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05-25-2014, 07:57 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Richmond VA
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| Hang in there with new pups! I just thought I would encourage those folks with new puppies who are in despair about whether he/she will EVER sleep all night/sit quietly/be remotely housebroken/etc. While Grace has slept well almost from day one (in an xpen with a crate, food, and potty pads in the laundry room), I really wondered about several other things. In the last few days/weeks, she is beginning to play nicely-my fingers are so happy-and is less likely to make a mess in the house. Mainly, I think she has begun to understand that going potty as soon as she is in the pen means I will take her out! I don't know how much of this is due to spay and removal of teeth a couple of weeks ago (she did really well-didn't need half of the pain meds that were sent home) and how much is due to finally being 8 months old. In any event, while she was always precious to us from the first day we saw her, she is delightful to have around the house now. Lest you think that she has not been loved and adored, she has won points from day one for being cute (my niece said some of her friends who stayed here one night considered slipping her into their bags before leaving!) and for being so incredibly good with the grandson and the other children who bless our lives. They adore her, and she never nipped THEIR fingers! Anyway, hang in there, guys! |
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05-26-2014, 05:54 AM | #2 |
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| Thanks this is such an encouragement, we are beginning to despair at our new baby , we have had her for one month and she is 7mths old.... here the message i just posted in another thread.... explains my despair!! We have had our yorkie for almost 1 month now , she is 7 mths old and suffers from separation anxiety. We had finally got her settled to sleep in her crate at night if this is beside our bed and we will slowly progress to move this out of the bedroom over time. Initially she was barking everytime we went out of the room even for a few mins, we only come back in if she is quiet and then give her a treat. She has access to the kitchen where her toys , crate and food is however if we leave her she cries non stop, she has stopped barking but cries, shakes and urinates on the floor if left alone even for a few minutes. She was a rescue dog and we know that she didnt have a good life before she came to use and we want to help her become less stressed and used to being alone. She will be a delight when someone is with her but as soon as she is left alone she gets very distressed. we have tried a phermone spray, diffussers, leaving some of my clothes with scent on and a herbal tablet however nothing seems to be helping. we tried to build up the time she will be alone by leaving for 10secs, 30sec, 1 min etc but crying starts almost straight away. I walk her and play with her every timebefore leaving her but while we are away from her she doesnt eat, drink , playwith her toys etc until we return ( we have left a camera on so we know that she paces and cries). we are considering hiring a behaviour specialist and out vet also suggested he could prescribe an anti anxiety medication for her if no improvement. has anyone got any other suggestions of what we could try? i leave the tv, music on etc also anytime she is alone. On our return home she goes crazy, and jumps, pants, tries to bites us ( gently!) and take about 20mins to calm down despite if i ignore her or not. I need to be able to leave her for 4hrs while i go to work. can anyone help???? |
05-26-2014, 05:56 AM | #3 | |
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05-26-2014, 10:09 AM | #4 | |
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that gave me so munch encouragement i have a 8 week old female and this crying and howling got me almost want to pull my hair out. I am realizing its getting easier each day. Thanks for the great post | |
05-27-2014, 06:08 PM | #5 | |
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