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Old 01-16-2006, 06:02 AM   #1
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Question can i bring him to work yet?

I have a 9 1/2 week old yorkie- I have had him for 2 weeks and I work in a nursing home. I want to bring him tow work with me, but is it too early? he is very well adjusted and doesnt really seemed scared by too much. He had his first round of shots, so do you think he will be ok? I would much rather have him here with me than home alone most of the day!!
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IMO... he is too young to be put to this kind of stress .
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Old 01-16-2006, 06:26 AM   #3
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In my opinion thats too young. When they are puppys it seems too easy for them to get sick and if you take him to work and a bunch of people are holding him and touching him they can transfer all sorts of germs, no matter how clean people are. I dont mean this offensively towards anyone, and I am not generally worried about germs, but in a situation with a little puppy I would wait until they are at least 6 months just so there a little older and I would think there immune system has been built up by this time. Im no vet, this is just my opinon.
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I'd wait until he's had all his puppy shots.... but it's up to you to decide....
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You really should wait until your little one has all of his puppy shots. Even after you have the shots puppies need lots of sleep and it is very stressful to bring them into a new setting. If you brought him in where people were not picking him up or touching him and it was quiet then you might be okay. The worse thing you could do is have him passed from person to person all day long. To much stress for a little one.
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If I was planning to take him to work regularly, this is what I would do.

I would take Chester to work for very brief visits so he will become accustomed to the sights and smells, but I would NOT put him down at this point, just hold him and let him "visit" for 10 or 15 minutes. I agree with everyone else that he needs to have all of his puppy shots before before he has much exposure.
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Old 01-16-2006, 07:17 PM   #8
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My pup went to work with me one day when he was 9 weeks old. I worked only that afternoon - and he visited, licked, and slept the whole time.

A few weeks later when he went back and was hell on wheels and drove everyone crazy.

Now everyone is begging me to bring him in again.

My pup also met every dog in the family before he was 10 weeks old and loved and played with every one of them.

I guess I'm just not much of a worrier. But then - that's me - everyone is different!

If our little pups are a decent size, have good appetites, and are healthy (and are getting the shots and care they need) - I really don't think they are as fragile as some of us think. A healthy little Yorkie is a robust little terrier. I need to protect mine more from himself than I need to from anything else. (Of course, I have a 5 1/4 pound 17-month old.)

My real concerns are keeping him from jumping out of my arms - trying to keep him from jumping through the air off something that is like a 5-story building to him, making sure he doesn't run up to a strange dog - and being very very careful that he doesn't get loose outside because he can run a hundred times faster than I can.

I'm sure I might worry more - if I had one of the tiny tiny little dogs that some of you have.

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the FIRST DAY i got my yorkie, we went over to my moms house (where there were TONS of people and TONS of dogs wandering around). But, i thought that this is what my life is like... so he myeswell get used to it early.. he was 12 weeks at that time. I didnt hesitate to bring him everywhere when he was little like that. We hadnt put the pet deposit on him yet so we were "hiding him" for months. He would cry when we left... so i just took him with me. We went to the movies, and i even took him to school with me (he was curled up in my backpack)... others would frown on them not having the shots, or putting them under too much stress. ect.... I think this has more to do with how you feel personally and what your views are
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Orinskye -

I'm back - (mine was the post before yours) I'm back because I don't want people to confuse my attitude with yours. I only took my dog to work around a few people (five adults to be exact) that I know well - and otherwise he has basically been around two neighbors and my family and friends and family pets. Most of these people have been around my pup at my house. I have never hauled him around. And wherever I have taken him, he has been allowed to sleep like a puppy should - without interruption - and has never been handled a lot. He has certainly slept in a few laps though.

I have had my pup for almost three months. He has been to my sister's house once - to work twice (for only a few hours) - and to the vet twice. And - he visits two of my neighbors. That's it! (I'm sure we'll get out and around more when summer comes!!!)

I don't agree with taking a little puppy out on a daily basis - especially to malls, schools, movies, etc. And, I never had my young puppy around a lot of strangers or animals that I don't know.

He's older now - and I still wouldn't do this. I see little dogs in knapsacks being carried around by young people at the mall - being handled, kissed, and handed back and forth. I feel sorry for those little pups - and wonder what the owner's IQ is. First, I'm not sure they are allowed to be there, and secondly - this is not the best or most comfortable place for a little pup to be. I know there are exceptions -- but I also don't agree with sneaking little pups (dogs) into places where they are not supposed to be.

Your little guy will probably grow up to be a healthy, happy little dog. But, I'm sure he would be happier and more comfortable now if he weren't hauled around so much. I think when you're hanging out at the mall - your little puppy should be home sleeping. My pup plays his heart out - but he certainly spends a great deal of every day curled up sleeping away on a chair or in his bed. And, when he's like that - I almost tiptoe around....he just looks so comfortable.

I'm not a worrier - and I'm more liberal than a lot of people -- but you've got me beat!


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I did take my puppy to many places because he could not be left home alone (we are renters, and we did not have his pet deposit paid yet, which i had mentioned). I didnt take him to the mall (i dont know where you got mall from, maybe from someone before me ), and the places that i did take him (like my classes and the movies) i was allowed to bring him in. When i took him to my moms house the first day that i got him, yes, there was a lot of people... but he was only really handled by me.... others got to look but not touch. .. As for the dogs that were at the house, there were a few of them too (about three) but i knew them, they were not strangers. and i agree with you, i wouldnt hand my dog off to strangers either.... I find it a bit harsh that you would "wonder what the owners IQ is", especially when a lot of dogs prefer to be in their "bags" "napsacks" purses... whatever they are called. Rest assured there were no books in the backpack and he had the whole space to himself (with a cuddly blanky) and the top of the backpack completely open.
I AM PARTICULARLY OFFENDED BY YOURE STATEMENT THAT I WILL HAVE A HAPPY HEALTHY LITTLE DOG (joke,....down)
....lol.... he weighs 13 lbs now, there is no way in hell i would drag him around everywhere (to be honest i think I would tire out more than him...hehe) and as for putting him in a backpack yeah right. He stays home most the time now, and he has since we paid the deposit. We were only in the habit of taking him evrywhere for about three months after we got him. after that we paid the deposit and werent afraid that he was going to be found out anymore.

This was just my experience when we got the dog.... my main "attitude" is just to do what you gotta go to make it work (which is what i did) obviously other people can make it work by keeping the puppy at home, but that wasnt a feesable option for us.
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Higgins came "home" to a tiny camper in a Florida RV park where we were spending the winter. At 8 weeks old, he met lots of people and their dogs. Of course, we were very careful to keep his shots right up to date. Our biggest danger that first few months were the raptors flying overhead. They like to swoop down and take off with tiny dogs, so we kept his pen under a shelter.

We spent most of our year camping. Loved it so much that last year we sold our house, gave away all our stuff, and moved into a 35' fifth wheel so we could travel around the country. Basically, Higgins has grown up in campgrounds. I have to add here that he had a wonderful mentor in Pogo, our poodle/dachshund cross, who went to the Rainbow Bridge in October at 14 years of age.

Higgins is happy, healthy, and VERY well socialized. Loves most everyone, but is wary around children on bicycles or skateboards. And he is quite a star in the campgrounds we stay in! Everyone loves watching him play frisbee. They can't get over his friendliness and great spirit.

His quite the dog, our little one. Relax, and enjoy you pup. Good common sense will see you and you furbaby through lots of good times.
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i take my dogs everywhere with me even from day one when i got them, they come to work with me every Saturday,, they love it and all the guys come down and play with them, they even bring them treats. and every Sunday i take them over my mom's house to play with her dogs.. they are very socilaized.....
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Orinskye - Your second post comes across a lot better.

Yes, I do question the IQ of young teenagers (or their parents) when I see young, tiny, little pups in the mall surrounded by the teenager's friends and a bunch of strangers. That's not a good place for a little puppy.

Sorry about misinterpreting your taking your pup to the mall. Perhaps "movies" made me think of the mall. I apologize.

Actually, I do think that taking older dogs around is a totally different thing. It's the little puppys being hauled around (like toys) that upsets me. I think that very young little Yorkie pups need to spend most of their time at home, being warm, kept well fed, and being able to sleep and play their little hearts out.

We keep saying that little Yorkies should stay with their mothers until they are 10 or 12 weeks old -- and, alternatively, sometimes we see little guys younger than this being hauled all over - being shown off!

Also I thought you were talking about a tiny little pup - you were talking about the "first day you had him," "having not paid the deposit yet" - and I think his "not having had all his shots yet" etc.

Again - thank you for reposting. It does sounds like you're taking good care of your pup....or should I say "big little guy!"

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Orinskye - Your second post comes across a lot better.

Yes, I do question the IQ of young teenagers (or their parents) when I see young, tiny, little pups in the mall surrounded by the teenager's friends and a bunch of strangers. That's not a good place for a little puppy.

Sorry about misinterpreting your taking your pup to the mall. Perhaps "movies" made me think of the mall. I apologize.

Actually, I do think that taking older dogs around is a totally different thing. It's the little puppys being hauled around (like toys) that upsets me. I think that very young little Yorkie pups need to spend most of their time at home, being warm, kept well fed, and being able to sleep and play their little hearts out.

We keep saying that little Yorkies should stay with their mothers until they are 10 or 12 weeks old -- and, alternatively, sometimes we see little guys younger than this being hauled all over - being shown off!

Also I thought you were talking about a tiny little pup - you were talking about the "first day you had him," "having not paid the deposit yet" - and I think his "not having had all his shots yet" etc.

Again - thank you for reposting. It does sounds like you're taking good care of your pup....or should I say "big little guy!"

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yeah thanks, after re reading my first one it did sound a little "non caring" we first got my pup when he was 12 to 13 weeks old and he weighed 3 lbs or so, (then) and this was the time when i had no choice but to take him with me places, so yeah... he was a small guy when i did this. But keep in mind, i passed up a lot of opportunities to go places that i normally wouldnt have thought twice about because i didnt want to bring toby into that kind of environment. I think it averaged out, i guess the best thing to do is just use your own judgment. ... oh and i just weighed him and i was a lb off... he is 14 LBS!!!!!
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