Won't come off back of couch?
 

I brought Silk home about 5p.m. Sunday. Since then the only time she has left her perch on the back of the couch is to pee, poo and eat. I get her down sometimes and love her and try to play with her but soon as my hand is off her, right back up she goes. She was trained to go outside thru a doggy door. Well, I don't have one and can't put one up but I have been taking her out a few times a day. The first day she just humped up on the ground. Yesterday, she walked with me. Today is stormy and rainy. None of my dogs will go out, but she is using the pads except to poo and I quickly pick it up and spray odoban. She gets down to eat. gobbles her food up. I know she is getting down to eat at night also because she is making a bad mess with the dry food and water dish. I don't think she is drinking much at all but eats verr well. Should I be concerned about her staying on the couch (back of, like a cat) and not getting any exercise or just wait it out. Ceeby bothers her when she is down but is not rough with her. I think she is grieving over the man where I got her. her little eyes have tears all the time. How long do you think this will go on? Thanks.

She is just lonely........Give her time, but keep playing with her and let her know you love her...............It will get better soon :thumbup: :aimeeyork

I think she's probably found what she considers her "safe" place. Although she's eating etc., she just hasn't come to realize this house is her home. I think she'll come around

new one
 

It takes time for a new one to adjust. She feels safe there and with other strange dogs around, she will slowly warm to you..Yorkies love people who are kind to them, so they tend to make the best of new homes..few grieve for weeks..she might be timid by nature also.

I agree...give her some more time. Keep playing with her and loving on her and she will come to realize that your house is her house and her real personality will start to show!!

Give her time. Just keep doing what you are doing. She'll eventually get comfortable and then you'll be asking us how to keep her from following you everywhere. :)

legs sore?
 

Thanks everyone. Do you all think her little legs are stiff and sore from not being used? I am sure my home is a lot quieter than the one she came from. Plus, I'm sure she is missing the disabled man that 'claimed" her and played with her. My hubby tries to make up to her. The lady I got her from had all kinds of show dogs in the house. You never heard such yapping. there is no one here except my hubby and myself and all our dogs. )three before her). none of our dogs bark unless a stranger comes around or the poodle and pug are fighting. When we have a 'dog fight" Ceeby barks thru the gate at them. But it is pretty quiet here. I am almost regretting that i got an adult dog. I feel so sorry for her. I cannot for the life of me see how anyone can raise dogss, breeder/shower or not, and then just get rid of them for one reason or another. Hubby, who is a breeder, says he does it all the time. These four little dogs in my house are here until the day they die. I am just worried to death about this little gal.

This funny because it's something my Louie has been doing lately too. I have had him about a month and he used to follow me everywhere. So much so I thought i wasnt being a good mommy because i couldnt play with him. Now he just sits on the top of the sofa...ALL DAY! I try to get him down and he goes right back up. Recently he started growling at a doorway where he used to sleep in his pen. I am getting nervous there is another animal i dont know about that he does. He growls and barks and sits on the top of the sofa...he doesnt even play anymore. I am with you. Can this be a sign that they are bored or lonely?? :confused:

Mine is grieving for her previous owners. I just got her Sunday and she is four.

I got Dixie (3 years old) a little over a month ago and she was shy at first, ran away from everyone, wouldn't go from room to room, etc. I just spent time holding her, giving her treats, praising her and now she is stuck to me like glue! An example: We were cuddling on the couch and I had to add a log to the fire (which was about 5 feet away from the couch) so I put Dixie on the couch and as soon as I got up she jumped down and followed me. She is my little shadow! She is becoming more confident every day. She smiles and wiggles that little butt like crazy now! Don't worry about your little girl. She will warm up to you. She just needs time to acclimate. Dixie was doggy door trained also and I don't have a doggie door. I let her out every couple of hours with my other dog and eventually she will get the idea that's the only place she's supposed to go potty. She has only had a couple of accidents and she looks guilty when I point to the puddle and say, "Dixie did you do that?" in a stern tone, so I think she is getting it! Silk will come out of her shell soon!

Poor baby! She will respond to your love in her own time. She needs her space right now. It must be so har don you too. But at least she is in her forever home now!

Our Yorkie babies do grieve but rarely does it last a long time. As Pat says, Yorkies love their people and although it takes a while for them to bond, bond they will. They are known to love the hand that feeds them and loves them and rubs them, etc. I would just hold her, snuggle with her, talk in soft approving tones and do not do anything unpleasant for a while. Like grooming if she hates it or brushing teeth. She is terrified that she is with strangers and does not recognize her new home and surroundings and hoomans as "hers". She will soon and velcro herself to the person she chooses.
Give her hugs and smoochies and whisper to her spirit. She will understand..

I bet she will be ok in time. As everyone else has been saying, just keep loving her! My Hope, who came to us early December, took time to warm up, but she is coming out of her shell more and more each day! Good luck! :animal36

I have had two dogs that spent the better part of their lives on the back of the sofa or the back of a chair. I guess it gives them a "window to the world." They can certainly keep tract of everything that's going on those two places.

I wouldn't worry. It must may be her favorite place....for now. Keep visiting with her when she's there and give her a hug from time to time.

Carol Jean

A couple years ago I adopted an adult dog (a mixed breed) from the pound. For the first week all she did was lay on the floor of my bedroom. We would coax her down to eat and go potty and she would immediately go back up to the bedroom to hide out. My husband was so disappointed because he said "she doesn't do anything". We had just lost a golden retriever who was very active. It almost got to the point where I was ready to take her back. Then day be day she changed. Now, let me tell you, everyone loves this dog (her name is Dallas). She is the sweetest, most lovable dog you will ever meet. She is very attached to every member of our family. I can not imagine life without her. The dog I brought home from the pound was totally different than the dog she turned out to be. I don't know too much about her past but I think it took her a while to trust us. Hang in there. She will come around.

to be completely honest with you my female yorkie Emerald just loves her perch on the back of the couch, I honestly think she thinks she is on watch, I sit on the couch and the head goes on my shoulder, its funny to watch her she will snuggle in and the leg goes overthe edge, and thats her veg out spot. My Maltese Dutchess is the same way she loves the back of the couch as well, but then again she thinks she is royality, and that is her throne, and we are the mere servants that are to her beck and call

give her time. She will get better.

This poor little girl left the only home she knew..good or bad and she is depressed. She doesn't know if you are good or bad or if the other dogs will hurt her. She must be wondering what happened to her first mom. Given time and alot of patience she will come around. She also might not have been very socialized in her first home or had alot of contact with people so she is just frightened. For some of the older dogs it is fairly easy but for some it takes awhile. I have one that has taken over a year to get her to stay in the family room with the rest of the gang. She was a breeder dog that was dumped in the desert when they were done with her. You just need to give her some space and no fast movements around her. Do you have a kennel for her that she can go in if she wants? The other lady might have kept her in a cage a large portion of her life. Mine like to go into a kennel with the door left open. They feel more secure.

the lady said she had never been crated. i know she was socialized because he stayed in the house with a lot of other dogs. Maltese and yorkies. the lady said her husband played with her a lot and she loved him. This lady had such a huge kennel, I don't know how she even knew what she had. She had purchased a huge mobile home and stripped it all but the appliances and made a dog house out of it. She had two rows of wire crates. That is where a lot of her show dogs were. I saw yorkies and poodles in there. It was clean, no odor and the dogs looked well taken care of. The crates were the kind that has the wire bottom up off the floor. They all had water bottles. My baby was there when I got there to pick her up but she said she had only placed her there when we told her we were on our way because of her husband. She said he was really having a hard time letting go. But, you never know about what people are telling you. She was honest in that she told us she was 'culling" her female breeders and that she usually does this around five years old. My dog will be five in March. She sold three or four more females the same day I got mine. Whatever it was, I still think it is mean to raise a little dog then just get rid of it after all those years. Course I am not a breeder and i guess that is the way most of them do. My husband is a breeder and he does the same thing

I assume she is "culling" her females are they are to old to breed at that age IMO and I am also guessing your little girl lived in that trailer whatever the breeder told you. :eek:
Actually this breeder is doing her breeding stock a favor by finding them new homes where they will be loved instead of living in a trailer. Their days of breeding are over and now they can rest and get individual attention.

Sorry I didnt mean to offend. I guess i didnt get your entire post just noticed mine does the same type of thing. I hope your little girl gets better and as everyone is saying I'm sure if you just give her all your love she'll get better. I am learning how interesting these little dogs are. Good luck.

I love that quote "whisper to her spirit"...its such a beautiful idea...that they "hear" us...even though we don't speak the same language... :)


Francie

She had kept her to show but it didn't work out so she started breeding her. She has only had two litters. I am hoping to get one litter from her and Ceeby this coming summer. Actually the trailer was a nice set up. It had heat and all the conforts some of the breeders on here have when they build their "kennels". Some people build better dog houses than the house they live in. I have seen it and no one could complain about the dog's living conditions. They were well taken care of as were this lady's. It looked like she spent a lot of time out there. The dogs were well groomed, well fed and clean. The trailor was spotless.

You did not offend me in any way. Thanks for your reply.