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02-16-2013, 10:20 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Antioch, California
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| New to Yorkie Talk Hello all. I will be getting my new yorkie baby near the end of next month (so excited) . I have been doing research for a few months since this will be my first time having a yorkie and I want to make sure I do everything correctly. I'm looking forward to the day I bring her home. If anyone have any information they want to share I look forward to reading it. |
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02-16-2013, 10:34 AM | #2 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Welcome to YorkieTalk. Will your yorkie be 12 weeks when coming home because it is best for a pup to stay with its mom until 12 weeks. They learn so much from there moms until 12 weeks. Also make sure you breeder did genetic testing on the parents wouldn't want a pup that get sick later in life from something genetic. Good luck with your pup.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
02-16-2013, 10:58 AM | #3 | |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Antioch, California
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She let the pups leave when they are eight weeks. Is that to early? She have the papers for all the little pups. I done alot of research and alot of buyers seems to be happy with the service she provided and also keep in contact to show how big their pup has gotten and even bring them around for play dates. That's what made me want to get a yorkie from her. | |
02-16-2013, 11:29 AM | #4 |
Princess Sophie's Choice Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Clinton, IL, DeWitt County
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| Hi and welcome to YT! You will love it here. Lots of great people willing to share their knowledge and experience with "newbies" like us. Congrats on your new pup. I know the waiting is hard. We waited over four weeks to bring Princess Sophie home and it was almost unbearable! My suggestion would be to cruise around the site to see where information is and especially look at the "Libraries" at the upper part of the page. They are filled with information you will be glad to know. Good luck with your new pup. Will it be a boy or girl? Do you have a name picked out yet?
__________________ Diane owned and loved by Hansel and Princess Sophie |
02-16-2013, 11:44 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Antioch, California
Posts: 17
| Thank You. Yes the wait is a littlee hard. I'm going to get a girl and name her Leah. I'm going to be sure to take lots of pictures and post them when she finally gets gomes. |
02-16-2013, 11:52 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Antioch, California
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| Lovetodream88 thank you and she let the pups leave wjrn they are eight to nine weeks old. She do say she have the papers for each pup and they come with the vet shot records and they are already micro-chipped, dewormed etc... I have done alot of research and she is the only one that I came acrossed that I feel comfortable going with. Also past buyers keep in contact and give updates on how big their pup has got and also they go back and do play dates with her so that really has me thinking this will be the right choice. |
02-16-2013, 12:00 PM | #7 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: MA
Posts: 624
| Congrats and welcome to YT ..... How exciting getting a puppy I'm so happy for you....Leah thats a cute name....and yes take lots of pictures these little guys seem to change every week!!!! |
02-16-2013, 12:01 PM | #8 |
Therapy Yorkies Work Donating Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central, Florida
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| Welcome to YT
__________________ Teresa & Rubin, Gracie, Abba, Ginny Joy and Julia Rose Act like a dog, be kind, forgiving, and loyal. |
02-16-2013, 03:14 PM | #9 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
02-16-2013, 03:26 PM | #10 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Spain
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If her breeder has a rule of letting the pups go at 8-9weeks,she can hardly say "I do want her but Iīll be back in a month" If the breeder has never had any complaints and has been letting her pups go at that age all the time,then I think itīs fine. Iīm sure she cares for her dogs (have you done research on her and previous pups?) and Leah will be fine with lots of TLC and attention Think of her as a baby at first.Make sure she eats every few hours (offer her her food regularly),or just keep her bowl out 24/7.Thatīs what we did with all of ours and itīs best when theyīre just babies Make sure she drinks throughout the day and do not take her out or let her around other dogs until she is fully vacinated! Puppies can die from Parvo and they can catch that by sniffing around dog poop or from other dogs,so itīs best to keep her indoors until she is protected against it Congrats!!
__________________ Gina,Mommy to Milo & Bella Forever missing Jess Chicco & Lady RIP my babies Last edited by Yorkiemomma78; 02-16-2013 at 03:29 PM. | |
02-16-2013, 04:00 PM | #11 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| The most respected, reputable Yorkie breeders do keep their pups to the age of 12 weeks and beyond to give them the best chance of proper imprinting and and development within the birth home with their mother and littermates. By that time, they are usually much better equipped to face a change of home and leaving mom and their littermates and cope with the new life facing them than they are four weeks earlier. As hypoglycemia can be a real problem in young, tiny dogs, you will have a month less of that to worry about. Just look around on this website and see all of the information about why it is better to wait for 12 weeks and Google search terms about why it is better to wait to bring home toy breed puppies until 12 weeks and read about all of the thoughts by many, many experts and authorities on breeding and puppy care. I know you will enjoy your Yorkie - they are wonderful dogs and so very intelligent and such good companions. They are aces at being watchdogs! But the best of all are the Yorkie greetings and kisses and cuddles. And cute??? No cuter breed out there. You will laugh each day at many delightful things they do.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
02-16-2013, 04:02 PM | #12 |
Mama's girl Phoebe Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: nc
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02-16-2013, 04:12 PM | #13 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Read here what happens to puppies between 7 - 9 weeks of age in the development process, from the Doctors Foster and Smith website: Puppies: What to Expect the First Year Due to that delicate time, most don't want to stress a puppy of that tender age by forcing it to change its secure birth environment. You'll note that they say that at about 12 weeks, they regain their former puppy confidence and ready to begin learning simple things, have better bladder control and their sleep patterns are longer, often allowing for sleeping through the night.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
02-16-2013, 08:45 PM | #14 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
02-16-2013, 09:46 PM | #15 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ohio
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| First of all, congratulations and welcome to YT. I can tell you from first hand, personal experience that it is far better to leave a pup with its mom as long as you can - 12 weeks is optimal, but even if you can have her hold your pup until 10 weeks would be better than letting it go at 8 or 9 weeks. I got Jack when he was 10 weeks old; however, he had been with the "store" I bought him from for at least a week or two prior to me getting him (I didn't do any research at the time about this breed - actually I was looking for a different entirely when I got Jack - that is a whole other story though). Fast forward to me bringing him home and finding this website after the fact. Fast forward another year and half to when we got Izzy. This time I researched my breeder (who happens to be a member here) and I was able to watch Izzy grow - my breeder kept her until she was 12 weeks old. The differences between Jack and Izzy are like night and day. Jack is very socially awkward - we had the whole biting/mouthing issue with him when he was young - he had no idea how to interact with other dogs including sniffing, playing or anything and was just terrified of other dogs or other people. It took a good while to potty train him as well. He is extremely smart, just wasn't as "developed" as Izzy. Izzy was social from day one, lovable, always happy, plays well with other pups and humans - she was nearly potty trained also. She gives kisses freely, Jack does not. Complete opposite of Jack - she has actually taught Jack some things about being a dog... sniffing, playing (and he is still somewhat awkward with playing with her) but he is coming out of his shell - a year after having Izzy. I know not all breeders want to keep pups that long or any longer than 8 weeks, but if you can have her/him keep your pup past 8 weeks, I would highly recommend it.
__________________ ~Lori ~ Mom to fur babies Jack, Izzy & Jada & their kitty siblings, Mr. Poops, Milo, Pearl & barn kitty Nanny. |
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