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05-08-2012, 07:52 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2012 Location: Cookeville
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| Newbie with sad baby Hello everyone. I am to new to the forum and appreciate all the info here. We have a 16-month-old male Yorkie that we got when he was 12 weeks. He was the firstborn and smallest of the litter of three. He never cried at night when we first brought him home and is loved and doted on by all in our family of four. Since we've had him, we've only left him overnight for two short vacations. We left him with the family who had him originally and still have his father. Their married daughter still has his mother, and she also visited during his visits. His first overnight stay with them was three months after we got him. When we brought him home, he was so sad for several days but finally perked up and returned to his happy self. Two weeks ago, we took him for a brief 2-hour visit with this family prior to taking another vacation. He immediately recognized the family even though it had been 9 months since he had seen them. He was also reunited with his birth mother and father, as well as a sister from another litter. He was fine when we picked him up. Tonight we picked him up from another 4-night stay with this family, and it is heartwrenching to watch him. When we got home, he had tears in his eyes and has had a sad face all night. I have sat and held him like a baby and his sad face makes me want to cry. Do you think he is missing this other family, his parents or is hurt that we left him? He turns his head when my husband and I look at him and just lays in his bed. He seems so happy with us and our two children, until we leave him. Please advise. |
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05-08-2012, 10:43 PM | #2 |
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| It sounds like he has separation anxiety. You can get him through that by practicing leaving him for short amount of timke over and over good luck
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05-08-2012, 11:38 PM | #3 |
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| The tears can also be from anxiety or too much excitement. He might be tired from his visit and relieved to be home in a peaceful house. It is hard to tell. Try the positive spin on it. I know my Copper enjoys it when his friend Zorro comes to stay for a couple of days, but he just seems tired when the visit is over. When he stays at Zorro's house, he often has wet tear tracks when I pick him up. I know he has been either stressed somehow or they have been running, running all the time. I wash his face when we get home and he crashes on the couch with us. Hope this helps.
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05-08-2012, 11:50 PM | #4 |
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| Oh your post made me feel so sad - goodness knows how you must be feeling.... I wonder, do you think it's worth trying him somewhere else that isn't family when you go on vacation? For instance, if we can't take Harry - I have a wonderful lady that I leave him with, we take him to her house and he has his own little holiday over there....she took a lot of finding after many interviews. We started off by just leaving him for a couple of hours, and gradually building it up, so that we could all get used to it.... Or do you know someone who might be able to come and stay at yours? Then the house would be safe, and your Littlie would be in his own environment? I truly hope he gets back to his normal little self very soon...Sally + Harry x |
05-09-2012, 05:55 AM | #5 |
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| I don't know. Being the only dog is a lot like being the only child. It's a lonely life. Yorkies seem to do better in pairs. Maybe he enjoyed the companionship of another dog and is missing that? I know when I had Daisy/Daphne, the rescue dog in my house for the short time I did, Gabby got pretty used to the idea of having another dog around and seemed to enjoy having a playmate. When I allowed my friend to take Daisy, Gabby got kinda sad and moped around for a few days. Yorkies are high maintenance dogs. They NEED a lot of attention. Often times, they'll find comfort with another canine when you can't be there. Maybe it's time your family thinks about getting him a friend? |
05-09-2012, 06:21 AM | #6 |
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| aaaw, he may just be tired, either way just enjoy your baby.
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05-09-2012, 06:49 AM | #7 |
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| Poor guy, maybe he just enjoys the presence of other dogs? My two are very social and love having each other around... It could be that he just loves being with other dogs?
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05-09-2012, 07:48 PM | #8 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2012 Location: Cookeville
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| Thanks everyone for your replies. My internet was down today and just now got back online. Update: This morning little Orson saw me getting my coffee and he went to my chair and waited for me. He sat with me and seemed more like himself. My husband thinks he was just tired last night, as some of you suggested. On further thought, I remembered that during his 2-hour visit with this family and his parents before we left on vacation, he was fine when we picked him up and brought him home. The only difference was that the daughter of the family was not there during that visit. Last summer, this 14-year-old daughter mostly took care of him because she was out of school. He also slept with her. She probably took care of him a lot as a puppy before we got him. My husband thought he was missing her. He may have been missing her again last night. He did remember the family and as soon as he saw the husband, he just about jumped out of my arms trying to get to him. We have decided to try to get him used to riding in a car [He does get car sick, sometimes.] and take him with us on our next trip, or try leaving him with another family. My niece has two Yorkies. We do have a larger dog that stays outside. Orson has kind of a finicky personality. He has a daily routine here and wants his things in a certain place. I gave him a bath this morning and held him a long time and talked to him. He seems fine now. He got over this sad spell much quicker than he did last summer. |
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