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12-13-2004, 08:13 PM | #1 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California
Posts: 2,990
| Shy???? My yorkie pup is extremely SHY!!! It is the strangest thing, hes shy with some people but not with others, im a little worried about separation anxiety in the future if this keeps up.... he was even shy with a HUGE yorkie lover! im all for a lovable yorkie, but i want him to be lovable to other people too! |
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12-13-2004, 11:04 PM | #2 |
YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 6,238
| Perhaps the best try would be to try to bribe your pup? Give someone you know that he's not particular friendly with a treat, and have them give it to him. It may help him associate friendliness with other people, at least it may be worth a shot! |
12-14-2004, 10:08 AM | #3 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California
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| thanks fasteddie, ill try that......... i dont want him to hate everyone , that would be sooo sad ... maybe its all the excitement too, EVERYONE has been coming over to see him its just too much all at once... |
12-14-2004, 10:17 AM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 77
| Introduce him to new people slowly, and don't push him to be friendly. Just be casual about it all. I think Yorkies are like babies......they grow through stages of liking everyone, then being fearful of everyone, and finally settling down to being more adult about people. I also know that they have pretty good judgement about people. They don't just LOVE everybody. They have very discriminating personalities. You would think they would adore Yorkie lovers, but they expect everyone to be Yorkie lovers. They will often prefer someone totally suprising to you.....and then bring out the very best in that person. The one thing I think is most important is to expose them to lots of people and other dogs. Good socialization is a must. |
12-14-2004, 10:25 AM | #5 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California
Posts: 2,990
| yes.... the only people he was shy with was people that i dont particularly like all that much (boyfriends friends) ....... and as far as socialization is covered....lol...... hes got that down!!!, he was nose to nose with three dogs at my moms house, and a cat! He's not afriad of anything, just a lil shy now and again... cant wait till i can sleep through the night without yapping from the crate |
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