[christiers]

Originally Posted by yorkie77

So our present yorkie Bailey is 2.5 yrs old. Sweetest thing in the world. Probably the spoilest dog in the world too. We call her our delicate flower because she is the most timid lovable dog we ve ever seen. Bailey loves playing with other dogs around the neighborhood without any hesitation. We decided to get another Yorkie before Bailey got too old. We just got a male 10 wks old. Bailey absolutely hates him. Its very sad. Bailey runs up stairs and hides from him, wants nothing to do with him and has stopped playing all together. In addition, Bailey has been so stressed out over it, she is puking and not eating. She has had some bouts of colitis in the past when stressed out. We did everything that was told of us. We introduced him outside in the yard then took them on an hour walk together. We then stayed outside for a couple more hours and the puppy bit Bailey on the leg. Bailey yelped and now she is petrified of him. She is displaying no dominance whatsoever despite it being her territory. I dont know what to do. We love the new puppy, but Bailey is sooooo sad its killing us. Do we separate them? We do have a room that is completely off limits to the puppy. Bailey goes in there and she is somewhat happier. As much as Bailey loves to play with other dogs we were positive that she would enjoy a sibling. We are not forcing them to be together either. Is this ever going to get better? Baileys health is very important since she has asthma and colitis problems. Thanks.

I am so sorry. My non-yorkie wasn't pleased with the addition of Coco last year and now they tolerate each other. However Belle showed dominance signs, even had some toy and food guarding issues that we had to resolve. Coco learned to leave Belle be and we introduced another puppy to play with Coco. Belle loves her, as does Coco. Win-win. I also should mention that when Coco was introduced we had just lost our Sassy (10 yr yorkie) and Belle was 8 years old. Time and patience for everyone here seemed to help. But again and I feel that is SO SO SO important for me to stress...adding the puppies never made Belle physically sick. She was moody, territorial and guarded her "possessions" but was never sick, nor bit or attacked. Worse we had was a few snarky moments that we contacted a trainer with experience in behavioral issues to address. GOOD LUCK!!!!