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Originally Posted by Suzetteb523 Okay, yeah, he went to sleep at 10:00 p.m. and woke back up at 10:25 p.m. I thought I was going to lose it.  (I was so tired) My daughter called and I really didn't want to talk because he had JUST settled down but she had called twice so I needed to see what she wanted (after all she was my first born, lol). It is 1:33 a.m. so excuse me if I seem a bit giddy-I am SO tired, lol.
I really think that if the lady I got him from did not spoil him I would not have had as much trouble tonight keeping him in his playpen. I wanted to scoop him up every time he barked but I don't think that would have sent him the "right" signal. I HATE that she let him sleep on her chest for the last few weeks to go to bed at night (ADVICE for new breeders!!! PLEASE DO NOT pre-spoil your litter because you do not know what lifestyles the new owners will have!!!!!). I don't want to hurt her feelings but it just made it harder for him tonight (I think).
I DO realize he is in new surroundings and a new owner and new scents and with the 1 1/2 hour crate ride home (I don't think he has ever been confined) it was just too much for him. BUT I did not want to condone that it was okay for him to bark and that I would let him sit on my chest and go to sleep so it was a ROUGH evening.
He is finally sleeping now. He was very quiet during my phone conversations (people were calling to see how things went) but when I finally got off the phone I sang to him (I had a heck of a time getting his playpen in my bedroom, with me holding him-he sat really good on my computer chair when I realized I couldn't move the pen with him in my arms  )
I put him in my bedroom and he cried, then barked A LOT (because I wasn't in there but when he fell asleep in the living room I was thinking oh lord now I have to sleep in here!!) so when he woke up I put his things in my bedroom and he barked and BARKED when I wasn't in there......
anyway, he seems to be sleeping okay now and it is almost 2 a.m. I hope we can have a good day tomorrow...On another note when he was barking and I had had enough and I clapped my hands because I was on the phone and said "go to your bed" he looked at me and went to his bed!! He is smart but he is "trying me'!!! LOL |
Congratulations, on your new pup, but you seem a little surprised that your yorkie wants to be with you. Yorkies are very people oriented and like to be around people, that's why so many of us have chosen the breed, it's almost like having a human child. I disagree with you about the breeder spoiling the puppy, normally a puppy would be with his mother, and littermates for at least 12 weeks, and I'm assuming your dog is that age, but it's not easy to break up with mommy, and your job is to be the new mommy. Many of us place the crate on a nightstand so that the pup feels like part of the family; I don't see this as spoiling at all. I don't believe children or yorkies cry for the heck of it, they are trying to communicate something, and I believe we should try to comfort them if possible. In time, they learn to comfort themselves, but I don't think it's spoiling them by trying to comfort them. I'm not saying that my way is the only way, and I realize that some people don't have the time to always be comforting their dog, but I sense a little frustration in your reply, and I just want to reassure you that your dog is acting perfectly normal. I think it's possible to comfort when you can, and still discipline your dog. Clapping is a perfectly acceptable way to show disapproval, and I hope you have scheduled plenty of one on one time with him so the two of you can bond.