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05-04-2010, 05:42 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ohio
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| Bailey's home! + help? o.o I posted here before when I was pining and searching for a pup, and I finally got one! Bailey came home with my 4 days ago, and she's the sweetest thing in the entire world. I love her so very much! In 2 days she's learn her name and "sit", and is currently working on "lay" and "paw". Shes such a good girl! Bailey is 10 weeks, which I know is problematic, but I was supposed to get her a few weeks ago and I purposely asked for her to stay there longer to be with her mother, but couldn't get longer than May 1st since the breeder is going on a trip to kentucky to deliver the last puppy. I get so confused about that. The Yorkie care book that I have says 8 weeks too. *sigh* Anyway, Bailey is perfect in every cute way. But we have one problem! Bailey has a big play pen, a 16 squft play pen. I put her in there when I am cleaning and cooking and such, I'm so afraid that she will get hurt cause Bailey is a little shadow! She follows me everywhere I go. AND if she's inside the pen and she needs to go potty, she goes on the pad all by herself! It's when she has too much space to roam that she starts piddling in random spots. Bailey cries and cries being in the pen, even when I am sitting next to it. She cries when I go to a part of the apartment that she refuses to go in, aka the kitchen, and if she can't see me even for just a second she cries. Not just whine whine, but screaming cries! I don't know what to do with her, I can't have her underfoot in fear for her safety, but it hurts my heart to hear her cry that way. She has food, water, toys, her crate with a blanket from her mom and one of my t-shirts, and I just got her a new kong toy that I stuffed treats into. Despite all these things to occupy her, if I am just sitting a foot away and she's not on top of me, she'll cry. She cries when I try to take her outside to the bathroom, and jumps on my leg and shakes like crazy. I let her use pee pads now for the time being. I love her so much, but I don't understand why she's crying when I'm standing in front of her! Please help... Thank you! |
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05-04-2010, 06:12 AM | #2 |
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| Welcome to YT and congrats on your new baby. She probably just wants some reassurance and it would not be a bad thing to maybe just to give her a quick hug and kiss. I would maybe make a little game of it and pick her up and kiss her and put her back down and so on, just to get her used to knowing that she is safe. I did this with Hot Rod. The other thing that I might suggest is to leave the room for a second and come back in, ignoring Bailey. Keep doing this and increase the time that you are gone. This will get her used to you "coming back" so she will know that you will come back. you will need to be strong on this point. I wouldn't make too much of a deal when you walked out and walked back in. She will get used to this. I have seen my 2 clear across the family room wrestling with each other by the time I've come back in. lol It will take time and patience. She's just a wee little thing and she's probably scared. Up to you, but I might suggest that if you are in the same room with her, have her loose with you. I have an expen with bed, blankies and piddle pad. They are loose for the day and the pen is open. Bailey is a bit young to leave loose as you know, but if you can let her out from time to time, she learn that her pen is a safe place and not something that keeps her from her mommy. My 2 go in there to use the pad but rarely for anything else while we are home but I have seen them go in to sleep--occasionally. They are in there at night with it closed, I think cause the feel safer--they seem to bark at anything and everthing if they are left loose at night. Sounds as though you are being a good new mommy, best of luck! Hope this helps.
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