Won't play, won't lick???

[Yorkiekids]

It may take a while for him to adjust to the situation, even though it's a good one. It's like abused children. When their put in a new home it takes time to accept love. You may want to give him a little more attention then the others, until he understands he's in a good place.

[JiggityJig]

Thanks for the comments and compliments....yes, we do think he's a cute little guy!

Our Mazie was also given to us under similar circumstances. I'm trying to remember how long her adjustments stages lasted, b/c it does seem like Jim Bob is following a similar pattern:

1) At first they just seem overjoyed and disbelieving that they are allowed to run all over the house freely, and be a part of things, and aren't going to get penned up.

2) But after being with us for awhile, and settling in, there still seems to be a residual sadness about them. I remember with Mazie we would look at her and ask each other, "Do you REALLY think she's happy??"

3) And in Mazie's case....today, there is NO doubt that she is happy, ROFL. She is a spoiled and adored little princess and she knows it.

So hopefully Jim Bob will get to that point too....although she was only nine months when we got her, and he is two years....so I guess that's why I'm a little more worried about him "learning new tricks".

[Raven]

He is absolutely adorable!
Our Hope is not a licker - never has been and probably never will be. That is just her personality, but she is very cuddly and loving.
Have a great time with him.

[jennzy]

i wonder if the puppy is having a seperation anxiety

when mickey was 3 yrs ago my mom decide it to give it to my old nanny who adopted mickey's half sister who's a yr younger than him because she thought we weren't fit to ahve a dog and mickey deserved to have a friend and got to go on long walks three times a day.

despite what i said mickey was given to my nanny. mickey had a really bad seperation anxiety he didnt eat or play. he moped around and waited infront of the door thinking that we were going to come get him.
when we heard this we were so sad that we went th enext morning to get him.

i wonder if this dog never licked... believe it or not i have met a dog that doesn't lick at all! its strange! my cousin's maltese doesn't lick at all! but i trained her to learn how to lick. though she doesn't lick all the time on demand but she licked me 4 times during the 4 months i stayed with her.

give some time for the new dog to adjust and shower the dog with love!

[januza]

My guy was abused the first 8 weeks of his life until we got him.

I think he is scared for life.. He does however play and give us kisses with his bad breath

But its easy to see that Max went tru sh*t his first weeks here on planet earth. He is now almost 1 year old.. Still looking like he is being scolded or pushing when we pick him up or ask him to sit..

He does get better as the days/weeks/months passes by but Im not sure he will be healed 100%

I think your guy is bit the same as Max in that way.. Just love him & show that love to him so he feels and hears it.. Eventually he will change more and more..
Just think about how lucky he is.. Now he is finally with a family that truely does appreciate him!! Nothing is more important!!

[Koran]

I know there are some dogs that don't lick but have you checked the teeth? Check the gums and the space in between the jaw joints.

Eventually, when she feels like she has the pecking order, she will open up for you and the family. It just takes time. She has never had to establish her place in a pack. She was the dog of a teenager who probably only half paid attention so there was no adjustment to pecking order. Its all new. New smells, new rules, new routines, new ways of doing things and fear. Its just overwhelming. Keep loving and teaching and it will be just fine.