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Originally Posted by gallardo  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! |
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YORKIE PUPPY CARE GUIDE - For New Parents! This is a good read, also go to the YT library and look up vaccinations and immunization protocols. This small breed has special needs, print out and take to your vet for discussion.
Yes take your new pup within 48 hours to a vet for first health check.
For evaluating your would be breeder, you need to spend some time checking out this breeder. References, any BBB complaints? What kind and type of health testing does she/he do on their breeding dogs? How long have they been breeding? Any health problems in their line? What is the health guarantee offered? Are the dogs AKC champions, is this litter registered with the AKC?
Silky coats - a true silk coat will slip through your fingers like a silk scarf. It will feel cool to the touch. Puppies by the way won't have a silk coat yet, so you want to see both parents if possible.
Carrier for the car, xpen or crate for the house.
Outside potty training, it's pretty cold in Chicago, what we do here for the winter time is keep an area clear of snow near our garden door for our little man. But his first winter I pee pad trained him, to me he was just too small for all that snow and cold, but now he goes out in the winter time.
Just be careful at their small size they are vulnerable to predatory birds and animals. I live in the city but we have racoons, and coyotes, and birds of prey, so I don';t let him outside alone.
Oh yes get a warm coat for his winter walks. Paw pad protector too
Good luck with your search