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12-19-2011, 11:05 AM | #1 |
Inactive Account Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Missouri, but will always be a Montana girl.
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| New Mom Needs Help =/ Hi, I'm referring to me (I don't have a dog that had a litter). My husband says I'm going overboard, but I don't know. When I go to the bathroom, kitchen, or pretty much anywhere, Bella goes in her playpen. When I go out to get the mail, she goes in her playpen. If I run across the street to chat at a neighbor, she goes in her playpen. Basically..if I'm not going to be watching her like a hawk; she's in her playpen. If we decide to watch a movie at night and she doesn't want to rest on my chest; she's in her playpen. Am I being overly protective and a bit nutty? She turned three months old on 12/14 and weighs 1 lb 14 ounces. She's sleeping (in her playpen) right now. Normally she goes down for naptime at 1, but she got tired sooner today. In any case, I keep an immaculately clean livingroom (don't ask about the other rooms in the house, lol). The livingroom is where Bella plays and lounges, etc. There's nothing on the floor except dog food that she's thrown around, her toys, and her blanky. BUT..there could be. What if my husband tracked something in from work or the driveway and she swallowed it? What if there was a tiny pebble on the bottom of my shoe after coming inside and she swallowed it? I've now started demanding that anyone who enters our house take their shoes off because of this fear. But..what if something fell off their shoe *while* they were taking them off? She also crawls under the couch (yes she is that tiny) which scares the heck out of me. What if she chews the bottom lining and swallows it?? I say "Bella NO couch!" and she sort of wiggles her butt around and comes back out to me. Basically, HOW do you own a yorkie type puppy (mine is half Yorkie)...and still allow them to be (somewhat) independent? I can't do it. I have to watch her all the time and if I can't...even if it's a phone call she goes in her playpen. I'm that fearful that something will happen to her. I don't know how to be any different. She is SO TINY and if she were to get hurt by eating something or running into something, etc I would never forgive myself. We have two chairs in the livingroom that have very hard bases on them, and even when she starts to wander over that direction with a toy I say "Bella come!" ...she listens, but it's probably because she can hear the fear in my voice. I'm scared to death she'll hit her little head on the chair. O_O Am I the only person who acts like this? Is there something mentally wrong with me? We don't have children, and I really don't interact with babies or kids very often, so I'm definitely NOT used to having a teeny, tiny, itty bitty living thing that I'm responsible for. We have a Brussels mix but he is 7 lbs and very solid/chunky and resilient. I don't know how to raise a puppy this tiny and I feel a little helpless, uninformed, tearful, and a bit ignorant. I just don't want her to get hurt. |
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12-19-2011, 11:13 AM | #2 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Well your just a good protective Mommy there is nothing wrong with that. You cant have her live in a bubble though so gradually allow her some free time. Your going to eventually want to take her on walks and things arent you so she could eat a pebble on a walk also. To be honest the thing I worry more about with little ones are falls and things being dropped on them. The later is probably not something you have to worry about anyway because no children in the house. Just get some steps for your couch and bed and teach her to use them.
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12-19-2011, 11:13 AM | #3 |
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| I am the same way with Prissy, my Yorkie, she was 12 weeks old this past Saturday..I am crate training and I have to keep her in my sight at all times, I don't want her to have any accidents and if she does I want to catch her and take her outside..I was the same way with Yoshi, my Peke and he was housebroke at around 6 months..You do have to be careful with them what with lamp cords, pebbles or anything dropped on the floor. They are very similar to taking care of a very small child. |
12-19-2011, 11:30 AM | #4 |
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| I did the same with ZoE when she was a lil pup. If wasn't able to give her my full attention, she was in her playpen. Safer for her & less stressful for me.
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12-19-2011, 11:37 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canton, GA
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| In my opinion your are not being to cautious. Your little Bella is a baby and she needs supervision, as she grows you can probably be a little less protective but for now I think you are right on track. You will also find these good habits helpful when potty training. Good luck and keep us posted.
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