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kt852 · 08-21-2014, 07:50 AM

Hi Everyone,

I have a 1 year old female Yorkie. She is about 3.5-4lbs, I got her when she was 6 months old. She was very shy and timid, I thought I got her from a breeder but the more I learn about my Yorkie, I feel like this 'breeder' may have picked her up from a puppy mill.

She has come a long way in the past 6 months, opening up a lot more but she still holds traits that are very frustrating and hard to deal with - I am not sure what to do with her! She has her own bedroom for when I am away from the house (she is potty pad trained) and I was coming home to one exhausted Yorkie with an empty water dish. I started peaking in her window every day I would get home to find her running circles in her room. I suspected as much because every now and then if her poo didn't land on her pad which I have in the corner, it would be smashed down into the wood floors to the point of needing a knife to scrape it off. I've tried leaving her with items that smell like me in case of separation anxiety - no change. Because of the copious amount of water she drinks through the day, she then has accidents all over the house - or when my (new) boyfriend who is 6'2 opens her door, she pees at the site of seeing him. (Starting to wonder if she has had bad experience with tall males before or if his height scares her.. also I crated her once and she freaked out and peed all over).

Anyway, I want her to calm down during the day obviously.. I am considering anxiety meds for her. I wanted to see if anyone else has had the same experience and what they have done.

Thank you!!

08-21-2014, 07:50 AM	#1
kt852 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Robbinsdale, MN, USA Posts: 5	OCD/Anxiety ridden Yorkie - Help! Hi Everyone, I have a 1 year old female Yorkie. She is about 3.5-4lbs, I got her when she was 6 months old. She was very shy and timid, I thought I got her from a breeder but the more I learn about my Yorkie, I feel like this 'breeder' may have picked her up from a puppy mill. She has come a long way in the past 6 months, opening up a lot more but she still holds traits that are very frustrating and hard to deal with - I am not sure what to do with her! She has her own bedroom for when I am away from the house (she is potty pad trained) and I was coming home to one exhausted Yorkie with an empty water dish. I started peaking in her window every day I would get home to find her running circles in her room. I suspected as much because every now and then if her poo didn't land on her pad which I have in the corner, it would be smashed down into the wood floors to the point of needing a knife to scrape it off. I've tried leaving her with items that smell like me in case of separation anxiety - no change. Because of the copious amount of water she drinks through the day, she then has accidents all over the house - or when my (new) boyfriend who is 6'2 opens her door, she pees at the site of seeing him. (Starting to wonder if she has had bad experience with tall males before or if his height scares her.. also I crated her once and she freaked out and peed all over). Anyway, I want her to calm down during the day obviously.. I am considering anxiety meds for her. I wanted to see if anyone else has had the same experience and what they have done. Thank you!!