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06-27-2013, 08:25 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | A Sad History Perhaps We've had our little 23 week old girl seven days now. She's healthy, but has maybe had a mixed history. We bought her from a young girl in a stunning residence, who said she needed reforming as she had become too much for her nan to handle. However we were aware of puppies also bing for sale here also! Apart from the normal traits of boisterous mad half hours and enigmatic toilet practices, she seems perfectly normal. However today after being naughty on the carpet we shut her in a pen with her new 'Rascal' toilet box for the first time. What a sad face, she never cried or complained, but got in her little basket and just seemed resigned to endure. When we let her out after about an hour, she slunk into her carry case, that up to now she'd shunned and lay head down looking the model of pity. We've noticed she doesn't like coming to a summons, no matter how happy and reassuring the greeting, but cowers and scampers until eventually we manage to corner her, pick her up and cuddle her. Ehe's also terrified of the outside world and scampers behind us, tail between hr legs. When we pick her up outside, she literally shakes with fear. Perhaps the old lady, (if there was one) used to scold and remonstrate physically? Alternatively she' so affectionate that maybe the change from that previous environment has been more stressful than we can imagine? Any experiences, we'd love to hear them please? |
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06-27-2013, 09:35 AM | #2 |
and Shelby's too Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Millbrook, AL
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| Bless her heart. I wanted to pop in and say welcome to the forum and just continue the patience and love. If she does have some fear issues, the will eventually overcome them as long as you keep doing what you are doing and reassuring her. A note, though, it is not uncommon for these Yorkies to cower when being called or trying to pick them up. My Mandie still does this. It helps to get down on the floor and call her instead of doing it all from a standing position. Even with that though...sometimes she still acts like that. I think it's just a trait they have. With that said, though, shaking with fear is different so assume it is fear and procede as you are...with loving patience
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06-27-2013, 09:39 AM | #3 |
Paris: Always in my ♥ Donating YT Member | Ahh the poor dear. Just keep being patient and loving. Who knows what her little life has held? But now it will be great! |
06-27-2013, 09:47 AM | #4 |
♥Love My Snuggle Bugs♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri
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| Welcome to YT. We had a little rescue who did this. It takes lots of time, patience, and mostly love but they eventually will come around and be happy. Lolita only began to wag her tail once in a while after a full year of being with us. It really is sad when you think what life must of been for them before.
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06-27-2013, 09:48 AM | #5 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| My jewel does that cowering thing sometimes and she has no history or reason to do it. She also doesnt come when called but shes gotten better wirh in time
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06-27-2013, 10:09 AM | #6 |
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| My rescue mill dog, Lacey is like that. She's a total velcro dog but still cowers when you approach her. But, so does my Izzy who came to me at 4 years from a wonderful loving home. Even after a year she'll slink up to me on her belly to be picked up, even when it's her idea. |
06-27-2013, 10:22 AM | #7 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | First Welcome to YT. It sounds like your gal might have had at least some mixed signals in her early life, before you. You can get her more used to the outdoors by trying to take it a small portion at a time. One thing you could try with her, is to take her out on your driveway to the car. Just a wee trip, introduce her to the interior of your car. Then next on the agenda is a short car trip, maybe to a petfood store, where she gets a treat, and smells all the loverly food smells there. We introduce outside first in our backyard, which is admittedly small, but fully fenced in. And summertime, I sit with the pups out there to do some reading, and then we all can do some gardening. Then we play with toys, they get treats, etc. With your love and patience she will begin to blossom, I'm sure of it.
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06-27-2013, 10:55 AM | #8 | |
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Welcome to YT. As you can see, if you ask for help, you're going to get some! I haven't have a rehomed pup (yet) but everyone who has is giving you help with great advice. Hope you like the site, it's addicting, informative, and filled with nice people!
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06-27-2013, 11:55 AM | #9 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | What a wonderful response and thank you all so much America, really appreciated. My late wife and I repatriated a little beach mongrel stray from Spain in '81. He was only seven months when we found him, but due to our then quarantine laws and import procedure, it took 10 months to get him home. He taught us a lot about patience and love and lived a long and happy life passing when he was over 17. We have had to have our Yorkie clipped because her coat was hopelessly tangled and matted with wood chippings, which obviously indicated she'd been kept in a pen or enclosure. She now sleeps in her little basket, either in my wife's room or mine. We are both retired, so she's never been alone since we got her, very important I feel, in the early days of a young re-homed dog. We live right on the sea shore, so once she gains confidence the beach is only 30 yards from our door. We live in a high rise Penthouse and currently we are toilet training, she was on pads, but kept missing the corners and pooing on the carpet near the paper! We got a 'Rascal' Little Squirt yesterday - early days but that's for another day. Ps, She wags her tail a lot and is an enthusiastic licker, a real little treasure, who will probably be utterly swamped with affection. Once again, lovely to read your kind responses and what a smashing place this forum is. |
06-27-2013, 12:37 PM | #10 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Here is a copy of a recent post about a little male rescue that might help your girl. She sounds as if she was neglected or maltreated in some way and probably doesn't have the highest opinion of people. Getting her to relax and trust you will be your goal at first and you have already started on that. Here is the post that was directed to a member with a rescue that was somewhat shut down: I'm proud of you for taking him. Your little boy is extremely blessed. If you can get him playing ball and running to get treats you toss across the floor and bring him out of himself playing, it can get them to interact meaningfully sooner. Then, starting some good old obedience training using only positive reinforcement and making it really fun can start to give them some confidence. Keeping the training sessions very short and repeating the trick only 3 - 5 times and then treating/praising and having 3 sessions a day can over a little time really get him loving to work and learn, build up his self-reliance, his self-esteem, teach him to start to build trust and bond with you as you two become a team. Getting an abused or neglected dog working and learning and achieving something can help them blossom into very happy dogs for the most part, still haunted at times by something that triggers a fear, but for the most part, a contented pet. Thank you so very much for helping him and giving him a real life. P. S. to DocMartin: When a dog is shy or a little distrustful, when you are not working actively with them, ignoring them and being somewhat aloof will often give them a sense of more power over the situation. Shy/mistrusting dogs don't really appreciate a lot of calling them to come to be petted and loved at first while they are getting to know their new owner and are trying to settle in. Taking the time to allow the dog to get to know you can be trusted and allow her to initiate social time is often the quickest way to earn their confidence in you. Just lying down on the floor and tossing her the occasional treat or toy without calling her to you for petting or expecting anything from her can let her see you won't force attentions on her and this often, within a few days, will energize a nervous or worried dog to start to approach you and take the initiative in trying to lure you to give her attention. Some sessions of just lying on her level and doing nothing but allowing her to approach and do all of the courting can really build her sense of security around people when there is not a good history between a dog and humans. And largely ignoring her for a while when you aren't actively working with or training her will cause her in time to start to slowly come around, stand and then walk off as she tests you. In time, when she begins to nuzzle your hand lying on your lap or the chair, you know she is beginning to really accept you as her person and want interaction. But keep it rather limited at first and don't overwhelm her. In time, once she's very secure, you can lavish her with love and patting and attention at any time but just for the early part of her life there, giving her some space socially will help her a lot right now. Also, taking her outside for very brief periods in your arms or in the carrier for a few moments and then back in can slowly desensitize her to the outside and after a while, when she more assured outside, give her a treat every so often to help her associate it with good, good things and learn that she doesn't have to endure it for long so there's not a lot to fear. Then, in time, you can take her out on the porch on the lead, tossing her a few treats every 30 seconds and sit for a couple minutes and then back in and eventually, venture out for a short walk down the driveway and back. Keep working up to longer stays and walks and she should be fine eventually. ____________
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06-27-2013, 12:40 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii
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| Welcome to Yorkie Talk, and congratulations on your new little Yorkie Girl. Yorkies are such unique little creatures, they are just like children with fur. What is your little girl's name? At just around 6 months old, you have a great opportunity to train her and acclimate her to your lifestyle. I wouldn't worry a bit about what her life was like before, because with love and patience you will be able to help her adapt and be a wonderful lifelong companion. In my pack of 4, one of my little 4 yr. old sister Morkies behaves much as you describe, ducking her head, shy and submissively, cowering as if she were abused (which I am 100% sure she has never been). Her little "twin" sister never behaves like that, nor do my other 2 doggies, and all have been showered with love and kindness since birth. Potty training is a challenge, and different situations require different solutions. I am sad to say that there are still occasional accidents in my home with two 5 yr. olds and two 4 yr. olds. Good luck with it all, and do enjoy your little darling. The love and joy they bring is truly priceless.
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06-27-2013, 01:44 PM | #12 | |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Quote:
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06-27-2013, 02:00 PM | #13 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Hello, her inherited name is Crystal, but as my wife's from Belarus, she's getting called all sorts of Russian cuty names too, which she seems to really enjoy. My stepdaughter has a mother and daughter duo in Minsk and that's how we first discovered what fabulous little creatures they are. I'm amazed how much affection they have, she follows us everywhere and never stops licking. They really are addictive and already I can't imagine how we did without her! I'm so glad the 'head down' approach might be endemic, it's actually quite disarming, the er incidents perhaps not so much, but in a way I'd kind of expect it - all part of the package I suppose. Many thanks for your post. |
06-27-2013, 02:16 PM | #14 |
and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington
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| Welcome to YorkieTalk. She could have been abused, but my female does the cowering thing too, and she's never been hit. She is just submissive and easily intimidated. I would just continue working with her. Reassure her with a cheerful voice and let her know she's okay. Maybe give her a treat when you pick her up and work on calling her to you with positive reinforcement and yummy treats.
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06-27-2013, 02:17 PM | #15 |
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| She sounds as if she is quite shy and timid , she will soon come around . Good luck Im glad she found a new home with you and your family .
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