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06-05-2005, 05:02 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hilo,HI
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| Scared Like A Cat OK,some of you might know that I have 3 yorkies,1 male 2 female.Baby who is 6mths and my first yorkie is very skittish.When we first brang him home he was withdrawn and kept to himself.I thought it was just his new surrounding.Well as the months flew. I have given as much love and time as possible,even more so than my other 2.At night when all my kids are sleeping and I have a few hours to myself,I would put him on my lap and brush him and talk to him and let him sleep on my lap till I go to bed.This is almost every night. He wasn't hard to train,totally peepee pad trained,stays on the sofa most of the time and watches tv with us.He has never licked my face or jumps when he see's me.He gets scared of everything,anything moves and he would bark and goes crazy. My question is"why is he still scared of us after all this time?"He does great with the other yorkies it's just with us.Do you think he was abused when he was little.I can't even fathom someone hitting my baby. I named him Baby cause he's my little Baby. Is there anything I can do to make him feel safe? Thanks for the Help
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06-05-2005, 05:09 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | I would just keep doing what you are doing. Chances are he was abused when he was little. I know its terriable to think that any one could hurt such a beautiful little creature. keep up the good work! |
06-05-2005, 05:15 PM | #3 |
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| They say that yorkies get 90% of their temperament from their mothers. What was his mother's personality like? Chances are she was just like him. I think there are certain traits that are innate or inborn and they are not going to change. They are just like people on that way. There is a basic framework to a personality that people are born with and you aren't going to change those basic traits. He could improve over his lifetime though if he comes to feel more and more secure and as the scariness of puppyhood goes away and he mellows. He sounds like a sweet dog though. |
06-05-2005, 05:34 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada
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| Maybe Baby is just shy . One of my friends have one who is a little shy . He is patient , patient and patient with him and just starting to have good results with him . A Yorkie don't have to be abused to be shy , as humans , there are several personalities. |
06-05-2005, 05:53 PM | #5 |
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| It sounds like you are doing a great job of trying to make him comfortable! I hope he comes out of his shell. Also, love the name Baby...lol.wink wink..... too cute! |
06-05-2005, 07:42 PM | #6 |
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| Zowie has always been jumpy, she is scared of loud noises, flyswatter, vacuum, and doors - My husband is sure she was hit by a flyswatter and slammed in a door as a puppy. I think she is just timid. Since she had her pups, she will bark when she hears one of us. When I walk in, I try to say 'it's ok girl'. If she starts barking first, I still try to reassure her it is me, it is ok. My Bronx is the total opposite - tries to bite the lawnmower tires. He knows it is going to make a lot of noise. I have to shew him away from it. Of course, Zoe hides. I also think it is their own personalities. Sure isn't from upbringing, they were 8 and 9 weeks old when we got them, same time.
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