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02-28-2011, 09:19 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Coconut Creek, FL
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| New Member, Is your Yorkie not very playful? Just adopted my wonderful Max as of this past Friday (from a foster home). 10 months old. 11 lb Teapot (just got accepted to the club). He is awesome. Does great when I walk him. Fully potty trained. Extremely affectionate (aren't they all?). Needs a little work with socializing with other dogs (especially ones bigger than him). I got him a couple of small stuffed toys and a rubber squeaky ball. The lady from the pet rescue who brought him home to me said he doesn't like rubber toys. But he doesn't play with the stuffed toys either. I know yorkies can take on many different personality traits, but I was just wondering if this is somewhat common? My sister-n-law's yorkie goes crazy with his toys and is extremely playful. I thought maybe it's just a matter of Max adjusting to his new home and possibly coming out of his shell. Just wondering. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. |
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02-28-2011, 09:33 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Citrus Heights, California USA
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| Welcome to Yorkie Talk. I know you will love it here. I don't know much about rescue pups, only what I have read. Some say to keep interacting with your pup and he will learn how to play. He is new to you so he could be adjusting. Calleigh is 3 now and has never wanted to play very much. She will only play when I play with her. I set time aside every day to do that. She only plays for a little while and seems to get bored. I do wish she would play more, but I guess that's just her. She won't play at all when she is outdoors. She did fetch a stick a couple of times, but that's about it. I would continue to play with your pup. The exercise will good for them.
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02-28-2011, 09:46 AM | #3 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Coconut Creek, FL
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He'll get enough exercise regardless with the walks I take him on and he does follow me all over the house. So it's not like he doesn't want to be active. Much to the contrary. | |
02-28-2011, 09:54 AM | #4 | |
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But generally speaking what you are talking about is something called Drive. And in your case you would like to build Toy Drive. Most dogs are born with different amounts of drive, from low to high. But all dogs can build drive. Sometimes with owners what they do happily works out and your puppy builds the drive. Now to build drive: Start with very short time frames like 2-4 minutes a day. Take a toy, not the rubber one, but the other one. This toy is going to be kept out of sight and reach of your pup, Except for when you bring it out to play with. Now you need to generate some excitment in your voice and actions for this toy: As you remove it from the drawer call your dog, hopefully they come. Remove toy from drawer. Make a high pitch excited tone with your voice, and say something like OH MY what have I hear. Look MAX , see this. If it has a squeaker in it, the squeak, ooohhhh with your voice,, throw it up in the air, catch it - squeez it hold it Now walk out of the room with it. Hopefully by now Max is interested and follows you. Try to dangle/shake it gently near his face, with some sounds on your part (not loud sounds) but something like : Max ya want this? Want it Max? Here Max, take it If he takes it great - goood boy see if he will bring it back to you of his own accord If so great praise again. Take the toy, repeat exercise, and see if he will take toy. If so great ,,,, If not no problem, Just say that's all for now Max Put toy away.
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02-28-2011, 10:01 AM | #5 |
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| [QUOTE=gemy;3445592]First he is just settling in, so a little more time is needed before you get to see his full personality emerge. But generally speaking what you are talking about is something called Drive. And in your case you would like to build Toy Drive. I didn't know you could do this. Learn something new everyday on YT. My Troy isn't much of a purchased toy player. He likes to play with old socks. Despite my excitement in Petsmart to get fun toys, he's not into them. He did have a loofa dog that he loved but it has since disappeared.
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02-28-2011, 10:18 AM | #6 |
and Lucy too Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ohio
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| Welcome to YT glad you joined us. I do not know anything about rescue pups but I do have a rescue Chihuahua. It took lucy a little time b/f she was settled in so to speak. However, I think she is a dog caught in a dog's body. Which suits Marcie well b/c Marcie has a dominate personality. |
02-28-2011, 10:19 AM | #7 |
and Lucy too Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ohio
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| UMM I ment a cat in a dog's body. Ugh Mondays |
02-28-2011, 10:56 AM | #8 |
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| My Teddi only will play with toys with other dogs. Alone playing is toys is boring to her and not fun so she won't do it.
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02-28-2011, 11:13 AM | #9 |
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| Hi Welcome to YT. Give your dog time to get adjusted. Resuces are someitmes insecure a good number of them have be abandoned and abused. You have to be patient and give him lots of love and understanding. When we found Oliver our little shih tzu he was only 6 weeks old. Somebody left him and his three littermates in a carton behind our drug store parking lot in 18 degree weather. Luckily they all got homes on the spot. He was a bit shy at first and was terrified of our other 4 dogs but they made him feel like one of the gang. |
02-28-2011, 11:28 AM | #10 |
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| Try taking him out in the yard and tossing the ball. See if he'll go after it. It is possible no one in his previous home ever played with him. It will, also, take him time to become used to his new home and new family, too. Just keep trying. One day, probably when you least expect it, he will want to play.
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02-28-2011, 11:30 AM | #11 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Coconut Creek, FL
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I will work with him slowly and build up that "drive". | |
02-28-2011, 02:58 PM | #12 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Coconut Creek, FL
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| Thanks for the replies. Will definitely work on the drill about getting his "drive" up. I think it's only a matter of time. |
02-28-2011, 07:19 PM | #13 | |
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03-12-2011, 04:29 PM | #14 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Coconut Creek, FL
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| Okay, so a couple of weeks after I have had him and he has become totally comfortable with his surroundings, he just LOVES to play. Same thing with taking him to the dog park, he is like a jack rabbit out there, either chasing or preferably being chased. |
03-12-2011, 04:53 PM | #15 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Murrells Inlet, SC
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| I'm so glad you posted this question... I have learned a lot from the responses. Oliver is 6 and a rescue... and he has no interest in toys at all. The most I've seen him "play" is when he does a dance when I come home... then he likes to snuggle/sleep. I will start working on Olivers "drive" as well. Thanks YT
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