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lovemissholly · 12-17-2013, 05:14 PM

I'm brand new here, so I am really sorry if I'm not posting this in the right forum. I hope I am!

I am a first time yorkie owner, I got my little girl last week from an older lady who could no longer care for her yorkies and had to rehome them. I've named her Holly and I love her to pieces, all 5 1/2 pounds of her, but she is VERY skittish. It's like she's been hit and yelled at. She cowers constantly, sometimes just when you walk by, when you move too fast, when you pet her overhand instead of underhand. If you make certain noises (such as a raspberry sound), she runs away terrified and won't go near you for hours. When she has an accident on the floor is when she is the worst. She starts cowering and shaking terribly and trying to hide and sometimes will whimper, but when she does have an accident, we don't react. We don't even say her name, because while we don't want to encourage her to pee or poop on the carpet, we also don't want to scare or upset her. We never actually had a chance to react, because she did that the very first time she had an accident.

I am not sure if this is typical for a yorkie, but I really did not think it was. She acts as if she has been abused, which caught me off guard since the lady did not seem to be that way. But despite that, she is still very sweet and has bonded to us and seems to love us and want to be near us.

Mostly I am looking for any advice, tips or insight. I'm feeling a little lost with this!

12-17-2013, 05:14 PM	#1
lovemissholly YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 1	VERY skittish and timid yorkie advice? I'm brand new here, so I am really sorry if I'm not posting this in the right forum. I hope I am! I am a first time yorkie owner, I got my little girl last week from an older lady who could no longer care for her yorkies and had to rehome them. I've named her Holly and I love her to pieces, all 5 1/2 pounds of her, but she is VERY skittish. It's like she's been hit and yelled at. She cowers constantly, sometimes just when you walk by, when you move too fast, when you pet her overhand instead of underhand. If you make certain noises (such as a raspberry sound), she runs away terrified and won't go near you for hours. When she has an accident on the floor is when she is the worst. She starts cowering and shaking terribly and trying to hide and sometimes will whimper, but when she does have an accident, we don't react. We don't even say her name, because while we don't want to encourage her to pee or poop on the carpet, we also don't want to scare or upset her. We never actually had a chance to react, because she did that the very first time she had an accident. I am not sure if this is typical for a yorkie, but I really did not think it was. She acts as if she has been abused, which caught me off guard since the lady did not seem to be that way. But despite that, she is still very sweet and has bonded to us and seems to love us and want to be near us. Mostly I am looking for any advice, tips or insight. I'm feeling a little lost with this!