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06-28-2010, 11:55 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: kansas city
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| Oh God, our present Yorkie absolutely hates our new puppy! So our present yorkie Bailey is 2.5 yrs old. Sweetest thing in the world. Probably the spoilest dog in the world too. We call her our delicate flower because she is the most timid lovable dog we ve ever seen. Bailey loves playing with other dogs around the neighborhood without any hesitation. We decided to get another Yorkie before Bailey got too old. We just got a male 10 wks old. Bailey absolutely hates him. Its very sad. Bailey runs up stairs and hides from him, wants nothing to do with him and has stopped playing all together. In addition, Bailey has been so stressed out over it, she is puking and not eating. She has had some bouts of colitis in the past when stressed out. We did everything that was told of us. We introduced him outside in the yard then took them on an hour walk together. We then stayed outside for a couple more hours and the puppy bit Bailey on the leg. Bailey yelped and now she is petrified of him. She is displaying no dominance whatsoever despite it being her territory. I dont know what to do. We love the new puppy, but Bailey is sooooo sad its killing us. Do we separate them? We do have a room that is completely off limits to the puppy. Bailey goes in there and she is somewhat happier. As much as Bailey loves to play with other dogs we were positive that she would enjoy a sibling. We are not forcing them to be together either. Is this ever going to get better? Baileys health is very important since she has asthma and colitis problems. Thanks. |
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06-28-2010, 12:07 PM | #2 | |
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I am so sorry. My non-yorkie wasn't pleased with the addition of Coco last year and now they tolerate each other. However Belle showed dominance signs, even had some toy and food guarding issues that we had to resolve. Coco learned to leave Belle be and we introduced another puppy to play with Coco. Belle loves her, as does Coco. Win-win. I also should mention that when Coco was introduced we had just lost our Sassy (10 yr yorkie) and Belle was 8 years old. Time and patience for everyone here seemed to help. But again and I feel that is SO SO SO important for me to stress...adding the puppies never made Belle physically sick. She was moody, territorial and guarded her "possessions" but was never sick, nor bit or attacked. Worse we had was a few snarky moments that we contacted a trainer with experience in behavioral issues to address. GOOD LUCK!!!!
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06-28-2010, 12:20 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I would give them some more time. I would give Bailey some special treatment. Always feed her first, give her treats first etc. Maybe having some special play time with Bailey only and the slowly introduce the puppy into play time for short periods of time. I hope it works out as mine love to snuggle together and after Bailey adjusts it will be nice for her to have a playmate. I think it will work out especially given Bailey is timid and should accept him in time. Good luck and keep us posted.
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06-28-2010, 12:37 PM | #4 |
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| I think Patti is right; more time is needed to see if these two will get along. Male/female combinations are supposed to be the easiest for novice multiple dog owners (like I was). Patti is also right that you should do EVERYTHING first for your older dog; first treats, first fed; first leash; first out the door . . .you get the picture. Try to pay more attention to Bailey (I know it's hard) than you are to your new puppy. Bailey is stressed out right now; here comes a new interloper to take over her place! But she will come around; just take things very slowly for a while. Separate them using baby gates if you need to. Then slowly bring them together at walk time or play time and I'll bet things will be fine. It took about a month for my dominant Westie to settle down when we brought Lucy home. Many times I had second thoughts . . but everything worked out fine. I hope yours does too. |
06-28-2010, 12:58 PM | #5 |
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| Time, a lot of it. It took probably 6mths before Bear accepted the girls and he pretty much just tolerates them, and rolls his eyes as any big old man should. It took Baxter about 4mths and now he plays with them a lot. He actively disliked them until then. I made sure he was first in everything until he was certain that he was not being displaced. But I agree, he was not physically ill. You might want to consult your vet about possibly some very very mild tranquilizers just to calm her nerves a little until she gets over the initial hump of dealing with the intruder. (Baxter was on some after his severe eye injury so that no excitement would exacerbate it, mellowed him ever so gently) Once she is sure that you are not going to allow this newbie to harm her or usurp her place she should begin to calm down on her own.
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06-28-2010, 01:32 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: wi
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| My two big dogs hated the puppy when I brought him home. They would growl at him and I had to keep a doggy gate up when they were all in the house. It took maybe a couple months before they could be together without me worrying. Now one of the dogs is the pups best friend and they play all the time. It might take some time but I bet they will become good buddies. |
06-28-2010, 02:21 PM | #7 |
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| pokey a 10 year old maltese hated gatsby a 8 week old yorkie pup when i brought him home. but they settled into a truce with time and now the sorta like each other the real help was chichi a 1 yr old chi-weenie when i brought her home they both fell in love but she had been abused so if the barked or growled she would run away and hide so they kept quiet so they could keep her Pokey was sick. he would foam at the mouth from stress and he did not eat for like a week we wear at our wits end when finally something snaped and they decided to tolerate each other and now even with out thar dear sweet princess (only another month until she comes home) they are getting along
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06-28-2010, 02:37 PM | #8 |
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| Mr. Didn't like Ms. Bogey was a year old when we got Pebbles. He didn't have anything to do with her for weeks & even wouldn't eat for days at a time. He got better over time & now they are buddies.
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06-29-2010, 01:17 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada
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| Don't fret, my friends had Ripley for 2 years then got April. Ripley hated April and April until she was fixed was an aggressive bitey little creature. It took over a year for them to get along and now they are inseparable and the reason I decided to get a Yorkie. So things will look up in time |
06-29-2010, 04:05 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Smyrna, TN
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| My female was 2 yrs. old when I got a male. She could not stand him. She didn't want anything to do with him. Just like some of the others said, you have to do everything with Bailey first. It has taken my female 5 months to barely come around. She has been so depressed since I got the male. I didn't think she was ever going to get better. She's a little bit better, so I am hoping, in time, she will get back to her old self. So, there's hope for yours also. |
06-29-2010, 06:46 PM | #11 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kent, WA, USA
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| dont worry... my bfs yorkie, Bambi was the same way when i got my baby Nala. Bambi was also 2.5yrs old when i got Nala. she used to love coming over to my house to play, but she just hated to if Nala was there. she would growl at her and try to bite her, not actually biting her... i think she was trying to show she was the boss. we used to not be able to keep them together very long bc my bf was worried bambi would bite baby nala, but i didnt put up with bambis attitude. I scolded her if she would growl or bite. so she stopped that quickly, but she was still not her same self. she kind of acted scared... i did research online and it showed they learn more that they are friends if u take them on lots of walks together. then they learn they are in the same "pack". u let them explore and have fun together, then they will begin to like each other. find something your yorkie loves to do and do that with both yorkies. what worked best for our problem was that his dog bambi loved to play fetch. so we started playing fetch a lot with the 2 of them. then it took her mind off that there was a new dog and started to think it was a fun game. now they are good friends and can sleep next to each othe and share food... i thought that day would never come, but it did. it took a few months though. dont give up. your baby is stressed initially, but she will learn to love her new friend. ive read one boy and one girl are easier to make friends than two girls. mine were both girls btw... heres a pic of our pups, now best friends. |
06-30-2010, 02:18 AM | #12 | |
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My oldest Chanel is 2 years older than my youngest Cheri and when we got her Chanel was J E A L O U S Never in my life did I know a dog could actually pout like a human She was jealous for 2 straight months - I thought too I made a mistake but tried to act normal with the new puppy and not overdo the attention it took time - eventually holding each on both sides for short periods telling them what good girls they were and boom - one day they were playing and are best friends - where ever one is the other is right there. when Cheri started to actually play with toys - Chanel would hide them or pile ALL of them in front of her and act like Clint Eastwood - daring Cheri to 'go ahead....make my day' - poor Cheri would sit and sit looking at the toy pile Chanel was guarding I swear poor Cheri could hardly play with a toy without Chanel taking it away from her - and lucky for me I was always there to referee and distract them it took a bit and for Cheri to be a certain age when Chanel realized it was fun having a little sister
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06-30-2010, 12:02 PM | #13 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: kansas city
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| Thanks for everyones responses! The good news is Bailey is eating now and hasnt puked since the second day. She will at least sit on the same piece of furniture as Cecil albeit as far away as possible. The bad news is she had a full blown asthma attack which required a trip to the ER. Shes fine now, but the vet thinks the new environment and possibly allergies are causing her attacks. Aside from that excitement, we are doing things together that she enjoys alot. We took them to Petco and she forgot all about him for awhile. She gets extremely excited when we say Petco. We also take them for walks together. Im hoping Bailey is back to her old self in a month or so. She still shys away when Cecil gets too hyper but we are not forcing them to play together. Off topic, Cecil is a breeze to crate and potty train. At 10 wks he already associates the word potty with outside and only pees inside sometimes. So far so good with him. He shows absolutely no signs of not adjusting to a new home. |
06-30-2010, 04:35 PM | #14 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kent, WA, USA
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| good luck... i was sooo worried at the beginning too b/c i thought wow its been a month and shes still acting like that... but yes it does take time. and i was sad b/c we got my dog to be her friend and she just hated her. but just keep doing what u are doing. shell be fine. its just like a kid getting jealous of the new baby. |
06-30-2010, 05:00 PM | #15 | |
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