 She acts like I abuse her!
My puppy Emma is 7 months old and I have had her for 4 months. For the last month or so she has been acting scared of me. I have never and would never hit her, the only thing for punishment I do is fuss at her (just a little louder than usual talking and a little different tone) occasionally and maybe twice a week I try to do the "dominate" thing and hold her on her side (not pushing on her hard at all though!) if she is rough with me (sometimes she nips my bottom lip for some reason when she licks my face). I am the one in the house that does all her grooming and things she hates though, like brushing, baths, cleaning her eyes and ears,clipping, etc. Not everytime but a good percent of times I call for her, she will cower down and not want to come towards me. She looks all around like she wants to run from me. It just breaks my heart! I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. Do any of your Yorkies do this? |