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Originally Posted by Madraga  Thanks. I tried what KJC suggested about putting my hair down then putting it back up and letting her see it. I think she sort of gets it. It takes her shorter to recover now. But she still gets the shock. She has her moods every once in a while. Sometimes she'll just act like she's scared of me and peek and see if it's really me. Then later she'll be all clingy and stuff. It's still crazy but I'm trying. I give her walks without a leash sometimes coz she gets freaked out by her own leash, I think having her on a leash is like constricting her free will so I figured I'll let her go without a leash and keep an eye on her and just try to comfort or reassure her when she gets freaked out. This actually worked coz I wanted to go into the house so I told her to follow me and she didn't follow so I allowed her to walk and discover some more. Then when it was really time to go in, she went in. When we were in I let her settle down a bit and asked her to go out again. This time she just stood by the door watching and she didn't want to go, so I didn't let her. She's not a very confident dog and I think it's coz she doesn't feel confident enough that she'll be just fine with me. So I allow her to discover that she'll be fine.
I don't know if what i'm doing is right or not but i'm just trying everything I can try. If you think there are some things I'm doing wrong, please let me know. As far as the Alpha thing goes, I think she never thought of herself as an alpha, coz if she did, why would she be so scared of everything? |
The shock is from what happened the first time, and she'll get over it in time as she adjusts to your different 'looks'. It's sad that she's so timid... but as she learns to trust you she'll get better, and you'll see her true personality begin to emerge.
Walking a scared dog off leash can be dangerous, what if she gets frightened and runs off into traffic? I'd rather she be scared of the leash. You could try using a long leash on her and try to hold it so she can't feel it or realize it's there. Yorkies are so very quick... if she were to dart off you would never catch her.
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Originally Posted by Madraga i got another question... Are Yorkies supposed to have wet noses all the time? Coz I know having a wet nose is a sign of good health. Mine would have wet nose at times but dry at times. Like in a day she'd have wet nose and then later dry then later wet. So I dunno if she's sick or she's having some problems coz her nose is not wet all the time. When I took her to the vet due to her dehydration a couple of weeks ago, she had wet nose and it was dripping. I asked the vet and she just said my dog is just frightened so she's not licking her nose to regulate the wetness.
Dunno what your experiences are. Are their nose wet all day? When they wake up?
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Their noses are not a reliable indicator of health, unless it's non-stop runny or the dog is producing a lot of mucous, in which case they would be sick.
Change in how her nose appears or runs or doesn't run would be something to mention to the vet, but from your description, she sounds normal.
As for if you're doing right or wrong... I think you're very perceptive in relation to her, alot more than many owners. You just need to relax a bit... and allow her to relax. If you're nervous she'll pick up on it and in turn be nervous too. You're very open-minded in trying to find ways to deal with her and to make her happy... what more could any doggie ask for?
My first adopted dog was scared to death if someone sneezed or coughed. He'd hide under the bed in a flash and would stay there for quite a while. It took him the longest time to get over doing that... like a year or more. I have never fiqured out what caused this fear in him... just kept trying to reassure him all was well. Now when I sneeze, he'll start for the bedroom, and I'll say 'It's okay' and he turns around and comes right back.
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Originally Posted by BlueBelle This is probably off the wall, but it almost sounded to me like she might have a vision problem. Do a little vision test, like throw a small bit that she might like, to see if she can see it. Of course, with their noses they could sniff it out. Just a thought that occured to me with her waking up and suddenly being frightened of you.  |
I was thinking that too, but she can see well enough to detect changes, whether seeing clearly or not we don't know. I would be more suspect if she was walking into things...