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yorkiepocky · 07-19-2007, 10:25 PM

My 9 week old yorkie generally gets along very well with other dogs, not matter what their size. She's also very comfortable with everyone in the house.

However, whenever we'd bring people/strangers over, she wouldn't approach them. She doesn't bark or show hostility, but just shy away whenever others want to pet her.

I really want somehow get her to be comfortable around strangers, because this can possibility avoid risk of hostility sometime in the future. I tried by putting her on the person's lap and then getting them to feed her cheese or treats, but she refuses to eat unless it's being fed by a family member. She won't even eat dinner when it's served by a stranger.

Can someone help me out here? I might bring my yorkie to one of my friend's house (he has a puppy, an iguana and 2 baby leopards) to get along more with other animals, but it seems her fear is in other people. it's not like she ever had a traumatizing experience of being hurt by another child or person in her life...

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

07-19-2007, 10:25 PM	#1
yorkiepocky Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 41	9 week old puppy scared of strangers - help? My 9 week old yorkie generally gets along very well with other dogs, not matter what their size. She's also very comfortable with everyone in the house. However, whenever we'd bring people/strangers over, she wouldn't approach them. She doesn't bark or show hostility, but just shy away whenever others want to pet her. I really want somehow get her to be comfortable around strangers, because this can possibility avoid risk of hostility sometime in the future. I tried by putting her on the person's lap and then getting them to feed her cheese or treats, but she refuses to eat unless it's being fed by a family member. She won't even eat dinner when it's served by a stranger. Can someone help me out here? I might bring my yorkie to one of my friend's house (he has a puppy, an iguana and 2 baby leopards) to get along more with other animals, but it seems her fear is in other people. it's not like she ever had a traumatizing experience of being hurt by another child or person in her life... Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!