Welcome. Nice to have more guys joining this great forum. I have a few thoughts as to why. Could be this yorkie is an A type personality. Very controlling and maybe feels threatened by a man in the house with his mom. If that is the case, then you're in for an interesting ride. A types certainly do bark a lot and aren't real comfortable if someone gets too close to their mommy. This is a time thing. Jake has to determine if you are a keeper. It's the day in day out activities that he will need to accept and "allow" you to do. I don't think A types can be bought with treats. It's more of an acceptance of your presence in the house. Eventually though, you can prove yourself to the little guy and he will "tolerate you".
The other thought and I say this carefully, is was there a man around for a while before you? Dogs can become attached to people and if one left and then you came around, he might just be unhappy. I don't know if that's the case, it's just something that popped in to my head when reading your words. Again, that's just a time thing and it could take a long time.
Just give it the time and take it day by day. Hopefully Jake will come around and let you be one of the family. Good luck. |