I just wanted to add if your bringing him home at 8 weeks, get some Neutra-Cal. seems most yorkies haven't been weened very long at that age, if they've been weened. neutra cal keeps them from going into hypoglycemia attacks when they don't eat well, when they're young.
think petsmart has x-pens, and make sure its a taller one. My venus learned to climb outta one fast. I wound up later getting baby gate that has the "bars" and not one she could climb. I also had to put plexiglas on the front so she wouldn't walk inbetween the bars. Plexi glas can be bought and cut to most any size at Lowe's or home depot. I drilled small holes and attached them to the bars on the gate.
crate needs to be just big enough to stand up, turn around and lay down in. any larger and they'll pee and poop in the other end.
I now use washable pee pads, and love them. I'm no longer having to buy them all the time now. I put mine in kitty litter boxes, that I modified the front so she can walk in. Venus is a walking pooper, so it gave her the boundaries she needed not to walk off the pads while using the bathroom. |