Welcome to Yt. I am sorry for your loss but glad you have let another Yorkie into your heart and home. I think yorkietalkjilly gave you some good advice. We have several exercises we do with shy pups.
1. Floor Party Tell your friends (two or three is enough) you are training your shy puppy give them a written list of what to do and what not to do. The day before they come over. Have guests come in and ignore the puppy . No touch no eye contact. Every one sits on the floor in a horse shoe shape (a closed circle may make a puppy feel trapped) When you sit down go to about the center of the group. Hold your puppy on your lap. Have your friends roll a tiny ball back and forth to each other slowly, completely ignoring the pup. When the ball comes to you roll it back to someone. If he gets interested in the ball or people yahoo. Next is pass the treat. I suggest boiled chicken breast cut into pea size cubes. Each person will have a tiny (one bite size) treat to place it on the floor in front of them. He will eat your treat first, then the next person puts theirs down. If he goes and get it wahoo. If not they pass it to you. The object of this is for the pup to get treats from other people with out touching them at first. Hopefully he will bravely take it from their open palm the second time around. Remind them no eye contact no touch.
2. Teach your pup to sit
3. Teach your pup to come
4. Take your pup every where you can ( keep him safely in your arms untill he has all his shots) Stand outside the bank, grocery, your childs school, and so on. Do not let people hold him. If he seems comfortable let people gently pet his side. Head pets can be scary.
5. Take him to basic puppy training classes.
This basic training will give him confidence.
Let us know how it goes.
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