Congratulations!!! I too picked up my little man at 8 weeks of age. I didn't know any better until I started reading here on Yorkie Talk..... So... I put my boy in the bathroom with a secure gate at the door. That way the cats can jump over and play with him throughout the day (which I know they do!!) and he can look out. We have a large master bath, it's about 20 x 14 - I have his pee pads in one corner and then I took a king size comforter that I am not longer using and folded it up so it is about 4 layers thick. He has about 10 toys to play with and two soft comfy beds to pick from and a fuzzy blanket also. His food and water are near by. When I go to work he gets to go to his "play room" when I am home, he is either following me around or if I am doing something that I don't want him to get stepped on, I purchased a 4x4 play area plastic fence from Amazon that I have on a blanket and he has a bed in there and pee pads and toys.
Since they are so little, they will tire out and need to take naps, I can find him in his bed in the bathroom when he needs a break. At night he is crate trained and sleeps in a crate on my nightstand.
I will add that because these little guys are so small and especially being young and not eating well...you will want to purchase a tube of Nutrastat or Nutracal - these are a high calorie gel that is flavored. I squeeze out a drop about the size of a small peanut and give it to Ozzy 2 times a day to help combat hypoglycemia. At his first Doctor's appointment she started to tell us how important hypoglycemia is in these little breeds but when we told her he got his gel 2 x a day she was very pleased!!!
After having Ozzy for 3 weeks tomorrow... I can say that ideally he should have stayed with his mommy. My next Yorkie will be over 12 weeks before I bring them home. But... now I know!
Enjoy your new baby!!!!!! Your heart will be stolen and I hate to tell you that you will never be the same. I can't wait to get home to my wee-man!!
Karen |