When your Yorkshire terrier begins to exhibit neurotic behavior, it is time to take a closer look at what is happening. Small dog breeds tend to have these types of problems more often than large breeds, but it is not known why. The important thing is to make your Yorkie feel safe and secure at all times.

If your dog has started doing something out of the ordinary, such as spinning uncontrollably or biting himself in a self-mutilated manner, it is definitely time to examine the situation more closely and in depth. You may be able to help your dog at home without seeking outside help.

First, think about when this particular behavior occurred. Perhaps you can identify a period of time when things changed in your home and your Yorkshire terrier began to behave differently. This didn’t happen overnight, so discuss it with your family members and anyone else who spends a significant amount of time with your dog.

I was once able to determine that a dog groomer must have hit or scared my dog ​​while getting his hair cut. Within a few days, his behavior changed dramatically. Unlike children, who can usually tell us when someone has been unpleasant, our dogs cannot tell us in a way that we can recognize. This leads to neurotic behaviors that must eventually be addressed.

Once you can figure out how and when the behavior may have started, you will have a much better idea of ​​how to help your Yorkie get through the incident and get back to his old self. If someone did something to your dog, like hit him or yell at him, you can show him a little extra love throughout each day as a way to help him recover. You may also want to limit the number of people around your dog for a time.

If this happened due to a situation with another pet in your household, keep it separate now. Dogs are extremely territorial, so they can get quite upset when another animal threatens that position in your home. A visiting animal can cause all kinds of bad behavior due to the threat of your dog being replaced by someone else.

Keeping your Yorkshire terrier with you for as many hours a day as possible will help get his situation back to normal in no time.