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mrlmonroe · 05-08-2007, 12:10 PM

My little Jeanie is so funny. She will follow me everywhere, so I know she wants to be near me. But whenever I try to pick her up, she runs......and it's so frustrating. If I call her, she just looks at me.......and if I go towards her, she runs.........????/

Also she doesn't like to cuddle a whole lot, would rather be running after "bunny" or "ball" or the other dozen play toys she has.......when mommy wants to cuddle....she just squirms. I get sad that she doesn't want to be with me a whole lot other than to follow me around.

Are they like this when they are younger? Or is it just my little girl? Will she grow out of it??

SJK1113 · 05-08-2007, 12:19 PM

awwwww I'm sure that has to be frustrating because you just want to cuddle them and snuggle them! Jake has always been very cuddly and LOVES to be held and snuggled. But, I've talked to others whose pups aren't as cuddly.....some want to cuddle only on their terms, when they say it's right lol. I'm sorry I don't have any advice, other than just keep trying. Good luck to you!

Lexi Rae · 05-08-2007, 12:27 PM

dont worry, lexi is like that too ... she does not like to be picked up , nor
does she like to get pet.... she just wants me around her... if im laying on the couch, she will come over and lay on top of me on top of the blanket, the minute i pet her, she gets up.. go figure... if i go to pick her up , she runs too.

mrlmonroe · 05-08-2007, 12:29 PM

yes, Jeanie is just like that! I can't get her to lie with me ever. She has laid down with Daddy a few times, not sure how that happens....I give her all the lovin,and she goes and lays with him...

But I'm just glad to see her lay with either one of us.

I blamed the fact that she doesn't sleep with us or in our room. She sleeps in the kitchen (running free) in her kennel. I know it would be different if she was with us. But DH says no way!

I hope when she grows up she grows out of this!

mrlmonroe · 05-08-2007, 02:39 PM

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Patti · 05-08-2007, 03:06 PM

I got Pixie at 13 months and I have had her 3 months and I still cannot pick her up. If I go to pick her up, she runs to her bed on my bed and then I can pick her up. She does come when I call but I cannot pick her up anywhere but the bed. I trained Cali to turn around when I say Mommy pick you up and I can pick her right up but I had her from 9 weeks. I would just keep trying to pick her up for good things like kisses and treats and she should get use to it.

Rhapsody · 05-08-2007, 03:15 PM

Rhapsody was like this; and although she still likes to be chased, lol, she does stop and let you pick her up now. Also since she turned a year she's become a lot more cuddly. Right now she is curled up against me in the chair. She used to just lay at the bottom of my chair, and be ready to play. . . play. . . play. She's calmed down a lot, and wants to be loved on now.

My little boy, Tiger, he's always been the cuddly bear. He wants to be carried around like a baby all the time, lol. I've heard other people say that the boys can be more affectionate. I don't know if this is true, but it's been true with my little ones.

Good luck!

YorkieTime07 · 05-08-2007, 03:18 PM

nathan does this too I guess its their version of tag???? When he does want me to pick him up he will stand still and look at me as if to say Hurry up and pick me up...!! He cuddles when he wants not when i want!!!

he may do it for a little while then he is ready to play!! he is 6 1/2 months so i guess this is normal

lol

fourdez · 05-08-2007, 04:43 PM

My new puppy did exactly the same thing. He was worse, he would shake if anyone looked directly at him. If I walked towards him he ran under the bed. If I tried to hold him he would squirm until I put him down, I thought he would throw him out of my arms and break a leg. It upset me so much that I called a Dog Behavorist to come to my house and show what I can do to make Ricky trust me. And, believe me, one session and she gave me some tips on how to deal with him that really helped. Little by little he is getting so much better. Last week we reached another milestone, he actually came up to me and looked me in the eye and started barking so that I would pick him up and put him on the sofa with me. I was shocked !!

jlo&brit · 05-08-2007, 04:54 PM

My grandbaby Lola will let me pick her up most of the time, but if I'm on the bed she'll bark or whine for me to get her up there and I'll bend over to get her and she'll back away. I just don't understand it. I'll say "I thought you wanted up here, but I guess not" and I'll leave her alone and then she'll whine again. She will try to "run" up the quilt and then I'll help her get up there.
Who knows what these babies think. lol
I'm thinking of just getting her some stairs, that way she can get up when she wants.

iloveemmy · 05-08-2007, 05:06 PM

She wants me to cuddle and hold her on her terms only. She thinks if I come towards her, I want to play chase. She starts running her "obstacle course."

Sawyers mommy · 05-08-2007, 08:02 PM

sawyer was the same way. I hated it when he backed away when I reached for him; then my trainer said when we lean over them to pick them up it is like having a 7 story building suddenly lean towards you, you would probably back up too.

Sawyer is much better now, i think it is a trust issue that just takes time; and just like some people are more happy cuddling, some yorkies are too

SJK1113 · 05-08-2007, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by iloveemmy

She wants me to cuddle and hold her on her terms only. She thinks if I come towards her, I want to play chase. She starts running her "obstacle course."

LOL Jake has an "obstacle course" too. If he gets a hold of a sock when I'm folding laundry, he runs with it. He runs around the recliner, under the end table and peeks around to see if I'm coming. Then he darts out and jumps on the loveseat, off the loveseat, under the coffee table to the couch, jumps on the couch, jumps off there and heads back over to the recliner because he can go round and round that. One time I got on the recliner and looked over the back of it to see where he was, and I felt something bump my leg....he had come up behind me. SUCH a brat!

Marilize · 05-09-2007, 09:28 AM

My boy used to be a little scared and run away too. But he is much better now, I think he trusts me. I think it has a lot to do with their history and what breeder you get them from. My breeder had a son that mishandled the puppies, he treated him like toys, picking them up by one leg, etc.

But Cash trusts me now, after two months, so I am very happy!!

05-08-2007, 12:10 PM	#1
mrlmonroe YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: White Rock Posts: 404	Funny behaviour.... My little Jeanie is so funny. She will follow me everywhere, so I know she wants to be near me. But whenever I try to pick her up, she runs......and it's so frustrating. If I call her, she just looks at me.......and if I go towards her, she runs.........????/ Also she doesn't like to cuddle a whole lot, would rather be running after "bunny" or "ball" or the other dozen play toys she has.......when mommy wants to cuddle....she just squirms. I get sad that she doesn't want to be with me a whole lot other than to follow me around. Are they like this when they are younger? Or is it just my little girl? Will she grow out of it??

05-08-2007, 12:27 PM	#3
Lexi Rae Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY Posts: 10,455	dont worry, lexi is like that too ... she does not like to be picked up , nor does she like to get pet.... she just wants me around her... if im laying on the couch, she will come over and lay on top of me on top of the blanket, the minute i pet her, she gets up.. go figure... if i go to pick her up , she runs too. __________________ Gina & Lexi CLICK HERE for our Photo Album ...

05-08-2007, 03:06 PM	#6
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	I got Pixie at 13 months and I have had her 3 months and I still cannot pick her up. If I go to pick her up, she runs to her bed on my bed and then I can pick her up. She does come when I call but I cannot pick her up anywhere but the bed. I trained Cali to turn around when I say Mommy pick you up and I can pick her right up but I had her from 9 weeks. I would just keep trying to pick her up for good things like kisses and treats and she should get use to it. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

05-08-2007, 03:15 PM	#7
Rhapsody And Tiger, too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 1,568	Rhapsody was like this; and although she still likes to be chased, lol, she does stop and let you pick her up now. Also since she turned a year she's become a lot more cuddly. Right now she is curled up against me in the chair. She used to just lay at the bottom of my chair, and be ready to play. . . play. . . play. She's calmed down a lot, and wants to be loved on now. My little boy, Tiger, he's always been the cuddly bear. He wants to be carried around like a baby all the time, lol. I've heard other people say that the boys can be more affectionate. I don't know if this is true, but it's been true with my little ones. Good luck! __________________ Jess, Rhapsody,Tiger,& sweet Ocean Blu! Rhapsody's Dogster & Tiger's Dogster Huge Pee Pad Salewww.pee-pads.com/FreeShipping

05-08-2007, 03:18 PM	#8
YorkieTime07 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: atlanta, ga Posts: 920	nathan does this too I guess its their version of tag???? When he does want me to pick him up he will stand still and look at me as if to say Hurry up and pick me up...!! He cuddles when he wants not when i want!!! he may do it for a little while then he is ready to play!! he is 6 1/2 months so i guess this is normal lol __________________ Nathan has a crush on Tatum!!!! The Gentlemens' Club is on the Run!! We're gonna Rock YT with some Fun!!!

05-08-2007, 12:19 PM	#2
SJK1113 No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: usa Posts: 2,150	awwwww I'm sure that has to be frustrating because you just want to cuddle them and snuggle them! Jake has always been very cuddly and LOVES to be held and snuggled. But, I've talked to others whose pups aren't as cuddly.....some want to cuddle only on their terms, when they say it's right lol. I'm sorry I don't have any advice, other than just keep trying. Good luck to you!

05-08-2007, 12:29 PM	#4
mrlmonroe YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: White Rock Posts: 404	yes, Jeanie is just like that! I can't get her to lie with me ever. She has laid down with Daddy a few times, not sure how that happens....I give her all the lovin,and she goes and lays with him... But I'm just glad to see her lay with either one of us. I blamed the fact that she doesn't sleep with us or in our room. She sleeps in the kitchen (running free) in her kennel. I know it would be different if she was with us. But DH says no way! I hope when she grows up she grows out of this!

05-08-2007, 02:39 PM	#5
mrlmonroe YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: White Rock Posts: 404	bump

05-08-2007, 04:43 PM	#9
fourdez Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Rockland county, NY Posts: 1,306	My new puppy did exactly the same thing. He was worse, he would shake if anyone looked directly at him. If I walked towards him he ran under the bed. If I tried to hold him he would squirm until I put him down, I thought he would throw him out of my arms and break a leg. It upset me so much that I called a Dog Behavorist to come to my house and show what I can do to make Ricky trust me. And, believe me, one session and she gave me some tips on how to deal with him that really helped. Little by little he is getting so much better. Last week we reached another milestone, he actually came up to me and looked me in the eye and started barking so that I would pick him up and put him on the sofa with me. I was shocked !! __________________ ********************* Nedda & My Girls Desi & Millie & my boy Ricky

05-08-2007, 04:54 PM	#10
jlo&brit Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fairfield TX Posts: 93	My grandbaby Lola will let me pick her up most of the time, but if I'm on the bed she'll bark or whine for me to get her up there and I'll bend over to get her and she'll back away. I just don't understand it. I'll say "I thought you wanted up here, but I guess not" and I'll leave her alone and then she'll whine again. She will try to "run" up the quilt and then I'll help her get up there. Who knows what these babies think. lol I'm thinking of just getting her some stairs, that way she can get up when she wants.

05-08-2007, 05:06 PM	#11
iloveemmy And the winner is... Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,330	Emmy is the same She wants me to cuddle and hold her on her terms only. She thinks if I come towards her, I want to play chase. She starts running her "obstacle course." __________________ I won an Emmy and an Oscar!

05-08-2007, 08:02 PM	#12
Sawyers mommy Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: fla Posts: 624	sawyer was the same way. I hated it when he backed away when I reached for him; then my trainer said when we lean over them to pick them up it is like having a 7 story building suddenly lean towards you, you would probably back up too. Sawyer is much better now, i think it is a trust issue that just takes time; and just like some people are more happy cuddling, some yorkies are too __________________ Sawyers Mommy: Proud member of the Spoiled rotten Club

05-09-2007, 09:28 AM	#14
Marilize YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cape town, South Africa Posts: 703	My boy used to be a little scared and run away too. But he is much better now, I think he trusts me. I think it has a lot to do with their history and what breeder you get them from. My breeder had a son that mishandled the puppies, he treated him like toys, picking them up by one leg, etc. But Cash trusts me now, after two months, so I am very happy!!