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06-08-2010, 07:27 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Coast
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| How can I make this easier on our puppy? Our puppy is 8 weeks old and currently resides just up the street with the mama dog. We've been visiting him on a daily basis (sometimes I go for extra visits on my own) for a couple of weeks now. Yesterday he came and visited our house (the inside for 15ish minutes) and it went okay--he was shaking a little bit at the end, but he's prone to doing that. Today he came over and explored our backyard. It started out GREAT! He scampered and hopped all over the place and was happy to drink a little bit of water and sniff everywhere. He even attacked a mini tennisball a few times (so cute!). My children were present but did a good job at (mostly) leaving him alone and being quiet and gentle. After about 15-20 minutes he started retreating and parking himself right in between my feet. As soon as I saw this behavior starting, I sent my children to play on the other side of the yard. They did this immediately and left Skippy alone with me. At that point he was totally flat on his tummy with his front paws stretched out and his back paws stretched out--it's as though he was trying to get as low as possible. I've never seen him do that before. I sat down on the grass with my legs out in a v shape and he immediately burrowed right into the v with his head pointing toward me. I gently pet him and talked softly to him, but he just seemed so sad. I scooted back to see his face and he gave me a look and then immediately scooted himself right back into me. Needless to say, I scooped him up and carried him back up the street. He was totally fine once he was back on familiar ground. 100% back to normal--enjoyed sniffing around my children, etc. What can I do to make visits easier for him? I brought him a blanket yesterday so that he can get used to it over there and then bring it here with him when he comes home for good. I've never had a dog before, so I'm a total novice...but I'm feeling so bad for Skippy.
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06-08-2010, 07:45 PM | #2 |
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| Wow, how cool that you can slowly introduce the puppy to his new home. You are lucky to have this time. I'm sure that he will adjust, it will just take some time and patients. Also puppies do get tired quickly, maybe he was just a little overwhelmed and needed to be with you because he felt safe there. Next time give him a chance to explore and then if he wants to be with you, let him he may go back to exploring after a rest. You're doing right having the children leave the pup alone until he feels safe. Children should not handle the puppy unless they are sitting down calmly. If one of these little ones wiggly out of a child's arms they can be seriously injured. Use the same instinct you used with your newborn children. Safety first. Welcome to YT. |
06-08-2010, 10:17 PM | #3 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hugo, MN USA
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| New puppy That's great that you can visit your puppy and let him visit his new home to be. We did that with Belle too and it seemed to help. At 8 weeks the puppy is still needing his mommy and litter mates and they are still insecure, especially when they get tired. I thought Belle was going to grow to be a part of my neck and shoulder for all the time she spent cuddled there. She needs to bond with you, her new mommy. Let her pretty much do her own thing at first. When you do get to bring Skippy home, enjoy that new puppy time, it's so loving and special. |
06-09-2010, 05:45 AM | #4 |
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| Must agree w/ the other posts, you are lucky to have puppy time before getting him! My 1st was really hard because she was a shy dog to begin with. then to pull her from her brothers n sisters to come to an only dog home was hard for her. It was expecially hard to not "coddle" her when she was scared. but after about 2 weeks she was fine. except nighttime. she would whine and cry that it made me cry. so being the bad mama i am, at 4 months she was already sleeping with me. I must add the short story to this; i had just gotten back from deployment to iraq and my husband was still there. so being in an empty house was hard, so i got honey. so being alone in a bed was really hard for me, hence why i gave in to her sleeping w/ me... Anyway, she peed on the bed a few times but nothing drastic.... anyway i'm getting off course here :P. My advice is simple give him his space. let him whine and get used to his surroundings. if you coddle him, he will become possessive over you and expect to be picked up all the time. Best of luck to you and your new addition! They are the best!
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06-09-2010, 11:08 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Coast
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| Thank you all so much for your reassurances. I'm glad to know that his current behavior is to be expected. I know we're so fortunate to be able to see him so often and to be able to bring him over for little visits.
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06-09-2010, 11:08 AM | #6 |
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| I think it is wonderful that you live close to the breeder so you can visit often and even take your puppy to your home. Your little puppy will do just fine when you finally bring him home to live with you. I think you are doing all the right things. Congratulations on becoming a new "Mom" to a precious little yorkie puppy. Looking forward to seeing photos of him. |
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