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kimchibap · 12-05-2012, 10:16 AM

Hello all,

We (as in my husband, daughter and myself) adopted a 2 year old female yorkie. She is extremely sweet and is a good dog. We are completely new to owning a dog and opted for an older dog over a puppy. We ended up with a yorkie and have a few questions. Her name is Lucy and I was hoping I could get some advice on what to do.

1. Bonding - Lucy is supposed to be my daughter's dog. She had been begging for a dog for a year now and we finally gave in. The thing is, myself and my husband; we aren't pet people per say. We don't hate dogs but we don't love them either. I would say, we are neutral about them. Lucy, for some reason will not leave me alone. She follows me from room to room and has to be near me all the time. I am finding it a bit tiresome and would really like to figure out a way to get her to bond with my daughter that way and not me.

2. Potty - Lucy does not ever tell me when she needs to go. She is house trained and has had no accidents. But I cannot tell when she needs to go because if I am sitting in one spot, she does not move from the room I am in. I am currently taking her out 4-6x per day. 6 am - right when she wakes up, 8:30 am - about 20 mins after her first meal, again in the afternoon, 5:50 after her dinner and again before bed. Am i taking her out enough?

3. Crate training - How exactly do I do that with her? She is already housetrained and will go lay in her crate as long as the door is open and I am in her view. Does she need to be crate trained? Or is it fine that she wanders around the house while I run my errands?

4. Jumping - I think she may at some point have been abused. She gets very frightened and I don't really know how to explain this but we have been trying to correct her behavior of jumping up on people and furniture. When she does, I put her paws down and tell her "NO". When I do that, she basically trembles and her ears, tail and entire body goes down to the floor, like she is trying to make herself as small as possible. I do not want to scare her but I want her to understand jumping is not allowed.

I would greatly appreciate your advice and thank you in advance.

12-05-2012, 10:16 AM	#1
kimchibap YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1	Hi, new and need advice Hello all, We (as in my husband, daughter and myself) adopted a 2 year old female yorkie. She is extremely sweet and is a good dog. We are completely new to owning a dog and opted for an older dog over a puppy. We ended up with a yorkie and have a few questions. Her name is Lucy and I was hoping I could get some advice on what to do. 1. Bonding - Lucy is supposed to be my daughter's dog. She had been begging for a dog for a year now and we finally gave in. The thing is, myself and my husband; we aren't pet people per say. We don't hate dogs but we don't love them either. I would say, we are neutral about them. Lucy, for some reason will not leave me alone. She follows me from room to room and has to be near me all the time. I am finding it a bit tiresome and would really like to figure out a way to get her to bond with my daughter that way and not me. 2. Potty - Lucy does not ever tell me when she needs to go. She is house trained and has had no accidents. But I cannot tell when she needs to go because if I am sitting in one spot, she does not move from the room I am in. I am currently taking her out 4-6x per day. 6 am - right when she wakes up, 8:30 am - about 20 mins after her first meal, again in the afternoon, 5:50 after her dinner and again before bed. Am i taking her out enough? 3. Crate training - How exactly do I do that with her? She is already housetrained and will go lay in her crate as long as the door is open and I am in her view. Does she need to be crate trained? Or is it fine that she wanders around the house while I run my errands? 4. Jumping - I think she may at some point have been abused. She gets very frightened and I don't really know how to explain this but we have been trying to correct her behavior of jumping up on people and furniture. When she does, I put her paws down and tell her "NO". When I do that, she basically trembles and her ears, tail and entire body goes down to the floor, like she is trying to make herself as small as possible. I do not want to scare her but I want her to understand jumping is not allowed. I would greatly appreciate your advice and thank you in advance.