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Originally Posted by Aberdeenchick  Hi I adopted a yorkie who is 3 yrs old due to being bullied by her siblings, she is so loving but, she cry’s a lot at night, and cry’s if left on her own even for a short while.
We have brought a pet plug in but, she still cry’s.
Does anyone have any advice as what to do please, we only go out for a short time as I’m retired, I leave the radio on but, it doesn’t seem to help.
She doesn’t seem to understand the basic commands without a treat lol, I wonder if she is testing us.
Thank you in advance. |
You mentioned that your sweetie cries at night. What sleeping arrangements have you made for her? Does she have line of sight--is she able to see you throughout the night? How do you handle it when she cries?
I'm not a vet, nor am I a behavioralist, but have the impression that most yorkies just don't like being left alone, but some experience more serious issues and exhibit unwanted behaviors--ala, they have separation anxiety.
Our late senior sweetie did not like being left alone. We'd use the phrase, "Katy gonna stay; Katy gonna be a big girl." She'd put up a little bit of a fuss, but then crawl into one of her "spaces" and sleep most of the time we were gone. She was always, always excited to see us when we returned. There were a couple of times (in 15 years) when I felt she was abnormally anxious, and I feel really bad about that. For the most part, though, she handled short separations really well.
My little one, now almost 18-weeks old, sleeps on the bed with us--probably always will. She has not been alone for more than a few minutes at a time. That will change in a few days, as we intend to gradually stretch out her independent time once she has her walking papers. (Long walks will help us help her burn off some of that yorkie energy.)
We have a nanny cam and plan to aim that at her x-pen. Hopefully we'll gain some insight into how she handles her more extended alone time.
Below are some articles about separation anxiety in pets. I've been reading these and hope they give you some ideas.
ASPCS, "
Common Dog Behavior Issues: Separation Anxiety."
WEbMD, "
Separation Anxiety in Dogs."
American Humane Society, "
Fact Sheet: Separation Anxiety."
YorkieInfoCenter, "
Yorkshire Terrier Separation Anxiety."
Cesar'sWay, "
6 tips to help dog separation anxiety."
The Dog People (Rover.com), "
The Real Story behind Dog Separation Anxiety and Why It's So Scary."