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Tinkerbelle1 · 04-05-2007, 04:47 PM

Congratulations on your new little girl KIKI. These little precious ones just make you want to spoil, spoil, spoil them. I have a little princess as well, she is 4 years old and her name is Tinkerbelle but we call her Bella for short as she is too beautiful to me. I think that one of the most important things to do as a new owner after getting your little princess checked at your vet's is to socialize her with other dogs, not just Yorkies but all breeds. My little one's first doggie encounter was with a Doberman/Rotweiler mix, he weighed 125 lbs and his name was Fred. Unfortunately my friend had to put him down 2yrs ago. Bella was only 10 weeks old and 1 lb and a half when she met him. It was love at first sight. Those two were inseperable, Fred used to lay down and she would lay down next to him and he would put his paw around her. It was too cute.

Unfortunately when she was 2 year old she had a bad experience with a big dog who came dashing out of his yard and charged us on the sidewalk. Before I could pick her up he had picked her up and thrown her in the air. Luckily she was just bruised, but now she has a hard time socializing with strange big dogs. So my advice is socialize and make sure she knows that you are the boss as these little ones will tug on your heartstrings and you will give them what they want and then there is no going back. Also get her used to grooming, brush her everyday, touch her feet every chance you get and if you going to dress her get her used to it now. Also teeth brushing is very very important in this breed as they are prone to problems with their teeth. Get her used to teeth brushing as soon as possible. I did not start Bella right away as I was not aware that they are prone to teeth problems (thought I had done my homework but missed that information). Now I have a very hard time brushing her teeth but I use a finger brush with beef flavored toothpaste. It is hard to get her to let me brush but the alternative is an expensive trip to the vet's to get them cleaned and possible extractions. She just went for a teeth cleaning and at only 4 yrs old she had two teeth extracted, vet said they were very easy to pull a they were detached from the ligament. Sorry for going on for so long.

Again congratulations on your new little one and keep posting.

Thanks,

Jay

04-05-2007, 04:47 PM	#3
Tinkerbelle1 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maine Posts: 526	Kiki Congratulations on your new little girl KIKI. These little precious ones just make you want to spoil, spoil, spoil them. I have a little princess as well, she is 4 years old and her name is Tinkerbelle but we call her Bella for short as she is too beautiful to me. I think that one of the most important things to do as a new owner after getting your little princess checked at your vet's is to socialize her with other dogs, not just Yorkies but all breeds. My little one's first doggie encounter was with a Doberman/Rotweiler mix, he weighed 125 lbs and his name was Fred. Unfortunately my friend had to put him down 2yrs ago. Bella was only 10 weeks old and 1 lb and a half when she met him. It was love at first sight. Those two were inseperable, Fred used to lay down and she would lay down next to him and he would put his paw around her. It was too cute. Unfortunately when she was 2 year old she had a bad experience with a big dog who came dashing out of his yard and charged us on the sidewalk. Before I could pick her up he had picked her up and thrown her in the air. Luckily she was just bruised, but now she has a hard time socializing with strange big dogs. So my advice is socialize and make sure she knows that you are the boss as these little ones will tug on your heartstrings and you will give them what they want and then there is no going back. Also get her used to grooming, brush her everyday, touch her feet every chance you get and if you going to dress her get her used to it now. Also teeth brushing is very very important in this breed as they are prone to problems with their teeth. Get her used to teeth brushing as soon as possible. I did not start Bella right away as I was not aware that they are prone to teeth problems (thought I had done my homework but missed that information). Now I have a very hard time brushing her teeth but I use a finger brush with beef flavored toothpaste. It is hard to get her to let me brush but the alternative is an expensive trip to the vet's to get them cleaned and possible extractions. She just went for a teeth cleaning and at only 4 yrs old she had two teeth extracted, vet said they were very easy to pull a they were detached from the ligament. Sorry for going on for so long. Again congratulations on your new little one and keep posting. Thanks, Jay