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Originally Posted by misilmisil  Morning Everybody,
I am about to have a nervous breakdown and I need all your great advise and suggestions. I have been dying to have a Yorkie ever since I was very little and now on April 4th I arranged to pick up my first Yorkie. Sounds cool right?
Everybody around me is trying to talk me out of getting my baby and making me so nervous by telling me that it is too much responsibility, too consuming, too much work, too much this and that.
Could you please give me your honest opinion if a 25 year old full time working female can handle a Yorkie? What would be the pros and cons? How much time and how much money would a Yorkie consume? For how long could they stay on their own? Would it be too hard to train? Would it be too needy?
I will need to make up my mind soon and inform my breeder but I really need to talk to people who understands me. People around me just dont get it!
Please help me out before I lose it! |
I was single and working full-time when I got Archie. I arranged work so that I picked him up on a Thursday evening and took off work Friday through the next Tuesday so that I hade five days with him at the start to get him used to his new surroundings. When I went back to work, I had prepared a large X-Pen for him, in which he had, at one end, his piddle pads and at the other, a comfy rug, his food and water, toys, blankets -- very cozy. I left on a small TV in the room so that he would hear voices and made sure the room was warm enough (this was March in Chicago). He howled like a baby coyote when I left him each morning, but he only did that for about a week (be strong!). I was a nervous wreck for the first few days, but once I saw that he was still alive when I returned, I relaxed! I was not able to come home during the day to check on him, but he was fine (slept most of the time, I suspect). These pups ARE a ot of responsibility and the vet bills, if they have any puppy illnesses like hypoglycemia, can be high. BUT, your best defense is to get some books and read as much about Yorkies, and puppies in general, as you can so you can anticipate any problems. Follow your heart -- I did and have not regretted it.