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Originally Posted by KingLouiesMomma  Hello, I'm new to the forum as well as a first time yorkie owner. Louie is a mix he's a "hybid" or "mutt" called a Shorkie = Shi Tzu x Yorkie. I have a few questions :
(1) I'm having a hard time housebreaking him!
(2) He HATES the kennel
(3) Will his hair grow out?
(4) I've heard putting yorkies under anistesa is dangerous true?
(5) He's 18 weeks old and 4lbs how much longer will he grow ? What age will he be full grown ?
Any answers advice etc will be very much appreciated ! Thank you  |
Hi
KingLouiesMomma,
Welcome to YorkieTalk and Congratulations on your little cutie!
1. Housebreaking does take time. The key is consistancy. Take him out right after he plays, eats, naps...any activity that changes his focus.
The pee pads work, but to save money (and landfill waste) I use a stash of old towels. I leave them on the tile floor by the back door
(where we let the dogs out). They get the hang of things pretty quickly, plus the towels are easy to toss in the washer.
2. Oh boy...I know what you mean...but they eventually do give up on the yowling and crying. If you can stand it, crating is convenient for
certain times. If you prefer not to crate and still want to contain him during the day with a bit more roaming room...try an ex-pen.
3. The hair? Well, both breeds have a bunch of it...it should grow some more. For the greasiness, I'd use an oatmeal based dog shampoo. It
helped my dogs coats without stripping and drying.
4. I'd speak to your vet about this. Ask about his or her familiarity with anesthetizing toy breeds.
5. Genetics can play a role with this, since there are larger and smaller sizes within the individual breeds. Growth spurts can still happen. I have
a larger female that was bred to our very small male. They produced a litter of pups with similar birth weights. Now at 10 weeks of age, three
stayed fairly small and two will be at the larger end of the scale. Interesting to see how they mature.
Hey, I'm in Ohio too!
