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iguana747 · 11-15-2010, 02:01 PM

Hello. I'm new to this group as I could not find the information I was hoping for elsewhere. I have recently moved with my 3 Yorkies (1 male; 2 females; all fixed). Two are very outgoing, social and generally carefree. The other is a bit more timid but very loving, social, and will be the first one to spy an open lap to curl up on. However, she's not really as "rough and tough" as the other two and is a bit more skittish in general. All 3 have grown up together and have been their own pack (if you will) for the past 4 years.

Since my move, I've been training them for the past 2 weeks and adjusting them to their new yard. I use an invisible fence (currently with flagged perimeter) but trained them on just the sound setting of their collars (which I've tested several times just to make sure) as they already listen very well, and they just need to know the limits of their own yard and the beeps are just a reminder (the invisible fence is made/advertised for small dogs as well). All three have taken to it very well considering that there are plenty of other dogs in the area.

However in the last couple of days it has been a real struggle to get the more timid female to go to the bathroom outside where she has been going just fine for the past 2 weeks. She has always taken a little longer than the other two to find "her spot" to do her thing, but now she just sits and looks at me when I take her out (she won't even move except for the house door). I've tried taking her out separately, with the other two dogs, on leash, off leash, with collar, without collar and nothing seems to work. I've physically placed her in multiple areas around the yard, but with no success (she just sits there looking at me). I've pretended to busy myself with other things, only to look back and see her staring at me. I've had to walked her on a leash and she walks next to me like usual, but it took about 15 minutes for her to finally pee (which I praised her for and allowed her to go inside which she was constantly trying to do every time we got close to the door while walking) and that's unusual even for her. I know that she needs to go, she's eating and drinking just fine, but she has had a couple of accidents in the house (once while sitting in my lap; she didn't even react or seem to notice). Something has changed, but I'm about out of ideas. I don't what this to develop into some habit of her's. I thought possibly some symptom to Lyme, but after looking at what those symptoms are I really don't think that's it as she runs around with the other two just fine and doesn't seem to have any "arthritic-like" problems.

Any suggestions?

11-15-2010, 02:01 PM	#1
iguana747 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ithaca, NY Posts: 4	Odd Yorkie Behavior Hello. I'm new to this group as I could not find the information I was hoping for elsewhere. I have recently moved with my 3 Yorkies (1 male; 2 females; all fixed). Two are very outgoing, social and generally carefree. The other is a bit more timid but very loving, social, and will be the first one to spy an open lap to curl up on. However, she's not really as "rough and tough" as the other two and is a bit more skittish in general. All 3 have grown up together and have been their own pack (if you will) for the past 4 years. Since my move, I've been training them for the past 2 weeks and adjusting them to their new yard. I use an invisible fence (currently with flagged perimeter) but trained them on just the sound setting of their collars (which I've tested several times just to make sure) as they already listen very well, and they just need to know the limits of their own yard and the beeps are just a reminder (the invisible fence is made/advertised for small dogs as well). All three have taken to it very well considering that there are plenty of other dogs in the area. However in the last couple of days it has been a real struggle to get the more timid female to go to the bathroom outside where she has been going just fine for the past 2 weeks. She has always taken a little longer than the other two to find "her spot" to do her thing, but now she just sits and looks at me when I take her out (she won't even move except for the house door). I've tried taking her out separately, with the other two dogs, on leash, off leash, with collar, without collar and nothing seems to work. I've physically placed her in multiple areas around the yard, but with no success (she just sits there looking at me). I've pretended to busy myself with other things, only to look back and see her staring at me. I've had to walked her on a leash and she walks next to me like usual, but it took about 15 minutes for her to finally pee (which I praised her for and allowed her to go inside which she was constantly trying to do every time we got close to the door while walking) and that's unusual even for her. I know that she needs to go, she's eating and drinking just fine, but she has had a couple of accidents in the house (once while sitting in my lap; she didn't even react or seem to notice). Something has changed, but I'm about out of ideas. I don't what this to develop into some habit of her's. I thought possibly some symptom to Lyme, but after looking at what those symptoms are I really don't think that's it as she runs around with the other two just fine and doesn't seem to have any "arthritic-like" problems. Any suggestions?