Scaredy Dog?

RE: Scaredy Dog? Post by meoowmom (933) | (07/25/2005) Contact Our little Yorkie is male and scaredy cat....he is one tiny spoiled doggie with the attitude of a 10foot Bear. He barks at anything, yet he climbs up to my hubby's chest and shakes like a big baby. My husb was falling for it, I was the meanie. 2 months later he is re-adjusted. His yelps were high pitched shrieks and I did not give in. I just carried a tin with coins and shook it at him. Once he found the tin unattended and barked at it! To get him to stop barking at people walking by the UPS guy I just squirted him with water bottle, they are VERY smart. They really have to know YOU are the boss. and we put doggie in kennel for an hour a day I do housework and he sleeps in it. He sleeps with us and sometimes during day he will run and hide in his kennel and he has a Jack Russell Terrier that keeps him on his toes. My best tip, some little 12 year old girls would come by and play with him for an hour or two on the lawn and he got used to lots of kids and soon they would bring their big dog and the Yorkie just played and quit acting so tough. He bit the big doggies ear and the big doggie just growled and Yorkie peed on himself and now they are best friends. RE: Scaredy Dog? Post By Randianne (Guest Post) (07/23/2005) You have to set the example for them....don't coddle or sympathize you only reinforce their behaviour....firmly, unhesitateingly walk into the 'storm' with little dog by your side. When he marches beside you without complaining...then praise him.... Also expose him to everything...the more exposure the better he will become accustom to whatever the future holds for him.