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Hi, after the loss of my 10 year old Lhasa Poo a month ago I adopted a Yorkie. She is a 4 year old breeder release. She has come a long way in the short time we've owned her. But we have an issue where she seems housebroken till I leave her home. If I take her with me she's fine all day while we're out. If I stay home she's fine all day, if I leave she will pee on the bathroom floor. Due to being locked up the first four years of her life she hates being locked up in a room and she is traumatized by the site of the kennel. She stiffens up and puts her legs out to keep from going in the door. Just the site of it changes her entire demeanor. If she wasn't afraid of the cat (who loved our last dog) and didn't pee when I left I would let her roam the house. I tried two excercise pens but she climbs straight up the sides and over the top (Spider Dog). Even the tall one, so I decided not to use them for fear she will hurt herself. Yesterday I walked across the street for about 10 min and she was howling when I came up the driveway. Any suggestions?:confused:

Hello! welcome to YT!:D

Sounds like seperation anxiety..I'm hoping someone on here can give you some helpful information...thought about talking to a dog behaviourist? You may need to work on her confidence..maybe start leaving her for just a couple of minutes at a time..then 10 mins..20 and so on...wish i could be of more help:confused: Goodluck with her!

First, I just wanted to welcome you to YC. There are many people here who I am sure will have some excellent advice for you. The one thing that I can say is, that its going to take time. After being where she was, and confined the way she was for so long, I'm sure she has some trust issues. Bless you for taking this baby in and giving her a chance for a happy life in a home where she will be loved.

WELCOME TO YT!! I know you will love it here as much as the rest of us!!!

I hope somone has some suggestions for you

Thank for the welcome!

She's loved and she knows it, she didn't know alot of things when she came to our house but she knows love now. Even hubby seems to take special intrest in this dog.

:welcome4: Welcome to Yorkietalk. I'm so glad she's found a good home. One thing I read on seperation anxiety is to leave for very short periods, you know go outside, stay a minute, come back in, gradually increasing and decreasing time periods, so that they learn you will come back. Right now she's still getting use to you and the cat, so she's probably more anxious. Here a good article on separation anxiety and some tips to use. Separation Anxiety in Dogs

The only time she doesn't mind being in a closed room alone is when the vacuum is on. Heck she doesn't even mind the cat being in there with her, the cat hates it too. The one thing they have in common so far......

Thank you maybe some of the tips will help.

All my dogs have always hated the vacuum, and I was determined to get Joey used to it. I would hold him while I vacuumed and when he seemed ok with it, I would place him on the floor and always go away from him with the vacuum, never toward them. This means turning around a lot, but your back should be facing the dog, this way they don't see the vacuum as a threat. He seldom barks at the vacuum anymore, but I'm still quite careful and never push it toward him. With the wand part it's the same thing, push away and use slower stokes with your body between the dog and the wand head.

On the other hand, it could be a good thing, sometimes people become friends because of a common hatred of a certain thing. So maybe the cat and the dog will become buds.

Welcome to YT:welcome4::welcome4::welcome4:
Romeo doesn't like to be left alone too. Although he hasn't had any negative experiences, he just doesn't like being alone. Me and my husband work so I leave him in the bedroom with plenty of food, water and puppy pads. He's learned to use the puppy pads overtime. In the beggining he would just go on the carpet and overtime learned that he was suppose to go on the pads. The first thing I do when I get home is praise him for going in the right place. In the beggining and even now every so often I go home at lunch time and spend time with him. Romeo is 9 months old, I got him when he was 11 weeks. So like the other members said it will take some time. Start by leaving him for a chort period of time and then increase it overtime. Also make sure their's no electrical cords hanging or anything else he could hurt himself with. I leave him with plenty of toys and treats. Ofcourse he's still not happy being left alone but we have to work to pay the bills and be able to have him.
Hope this helps, send me a PM if you have any other questions concerning this.
Good luck to you. I commend you for taking her in. She sounds like a sweetheart. Also keep in mind, we love pics on this site, so feel free to share;)

welcome to YT...hopefully someone can help you!

hmm...i think you got the forum mixed up...hehe

Welcome to YT, and congratulations on your new baby. I hope someone will be able to help you.

I have a puppy mill boy who was in a cage for two years and i have had him a year he wants attention and lets you know so and the potty issue,i had to take him out every thirty minutes and i have him in my kitchen which is large for him to have room to play and a area with potty pads when im not at home with him,i have three othere yorkies and he gets along with them also,its so rewarding to have him because you can see the love and gratefullness in his eyes ,its so worth the effort and it take time,i thank you for taking her in.