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05-14-2016, 06:59 PM | #1 |
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| New puppy questions Hello, We adopted a 7 month old pup, the agency rescued her from a puppy mill. We have only had her for a week; the first five days, she was pretty fearless. Then on day five, all of a sudden she became very afraid of of our street. It seems like all noises scare her, to the point that she runs to the nearest wall, sits and quivers, she runs really close to the ground and always pulls towards our building. This was the first rainy day she spent with us. We do live on a loud street, with a variety of sounds: cars, motorcycles, trucks, above ground subway, New York sounds. As soon as we get to the end of our street, one block, there is a quiet secluded park. At the park she is more "normal". Along with these new fears, she has started peeing right next to her water bowl, and food bowl. These are the only places in which she goes potty inside the house. It seems that her attitude has changed since that rainy day - she hides under our bed and doesn't want to leave our apartment for walks. Has anyone else dealt with something like this? Thank you |
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05-15-2016, 03:04 AM | #2 |
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| Puppy mill rescue, keep in mind this baby lived in a small Crate for 7 months of her life. She saw no ppl, was never spoken to, never cuddled, had no human contact. The only noise she heard was of barking dogs. I am from NY, worked in Manhattan if that is where you live. I lived in The Bronx,not as much noise as Manhattan,I didn't live near subways or over head trains. The noise in Manhattan are far greater then the 4 other boro's. The noise in Manhattan bothered me lol, TOO loud, I was not use to it. For a young pup that never heard trucks, horns, motorcycles is very scary for them. Her huddling against walls sounds like her huddled against the side of her crate. If it were me with a pup that was so scared of noises, when she shows this this fear I would pick her up, cuddle her, show her you are her protector, she is with you one week, she needs to bond with you, she needs to trust you, she needs to know you will protect her always. Cuddling, speaking in low tones when she shows this fear will soothe her. When you get to the park where is acts more normal set her down,let her enjoy the quietness of the park, then you can carry her part of the way back home. Walks in rain, again, remember she was a caged baby, she doesn't know what rain is, besides, most dogs HATE RAIN, HATE getting wet, buy her a rain coat to keep rain off her back ,it "may" help,but, her feet will still wet, and this they do like like. If it has rained at night and I open my door to let my dog out, he can smell the rain in the air and back in he comes lol. Mill pups need extra LOVE, human contact, speak in low tones as they are not use to human voices and lots patience is needed. With love, cuddles on walks she will get use to NY sounds, she will have trust in you that no harm will come to her. One week is not enough time, it could take months for her to lose this fear of loud sounds. Just be patent, don't rush, force her to accept, she will do it on her own time. I have a rescue boy, not from a puppy mill, he was a surrender, not an abused dog, 2.5 years down the road and I am still learning new things about him, but, he knows I am his protector,he is bonded to me, he trusts me,. TRUST is very important to all rescues, especially with puppy mill dogs. Good luck. And thank you for rescuing.
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05-15-2016, 05:02 AM | #3 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Welcome to Yorkie Talk. Congratulations on your new puppy! I'm glad she is now in a loving home with you. My younger boy is afraid of rain, especially when accompanied by thunder. A Thundershirt or any type of close fitting shirt helps him. He also decided that the couch with a blanket and pillow is his safe place when it rains. Keep going out, show your puppy confidence and patience. As Matese suggested, you may have to carry her part of the way to park for awhile. My older boy Max was afraid of lot of things when we first started walking. He often wanted to be picked up. Talking to him helped. If a loud motorcycle went by, I would say happily, "That motorcycle was loud, wasn't it?" Then I would say, "Let's go!" and try to walk. Max was 1 year old when we started walking on busy city sidewalks with lots of scary distractions. Through patience and practice, I'm sure your girl will come around.
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05-15-2016, 01:42 PM | #4 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| I would expose this baby to short well timed exposures to unfamiliar new out door experiences....rather than exposing the pup to an extended period of time in a situation that is over stimulating his senses, I would severely limit such exposure....outside in my arms for maybe a SHORT walk down the street....not the length of a football field, but just past the next door house or a hundred feet or so...after you have carried him this distance for a week, a couple times a day, then put him on the ground qnd let him walk the distance....when he is COMFORTABLE AND SECURE with this area, go farther down the street, again, in your arms for the added distance, until he gets familiar with THAT new and terrifying, over stimulating area! After you can tell he is comfortable with the second leg of the trip, allow him to add that distance to his walk on the ground....this is all new and horribly terrifying to him....go slow and easy and understand where his terror is coming from. You have to build his self confidence and courage....terriers by nature are instinctively aggressive and "all out in front" of a challenge....but abuse intimidates them and their little psyche, and they will by nature try desperately to overcome their own fear, and if it was not such a severe and brutal encounter they have had to survive, these determined little precious babies, with every fiber of their being, will try so hard to "adjust" and "come around" to any kind soul that treats them adoringly, with patience and understanding. Your continued adoration, respect, kindness, loving care, and pleasure with this little love, will be richly rewarded when he gets strength from you, courage from you, love from you, determination and knowledge and pleasure from you and things you do with him, for him and to him.....Bless you for taking on this challenge, to restore this precious little dogs courage and strength and heart full of love....God is watching and seeing, and He is pleased. |
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