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Dog acting sad maybe new baby to blame? Hi My wife and I have a 2 year old Yorkie normal size male called Harrison. Recently he has become very sad lying on the floor away from us. We think it might be down to having a new 2 month old baby in the house. Night time is the worse we always put him to sleep downstairs but he has taken to going outside thro his pet door in protest. He then won't come in and stands outside in the cold. No amount of treats will entice him in. This is just one example. He also has massive issues regarding strangers coming into the house. He has been known to nip a few . He is fine with family and people he knows . He also seems to struggle with the concept of the outside world and goes mental and is destroying our curtains and blinds when people walk past. Any suggestions would be helpful. I work for home so he has company but we don't think we could cope with another dog. We try to make sure he gets attention as well as the baby but it's tough! Any ideas guys Chris |
That is so pitiful. Makes me feel sad too. I am by no means a dog trainer and really don't know what I am talking about but my instinct says to hold him close. He needs to feel reassured of your love. I feel like you need to tighten his bond. Maybe put him on a leash and keep him close to your side so he is forced to cuddle for a few weeks until he gets over this hurdle? I really don't know but that is what my heart tells me to do. |
Maybe he needs some more exercise. How about taking him for a good long walk early evening and tiring him out. Excess energy can cause pups to act out. You could even pop the baby in the pram and make it a family outing! :) |
Have you made specific changes to him since the baby was born? If so, what are those changes? Bc those changes could be what's throwing him off. As far as going nuts w/ strangers, have you tried the Bark Genie yet? It helps w/ some dogs. |
Hi Hi No changes at all really. As I say he was never a fan of sleeping downstairs. It has always felt like putting a toddler to bed! The issue of aggressiveness has always been there especially with window cleaners, post men etc. New people coming into the house. He just stands there and growls at them and on occasion jumps on their legs. If anything this has become slightly worse since the baby was born. We live somewhere where he can gain access to the windows very easily so he winds himself up like a treat especially when the neighbours come home. |
That outside thing bothers and hurts me (believe me, I know I'm ridiculous in that regard)...it sorta seems like he is feeling really hurt and like maybe he won't be missed and isn't really wanted anymore. Maybe he needs extra, extra coddling, cuddling and reassurance that he is loved and needed and wanted. I'm thinking you need to make a big deal of him--ongoing and a lot and regularly. I think maybe he's feeling displaced (not anything you're doing or not doing necessarily); I've learned through my Piper, that these little ones are extremely sensitive and that sometimes when their feelings are hurt, it takes a lot of making up on our part to make everything ok again. We know he's loved, etc, but maybe he's feeling like his little world has gotten all tipsy-turvey and he's a little unsteady because of it... |
Can he sleep closer to his family? Maybe in a crate or x-pen by your bed? These pups hate being alone. |
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