My Yorkie Runs

[hodgessl]

I'm new here and I did a search looking for something along these lines, my Yorkie runs away from me, he is 4 months old, we've had him since he was 8 weeks old. My problem is this, he will come up to me put his paws on my leg an act like he wants me to pick him up, I start to pick him up but he runs away, I don't understand why he is doing this. I've tried to not pay him any attention after a few times of him doing this, he does this everyday lol and its getting old. If I don't pay him the attention after he runs away from me, he will then start to whine at me. Does anyone have any suggestions?

[yavenay]

Oh, he's just training you. Yorkies have the strangest training techniques......it takes us humans awhile to catch on but eventually we figure out what our yorkies are trying to train us to do.

Seriously though, seems like he is trying to get you to play or something like that.......little buggers

[Lovetodream88]

I think he is just trying to get you to play.

[BayleighL]

Yes, it's play time. And separately, you'll need to work on training commands - a lot! Our pup isn't allowed to jump at my legs so she's learned to bring a toy and drop it in front of me. Other times she'll sit and look at me with these big imploring eyes. All that said, she's now 2 years old and all that training and working out our communication didn't happen in a day - or a week - or a month - or a year. It's a relationship that continues to grow and involve. Yorkies are such wonderful communicators and companions. You are in for a wonderful time.

[canana]

Originally Posted by BayleighL

Yes, it's play time. And separately, you'll need to work on training commands - a lot! Our pup isn't allowed to jump at my legs so she's learned to bring a toy and drop it in front of me. Other times she'll sit and look at me with these big imploring eyes. All that said, she's now 2 years old and all that training and working out our communication didn't happen in a day - or a week - or a month - or a year. It's a relationship that continues to grow and involve. Yorkies are such wonderful communicators and companions. You are in for a wonderful time.

[matese]

My puppies did this when they wanted me to "chase" them around the house, so I agree, he wants some play time. I agree with yavenay, they are very good at training us lol.

[atlantis1982]

Originally Posted by matese

My puppies did this when they wanted me to "chase" them around the house, so I agree, he wants some play time. I agree with yavenay, they are very good at training us lol.

Yes, yorkies are VERY good at training humans! Mine has trained my dad to go in certain rooms when he wants, to eat when he wants...he has even trained him not to nap! He glances at him every so often and if he notices his eyes are shut, he gives an indignant little yell. Not because he wants to play, eat or pee, just because he wants to assert himself over his human. My dad is at the point now where he doesn't even bother to try to sleep because he knows he'll just wake him up.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Typical Yorkie technique. They want attention but are not so much fond of the idea of being held and hugged, snuggled, tightly restrained during hugging, all that much, so they feign away, wanting attention but knowing they likely could be picked up and restrained longer and sometimes more tightly or even more insecurely held than they are comfortable with. Many dogs like hugging sessions to be short and sweet if we just must hug.
Some dogs feel like our putting our arms across their backs is a gesture of domination or know we might be head-patters - something many dogs utterly detest. Yorkies tend to be very careful of their body around others and so often back off from approaching hands. This changes as he learns he can trust you not to do things he doesn't like.

If your dog comes up and presses himself into you, leans into you or when you're reclining, crawls and stretches its whole body out across your upper torso or neck, your dog is a hug-lover. If not, you have one of those who prefers other expressions of affection, such as tummy, chest, base of tail or back-scratching/caressing. I've had one of the first, two who preferred the latter.

He's whining and baiting you as he's probably bored and wants attention and nurturing but not necessarily all that that attention might lead to. I suggest you walk or play with him, finding out what kind of play he likes and what he doesn't. Use squeaky toys, balls or tugowars, things that will activate his sense of play pleasure and allow him to get the attention he craves while freely interacting positively with you. After the walk or play session, scratch and caress his tummy, back, base of his tail, finish with a quick, intimate little tickle on the upper inside bare skin of the upper thigh. Never known a dog that didn't love all of those.

Eventually you two will work out what is acceptable, pleasurable and what's not to him and your little one will begin to trust you won't treat him/her in any way he doesn't like so much.

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[hodgessl]

Thank you all for this help, is sure does make sense!

[mrssabes]

Fabian is 4 and a half months old and does the same thing. He also runs when he senses it's bath time, bed time, tooth brushing time, combing out time, time to put him in his pen because we're going to work... basically anything but playtime. He does the forepaws out, bottom in the air thing, so it was pretty easy to guess what was going on.

[BayleighL]

Originally Posted by mrssabes

Fabian is 4 and a half months old and does the same thing. He also runs when he senses it's bath time, bed time, tooth brushing time, combing out time, time to put him in his pen because we're going to work... basically anything but playtime. He does the forepaws out, bottom in the air thing, so it was pretty easy to guess what was going on.

I love your description! Very much like our yorkie puppy - who's now 2. She's matured a little so she'll walk someplace in plain sight and sit and shake a little if it's bath time or she senses we're leaving and she's not going. Bed times' a breeze now - she's trained to go potty, have a treat and off to bed. She also has learned to like simple comb outs a little more. She doesn't like being tangled. A reluctant yorkie is just soooo cute!