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Originally Posted by celstu1  My dogs HATED my nephews and Fletcher used to lunge and snap whenever he was in my lap and my nephew came near him/me. I had to repeatedly put him in another room for fear he'd actually bite my nephew, and usually I would put him away from me if he did that to my nephew because it was a territorial thing. It has taken over a year, but he is coming around. My boys get VERY excited when my nephews come in, wagging like crazy and getting squeaky toys, but they still don't want to be touched by little kids. Which is hard because little kids just LOVE the little dogs!
My boys were never abused or anything, they just grew up in a house with just me. No kids around them, not a lot of commotion/stimulation.
Now this Yorkie just went to a new home with new people, everything is new and I'm sure scarey. Nothing smells like her, and then throw a child in the mix. She's probably a tad depressed, nervous and scared. Tell your friend to let the Yorkie have a few mins smelling her granddaughter, saying hello and then put her in a room with her bed, blanket, food, toys, etc... give them space for 30 mins, then let her back out. Keep doing this over weeks or months giving a little more time every couple weeks with them together. The Yorkie will adjust to the new environment and she'll either love her granddaughter or avoid her at all costs. |
Bella does the same thing. She's all over my grands and after about an hour or two, she will lunge and snap at them and she will literally for no reason charge at them. I too will put her in the bedroom until she calms. She also came from a house with a two year old, and I don't the treatment she got from her. One of my grands usually keeps her distance while the other tries to play with her. Last night I caught giving a Bella a swat with a fly swatter so I, yes, being Mimi swatted her back with it and explained she mustn't do that or she will be swatted. So the fly swatter was put up.