my yorkie is now coming up to 9 months old this week ,should she have all her adult teeth by now the reason im asking as she as started to bite more and dont no why shes doing this so was wondering if it as anything to do with her teeth she does seem to have a bad temper

Hi there
My EBT pup lost her baby teeth by about 5 mths, she now is 9 mths & has a complete set of adult teeth (as far as I know)!
Is your pup bored & looking for things to do? Does she have things of her own to chew on....but like mine they always want your new trainers! The biting might be a part of her 'teenage' years coming on. Perhaps a bit of a rebelious stage , mine did that by trying to hold her own lead when on walks. Just don't take any nonsense when she bites, show her who's boss, for your sake as well as hers!
Good luck!

CAN YOU ADVISE ME ON WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST THING TO DO WHEN SHE BITES I WAS SHOUTING  OUCH AT HER BUT THAT JUST SEEMS TO MAKE HER WORSE

Hi
Perhaps I'm not the best one to advise on that one. Molly has only every nipped me once & that was yesterday. She is coming to the end of her season & tried to get fruity with my leg & nipped me. Automatically I said ouch loudly, then 'agh agh' very firmly to her & she sulked off under the table.
Does your pup jump up before she bites? Is she playing at the time? Perhaps others will be able to help you if they know what situations your are in when she nips.
Hopefully you'll get many helpful hints from others!
Good luck!

yes some times she will jump up  then other times if i try to brush or something she will bite as to say your not doing that to me , then when she plays with you she will bite so really theres lots of times  she will bite 

You must set rules of acceptable behaviour that are clear.
If you wish to brush her or whatever restrain her and do not allow her to bite you.  Continue gently doing whatever you were going to do.  If she protests then hold her firmly but gently until she stops and continue, then praise her up and give her a treat when you ar done.

If you haven't already done so set aside several five minute sessions a day for training where she will be expected to pay attention and work.  This will improve your relationship with each other.

Also get ehr to work for your attention and treats.  A simple sit before starting her meals etc.

You must set rules of acceptable behaviour that are clear.
If you wish to brush her or whatever restrain her and do not allow her to bite you.  Continue gently doing whatever you were going to do.  If she protests then hold her firmly but gently until she stops and continue, then praise her up and give her a treat when you ar done.

If you haven't already done so set aside several five minute sessions a day for training where she will be expected to pay attention and work.  This will improve your relationship with each other.

Also get her to work for your attention and treats.  A simple sit before starting her meals etc.

To be honest the ouch only works with very young or sensitive pups, which terriers are generally not :D

The best way to stop the biting is to not let it be rewarding for ehr.

Immiediately stop interacting with her and leave her by herself for a minute.

You must be consistent and stop whatever game you are having.  Also be careful not to let her get over excited, whch will make her worse.

Also are you in the habit of picking her up all the time, she is growing up and may in fact resent this, or even feel vulnerable.

As for temperametn waht were her parents and other relatives like,a s that is a good guide to ehr likely temperament.  If they were all outgoing freindly little dogs there is no reason she shouldn't be too.

Well I am certainly no expert but only from personal experience can I say this.

We had a yorkie from when I was around 7yrs old and he was VERY snappy. He would bite anyone (I mean a stranger to him) who went near him for no apparent reason, and would even bite us if we wanted to do something he didnt, like brushing him, or even just playing with him. My parents had him neutered as the vet advised that it may calm his temperament, but unfortunately it didn't. We just resigned ourselves to the fact that we had a very snappy dog and would warn anyone who wanted to go near him that he may snap at them! (We did muzzle him in public!)

We were told that terriers can be snappy like that and he certainly cured my childhood fear of dogs, but I am now reluctant to have another yorkie for fear that I may have another snappy one!
But he did live to the grand old age of 14 and we all loved him dearly, despite his foul temper! And he did once corner the dustbin man which was highly amusing. He was a yorkie who thought he was a rottie!

Obviously someone else on here with a lot more knowledge than me, may be able to help you further!

My grandparents have had two yorkies and neither were snappy :). Infact the female was soft as grease.

Apparently dogs do go through another biting/chewing phase about this age. It was explained to me that once they have there adult teeth they need to " settle in" and they go back to chewing but it will pass. HTH
Jane

I would also look into what food you are feeding him as this can also affect him.

I would take him to a good training school and have him assessed by a professional trainer as to how best to deal with him.

I have heard of the breed being a bit snappy but maybe it is a fear of something that makes him this way.(not that terriers are usually fearful) so he gets in thier first.
If he is nipping you I would have a toy in my hand and put it in his mouth each time he started to nip.

I would also get her checked out by the vet if you are unable to check her teeth.  We had a very nasty Pomeranian once, wouldn't let us brush it etc. especially behind the ears and when we did manage to look at her mouth she still had loads of puppy teeth.  We then queried that maybe when we were brushing her at the back of the head that even the slightest vibration of the brush was making her mouth catch on the teeth.  These were taken out and she was a completely different dog, the sweetest little thing ever!