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OMgosh, can you even stand the cuteness?! LOL
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Originally Posted by soccbydo  About how long does it take for them to get close, if that will ever happen? |
Though "two weeks" has been offerered as a possible time line, I think it was only given as an example. I don't think there is an exact time, as each dog is his/her own personality, and will take his/her own sweet time about making adjustments. For instance: When Abigail came to us at 8 weeks (I know...too early for breeder to let her go - I was naive), I had a senior pooch, Mozart (11y/o) who did not become aggressive at all. He went the other way and allowed her to dominate the whole house! He would not come out of the bedroom for several weeks except to drink and eat. Would not join in play, would not give me little licks as he'd been doing his entire life. He would peek into the den, as if checking to see if "IT" was still here, then retreat back into the bedroom to sulk. I was really getting worried about his depression.
Gradually - over months - he has accepted her presence ("Well, I guess "IT"s here to stay"). Abigail will be two in December, and just in the past three months has he seemed like his old self again. I shared all this so you won't be discouraged if, when two weeks is lapsed, Pom and Yorkie still are not the best of friends. Be sure to give them each time of their own with you. When Mo was feeling displaced, I had to seek him out to spend time with him.
btw, I think you're doing great returning here for advice and encouragement - despite some of the harsher posts. It shows you do care for this pup and want to make it work. Just remember the rule of being 'owned' by a Yorkie: patience, Patience and PATIENCE. Then, when your patience reserve is all dried up, reach down further and pull up some more! Soon, you'll look back on this time as just a bump in the road. Earning the love/trust of one of these li'l guys is a lifelong reward. You won't be sorry
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