[jrsygal37]

Originally Posted by Blessed4ever

Thank you all for the wonderful welcome! I think one of my biggest questions is whether or not to get two puppies at the same time or not. Anyone with experience/advice on this. We'd like to have two eventually, anyway...just dont know if at the same time is a good idea or not.

Also, any advice on which sex, two of the same or different? Any big personality difference you've noticed. We do not plan to breed.

Thanks again for your welcome and advice!

Hi welcome to YT. Whether you get two or one really depends on the time you have to devote to training. Yorkies for the record are hard to potty train. Sometimes taking a good year or more before being trained and sometimes even after that they will still not be 100 percent trained. As far as sex go if you get them young and they will be neutered or spayed (Which I would reccomend) it really will not matter. The biggest factor is personality. You don't want two dominate dogs. You'd want to get one that is a little more submissive to avoid issues later on. Males I think tend to be more clingy and train a little easier then the females. Females in my opinion are more independent and head strong. This is just my opinion and some may not agree. I have five Yorkies by the way (4 females and one male). Also with the male they mark. Now my first Yorkie (male) never marked in the house - only outside. He was neutered at 6 months. My male I have now also neutered at 6 months will occassionally mark in the house. It really depends I guess on the dog, but males by nature will lift their leg. I know you did not ask but one thing I would reccomend is getting a bigger size Yorkie (teapot they sometimes call them) one maybe above the average 7 lbs. With twins age 5 yrs. old they will be a little sturdier and better for them to play with. A nice adult size is 10 - 12 lbs. with kids. My first was 13 lbs. and he was great with my two youngs sons. Anyway, welcome. Elaine