[Jussi09]

I have been reading over the other posts and they have all given you sound advice. I just hate to see you get your little baby and have something bad happen within days of welcoming her into your home.

I got my first yorkie last May and he was 9 weeks old when I got him. I know now that the breeder, while not intentional trying to do anything wrong should not have let the puppy go that soon. My little guy is adorable but it took him awhile to learn how to play with other dogs because he didn't have enough interaction with his litter mates and mother.

When I brought him home I took some puppy leave. I would go to work late so that he would only be home 3 hours before my husband got home. It really wasn't bad. I'd go in late and stay later to make up the time. I actually only used about 2 hours vacation each day. After several weeks of this schedule we were lucky enough to have friend come by twice a day - 1x in morning and 1x in afternoon to give him a potty break and play with him awhile and to make sure he ate something so his blood sugar didn't drop. Small puppies have a bad time with that and you can lose them easily if this happens. Did you know that most dogs won't eat when their owner is not home. At least that's the case with my little guy even though we free-feed him. As soon as we get home he gobbles his food right down.

Because of how we handled it when he came home, he now has lots of extended family who love him almost as much as we do and when they come to visit he just loves it.

Can you work something out with your employer or other family and friends to help you for awhile. This little baby may need you to hand feed for awhile too. As for the other dog, your baby will be much too little to play or stay with a bigger dog unsupervised.

I pray and hope that things work out best for you and the puppy. I don't want to see you get a broken heart if something happens to your baby.