Hi everyone! I just got a female Yorkie, she is 7 weeks old and her name is Ruby!
I just wanted to say that the forums have helped me very much in preparing for her arrival and now that I've got her! So thank you very very much!
I do have a question though...is she too young to learn commands like sit etc? I've only tried to teach her the word "no!" and her name up till now but she's having trouble learning either one
She already goes on the newspaper though!
(maybe not always for #2!)
Also...she doesn't eat much...Or at least I think she doesn't...I've bought special yorkie puppy dry food for her and she can chew it and everything but I don't think she eats enough...should I be worried? How much should a yorkie puppy be eating at her age? I've continued with the food the breeder was giving her but she doesn't seem to care about eating! What's the best way to get her to eat more?
And my most important question involves...chewing! She chews on EVERYTHING! Including fingers, toes, shoes and furniture...(i have all the cords and wires hidden or covered so she won't get hurt). I realize she's teething but if she gets used to chewing on everything now will she be like that as an adult? Or is it just a phase? If I do have to teach her not to do this...what is the best way if she doesn't really understand "no!" yet? I've tried distracting her with another toy but she just goes back to chewing after playing with the toy...
Sorry for all the questions but I'm really nervous and I want her to be well behaved and everything as an adult...is she too young to be learning anything yet? Whenever I try to teach her something, part of me thinks it's pointless because she's still so tiny and just a puppy!
Thank you so much for everything!