog, face him in an assertive but not angry manner and back him away. if necessary, snap your fingers right next to his muzzle and back him away. it's important that you don't yell, get angry, plead or even say anything... it's all about behavior. show the calm confidence, dominance and assertiveness of a leader and your dog will back down. however, as i've said, this is something both you and your husband must do. also make sure both you and your husband take your dog for regular, long walks. put the leash on the dog only after it comes to you and the leash, and calms down to wait for it, just like the restraint for a treat exercise, and, make sure your dog follows you outside; it's not a race to the door but an invitation from you or your husband to the dog. keep your dog next to or behind you and never in front of you. even though yorkies are small breeds, so called apartment breeds, they are still dogs and walking with the pack, you and your husband (either together or separately, as time permits) is part of thier psychology and make-up. it helps establish your leadership as you tell the dog where to go, where to pee and where to do it's other business. even though they're little guys and the tendency for us humans, especially ladies and girls is to be overly affectionate and overprotective of the little dogs, that is bad for them and hurts them in the long run. we have to remember they are dogs, just like pit bulls and st. bernards and we have to treat them like dogs first, then treat them like family members, especially if we love them. little dogs have the same built in behaviors, as the big dogs, even if they're not as physically strong. remember, if your dog considers you a family member, he's treating you like a dog and we have to understand that if we are to maintain thier psychological well being. dogs are built to walk and travel and we have to satisfy that with daily walks. dogs are built to live in a structured society or pack, the reason why we were able to domesticate them so easily, and we have to remember that and provide them with the rules for living in our "packs" discipline them when they break those rules. if they don't get these rules, and are constantly pampered, just like a child without rules and boundaries, their psychology suffers and either they'll take over to make up rules for us to follow or some other behavioral malady such as excess fear or anxiety could surface. they also need to know that they are part of a pack and are following the rules of that pack, so we provide them with love and reward for following our instructions.

Answer 2

Your husband needs to put you first and the child you are going to have together. A dog that you have tried to train yet still barks constantly, does its mess in the house; runs away and causes the other dogs to misbehave is not a good environment when a child is coming along. You also need to be careful with cat litter now you are pregnant too. Your husband needs to realise although he loves the Puggle, you and his unborn child are FAR more important and come above any animal. You need to talk to him and point out when a baby comes you both won't need the stress if a messy disobedient dog when a baby will need calm, a clean house, to be able to sleep and not be woken witha disruptive barking from the Puggle. He is obviously protective of the Puggle and lived it when no one else wanted it, but he is going to be a parent and he needs to think of ythe baby and you now. The dog sounds untrainable or in the wrong environment and could be better suited to living in the country. You and your baby are his priority not this badly behaved dog.

Answer 3

Yes, the dog is jealous. Maybe your husband needs to spend a little time with the dog. You also could try both of you sitting of the couch together and letting the dog sit with you both a couple of nights. Then it will get used to this type of behavior from you guys. Maybe then it will understand.

Answer 4

Then give the yorkie a hug too maybe he feels left out in the love :)

Answer 5

It could be several things:
1. jealous
2. thinks your husband is going to hurt you
3. Doesn't understand what is going on.
As long as your husband is understanding and won't hit the dog, I think it is ok for the dog to bark. A dog will get attached to one person and that person is you....just love your dog....

Answer 6

It sounds like the dog is jealous & confused as to what's going on. You need to show this pooch that the behaviour is not on otherwise it could get worse & end up wtih snappipng & all sorts & you & your husband won't be able to get together at all.

Answer 7

Hi USC, You bet your little guy is jealous. he wants to be the only one in your life.just don't make a big thing over it and show him some loving to.specially after your husband hugs you.keep this up and it will solve your problem.

Clowmy

Answer 8

It could be but it's more likely that he thinks you are playing or fighting. Hugs are not natural behavior for dogs.

Answer 9

my boyfriend and i have a yorkie and she gets very jealous when we spend time together and cuddle, she always has to get between us... she gets very jealous easliy by other dogs and ppl... it might be a yorkie thing

Answer 10

Yep, and you need to nip this in the bud. She gets a sharp "no, bad dog" when she does this. If you don't, it may escalate to possessiveness of you and biting him. Bad news for everyone.
Good Luck