[4doggiemama]

My 3 lb. Yorkie, Cocoa, is extremely afraid of men, especially teenagers, and I have had her for 9 yrs. Very rarely do I allow Cocoa to be in the public. If I do, she is in a closed carrier. My husband tries every day to make friends with her but it has been a failure. I usually pick Cocoa up and put her in my dh's arms, and she eventually calms down and relaxes. When he puts her down, it starts all over. Cocoa comes from a puppy mill where the owner had planned on using her for breeding, but chose not to due to her 1 lb. 13 oz. weight at 9 mo. (Yes, a surprise for a puppy mill breeder.) The little girl in the family dragged Cocoa around and into the house where there was a teenage boy. My vet feels very strongly that the teenage boy did something to Cocoa that she has never recovered from. Just want you to know that time and patience are of essence. But there may come a time when you may just have to accept the furbaby the way he is and work around it. Wishing you the Best.