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01-10-2011, 04:52 PM | #46 | |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Buffalo, NY, United States
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I would recommend possibly seeking out a professional behaviorist who could help you train her? Or maybe contact a yorkie rescue and ask for tips on how to train her! They rehab dogs all the time. I'm sure they'd be good for advice! I know there are some foster moms here on YT as well. Maybe you could post a thread as a shout out to them (link them back to this thread if you don't want to retell your entire story). Maybe title it something like: Need Experience Rescue Advice: Yorkie Scared and Difficult to Potty Train! I have no experience with dogs from unloving conditions, so I'm afraid this is where my advice runs out. I'm here for support though and maybe you could follow some of these suggestions. Note: I see kjc in your other thread has experience with rescues. Maybe ask her? | |
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01-10-2011, 04:55 PM | #47 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Highlands, Texas
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| ok. thanks for all your help furbaby. I will be sure to look into that too.
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01-10-2011, 04:55 PM | #48 |
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| Thank goodness you're here ladyjane. I defer to your expertise... maybe you can help. I'm out of ideas and out of my league |
01-12-2011, 04:37 AM | #49 |
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| The absolute best thing for her, if you decide to rehome her, would be a rescue. They will 'fix' her problems and then find a good home for her. If you rehome her on your own, you would just be giving a dog with problems to someone else who may not have all the skills it will take to ease her adjustment into home life.
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01-12-2011, 01:15 PM | #50 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Highlands, Texas
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| Thank you kjc.. I never thought of a rescue to be that way. I just thought they would hold her until they can find someonen else to take her so basically she will be changing homes over and over again.
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01-12-2011, 09:40 PM | #51 | |
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Also, as I told you, I would be more than happy to help screen people for you should you decide you want to place her yourself. You really need to be super cautious...there are a lot of people who want yorkies and then they get them and don't want them. Happens so often. Your Chloe has some problems with socialization; and it will be very important that she be placed in a home that totally understands the issues of a pup like her.
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01-14-2011, 10:18 AM | #52 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Highlands, Texas
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| Well some days it seems we are making progress then some days she seems to go backwards. That is why it's hard to decide.
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01-14-2011, 10:23 AM | #53 |
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| It may be that way for some time....hopefully the better days will start to outnumber the worse ones. Know that I am here if you need me....you can call me anytime.
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01-14-2011, 10:36 AM | #54 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Highlands, Texas
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| Thanks so much ladyjane. I do think about you daily lol
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01-14-2011, 10:39 AM | #55 |
Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas
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| hahaha...well know that I am not going anywhere....just knowing that you have an out if you need it might give you more strength to hang in with her! I know you really want it to work....I do understand how frustrating (not to mention messy) it is. What I can tell you is that when I had some that were very difficult....when I looked back later it was all worth it.
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01-14-2011, 10:43 AM | #56 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Highlands, Texas
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| yea when she looks up at me, she looks so cute that I just want to tell her, "please tell me what I can do to make you feel better." But of course that cute face makes it hard to hand her over.
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01-14-2011, 04:55 PM | #57 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Aspen, CO, US
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| I have a feeling if you hang in there things will turn around. I do think it will take some time and patience, but it sounds like you really care and you want to keep her. Before giving up I would try some quality playtime and walks. It can't hurt. |
01-18-2011, 10:56 AM | #58 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Highlands, Texas
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| Ziggy, I do try to play with her but she gets scared. She will play with the cat toys when no one is around. She does like walks when it's just me and her but if there is anyone around she gets scared and try to run the opposite way.
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01-18-2011, 11:09 AM | #59 |
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| I'm not sure how I managed to miss you and your story about Chloe. It sounds like you have been given some great advice already. Did you happen to read this article? http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/tra...nt-advice.html It touches on all different aspects of helping a puppymill or even a rehome come out of their shell. I didn't see anyone suggest sitting on the floor with treats and allowing Chloe to come to you. If you associate human contact with food it is amazing how they will begin to come around. When you are sitting and she approaches allow her to tough you and fight that temptation to reach out to pet her. I hope everything works out for both of you. My Bogey was very timid when I first brought him home and he is the best of my three now. It took months of work but little by little he turned into a wonderful little lovebug.
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01-18-2011, 01:49 PM | #60 | |
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I do have friends who have adopted "problem" pets, and except for a few quirks they can't seem to get rid of, over time the dogs turn out to be amazing pets and companions. My neighbor had a terrier that barked at whistles. Made it kinda hard to watch a football game on TV. BTW, watch the cat toys. Ruger got one stuck in his mouth/teeth. It was a little mouse in a cage-like ball. Turns out dogs and cats don't play with toys the same way. | |
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