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12-23-2007, 08:10 AM | #1 |
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| Can Someone Please Help Me??? Purchased a puppy a couple of months ago from www.seasideyorkies.com out of miami, florida. paid a small fortune for a "teacup" that turned out to be a fairly large yorkie. The puppy cannot sit still for a second. Does not listen, does not crate train, pees everywhere, poos everywhere. Is this an inbred dog? Is this normal for yokies? Has anyone else purchased from this breeder? Someone PLEASE HELP with some answers. Thank YOU!! |
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12-23-2007, 04:51 PM | #2 |
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| If you have only had your puppy for a couple of months, just be patient. It will take awhile for the puppy to settle in. And most puppies do run around like crazy. They have so much "puppy" energy. Please be patient and don't get mad at the puppy for being a puppy. Merry Christmas
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12-23-2007, 04:54 PM | #3 |
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| Sounds like a pure Yorkie to me!!! Seriously though, I'd agree with what the above poster said.
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12-23-2007, 05:47 PM | #4 |
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| Puppies are a LOT of work! I'm not sure how old your is, but if he/she is only 4-5 months, then peeing and pooping and running are completely normal. We rarely left our boys when they were little, there was always someone with them. We took them out to potty every 30 minutes or so and they still had some accidents. When you take him/her out, and he/she "goes" make a BIG deal out of it. If he/she likes treats, give him/her a treat every time he/she potties outside. Or if not a treat eater (like my oldest), then give lots of praise and attention. Eventually, with the first one we got a doggie door, and he learned very quickly to go out to potty by himself. The second was was even easier because he had a role model. Now, let me be clear though. Our first boy is not neutered and he does mark in the house. All our floors are hard wood or concrete and yes, I do have to clean up his "sprinkles". But he is only 4 lbs and does not sprinkle much. But it will always be something that he does. I don't like it, but I love him, and that's just the way it is. Our other boy is neutered and he never goes in the house. If your puppy is a boy, you can use a belly band so that he pees in the belly band, rather than in your house. When they were little and we had to leave them, we put them in an X-pen, rather than a crate. The first one slept in a crate for the first few weeks, but then we let him sleep with us. The second one slept with us from day one. Neither has ever pottied in the bed - threw up on the bed, yes, but no potty. Yorkies, or any puppy for that matter, is a lot of hard work in the first few months. If you are not prepared, it can be a challenge. Good luck!
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12-23-2007, 05:59 PM | #5 |
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| Once again, welcome to YorkieTalk. When you say "larger", how much does he weigh now? Even a somewhat larger yorkie is still pretty darn small. Gizmo is 7 and a half pounds now and he still seems little to me. And at 5 or 6 months, your pup's still growing. (So is Gizmo at 9 and a half months.) The hyperactivity will calm down a lot as he gets a little older. Gizmo still gets 'fired up" when people visit, but he calms down after a while.
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12-23-2007, 06:00 PM | #6 |
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| Well said RowdysMom!! Puppies ARE a lot of work. Just hang in there and have a lot of patients.
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12-23-2007, 06:09 PM | #7 |
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| Having a puppy is like having a new baby except without the diapers! There's no sleep, crying in the middle of the night, tummy problems, short burst of energy with naps in-between, and lots of pee and poo! With my puppy, we have play periods of about 30 min and then I make him calm down and rest. I try to put him in my lap at first, if this doesn't work, he goes in his xpen or crate and almost always falls to sleep. I never let him run around by himself (cause of chewing and pottying) and he only gets to touch his cute little paws to my carpets when he has just gone pee and poo. Good Luck. Like babies, they eventually grow out of it! |
12-23-2007, 06:30 PM | #8 |
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| Welcome to YT! I use to think that Riddick would never calm down, but I'm happy to say that they do.. Riddick is now 3 but he use to widdle in the house quite often and I thought that I would never have him trained to go outside. But I did somehow and the only time he will widdles now, is, if he gets excited when someone new comes over.. But I now have to do it all over with my new baby yorkie.. and he's a little terror when he wants to be.. lol.. But I know that, that's what a yorkie pup is all about. And I wouldn't trade that for the world!! |
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12-23-2007, 09:46 PM | #11 |
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| When I bought my third Yorkie (the others were older rescues) I was told to take him out to pee after he woke up from a nap, 5-10 minutes after he ate, and right after he played which may be 15 min. or 30 min. I was also told to expect him to poop quite often which he has (he is slowing down.) My 7 mo. rescue pommie poops when he wakes up in the morning, after he eats, at noon, when I come home from school, after he eats his supper, and again before he goes to bed. Even though it is not a large amount, I still think it's a bit often, but it will most likely slow down soon. Good luck with your Yorkie. Just because you do not have a "teacup" doesn't mean that he won't be a wonderful, loving doggie. Besides, "teacup" is a myth. The term "teacup" is used to hook buyers. I've learned a lot by joining YT. There's always suggestions on proper diet, training, what symptoms to look for if your Yorkie is ill, and many more subjects are covered. Keep checking in. It's great! |
12-23-2007, 10:43 PM | #12 |
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| [QUOTE=Gypsy & Me;1624661]Sounds like a pure Yorkie to me!!! Yes it does!! LOL |
12-23-2007, 11:36 PM | #13 |
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| Yorkies are alot of work! Welcome to YT.! Sounds like a typical Yorkie to me, I have 3, 1 male 4 yrs. old and he is a whopping 10 lbs.,1 female 3 yrs. old and she is 8 lbs., and their baby girl is 4 1/2 lbs. and she is 1 yr. and 3 months. They all have different personalities but in general they are calm but at the drop of a pin they will go from zero to sixty in 10 seconds! My females will still have accidents under certain conditions? They will not waite/hold it as long as my male. Be Patient, it can be very frustrating......besides your dealing with an ego too! You have to be consistant with his Training. Do you walk him at least twice a day, for 30 min. at least? Regardless of how small or big a Yorkie is or ends up being? They must be walked, they are Terriers, bred over a hundred years to be hunting dogs, just because we dress them and put them in fashionable purses does not mean that, that's what they are used to? They need to burn off all that Energy somehow. We all paid small fortunes for our Yorkies, the Breeder always says they will be small because that's what "Sells" the smaller the more expensive! Once you get him "Fixed" he will most likely calm down, as they get older they will mellow out too. You also have to train them to be "Lap" dogs too, not all of them want to sit on your Lap either, I have to force Artie to sit still, but Abigail and Tiffany will fight over my Lap for the coveted "Throne" seat. Hope this helps, hang in there, they are not the easiest Breed to deal with......either you Love them or you hate them there is no in-between. Good Luck, Aloha |
12-24-2007, 08:14 AM | #14 |
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| hi everyone and thank you! the puppy is approx 7-months old. She weights approx 5.5 pounds. I am feeling a bit better if this is typical yorkie behavior. I mean it is cute at times, but very embarassing when vistors come over, as she is an energizer bunny that will not sit still for a second. Thank you again for the welcoming me to YT. |
12-24-2007, 11:29 AM | #15 |
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