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08-08-2015, 05:37 PM | #1 |
Donating 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA
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| One vs two or more For those out there lucky enough to have two or more of these lil guys, I am looking for ammo to use in my argument for at least one addition to our pack. Denise seems to vacillate between wanting one and being afraid of the additional everything that comes along with it. For those who had just one for a while and then added a new member, was it a positive experience for your "firstborn"? Are there plus and negatives that we need to know? Are they generally happier when they have a playmate?? Opinions, facts, outright lies, any help (that ends with us getting another Yorkie) would be appreciated.
__________________ Russ, Denise, Bella and Bailey . |
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08-08-2015, 06:05 PM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lancaster, ca
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| In my experience more is always better!!! Mine have always been happier with a playmate and it has helped my girls appetite. I feed them separate but she has maintained a much healthier weight since we got the second pup. Good luck!!! |
08-08-2015, 06:34 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: USA
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| Depends. Moki my big 3yr 6.6 lbs Male. Left pic. Can do without. 2-3 x a week he will play with the girls. Most the time he doesnt want anything to do with them. Whimsey my 11moFemale center ..Shes 4lbs. She like to play with Moki and Winnie..one the right. But she would rather stay in the lap all day and like ppl most. Winnie my 3.14 lbs 9mo girl...Will take to ppl if theres not dogs. She would rather play with the dogs all day... Each will have there own personality so theres no guarantee it will be better and not worst. But they should be fine. Just feed them separate and give them there own stuff in case. JMHE |
08-08-2015, 07:00 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York
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| After I lost my first Yorkie, my husband wanted to get two puppies, but I was unsure. We only got one little girl, Ashley, who was with us for almost seventeen years. Although my husband worked from home, he was unable to give her his undivided attention. Ashley wanted someone to play with her at all times, so it was then me who wanted another dog and my husband unsure of how Ashley would react to sharing attention. Ashley was six months when Kiwi joined our family. She had the same sire, but a different mother. Ashley loved Kiwi, even though Kiwi was far more dominant. Their breeder had been to our home many times, and saw how loved and happy our girls were. Almost a year later, she asked us if we would take Gracie, who was six months old. She fell in love with her, and she kept her hoping she would get big enough to breed. When she remained tiny, and their breeder knew she would not be big enough, she gave us our precious little angel. Gracie's father was the same as Kiwi and Ashley, and the minute my husband saw her, Gracie instantly stole his heart. We would have missed out on so much if we decided against a third little one. All three were within a year of each other, all puppies. I will forever love those precious little girls. We have so many beautiful and happy memories of them, each with a very different personality, but so very loved. They had each other to cuddle and play with, and I think it's also healthier. They were young, so they readily accepted each other. My husband told their breeder he would see for a week if it worked out with Gracie before he fully committed to her, but their breeder, knowing how much he adored our girls, knew he would never give Gracie up. I was sure of it also. Before she was home with us, he already decided. We would do it again in a heartbeat. Two Yorkies aren't much more difficult to handle than one, three a different story. I walked all three together, bathed all three every Friday night, and took all three on many outings and vacations. Medical is triple, but they were worth every penny and even the deep heartbreak when losing them. The loss is still very difficult, but the far greater loss would not to have had them in our lives. I have an album of photos on YT, but I will post a few. Unfortunately I need to do it separately. I'm on my iPad.
__________________ Lisa and Katie Ashley 6/10, Gracie 2/04, Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 . |
08-08-2015, 07:02 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York
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| Bottom right was the first night we had Kiwi. The Maltese was my sister's, but the rest are my precious angels.
__________________ Lisa and Katie Ashley 6/10, Gracie 2/04, Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 . |
08-08-2015, 07:03 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York
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| Pool races. Kiwi and Gracie.
__________________ Lisa and Katie Ashley 6/10, Gracie 2/04, Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 . |
08-08-2015, 07:04 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York
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| My three girls.
__________________ Lisa and Katie Ashley 6/10, Gracie 2/04, Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 . |
08-08-2015, 07:05 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York
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| First week together.
__________________ Lisa and Katie Ashley 6/10, Gracie 2/04, Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 . |
08-08-2015, 07:08 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Long Island, New York
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| Last one. I wish I had ones of the three together in bed together scanned. This was when they weren't sleeping with us. Knowing how much you love Bella, I doubt you'd be disappointed. She's still young enough to accept a sibling.
__________________ Lisa and Katie Ashley 6/10, Gracie 2/04, Kiwi 10/03, and Jolie 7/93 . |
08-08-2015, 07:09 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa.
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| Some years back I had 3, all 3 years apart, all girls, I lived alone, worked full time. I found no cons, all pros, I loved each one equal, they ate together side by side, never once a growl or a snarl They had their spots on the sofa, bed and even the car lol. Week ends where ever I went they came with me. Holidays I was always invited to family ans was TOLD and bring the girls lol. My babies were well socialized with ppl and animals. Oh excuse me, there was a con lol, harnessing them up for their walks, I would harness one up, the other two would get all excited to be going for their walks and would fidget around taking it longer to get the harness on her, now pup # 1 that was already harnessed would get all excited wanting to go for her walk, pup # 3 would be jumping on the two waiting for her turn to get harnessed and I would be laughing at the excited kayos. Boy do I miss those days. They were such sweet girls, the two older ones loved their baby sister and would mother her all day lol, the two older ones took turns in cleaning the baby's face. I guess I was just lucky to have 3 girls that all got along.
__________________ Joan, mom to Cody RIP Matese Schnae Kajon Kia forever in my A House Is Not A Home Without A Dog Last edited by matese; 08-08-2015 at 07:11 PM. |
08-08-2015, 08:46 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern VA
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| I think generally there's 3 cons to having a 2nd (or more). It's double the $$$, more time, more energy. Actually, there's one more. We initially brought Zoey to be Magnus's playmate. They both prefer human playmate. But they do play together from time to time and it's so precious to watch! Also, even though they're not the best of friends, they do consider each other as a pack. When it comes down to it, I have absolutely no regrets of adding Zoey to our family. And honestly, Zoey was easier b/c by the time she came, I had more knowledge about how to take care of them. With all that said... GO FOR IT!!!!!!! |
08-09-2015, 06:01 AM | #12 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Awww, Lisa - those pics were so great to see - so precious!!! Honestly, I don't think you can go wrong here either way. I think dogs do like having another dog around, for the most part. I didn't find a huge difference in having 1 vs 2 - sure it adds costs, care etc - but not much more than that. You can still travel well/easily with 2. I found that at 3 and now, 4, it's much much harder -- you can't easily travel w/ 4 at all. When we first got Marcel, our Wylie was about 1.5 years old, so had us to himself all that time. So Wylie did become more needy, insecure, confused at first when we got Marcel - so we just gave Wylie whatever he needed from us during that time of transition...and all was well!
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° |
08-09-2015, 06:23 AM | #13 |
YT 1000 Club Member | I was given a 9 year old Yorkie in January of this year. Him and I became very close. I had already been told that when/if puppies were born to a friends dog I would be given one, but had no idea when that would happen. In March they were born and I let my daughter pick the one she wanted since I had a new dog. Well, I fell in love with one of the puppies and we ended up bringing home 2 new puppies in May. My 9 year old Yorkie who was very close to me, well he acted like I broke his heart by bringing these puppies home. I would spend extra time with him and love him and it hurt me to think that I hurt him so badly. However, about 2-3 weeks after the puppies arrived (they were siblings so always had each other) my older guy started following them around while they played. Another week or so and he was trying to join in. If there was one on one time with him and my puppy (also a male) they would play. My 9 year old Yorkie taught the puppy how to play tug of war! Fast forward to now and the two boys are very close to each other. My puppy is the puppy that gets along with everyone. He loves his sister (who is very bossy) and loves my older Yorkie and also loves my husband's 80 lb English Setter. The girl puppy has not been here for nearly a month. Her and my older Yorkie don't spend as much time together but they were really starting to play a little before she left for the summer. The girl puppy does not even try to get along with the setter, she just ignores him. I think having 2 is better because they always have someone else. They are not alone all the time. My puppy does not chew stuff because if he is bored the older Yorkie plays with him. Having one was nice, but having more is so much more fun! Do consider that it may take time for them to bond. I really felt terrible after I brought the puppies home because my older Yorkie was so hurt, but now he wrestles and plays with the puppy and it was all worth it! If one goes somewhere they both want to go. The girl puppy fits in differently because she is always with my daughter, so even when she is home that puppy isn't around mine all day because she is off with her. She sleeps in my daughter's room where my 2 boys sleep curled up with me. Although my puppy loves his sister I think he is now more bonded to my older yorkie. The older Yorkie keeps him out of trouble too!
__________________ It's raining Yorkies here! LOL Teek ,Rowan , Raksha (Grand Puppy) , Raelyn |
08-09-2015, 06:56 AM | #14 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: USA
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| Like said before 2 isn't much hard or cost to much more.Only the Vet. 3 gets alot harder. But ime U feed the girls separate. I have baby gates. Why they will eat together. But in the same bowl Winnie is a slower eater and She loses weight and Whimsey will gain. I dont fee feed because Moki will eat ll the food. I measure my food and make sure each get enough. I weight them couple times a week and feed more of less depending on how they feel and look. An overweight Yorkie can develop knee problems and alot of other problems associated with being overweight. It may work for you but just remember no dogs are the same. They could be in separable. Or just tolerate each other. But f the most part I think they will get more exercise. Moki get feel more now because he will run more when he does play. And not only during play time with his humans. IMO I like to always have at least 2 dogs. LIke each other, tolerate each other..At least their mind stays busy worrying what the other one is doing or has. Instead of just needing a human 24/7. They will only need one 23/7 after they have a friend |
08-09-2015, 12:10 PM | #15 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Lake Geneva, WI
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| RussPilot---Looks like you got some excellent, logical, loving support here at YF....I think your new baby is close to being a done deal!!! I have great confidence in your ability to win your bride over (just use the side-by-side double whammy--your mug with your baby's, plus these pro comments...!!) |
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