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11-11-2006, 06:51 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: maryland
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| My dog isn't herself...I have a new baby! My yorkie, Bella, is 3 years old. She used to be very spunky and "puppy like", I just had a baby, Jorin, and since we came home from the hospital Bella is very different! She just seems depressed. We new that it would be an adjustment for Bella so everytime I picked up the baby, my husband would play with bella, we tried so hard to maintain the same amount of attention to her. Prior to Jorin, Bella really was quite independent. She was not the Yorkie that would follow you around everywhere. Now she is much more attached to us, but doesn't seem so energetic as she was. She seems more "grown up". I took her to the vet to make sure everything was ok...the vet found that her right eye pressure was elevated and said that she may be in pain from that..she sent us to an eye specialist who placed her on drops. She went for a follow up and the eye pressure is down but she is still not herself. Any advise about what to do? It's been about a month now since Jorin was born. We have special bella time every day and still play with her whenever we play with Jorin...I'm so concerned about Bella...I just want her to be happy! |
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11-11-2006, 07:02 AM | #2 |
Razorback Yorkie Lover Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bentonville, AR
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| I think Bella is probably adjusting to the new addition in your family. Dogs really do sense when things are different and Bella knows she's not #1 anymore and it takes some getting used to! Pippa acted similar when we added Scout to the family. She moped around for days, wouldn't let me pet her, looked at me like I was a traitor! As a matter of fact, she did this for several weeks. I know adding a baby is different than adding a puppy, but Bella will come around. Just give her time! Congratulations on your new baby!
__________________ Tiffany Pippa, Scout, and Ranger's Mom http://www.dogster.com/?198523 http://www.dogster.com/?198525 |
11-11-2006, 07:08 AM | #3 |
Razorback Yorkie Lover Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bentonville, AR
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| I just wanted to add a followup that I remembered after I hit submit. Someone on YT suggested that Pippa sensed my guilt for bringing in a new puppy and the more we tried to compensate (playing, petting, cooing) with her, the worse she got. It was suggested to ignore her (hardest thing I had to do) and she would come back looking for attention instead of rebuffing us. That worked really well, as crazy as it sounds. Just go on about your business and let Bella come to you. It's hard to do and just a suggestion.
__________________ Tiffany Pippa, Scout, and Ranger's Mom http://www.dogster.com/?198523 http://www.dogster.com/?198525 |
11-13-2006, 06:08 AM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA
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| Tiffany - Paying less attention to your dog and making it come to you for affection certainly makes sense to me. Well worth trying! Carol Jean |
11-13-2006, 06:19 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
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| Treat her as if she were an older child. Let her sit with you whn you hold the baby so she feel included. by distracting her she is being excluded from the baby. My guys both love the babies. |
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