[yorkietalkjilly]

I am very sorry to hear about the death and illness in your family and it has no doubt affected your family and your little dog indirectly. Your baby is still very young and probably reacting to all the stress and many visitors, children, etc., that may stress it further. A lot of Yorkie's are somewhat intimidated by smaller children at first and I'm sure you are closely supervising child/puppy interaction. The suggestion of a safe spot is very good. A new puppy usually needs a good schedule, behavior modification training and lots of cuddling and play time with you in order to feel that someone is in control and he is dearly, dearly loved. There is much information on this site in the Library and in the other sections so do your due diligence about learning and starting puppyhood training and your baby will respond in kind. They are very intelligent little dogs and will repay you well for quality time spent with them. I really hope things can turn around for your family and Yorkie and you will be happy with him.