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yorkiegirl83 · 08-24-2007, 05:56 PM

Do any of you out there have a really nervous yorkie?

Mckenzie is a very sweet dog and with her fur siblings she is outgoing and unafraid. My mom has two italian greyhounds she goes to visit, I would say weekly. She is very submissive to them, but she still barks, plays, ect.

But, when we see other dogs, cats, birds, squirrels she lets out these high pitched barks where you would think the world is coming to an end. They are very frantic and you can see that she's visibly upset or afraid.

We just went for a walk and she was absolutely screaming at a tree, like she was so scared of it. We tried to continue on the walk and she kept it up for I'd say 1-2 minutes.

I am working on socializing her by taking her places where she will see other people and dogs in a safe environment and we are starting training soon because of her shyness. But when we go to petco, she refuses to walk and when I carry her and someone wants to pet her or she sees another dog, she will bury her head into my arms or bark excessively.

She gets like this with people also and will run and hide, or stay really far from others, or sit on my lap. Usually I don't allow her to sit in my lap because I don't want to encourage the scared reaction she is having.

Have anyone of you dealt with this before? All of my other dogs have been very welcoming of other people and dogs and I'm not really sure what I can do to make her transitions to new places, people, and things easier for her.

08-24-2007, 05:56 PM	#1
yorkiegirl83 Love My Furbabies! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere Posts: 4,427	Nervous Yorkie? Do any of you out there have a really nervous yorkie? Mckenzie is a very sweet dog and with her fur siblings she is outgoing and unafraid. My mom has two italian greyhounds she goes to visit, I would say weekly. She is very submissive to them, but she still barks, plays, ect. But, when we see other dogs, cats, birds, squirrels she lets out these high pitched barks where you would think the world is coming to an end. They are very frantic and you can see that she's visibly upset or afraid. We just went for a walk and she was absolutely screaming at a tree, like she was so scared of it. We tried to continue on the walk and she kept it up for I'd say 1-2 minutes. I am working on socializing her by taking her places where she will see other people and dogs in a safe environment and we are starting training soon because of her shyness. But when we go to petco, she refuses to walk and when I carry her and someone wants to pet her or she sees another dog, she will bury her head into my arms or bark excessively. She gets like this with people also and will run and hide, or stay really far from others, or sit on my lap. Usually I don't allow her to sit in my lap because I don't want to encourage the scared reaction she is having. Have anyone of you dealt with this before? All of my other dogs have been very welcoming of other people and dogs and I'm not really sure what I can do to make her transitions to new places, people, and things easier for her.