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02-02-2011, 11:29 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2010 Location: new port richey, FL
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| My Skiddish new guy Hello all I'm pretty new here and as a yorkie owner. I got my first baby about 8 months ago a sweet little girl named LuLU and she has become the world to me I just love this breed so much now. After I got her a neighbor came to me and told me his sister breeds yorkies. A few months later he told me his sister just had a few litters at once, she also has foster kids and needed to clear out some of her dogs because of them. He let me know that she would give me one of her males as long as I would allow her to use him to breed whenever she needed to. One night about two weeks ago he woke me up with a little one year old boy, Sparky, in his arms. I brought him in my room with me as I was sleeping, and he was very scared. The poor little guy stayed curled up in a ball on my bed all night long while my LuLu and my Harley(corgie/sheltie mix) checked him out. For the first few days I couldn't even get Sparky to stand on his own two feet. After a few days he began to finally stand up and look around. After two weeks he is finally walking around the house to at least eat and sitting up to look around but if you approach him he curls up into a ball and then rolls on his back. When he decideds he wants to be pet he curls up into a ball and scoots close with his head down looking terrified. When Harley gets excited and wants to play with me or Sparky Sparky will attack and bite him. At first Harley ignored it but now they are starting to get into full fleged fights and I'm afraid that Sparky will get hurt. He is definitly attacking out of fear though not aggression. He walks great on a leash but soemtimes gets around my legs when I go to lift my foot to step over the leash he will instantly cower down. I am not sure if he was just introduced into the home wrong and will get pasat this fear, if he just has a skiddish personality or if maybe he was not treated so nice before i got him. I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on things I can do to help him become more secure and feel safe. I can't imagine how hard it is for this little guy to feel this anxiety all the time. I don't know if this is just his personality or what. I guess I'm just looking for some suggestions on how to help him be the happiest safest little boy he can be if theres anaythign I can do to help him. Thanks in advance!! |
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02-02-2011, 02:44 PM | #2 |
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| aww Poor guy, I think he probably hasn't had any social interaction. Maybe only came out of his pen to service her females. He could be shy by nature, but this seems more than just that. Love and patience will improve his outlook on life but he may never really be out going. Good luck. |
02-03-2011, 04:50 AM | #3 |
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| sounds like he was kept in a cage and needs some time to adjust to being free in a home. best of luck that everything works out. there are a lot of knowledgable people on this site who im sure can offer some advice. hope everything works out for everyone!
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02-03-2011, 05:03 AM | #4 |
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| Sounds like he never got proper socialization and hopefuly with patience and time he will come out of his shell.Play some games with all of them at once they will teach him how to play and that it's ok. He may only watch for awhile. Don't feed his fear to much but quietly celebrate his feats . If that makes sense
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02-03-2011, 06:44 AM | #5 |
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| awww that is so sad. |
02-03-2011, 07:26 AM | #6 | |
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You stated that "A few months later he told me his sister just had a few litters at once" Now I am not sure but, he didn't say one or two litters at once but a "few". I wonder how many dogs she really has. I also wonder in what conditions this poor baby was kept in. Maybe you could suggest that you visit this breeder "to get to know her" and see for yourself how they are kept. Then you might know how to deal with this baby. Who is respomsible for any vet care this baby needs? Do you guys have an written agreement? Do you have a shot record for him...making sure he doesn't pass anything on to your babies? Can you stud him out anytime? Are you co-owner? Will the Dam come to your house or will she take him away to stud(in which case the way he acts when came to you I would be hesitant) I am sorry for all the questions, but it seems like she is more or less using you and she will be the one who benefits from his stud service while you are doing everything else for him. I can understand all this if you were just looking for another family member, but it seems like there is a little more to it than that. Last edited by babbsiam44; 02-03-2011 at 07:29 AM. | |
02-04-2011, 11:13 AM | #7 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2010 Location: new port richey, FL
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| Babbsiam : I thank you for all the questions being new at this I didn't think of any of that and he was given to me so quickly it was a shock. I offered to let her come meet me before I got him but the neighbor was like oh thats ok. He went out of town and before I knew he was back he was handing the new guy over to me. When she wants to stud I think I will insist I take him to her so I can see whats going on there and make sure he is treated well after that i'll insist it be at my house so he doesn't have to be reminded of that place. As far as his medical care I have planned from the start for that to be my responsability he's my baby now I have no problem making sure he's cared for. I was offered his papers for a fee I will be sure to get his shot reocrds from her as well. I wasn't planning on breeding him with my Lulu I wanted her to have a companion and our family to be extended. I don't know anything about showing a dog nor could I afford to so I don't plan to breed them. She is not registered but I am considering doing so although I'm not sure if that is neccessary if I don't plan to show her or breed her. As far as I'm concerned I am his only owner and she is just having studding privlages with him but I am concerned now after reading posts and learning more as to what will happen if any of his puppies ever have problems. Laci ~ If I take you right, you mean that I should not show him too much affection and praise when he is showing signs of fear as he will take that as being rewarded for that behavior. I have never had to help a dog socialize though and don't know what I should do to help him. I've been crating when I'm not home to keep him safe from fighting with my bigger dog (only 35lbs but big compared to 5lbs). Should I just take him and let him sit outside with me while I'm playing with the other dogs? When I do go to praise him he curls up and flips on his back and I don't want to scare him more. Same reaction when I try to play head goes down curls into ball. I notice he gets a little more outgoing everyday though so I have a lot of hope he will be better. I'm just wondering how I can help him socialize are there things I shouldn't do or definite pointers I should do? Thanks so much for all your help in thing I would have never thought to look into!! |
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