My new rescued Yorkie "London" I'm so glad I found this forum. I have owned dogs my entire life but never one that weighs only 5 pounds. My little "London" was just rescued from a puppy mill. She was one of the moms. She's about 2 years old and was probably never out of her cage. Last night was her first night with us. She really took to human interaction and didn't want to be put down, but when she realized she could actually walk around she got SO excited!! She loves mirrors!
I'm writing for advice on how to help her with the one problem I've noticed.
We brought her home about 8PM last night, I tried several times to get her to go potty outside but she really didn't understand the concept. She slept with me in my bed all night without any accidents. This morning I was really worried because it had been almost 12 hours since we brought her home and still she hadn't "gone". Finally I decided that maybe she would only go in the crate since that what she had always done. I put her in her crate and left the room. 10 minutes later she went potty.
So I'm really happy that she won't go anywhere in the house but how do I get her to understand she can go outside. I know it's the first day and maybe her being around our jack russell will help her understand but any suggestions will be appreciated.
Also, any other help or suggestions, since I've never been a mom to a Yorkie!
She was so infested with fleas the shelter had to shave her so she looks kind of funny right now but she is the sweetest girl ever.
My only regret is that I couldn't bring her sister also, but I know she will find a home by Monday. |