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Appletini · 01-09-2008, 07:40 AM

Hello,

This is my 2nd post to the forums. I was recently given a male yorkie pup by my friend who breeds them. For family/personal reasons, these pups are almost puppy pad trained at 7 mos.

So I brought home little Buddha (name given by breeder; I may change it) on Saturday and have been crate training since then. I have a cat in the house, and they are working out their relationship (so far there has been absolutely NO physical agression and Buddha has stopped growling but the cat still hisses to be sure Buddha keeps his distance). However, Buddha seems to be a little depressed being seperated from his littermates and other family members that my breeder still owns. He's not active like he was when I saw him with his littermates. He just wants to lay in my lap all the time.

In any case, I thought bringing him back to my friend's house for a visit with his family might cheer him up. Not to mention, my friend would like me to come visit, but I dont' want to leave him home alone in his crate even longer than he already has to be because he's home alone in his crate all day while I'm at work (crate training going well btw). This is only his 5th day with me. So my question is, will taking him to his former home cause him to backslide on his crate training and the his transition to his new home? My intention here is for this to be positive and give him visiting time with his family he misses.

Thanks!

01-09-2008, 07:40 AM	#1
Appletini Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: United States Posts: 12	When is it ok for new pup to visit their breeder? Hello, This is my 2nd post to the forums. I was recently given a male yorkie pup by my friend who breeds them. For family/personal reasons, these pups are almost puppy pad trained at 7 mos. So I brought home little Buddha (name given by breeder; I may change it) on Saturday and have been crate training since then. I have a cat in the house, and they are working out their relationship (so far there has been absolutely NO physical agression and Buddha has stopped growling but the cat still hisses to be sure Buddha keeps his distance). However, Buddha seems to be a little depressed being seperated from his littermates and other family members that my breeder still owns. He's not active like he was when I saw him with his littermates. He just wants to lay in my lap all the time. In any case, I thought bringing him back to my friend's house for a visit with his family might cheer him up. Not to mention, my friend would like me to come visit, but I dont' want to leave him home alone in his crate even longer than he already has to be because he's home alone in his crate all day while I'm at work (crate training going well btw). This is only his 5th day with me. So my question is, will taking him to his former home cause him to backslide on his crate training and the his transition to his new home? My intention here is for this to be positive and give him visiting time with his family he misses. Thanks!