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12-27-2011, 02:50 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! | Bella at home Bella is finally home. She is such a sweet girl. Bella follows me everywhere. She is now starting to eat her food on her own. I had to hand feed her at first. She is much better on that now. Bella will hardly use her potty training pads or use it outside. She goes in the house no matter what, even in my husband's house shoe . What should I do about the potty situation? Also, Bella is 4 months and she weighs close to 7 #s. She weighed 5 #s at 12 weeks. She weighed 3 #s at 8 weeks. How big do you think she will get, and what is the timeframe when she will stop growing and reach her size?
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12-27-2011, 03:27 PM | #2 |
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| Congratulations on your new puppy. You must limit her space in a playpen or gate off an area when you cannot watch her. You must take her out every hour or two and tell her to go potty. Be consistent. Don't expect her to go on a potty pad one time and outside the next. She will become confused. You will have to watch her like a hawk. She's going to be a big girl, but if you love her then it doesn't matter, does it?
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12-27-2011, 05:11 PM | #3 |
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| Welcome to YT and just be consistent with the training,,you can get so much help here, so many are well informed about Yorkies. |
12-27-2011, 05:24 PM | #4 |
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| Bella sounds like a sweetheart that really loves her mommy, following you everywhere However, until she's trained, the advice of being consistand confining her space is the best thing you can do for her....you will be setting her up for success!
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12-27-2011, 07:46 PM | #5 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! | Bella Thanks for the advise. Bella is a sweetheart. No, her size does not matter over anything else. This is new to me, and I do have questions. After reading a lot about yorkies, I do realize that she is going to be on the bigger side. Her size does not matter, but I am curious about how big she will get. It's hard trying to keep her in a confined area. She cries and my daughter will go get her. Hy husband will as well, because they hate to hear her crying. And she will bark really loud, so you won't ignore her for too long.
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12-28-2011, 06:36 AM | #6 |
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| Oh, be super careful with that. If you take her out every time she cries or barks, you are teaching her that she can get her way by being noisy. As hard as it is, try waiting until she quiets down before you take her out of a pen or a crate. It will be rough at first, but that behavior will never stop otherwise. That one was my hardest lesson when we got our first dog... the barking is obnoxious and the crying pulls your heartstrings. But it'll be better in the end if you can tough it out a bit now. Most other things can be fixed over time with patience and consistency. Potty training will definitely try your patience but it'll be okay in the end. (I think. We're still working on it in our house!) And the folks here have great advice. |
12-28-2011, 06:56 AM | #7 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Bella is beautiful and good luck with her. I was told that Romeo's top weight would be around 9 lbs - both sire and dam are around 7 lbs - and today he's a whopping 15+ lbs. He is "big" but not fat or overweight so don't be surprised if Bella exceeds 10 or 12 lbs. On the potty training, I have to agree with the others. You need to be consistent and keep Bella in a confined space. Usually they "go" an hour after eating so you may want to use that as a guideline. It sure is heart wrenching to hear them cry or whine but follow the advice you get on this forum.
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12-28-2011, 07:01 AM | #8 |
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| It is correct. She has probably already learned that someone will come get her when she cries or barks. They learn very quickly.
__________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel |
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