 Neurotic yorkie fears
I have 2 yorkies, Marylinn and Melvin, and have become concerned from my female's behavior. Recently she has started barking incessantly at the neighbor dogs, whether they are out or not. She is fixated on catching birds and squirels to the point all she does is pace the yard, running, in a figure 8 (fence, tree, other fence), she does this so much she is frequently exhausted, but refuses to give up. As soon as I get home from work, she waits at the back door like a horse at the gate waiting to run, and she would rather be outside hunting than inside. Her fur is even showing signs of stress. I have tried distracting her, but I feel she is becoming anti-social.
This worries me because when we got her 4 months ago, she was a perfect angel, always wanting to be around my fiance or I, in our laps, arms, ect.. Now all she wants is to look (unsuccessfully most of the time) for birds and squirels.
Please if anyone has encountered this problem, or if it is just a phase let me know. I would like to nip this in the bud before it is ingrained in her personality. I want my sweet baby back!
~Laura |