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05-31-2010, 01:39 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Normal, IL, USA
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| Strange behavior Miss Bella has recently been introduced to my nieces and a family friends children. She was did her normal I am going to hide in mommies hair because they will never find me there. I explained to the kids that she was scared and showed them the proper way to approach to her. She would smell their hands and would allow them to pet her, while sitting in my lap. If she was on the ground she would run away from them but as soon as they would start to leave she would follow them. I figured this was normal behavior for a new situation. Then my brother picked up my niece and Bella went crazy with barking/warning growling. Once he put her down she stopped. She now does this every time someone picks up one of the kids. The rest of the time she is doing the running away and following thing. I am hoping someone can help me figure out why Bella has this reaction. My first thought was she was being protective of the kids and was afraid they were going to be hurt. Anyone have any ideas?
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05-31-2010, 06:10 AM | #2 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lake Charles, La, United States
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| How old is she? I have a 10 1/2 week old and anytime I hug my 3 year old son she barks and MUST be right in the middle of us to get some love. I have a super affectionate pup and so far she's not met someone she doesn't like.
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05-31-2010, 06:26 AM | #3 |
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| Make sure the kids are sitting on the floor. I would not allow them to handle your baby at first. Let her approach them. Can you imagine being that small looking up at giants. Thats why its better to sit or lay on the floor at her level. You must be careful that she is not dropped. It could be fatal. Yorkies are very delicate. I dont allow anyone to handle my Yorkies unless they are sitting. Good Luck to you she will be just fine. |
05-31-2010, 06:36 AM | #4 |
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| It's something new and I imagine a little scary as it probably looks like the kids are growing all of a sudden. And sometimes I find when they are a little anxious, anything different really scares them. I have one like that and he's not real timid but any new sounds or sites freak him out. For instance, we were at my son's baseball game and someone was walking around pushing their baby in a stroller. He had no problem with that but then they decided to get their baby out of the stroller and he freaked. Started barking like crazy. I just very calmly picked him up and said that's just a baby, see and we walked closer until he could sort of put his nose out to investigate and then the baby reached out his hand and he was fine. The first night we put the air conditioner in my bedroom his kept waking us up with his barking because every time the air conditioner kicked on the noise scared him. I just let him know that I'm aware of it and it's no big deal but I make sure he knows that I'm not just ignoring him. I think he's young and just is not sure if I'm aware of all the dangers out there and once he knows I'm on top of things, I'm hoping it will get a easier. |
05-31-2010, 07:42 AM | #5 |
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| I remember whenever my man would hug me for a long time, Lexi would bark like craaazy. Oh my and I got kissed loudly, which my bf did on purpose Lexi barked like a mad woman. :-D We poked fun at her but I never thought it was unusual behavior..
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