Can my Yorkie have OCD?

[HendrixandLucy]

Originally Posted by livingdustmops

Okay now I get what you are saying...My Moose will do this all the time...sit and stare at me until I figure out what he wants...sometimes he will start crying and I still don't know what he wants...I have to keep asking..

Yep yours is a normal Yorkie thing...

hahahha oh good!

they are such little goof-balls!

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by HendrixandLucy

HAHA I totally agree. I try and not give into him or I will put him on the floor so he can go and get the toy himself. He has always been like this.... but he has always been spoiled so he probably know that I will get it for him.

Thanks for the advice.... and btw we have a nanny cam for when we are not home and he never does it when we are gone.... I think its just his way of making me do things for him, maybe?

ding ding ding!!! i think you just hit the nail on the head Boy these little guys are smart eh?

[bellanares]

My baby Ares do the same thing with his food! lol One kibble at a time! I like o.k. that was two kibble bits now I'm one hundred! *giggles* I would agree it's a soothing thing, (the licking). Ares licks everything for awhile... our boxer lips (gross I know I'm always grabbing him), his toys, and his leg. My baby boy was way too young to leave his mother as well but my vet said he'll grow out of it. Keep us informed! Ares is three months old and it seems like the licking is calming down a bit!

[HendrixandLucy]

hahahaha well I thank you for helping me make this discovery.... Kind of common sense, but I jsut never thought of it like that.

They are so smart it is crazy!

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by HendrixandLucy

hahahaha well I thank you for helping me make this discovery.... Kind of common sense, but I jsut never thought of it like that.

They are so smart it is crazy!

oh and the eating thing is totally normal too- Layla did this when she ate kibble- and does it when she gets a treat.

[HendrixandLucy]

Originally Posted by bellanares

My baby Ares do the same thing with his food! lol One kibble at a time! I like o.k. that was two kibble bits now I'm one hundred! *giggles* I would agree it's a soothing thing, (the licking). Ares licks everything for awhile... our boxer lips (gross I know I'm always grabbing him), his toys, and his leg. My baby boy was way too young to leave his mother as well but my vet said he'll grow out of it. Keep us informed! Ares is three months old and it seems like the licking is calming down a bit!

Ya that seems to be what everyone is saying.... that is a soothing thing. However, Hendrix is 4 1/2 so I don't think he is going to out grow it

[HendrixandLucy]

Originally Posted by marcerella02

oh and the eating thing is totally normal too- Layla did this when she ate kibble- and does it when she gets a treat.

they are sooooo weird! haha. They crack me up!

[DerbyLayne]

6 weeks? That is young, but who am I to say- we got Derby at 8 weeks. I also expressed in another thread that we weren't really educated about Yorkie's before i started posting here... AFTER we got Derby!

Derby does the licking thing as well, He also does the food thing. I am used to finding kibble in my shoes, and seeing random kibble in weird places in the house. The licking is SO ANNOYING though! He will even lick us constantly... our feet, out arms, our fingers, our clothes.. whatever. Worst is when he starts going at the laundry! CLEAN LAUNDRY! I don't understand how he can pick out underwear and socks that are clean and start licking them. Does the smell of those things stay long after the wash that I am not aware of? LOL sorry grosss... but it grosses me out. I'm like, "Great! now I have throw those back in the wash!" and I'm in the middle of doing laundry lol

[BridgettesMomma]

I have absolutely NO doubt in my mind whatsoever dogs can get OCD! My Teddy is without a doubt fetch OCD! He lives for playing fetch. He has a ball in his mouth 24/7 literally. He will drop it in the food bowl to eat in the water bowl to drink. He has to take one to bed every night. If we are not throwing it for him he is giving us the puppy dog eyes. And as soon as we pick him up to snuggle him he squirms out to get his little squeeky tennis ball. You will NEVER see Teddy without a ball in his mouth unless he is eating drinking or sleeping but you can bet your butt there is one within a couple of inches.

We think he is a Lab reicarnated. SERIOUSLY people BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR. I always wanted a dog that would play fetch. Well I got my wish! LOL

[DerbyLayne]

Originally Posted by BridgettesMomma

We think he is a Lab reicarnated. SERIOUSLY people BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR. I always wanted a dog that would play fetch. Well I got my wish! LOL

Derby can't fetch, well he can but barely. He understands the concept if fetching the ball, but he either doesn't bring it back or he doesn't bring it ALL the way back. He also plays fetch with himself, and seems to prefer this... He picks up the ball, motions to throw it with his mouth, and goes to pick it up himself. It's cute, but i wish he would fetch right ! haha I hate walking to get the ball. all he cares about is running and the idea of fetch... Derby bring the ball back! And he waits for you to throw another ball, even though he doesn't understand that you don't have another one in your hand since thanks to him... you have to go get it!

[HendrixandLucy]

Originally Posted by DerbyLayne

6 weeks? That is young, but who am I to say- we got Derby at 8 weeks. I also expressed in another thread that we weren't really educated about Yorkie's before i started posting here... AFTER we got Derby!

Derby does the licking thing as well, He also does the food thing. I am used to finding kibble in my shoes, and seeing random kibble in weird places in the house. The licking is SO ANNOYING though! He will even lick us constantly... our feet, out arms, our fingers, our clothes.. whatever. Worst is when he starts going at the laundry! CLEAN LAUNDRY! I don't understand how he can pick out underwear and socks that are clean and start licking them. Does the smell of those things stay long after the wash that I am not aware of? LOL sorry grosss... but it grosses me out. I'm like, "Great! now I have throw those back in the wash!" and I'm in the middle of doing laundry lol

I didnt know anything about yorkies until after I got Hendrix. In all honesty, I really didn't even like Yorkies until after I got Hendrix..... I had no desire to ever own a small dog, but now of course I am so in love.

Ya- mine love the laundry too.... but mine burry things in the laundry. When I pick up clothing food falls out haha.

[DerbyLayne]

Originally Posted by HendrixandLucy

I didnt know anything about yorkies until after I got Hendrix. In all honesty, I really didn't even like Yorkies until after I got Hendrix..... I had no desire to ever own a small dog, but now of course I am so in love.

I didn't like dogs before we got Derby Now I call him babydoggy. lol

[HendrixandLucy]

Originally Posted by BridgettesMomma

I have absolutely NO doubt in my mind whatsoever dogs can get OCD! My Teddy is without a doubt fetch OCD! He lives for playing fetch. He has a ball in his mouth 24/7 literally. He will drop it in the food bowl to eat in the water bowl to drink. He has to take one to bed every night. If we are not throwing it for him he is giving us the puppy dog eyes. And as soon as we pick him up to snuggle him he squirms out to get his little squeeky tennis ball. You will NEVER see Teddy without a ball in his mouth unless he is eating drinking or sleeping but you can bet your butt there is one within a couple of inches.

We think he is a Lab reicarnated. SERIOUSLY people BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR. I always wanted a dog that would play fetch. Well I got my wish! LOL

AHHHHHH that is hendrix TO A 'T'

That is exactly EXACTLY what he does! He has to play fetch 24/7
That is why he is always whining and shaking for me to get his toys for him. Its obnoxious haha. He doesn't play with balls-- he is OBSESSED with squeaky toys. He will fetch for hours!

[HendrixandLucy]

Originally Posted by DerbyLayne

I didn't like dogs before we got Derby Now I call him babydoggy. lol

awwww haha.
I have always loved dogs.... we had 8 growing up haha.
BUTTTT I never wanted small dogs cause I thought they were yappy and ugly and over all just lame.... but now I will have yorkies fo rthe rest of my life. I love them so much. THey just have the freaking coolest funniets personalities

[DerbyLayne]

Originally Posted by HendrixandLucy

awwww haha.
I have always loved dogs.... we had 8 growing up haha.

I had dogs growing up too, but [walk of shame] I yelled at them, kicked them, talked down to them. I was very abusive to my dogs growing up as a teenager. Now with my cat? I did no such thing. My cat loved me, but he also didn't' destroy all my things, or bark incessantly, or make me clean up after him to "show responsibility" my parents said...Then again, I was dealing with a mental illness I never knew I had, a depression so bad I tried offing myself, and I think the dog was just a place to take out my anger.

I wanted that dog so bad. I begged for him! I remember that and I picked him out and everything- but then he grew up into this big dog that I grew to hate. He eventually killed himself by drowning in our pool- I feel like it was my fault he wasn't loved enough (nevermind that he was old and going blind)I'm not proud of it, but I was also 15 years old... I'm almost 30 now!

Now? I LOVE MY DOGGY! I feel so guilty now for the way I treated my parents' dog when I was young... I can't believe I was capable of such torture!

I could never imagine anything happening to Derby. I'm the one who freaks out when Derby sneezes or coughs. I'm the one that gets scared when other dogs pick on him, and I'm the one that takes care of him when he's sick.

It's amazing the impact a dog can have on your life when you're ready for it.

I also think it helps that we have a small dog, since I have always been terrified of big dogs. I can still remember when a dog ate my hand almost completely off. My skin dangling and my hand bleeding... You never forget those things. I'm glad Derby is small, and friendly and loves to cuddle!