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Originally Posted by chattiesmom  My two cents worth. From your Yorkies point of view his entire whole world changed in the blink of an eye. He was taken from everything that was familar and comfortable and brought into a strange and scary place. For whatever reason he found comfort in Heidi. I would almost guarantee that given ample time -- your Yorkie will warm up to you. With animals sometimes it's best to take the aloof approach -- ignore him.... totally and completely. In fact it would be better to find an irrestible treat (that ONLY you have) and put them around your feet when you sit in a chair.... then try putting them IN your chair... and then try putting them in a pocket. Just don't try to touch him, eventually he will warm up and touch you. Make yourself VALUABLE to the Yorkie .... having 100% possession of high value treats would make you a high value human.
In human terms, maybe this is bribing, maybe not. We have to learn to communicate in terms that your dog can understand. Good Luck! |
Yeah, the treat idea is something we need to look into more....as it is, when I give him a treat...he comes to me, but then runs away after he gets the treat...so I'm not sure if it's really doing anything towards bonding.