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07-28-2007, 06:42 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: U.S.
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| Hurray! For those of you who read that we adopted Tyler last week, it has been an interesting week! When we first brought him home, he was scared to death of toys. He would actually run away and cower in the other room - whether the toy squeaked or not. We could put his favorite treats in a kong and he would just look at us like, "what'd you do that for?" with sad little puppy eyes. Well, slowly he's progressed to just ignoring toys and licking the peanut butter off the top of the kong and leaving the treats inside. But the other day, I got him out of his crate and his kong was empty! He's successfully emptied his kong 3 nights in a row (now, bear in mind, 'stuffing' is still sticking a slice of cheese in with a dab of peanut butter on top, so it's not really much of a chore) But TODAY, I shook a stuffed cat in front of him (one that previously made him run for cover if he spotted it anywhere in the room) and he went WILD! Now, don't get me wrong, I would have been fine if he never got used to the idea of playing with toys, but I'm just so happy that he's finally starting to feel comfortable around here! There have been some other transformations that have been less desirable, he's gone from cowering when we approach a stranger on the sidewalk to growling and baring his teeth. He was even growling at my grandma yesterday (good dog! ) If we just get him a little more socialized, I'd say we have the perfect dog! |
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07-28-2007, 07:01 AM | #2 |
Aubrey's Mom Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Georgia
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| Thats great!!! I remember when Aubrey was like that.. you wish they could do something, then when they can do it, Uh OH! lol |
07-28-2007, 07:04 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 14K Club Member | I guess that I missed the previous thread. Sounds like Tyler is coming around. Sometimes it takes longer for some dogs than others. Keep working with him as you are! GOOD MOMMY!!! As far as aggression, if things don't get better, you may want to see a behaviorist or classes. Good luck with Tyler!
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07-28-2007, 07:05 AM | #4 |
..... and BLAIR'S too ...... Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA
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| Not only do you have the coolest - you are the coolest Mama. You did everything you could to make him get used to the new home. Congrats on such a success !!! Good Job
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07-28-2007, 07:17 AM | #5 |
Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida
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| I'm glad he's doing better, and just keep socializing him as much as you can.
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07-29-2007, 04:43 PM | #6 | |
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