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Old 04-03-2010, 05:00 AM   #1
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Hello everyone...

My 9 week old Yorkie girl is terrified! She's trembling and hiding in corners and under furniture making me look for her like crazy and thinking i've lost her....she won't calm down and she hasn't eaten anything today....

This all started today, she was fine in the morning but now she's trembling and everything scares her, every sound, every movement....

We came to our summer house for easter (this is where we are now) about 3 days ago and she was fine with it until after this morning....she stays in one room of the house (my bedroom) unless she's left to roam free but always supervised....WHAT happened to her? I can't figure it out....

I just went crazy thinking i've lost her and searched under everything and all the beds but turns out she was behind a dresser that has a hollow base which she hid in....I'm so worried....
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Old 04-03-2010, 05:15 AM   #2
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9 weeks is kind of young for a yorkie to be away from it's mom so understandably she's scared. Has she eaten today? I would make sure she is eating every few hours.
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Maybe she saw a subject which scared her that she did not see a couple of days ago? They get scared from subjects appearing in places they are not used to seeing them. Poor little puppy .... maybe you should not allow her to roam around the house, she is too little.
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I think she is very young, have you had her long? Maybe she was just attaching herself to you, and your home, and now she is somewhere else, and scared....can you put her somewhere when you are not able to hold her with some piece of your clothing she can cuddle with?
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Old 04-03-2010, 05:42 AM   #5
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See the thing is she's been to this house before and she was fine for three days, running around and playing with our other dog and with her ball and everything....

I know she's young but she was young yesterday too...and she was fine and bossy and stuff...having fun all day!! The house truly isn't that big and i can't have her locked in a room the whole day..!?!

I just wanted to know if anyone has experienced something like this before?

I read somewhere that the 9-11 week period of their life is the "scared of everything time" but how is it possible for it to have started from one moment to the next?

She ate this morning before going into her 'fear' mode....not since then though...

I don't know what to do.
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I see you are in Greece and I am not sure of the rules/regulations for Yorkies in your country but in the US it is standard for them to stay with their mom until 12 to 14 weeks old. With this in mind you will probably hear many member telling you that she is too young to be away from her mom. But that is not your issue................

I'm guessing that she is probably ovewhelmed by the new surroundings, does not know where her place is at your summer home and so she is hiding and shaking. My suggestion would be to make sure she is warm and keep her close to you as much as possible. Are you crate training? When you are not able to keep 100% attention on her she should be put back into her crate so that she feels safe. A puppy whether at home or away should not have free rein of their environment for their safety as well as house training. Make sure she is eating and drinking but it would not be unusual for even an adult dog to have a change in eating, drinking and sleeping habit with travel. All of the new surrounding are just too much stimulation for her. If this is someplace that you go to often it will eventually become like home but for now it is like the first day she was brought home to live with you and your family.
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I agree with some of what has been said...she is young and you can never tell when something will upset or just startle your little one. I think that if she had an area/place that she could have as her own to go to that is familiar, she would probably feel safe.

Get down on your hands and knees and look up at everything. This is what your little is dealing with, while it may not seem like a big deal to you, it is to her, she's just a little tiny thing at 9 weeks and the world is one giant place. Just give her some extra specal attention and cuddles. I am sure she is just feeling a little overwhelmed and wants some reassurance. This is after all new to her. Best of luck and let us know how she does.
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Hi,

I am a new Yorkie owner myself, and when I first got my baby at 14 weeks she just was scared. Even when i got her from the breeder (all the other puppies were friendly). She was just the scared and timid. Anyways, we did a couple of things. The first is she loves her crate. That is her hang out spot, sleep spot, leave me alone spot, and I am scared spot. So, when she is gets scared she runs in and hides in her cage. That is her "spot". So, I would suggest a crate. If you do it right, they will love their crate and it makes it easier to potty train. Maggie only goes out side because we do the crate at night and in the morning she goes and then outside first thing when she wakes up.

The other thing I would suggest is to play with her in one area. We got Maggie accustomed to both houses she would be living in, and to our jobs since she comes to work with me. This wasn't easy at first she would only hide under the entryway table so that is where we set up shop. We gave her blanket and toys, so she quickly saw that it was her area. We also put her crate there too. Eventually she used that blanket as border patrol. Which is great now. When she first started out she would only play on the blanket. Now that I have had her for two weeks she has explored the entire house. She feels comfortable here, and at the other house. Now if I am away and my boyfriend is here she is scared so she hides in her crate until she feels like it is okay to come out.

I also played with her in her areas to get her use to being there and being comfortable. Any new noise scares her but now she knows that if she is with me that she won't get hurt so its okay to explore that noise. She looks to me for queues.

I would recommend getting to know you puppy and watching her. Possibly get an x-pen , and a crate. Whenever we travel we bring the crate. Even the beach, we went out last weekend and brought her black blanket and crate to the beach. She only played on the perimeter of her blanket because that was safe for her. When she got to uncomfortable she just went back to her crate and hung out until she felt safe again.

She is scared of new things, loud noises, anything unknown. With our courage and we pretend to explore she has gotten very brave. Brave enough that she will go check out a noise and sometimes try to bite it in the air. Its funny. Anyways good luck.

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During 8-11 weeks, there is a Fear Imprint Period in puppies. You should avoid stressful situations during this period. Anything traumatic that happens to them during this time will have a long lasting effect on their socialization. It's another one of the many reasons here in the US reputable breeders keep puppies until they are 12 weeks old.

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She is scared of something and you will probably never know exactly what it is but my suggestion is, you have to provide her a safe and secure place. She needs a crate (her den her home) as a place for her to go to and feel secure. You don't have to shut her in but have it available. If you don't have a crate then get a box and hang a towel over it so she can go in. The next thing I would do is have a sling where you can carry her around until she feels confident again. A mother would do this for a frightened child so it is important you give her a safe and comforting place.

I also would not let a lot of other people pick her up or touch her...(is it possible you have introduced new people?) but leave her along if this is what she wants or carry her in a sling. She is frightened and is reacting this way.
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During 8-11 weeks, there is a Fear Imprint Period in puppies. You should avoid stressful situations during this period. Anything traumatic that happens to them during this time will have a long lasting effect on their socialization. It's another one of the many reasons here in the US reputable breeders keep puppies until they are 12 weeks old.

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Maybe one of the other dogs snapped at her. Jack does not want Hanna near him and will snap if she comes close. At first this scared her but now she just plays with my girls and leaves Jack alone.
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Ok so just to give some more info and an update...

Ruby has her own 'space', it is my room and she runs to it and her little bed whenever she's scared.

She was the most energetic puppy of the litter (i got to pick her out) and she wasn't afraid of anything. She would go to everyone for cuddles and wanted to sniff and play with everything in the house, car and summer house (until after this morning). She's not a shy puppy - totally the opposite, she's very very friendly, playful and fearless! - which is why today's behavior troubled me immediately, she's never done it before, even on the first day at our house she was fearless. That's just her style.

So i got worried because i thought she might be sick or something...maybe an irritation in her stomach that made her tremble-i didn't know and got worried.

As for being too young to be given away, there aren't any 'crystal' clear laws here but puppies are given away at 2 months, meaning 8 weeks. I got her at 7 1/2 from a private breeder who breeds lots of yorkies and is a very caring lady that still keeps in touch with me and asks about Ruby. She has offered me a lot of help. I wanted to get the puppy earlier but she insisted i would have to wait till 7 weeks so she could eat dry food (not milk, special creme for puppies etc).

Now, the update: she's doing fine!!! She is now back to her old self, I guess it lasted only 7 hours and now she's good

Thank you for all the information and I'm glad she doesn't actually have anything wrong with her....she's gotten her second shot and she's very very healthy, according to her vet!
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