I've had 4 yr old Piper for a year now. Initially, it was very difficult for her to look me in the eye; also, when I called her she put her head down, came to me, but stopped about a foot away and just stood there--head down. Little, tiny, honey. Piper now looks me in the eye, but I make sure that frequently when she's about to do so, I'm looking away from her. She still lumbers toward me (like a little steer), but gets pretty lively, pretty quickly once at my feet--I very, very rarely pick her up when I ask her to come. My girl is definitely the ruler of the roost and pushes for what she wants; however, she understands that once-in-awhile I mean what I say ("no bark", for example) and tows-the-line. You can rest assured that with these little ones, their minds are always going--Yorkies are keenly intelligent, able to reason, have long memories and are extremely sensitive. Piper keeps me honest and I love her beyond... |