please any one help
 

hi all ,we recently rescued a young yorkie from a sanctuary were he had been left by his own ,he is 2 in june and was in an awful state when we got him ,he has settled in but mostly every time we go out he has a piddle at the door ,he is great at night and during the day when we are at home or bed ,he is really nervous and piddles if you shout at him and shakes ,we know he was badly treated in his previous home please can some one help :confused:

First thing of course is to stop shouting at himl as shouting could have preceded awful, fearful things in his past. His piddling is from anxiety, stress and fear most likely. Until he's better at the stress peeing, avoid looking directly at him or greeting him when you first get home or anytime you enter the room he's in and don't acknowledge him at all until he approaches you. That will help him avoid what he sees as "confrontation" and tend to lessen his anxieties. You might try tossing treats ahead of you as you come into his presence - something to show him you mean him no harm and it won't mean direct confrontation as he'll be busy going after the treat or piece of kibble.

You have no idea what he went through so imagine the worst and treat him as if you are rehabbing him from a torture camp. Most fearful dogs just need to learn how to trust a human again and a good structured schedule, lots of love and endless patience and distracting the dog from his fears in a good life-enrichment program will help this dog come to learn his can trust you and teach him that his new life is full of good work, learning and positive reinforcement and in time, the two of you will form a bond that makes a great team.

Here is a recent thread with a dog with anxiety issues - from different causes - but whatever is causing the fear and anxiety - the rehabilitation treatment is the same as is outlined on that thread:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...ty-issues.html

thanks very much ,we have 3 other wee rescue dogs so we used to dealing with some different problems ,we know he came from a family of alcoholics and he was so skinny and his hair was so badly matted we got him clipped and he was a third of his size ,we dont shout at him it was just the once and we seen how scared he was ,we talk to him and always praise him being good, we will keeping working with him as we love him now and hes part of our family :)

Keep avoiding direct confrontation for a good two to three months and keep all interaction with him low key until he's less anxious when he sees you. Sit on the floor to call him to you and look to the side when he's coming your way. Cover yourself with treats as you lie/sit on the floor and allow him to get them one-by-one to increase his sense of well-being in your immediate presence and associate being near you with good things. When the anxiety-piddling starts to decrease, begin the confidence-building and obedience training and life-enrichment puzzles and games and lots of exercise with this little one and he should begin to change his ways. Training a dog is a wonderful way to bring about a total change in his demeanor, lack of confidence and behavior problems just start to fade away as you continue to patiently work with them and make it all great fun and very rewarding.

thanks ,he has two wee bad back legs which we got vet to check he needs little and often excerise as his wee joints keep clicking in and out ,plus we have been feeding him little and often measuring each amount out as he was so skinny and not used to proper food ,it breaks my heart to see him this way as he is such a loving wee dog ,we have another rescue yorkie so im hoping as hes young and with our love he will come round x

I've no doubt he'll come around when he learns he's nothing to fear and begins to trust and accept you as his leader. You were wonderful and his angel to give this poor little guy a wonderful forever home where he can eventually feel safe and secure. Just give him time.

Bless you for rescuing this baby.

thank you ladies x;)

Wishing you good luck with this little one he sounds as if he has landed on his feet with you.

just quick update on our wee rescue dog max ,he has settled down and is not wetting so much now when we leave him which is great ,we never shout at him as we found out talking lowly and pointing at want he had done wrong worked better ,he is still nervous although not so much ,:):animal36

wonderful to see he is coming around, and I would like to thank you for rescuing this precious lil boy, bless you. And may he keep improving.

thanks very much hes amazing little dog still very nervous but alot better x