I'm a Yorkie Virgin
So please go easy on me.
I've never had a Yorkie before, but I went to a friends house a few weeks ago and fell in love with his little yorkie (so much that I wanted to sneak him out under my coat
). Anyway, I have two dachshunds and two cats now. However, my wife and I are divorcing and she is taking the dachshunds to her new place and I am keeping the cats (and the house). Anyway, so I want to get a dog for myself. I have a 1.5 acre lot and about 1/2 acre of it fenced in. Anyway, now for a few questions please..
- Any other questions I should ask the breeder and/or what do I look for? I've already asked about papers, shots, parents on site, weight of parents, etc. It's a litter of 5 (3 boys, 2 girls). I would prefer a girl, but am open to a boy if I bond with it better.
- Assuming I get one - can I let it outside to do it's thing when it's cold out? It gets in the 30's here now at night and in a month or two will soon be in the teens. Will the puppy be ok? I'll go out with him/her but just wanted to be sure that's even safe for a ~10 week old puppy.
- I looked through the new puppy owner sticky and saw it recommended getting some toys, but it didn't specify any particular ones. Are some better that others for young puppies?
- What about the coat? My neighbor said to get a "silky" coat. How do I tell that...by looking at the parents?
- Should I take him/her to the vet in the first few days?
- For crate training, is a carrier ok; or should it be a crate?
I will probably have other questions too, but these should get me started. Thanks!