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09-29-2011, 06:24 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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| At witts end w/ anxious Yorkie Brief history; I have had my Yorkie since Dec 2008. I got her from a breeder when she was 8 weeks old. She has always been very skid-dish and anxious. My husband and I had been letting her sleep with us since she was potty trained. About 8 months ago she started jumping off the bed in the middle of the night and peeing on the floor. Once I figured it out, we decided to kennel her at night (she was kenneled during the day while we were at work too.) She took about a week to adjust and was fine but for the last month or so she freaks out once in her cage. She will run her legs against the cage frantically and literally hyperventilate!! We have tried everything to soothe her, nothing works. It's very frustrating and we can't sleep. We've started having to put her in a second cage in a bathroom with the fan on. I just want to figure out how to help her. I am 7 months pregnant and can't have this behavior going on when I have to get a baby to sleep. We tried just leaving her in the living room at night, and she runs all over and pees on the floor (but she hasn't do this during the day when she is in the living room!) What are my options? What can we do? I've almost wondered about medication for her at night to help her sleep. I just am at my witts end and worried about once the baby comes her behavior at night will get worse. |
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09-30-2011, 01:24 AM | #2 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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| I don't know how to edit this message but I wanted to add, we have another Yorkie who is 2 years old, and an angel. No potty issues, and is good in the crate, goes in willingly. The crate is in our room, next to the bed. The other Yorkie sleeps inside, but there is a little divider in between them. |
09-30-2011, 04:12 AM | #3 |
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| Sounds like she needs exercise and activity. If she is spending all day in the crate while you are at work, all night in the crate, when does she have activity? Expecting a baby, I imagine you are busy. The dogs are probably picking up on that too. Relative to the potty problems that started 8 months ago, is that about the time that your focus changed and maybe you were thinking baby? Dogs are very tuned in to their humans and react to changes. Is she getting adequate opportunity to get outside and potty?
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09-30-2011, 12:06 PM | #4 |
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| I how I know how you feel. I have two as well. I'm also about 7 months pregnant with my first child. They used to sleep in my bed too and starting having an few accidents once in awhile and i just couldn't get the room and sleep i needed with them and dh there in bed. too small space. So here's how we're adjusting to things: Sadie: 2 year old yorkie female. got her at 8 weeks as well which is hard because they don't learn things they really need about life from littermates and mom. but we can always work through our mistakes of getting them early. so she's very anxious. she feeds off my stress and hormones. how i'm helping her is i have to remain calm and collected. anytime i'm stressed, she gets stressed and she takes her frustration out on her brother. She is my angel at night though and adjusted fine to crating at night and goes right to sleep. Bentley: 2 year old silky terrier rescued at 10months old MALE. he is timid and shy, very nervous about crates. he pants the entire night long in his crate and for the last week he's been sleeping and/or just panting all night in the living room. finally last night i tried him back in our bedroom. he panted for about a half hour but finally was quiet and went to sleep. YAY victory. you have to keep trying and not give up and don't CHANGE anything until they adjust to it. also what's helping. keeping my anxious Sadie on leash and harness and always under my control when i'm home. both dogs run free during the day and get along fine as long as i'm not around. (those pesky hormones) we bought a difusser at petco (on sale about 35.00) it plugs into the wall and emits a pheremone to mimick the soothing pheremones of a new mommy dog to her pups. maybe it's helping, maybe not, but they do seem calmer and more relaxed. thundershirts on Bentley have helped to soothe him and sometimes soothe Sadie's anxiety as well. also you can get pheremone collars for the one that's having a hard time in kennel. keep trying, don't change, establish a routine and put your foot down. you can do it!! and don't let hormones freak you out. also try the books, "And Baby Makes Four" or "Child Proofing Your Dog" forgot to add, daily walking/jogging even with yorkies has really helped calm the whole house down and wear them out for bed at night. also it's common to have relapse in potty training when expecting or bringing a new baby home. don't give up on her! Last edited by RachelandSadie; 09-30-2011 at 12:07 PM. |
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