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11-10-2015, 06:31 AM | #1 |
YT Young Pup Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: South Africa
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| what to do? HeLo. I'm new here don't know how this completely works yet but anyway, my yorkie (XuWan) was born on 30 Jul I've had him for about 2-3 weeks maybe. He still isn't used to his name, he NEVER comes when I call him. I always use his name even when i teach him stuff but he just doesn't listen, also he doesn't wanna cuddle or sleep close to me. Is it that he doesn't love me or is this normal? Any way i can make him get used to his name and start loving me or something? |
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11-10-2015, 07:02 AM | #2 |
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| Some Yorkies are a little bit stand offish, but they are still very personal little dogs. Yours will bond with you more over time, but might always be a little more "personal space" oriented. You have to remember that just like people, Yorkies have personalities of their own.
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11-10-2015, 07:44 AM | #3 |
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| Have you tried giving treats and loves when you use his name? My little Maltese girl is like this. She will love for a minute or two, then she wants to sit on the sofa by herself. This does not mean she doesn't love me. She loves me dearly and shows it in many ways, but she does not like to cuddle. She is very independent. She will also only come to her name when "she" wants to come. I have to be really firm some times when she isn't listening to let her know I'm serious. When she hears that "tone" of voice, then she will come to me.
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11-10-2015, 09:55 AM | #4 |
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| I wouldn't take it personal. Teddy never wanted to cuddle with me or sleep next to me when he was a puppy. He loved being in his crate/xpen. As he got older he now loves to cuddle and sleeps next to me every night. Bonding takes time. As for your little guy learning his name, don't use it all the time. What I used to do was say Teddy's name and whenever he'd look at me I'd give him a treat. I'd like to think that really helped. |
11-10-2015, 10:05 AM | #5 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: GA, USA
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| My girl doesn't really cuddles so much but she so loves to be near (whether laying by or sitting by us) and have attention. Cries for it alot too, especially if you're paying attention to something/someone else :P but yea I'll lay next to her and brush her or pet/massage her and sometimes play with her. When I first got her she was a kind of a cuddle bug, but mostly wanted to play :3
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11-10-2015, 11:33 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: California
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| My Joey comes to me when he wants to cuddle as well. He sometimes don't come to me even if I call his name. I think some yorkies want to have their space like human lol. |
11-10-2015, 12:57 PM | #7 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| Some are cuddle-bugs, others are not....I have some of every degree here! I have a little girl that will lay right beside me, either on the floor or on the couch, she will initially greet me several times during the day, just to let me know she DOES love me, but after that personal moment of cuddle-kiss, she really does not want me to love on her or fawn over her....and I have a little boy that would live on my shoulder, showering me with constant snuggles and kisses, even taking that precious little foot, and "directing my face" to a position where he can gently smother me with adorable little ever so delicate snuggles and kisses.....regardless of where I am sitting or standing, or what I am doing, he just wants to be on me or right next to me.....he is laying across my foot as I sit here typing!....he has already been in my arms for his loving and kissey-face, huggie-bod! |
11-11-2015, 05:38 AM | #8 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I agree with others...some are more cuddly than others. I will tell you though, that our Wylie became more and more cuddly as he aged. He was a little less cuddly from puppyhood until about 4-5...but then got more and more cuddly every year since, it's the best! Just continue to give LOTS of positive feedback, play with him, never ever punish him, talk to him sweetly, build his confidence, and shower him with love....he will come around .
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11-11-2015, 08:17 AM | #9 |
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| LOL I'm sorry but I think that's just so cute. As posters above have already said, don't take it personally. Some need more time to adjust and bond than others. I think if you play with him a lot and keep teaching him things like sit, stay, and maybe even tricks, etc... he'll come around soon enough. |
11-11-2015, 06:57 PM | #10 |
YT 500 Club Member | Toby couldnt have cared less about me at first. I guess he just had other s*#÷ to do and I just had to wait my turn. But he is just past a year old now, and I guess is my turn cause he sleeps at my feet religiously now and curls up to me all the time. So just be patient and don't force the issue too much. It's hard not to but he will come around in time. .. |
11-11-2015, 07:17 PM | #11 |
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| Lots of good advice above to relax and let your puppy be himself. Max preferred to sleep in his xpen his first year. Now he cuddles with me in bed. Puppies are often high energy and don't want to feel trapped. Be easy going and give your pup the sense that he has his freedom. I trained my boys to come by making sure that it wasn't always for things they didn't really want. I called them to come, gave them a reward and/or praise and then let them go on their way. Regarding names and name recognition -- if he continues to not respond to his name, I would consider a name change. Our breeder told us that she sometimes changed names for pups who stayed with her longer than 12 weeks and who didn't respond well to their original names. We brought home Teddy from her when he was 8 months. He was called Tank, and had another name before that. He responded immediately to Teddy and just loved it! Just a thought. Be cheerful and silly with your puppy, make the training fun, and the affection will come.
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11-12-2015, 11:46 AM | #12 |
YT 1000 Club Member | We got 2 puppies in May and the girl puppy knew her name from day one. My puppy though... it took 2 months before he realized what his name was! Let me get adjusted to you and maybe they will become more cuddly. Some Yorkies are just not that cuddly. Let the puppy come and lay with you and leave them alone while they lay there. I have a 10 year old Yorkie who I adopted 10 months ago and he learned his new name in 2 days (He seemed to hate his old name) but if he comes and lays with me and I fawn on him he will get up and leave. If I just let him lay with me then he will stay for an hour or more. The minute I start to pet him though and he glares at me and gets up and leaves. I know he loves me, but he wants to be left alone while he is laying against me. My new puppy though loves to be fawned on while he is laying with me. I can kiss and cuddle and pet him. At night if I wake up I can pet him and cuddle closer to him and he doesn't mind at all. It is all about personality. Give your puppy a little space. Play with the puppy to earn their trust. Give them treats. Train them to sit, stay, lay down. These will all help your puppy bond with you. Enjoy your new little puppy!
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