New owner...need help please! Hi there. My family just got a female Yorkie about a week ago. I have a few questions that I need help with.
I have read up on here a little about their hair. My pup seems to have somewhat coarse hair...but not too coarse. Is their any way to tell what kind of hair she'll have as she grows older? I assumed that they were all soft and silky. I have friends who got a Yorkie and theirs is VERY fluffy as a pup. Mine is not fluffy. Are certain foods/shampoos going to help?
Second thing is potty training!!!!!! I am crate training. Here is a brief on what I am doing.
-she sleeps all night so first thing in the morning I bring her out and she poops and pees. I then give her "free" house time for about an hour and a half. I offer her food and water and take her out once more before I crate her. She normally doesn't pee a second time.
-after she wakes up and I let her out of the crate...I take her straight for a pee. If she pees then she comes in and has "free" time again. If not then I watch her like a hawk and take her out before crateing her again.
Basically I am doing that all day long. I take her food and water away about 2 hours before her bedtime.
She still manages to have accidents in the house! Am I doing something wrong? Also, should I be crating her more?
Thanks for your time! |