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loves Kona · 07-16-2005, 08:52 AM

I was in a similar situation a little while ago, but after a lot of reading and talking on yt, I decided it was time. I got my second baby about 3 weeks ago, and it was the best decision I ever made. Kona (my girl) is about 14 months old and Hilo (boy) is almost 11 wks now.

I live with my boyfriend, so there are two of us to take care of them, which makes it a lot easier since puppies are sooo much work. We originally wanted another one because Kona started getting extremely sad and lonely when we would leave her. She's completely trained, so it was time to get her a friend. We went with a boy because a lot of people (on yt and the breeder) told us that the boy/girl combo works really well. Kona is spayed (no hormones = no preggers and no heat cycles), and Hilo will be neutered. We introduced them to each other outside in a neutral territory. The sniffed each other for about a day, and they have been playing together all day everyday since we brought him home! They love to play tug of war together with the rope. I was worried that Kona being full grown at 6.5 pounds would be too rough with Hilo (2 lbs) when they played, but he is such a little brute! The little guy always goes back for more and even pins her sometimes (playfully of course)! They love each other. He's also almost completely litter box trained already so i can leave them alone together in their pen without locking him up in his crate.

For us, it was good to wait until Kona was completely trained to get another one. I can't imagine training two little ones at the same time at different levels, but I'm sure it can be done by some people here! I was afraid she would revert backwards if she saw him having mistakes, but it hasn't really been a problem, especially since he's had so few mistakes. It's definitely a lot easier the second time around. I know where I made mistakes with training Kona, so I'm very careful not to repeat those. I'm being a lot more strict with Hilo's access to the house and his schedule of eating, pooping, and peeing. It's definitely paid off!

Get another one, your yorkie will thank you!

07-16-2005, 08:52 AM	#23
loves Kona Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 12	I was in a similar situation a little while ago, but after a lot of reading and talking on yt, I decided it was time. I got my second baby about 3 weeks ago, and it was the best decision I ever made. Kona (my girl) is about 14 months old and Hilo (boy) is almost 11 wks now. I live with my boyfriend, so there are two of us to take care of them, which makes it a lot easier since puppies are sooo much work. We originally wanted another one because Kona started getting extremely sad and lonely when we would leave her. She's completely trained, so it was time to get her a friend. We went with a boy because a lot of people (on yt and the breeder) told us that the boy/girl combo works really well. Kona is spayed (no hormones = no preggers and no heat cycles), and Hilo will be neutered. We introduced them to each other outside in a neutral territory. The sniffed each other for about a day, and they have been playing together all day everyday since we brought him home! They love to play tug of war together with the rope. I was worried that Kona being full grown at 6.5 pounds would be too rough with Hilo (2 lbs) when they played, but he is such a little brute! The little guy always goes back for more and even pins her sometimes (playfully of course)! They love each other. He's also almost completely litter box trained already so i can leave them alone together in their pen without locking him up in his crate. For us, it was good to wait until Kona was completely trained to get another one. I can't imagine training two little ones at the same time at different levels, but I'm sure it can be done by some people here! I was afraid she would revert backwards if she saw him having mistakes, but it hasn't really been a problem, especially since he's had so few mistakes. It's definitely a lot easier the second time around. I know where I made mistakes with training Kona, so I'm very careful not to repeat those. I'm being a lot more strict with Hilo's access to the house and his schedule of eating, pooping, and peeing. It's definitely paid off! Get another one, your yorkie will thank you!