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Originally Posted by docmartin  Thank you for this valuable help once again. Over the years, I'm now approaching 70, I've known quite a few Yorkies, indeed I used to look after my late neighbours little girl for up to two weeks at a time. Specifically lets take my stepdaughter's pair, a mum and daughter duo, aged 28 and 12 months. Their very different as characters, that said, both never leave you alone in a room and cry at the door if denied access, especially when their mum is away. If I'm on the computer, they insist on snuggling into my lap, effectively preventing my use of it, by forcing their attention upon me and their an absolute delight to be with.
Today, "Crystal's'" returned to my wife's bed, once more on lone sentinel duty. She played for about 40 mins this morning and I keep popping in and giving her little pieces of boiled chicken and bits of my (and now her) favourite biscuits. This 'guardian' watch scenario, has only materialised in the last week or so. Prior to that, if one of us wasn't here, she'd automatically be with the other. Does she now see this place as her 'natural' den or nest and prefers that over my company? My wife shut her door when she left this morning, but following serious crying and scrabbling I let her in, where she now resides as usual head down with the Yorkie hang dog look on. Please, understand we're both worried and upset about this from her angle, are we selfishly causing her angst and stress? Whilst she's still a young dog would she be happier with a lone keeper (she was with an older lady before)? We're also worried that when my wife travels to see her daughter in Russia in a few months time, for a 3 week stay, she will become really confused and suffer even more?
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You're such a sweet, caring man who obviously wants to do what's very best for your little girl...I don't think
you're causing her anxiety and stress....you're trying every angle on how to deal with her obvious issues.
From the way I'm looking at it - you've still only had her for such a very short time, so much has changed in her little world....all for the best, but she doesn't KNOW that yet!!
Is it worth putting a little blanket, or something that smells of your wife, in your room with you? Or getting a little bandana for her collar, get your wife to wear it for a while, then attach it to Crystal's collar so that your wife's smell is constantly with her?
And again, just a thought, but when your wife goes to Russia for 3 weeks - would it be possible for you to maybe sleep in her bedroom? I realise that doesn't really resolve anything, but it's just an idea....
I continue to wish you luck! Sally + Harry x