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07-23-2014, 02:15 PM | #16 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| I think I know what you mean, but don't try so hard. Relax, be natural, happy, and patient. Dogs feed off our energy, mirror us. I have to keep myself in check when I am out walking the dogs. Sometimes I let anxiety about loose dogs or other things get the best of me. The dogs sense it and it makes them anxious.
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07-24-2014, 04:45 PM | #17 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: sylvester ga.
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| dominant yorkie I am so enjoying everyone's participation in my ongoing solution to my Brodie's problems. I have thought so much about why he started acting this way when he was so different when I first adopted him. Since he came from a home (his last one) where the owners were gone all day and also boarded him fairly often, I'm wondering if by showing him so much attention and being with him all day I somehow caused him to withdraw from me. Maybe when he felt at home it allowed him to feel free to do what suited him best which was to withdraw from me. I decided to leave the bathroom open for him today and he's been in there quite a lot, but has come out from time to time. I don't think I've mentioned that he has a bad itching problem which I wonder might also be related to his extreme anxiety. I have, after trying many things, found a shampoo called Douxo which has helped his skin a lot. No longer has the irritated, red skin and the greasy fur with the bad smell. He still scratches a lot, but the vet said his skin looked really good. I have to bathe him every 5 days and today was his bath day which wasn't a good scene. He was scared to the point of biting (had to wear gloves) and actually pooped in the bath tub. I remained calm and after soaping him down and massaging him a lot he finally calmed down enough for me to finish. I just hate that he feels so threatened, but hopefully time and patience will make things better. He did come and sit with me right after the bath so I guess he realized that I didn't mean any harm. He never used to have a problem with the bath so I know my attempts to make him submit are responsible for the way he's acting. I've tried to ignore him except when he makes the move to be with me so he won't feel pressured to stay with me if he doesn't want to. I've always had the opposite problem with other dogs in that they want to jump in your lap every time you sit down. He's just so very different. BUT I STILL LOVE HIM. |
07-24-2014, 04:52 PM | #18 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Maybe I am a romantic, but I do believe Love will find a way. It is obvious to me you love him. You are changing and adapting and your boy will ever so slowly come around. You have reached out here, and you have been given some very good advice. I have been involved with a large breed foster with both health and temperament issues. It has been an interesting road we are on. But he has come a long long way in 4mths. Much love, but also firm love when needed - ie discipline.
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07-24-2014, 05:32 PM | #19 | |
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__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis | |
07-24-2014, 10:34 PM | #20 |
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| Do you put him in a tub full of water or give him a shower? Also with showers you can try making the spray weaker... in the tub try a lower water level, and with both a cooler temp may make him more comfortable, especially if his skin is a bit hypersensitive due to his problem. When I first bathed Tinkerbell, she almost bit me a few times, as I used a strong spray in the shower. When I decreased the water pressure, she was more cooperative and friendlier. After a few times I slowly increased the water pressure and she was fine with it.... baby steps, lol.
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07-27-2014, 01:20 PM | #21 | |
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07-27-2014, 01:31 PM | #22 | |
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07-27-2014, 01:55 PM | #24 | |
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Awh why do you think he doesn't like you?
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07-29-2014, 02:19 PM | #25 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: sylvester ga.
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| aggresive yorkie I just have to brag on my Brodie. Today was his bath day which I had been dreading because that's when he is at his worst with the biting and I've been having to wear gloves. Today I had the gloves at hand but didn't put them on, and he did so good I didn't have to use them. I have to keep him soaped up for 5 min. with the Douxo and he eventually laid down and almost went to sleep while I massaged him. I was thrilled. He's still staying in the bathroom but not nearly as much and a couple of times he's come running to see me when I'd be outside and come in . I'll be gone for a while tommorow so we'll see how he acts when I come home. I have a feeling he's still going to pout and not come see me, but I'll just let him do his thing until he gets over it. I think he's made a lot of progress for such a short period of time. |
07-31-2014, 07:02 AM | #26 | |
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I think you two are on the right track and if he were my dog, I'd keep ignoring him, allowing him to heal and begin to trust again(he got there during his bath!) and start to seek you out once he's more recovered and less anxious. I'd love to have the challenge of this dog and watch him come back to gain a wonderful relationship with humans again and count my successes more in terms of months rather than day-by-day and if he were actively seeking me out in a couple of months, I'd see that as a huge step forward and not worry so much how he's acting today or next week. It's hard - but I'd take it at the dog's pace he sets - no need to speed things up - and allow him to make all the gestures of approaching and interaction and you will be able to tell when he's hungry for human companionship again and in time, even reward that and he'll begin to see it as a good thing in his life and learn he can fully trust you and humans again. Bless his heart - and yours - you've had a rocky time, but you are hanging in there in spite of being worried about being bitten by a scared and anxious dog and still wanting to help him! I'd say you are exceptional - have the inner desire and determination to hang it all out there for a troubled dog and I so admire that attitude and heart. So many people would have already given up on the dog but you have made it clear, you are going to help him. Thank you for helping these poor rescue dogs!
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07-31-2014, 08:41 AM | #27 | |
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07-31-2014, 09:06 AM | #28 | |
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07-31-2014, 09:36 AM | #29 | |
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Hang in there, pat yourself on the back for his having made good progress in several phases and watch him very, very slowly come around - literally and figuratively. Oh, and even after they are significantly better, acting normally for months at a time, there will be set-backs when his old fears return for a hour, a day or a week - at those times you usually think you've lost them when you first start out in dog rehab - but if you hold true to your plan - they somehow sense that nothing really has changed with their life today; and whatever spooked them was transient and their loving leader is still there to protect and care for them and they get back on track again and almost pick up where they left off before the setback. P. S. When the time is right, an old trick the very doggie-dedicated sometimes do for dogs who are still quite skittish about being near humans is lie down on the bare floor, covered in a few of their favorite treats(wearing old clothes, of course) and just stare at TV, never looking at or touching the dog, while the he eventually comes around and darts in for a few treats that he removes from your pant's leg or sweatshirt. It sends a message that this human is now offering to share food resources with him up close and personal but somehow - unlike most humans - doesn't use that time to try to interact or force his attentions on the anxious dog, respecting the dog's sensibilities to start buddy-time only when he's ready. It builds trust and and can speak volumes to your dog about you and your willingness and ability to trust his choices. haha - as I said - it's for the very doggie-dedicated!
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07-31-2014, 05:32 PM | #30 | |
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