How to Help an Adult Yorkie Adjust to a New Home?
Allow an adjustment period – Every adult Yorkie is an individual, and settling into a new home can take time. Good health does not guarantee an easy transition. Give your dog a predictable routine, a quiet place to rest and patient, gentle guidance.
Prepare the home before arrival and choose a time when you can give your dog calm attention. Have everything ready for the new dog, rather than assuming that every dog will settle more easily at a particular time of day.
Ask the shelter, rescue or previous caregiver about your dog’s known history, routines and needs. Do not assume that every adopted dog has experienced trauma. Let your Yorkie approach new people and experiences at a comfortable pace. Best Friends Animal Society explains how individual adjustment and consistent care help a new dog settle in.
Be very patient – A new puppy or adult dog may need help learning the toileting routine in your home. Supervise, offer frequent opportunities to use the appropriate spot and reward success; do not punish accidents. If a previously house-trained dog starts having accidents, speak with your veterinarian. Read Best Friends Animal Society’s house-training guidance.
Clarify your house rules – Your new Yorkie cannot guess which behavior is
appropriate at your house and which are not.
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It will take some time before he fully understands that some behaviors that he used to have are no longer applicable and that new behaviors are needed to be formed.
Include your family in the training of your newly adopted Yorkie – It is very
important to have common rules for handling the dog. Otherwise, your Yorkie will be confused and problems could arise.
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