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Originally Posted by LilMissy  She is my first Yorkie and O...M...G! I had NO idea that these little ones were this precious. I mean, I knew that they were cute, but this is a bazillion times more than I was expecting. She is amazing! My entire family of 5 is completely wrapped around this little ones paw 
Anyways, enough gushin'...I am attempting to attach a picture of my little 7 week, 1 lb Missy and I. Please if you have any suggestions or advice for me, I'd love to hear it. I want to do everything right for this little one. I have purchased her an exercise pen, a crate, she is eating Science Diet slightly softened with warm water. She is using her pee pads diligently, I am so proud of her!
Three questions that I have...
I don't have her sleeping in my bed at this time as I am afraid of something happening to her. Do any of you use a water bottle or small heater for your puppy? I am worried about her getting too cold in my kitchen at night. It does get a little chillier in that room, not too bad..but I'm still concerned. Also, do you think that I could give her a little bath if I keep the house really warm, and lots of cuddles in warm towels until she's dry? Last question, pee pads are working great for now, will it be difficult to retrain her to potty outside eventually? Will she ever be big enough to use the stairs leading to the outside, or will she use pee pads forever?
Thank you everyone, I've learned alot from these messageboards already, and I'm off to read more!  |
welcome to YT!!!! yes! yorkies are amazing!!! their cuteness is unreal!
science diet is not a good quality food for dogs. i feed milu Nature's variety, but there are also other good quality foods that you can get for your baby.
i would not let her sleep in the bed with you...i let milu sleep in the bed with me and my fiance, and now she will not sleep in her own bed at night anymore! that's not good! and i think it's really dangerous for little dogs to sleep in the bed with us!!!(so i really don't want milu to sleep with us anymore! lol )
for baths, i am not sure if your baby is healthy/old enough for baths. make sure you talk to your vet to make sure everything is all good. and the way i wash milu is i start by putting a big bath towel in the dryer, and then i wash milu with my fiance so the whole process will not take too long. when done bathing her, i get the towel out of the dryer so it's nice and warm and wrap milu in it, then i dry her with a hair dryer. (make sure it's not too hot!)
good luck! and again WELCOME!
