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lil fu fu girl · 12-26-2010, 07:06 PM

Hi and welcome to YT.
My first suggestions are that you continue your research about the Breed, that you find out what will be required of you in caring for a young pup, what you will need to do to find a quality breeder and Not a Puppy miller, and most of all understand the amount of time and devotion required in loving and maintaining a living creature, especially if you have never had one.

I hope that you understand my further comments, in the respect and sincerity that they are offered to you. While wanting a pup for company is a great idea, understand that it needs as much attention as a newborn.
It is a 24 hour position, and not just when your husband is busy; otherwise that really is not fair to the pup. It is a living breathing creature that deserves someone who is devoted to it, and not just "making time for it" when the person needs a distraction. Otherwise it sounds like you are looking for a hobby, not a full time owner-position. Yorkies are lovable, and HIGH maintenance. They are not something that you can just be with when you are not busy with someone or something else. I am not trying to be harsh, please understand, I am trying to advise you and prepare you as to the amount of time and effort that are involved in maintaining a happy healthy pup.
This is probably why no one else has responded to your post. Finding a pup and giving it a quality life is not something that you do with just your free time. It is something that you must do ALL the time. Training it to potty outside, training it not to chew your phone cords, taking it to the vet at 1am in the morning because it is sick and you still have to be a work at 6 am, taking it out for walks everyday, brushing and grooming it everyday, bathing it during the week: all of this is not just a part-time event. If you really want a pup that is going to be happy and healthy you will need to make time for it, and not just give it the time that you have extra from your other activities and duties. So....while you are looking for company while your husband is busy, understand that the pup is looking for a full time companion; and unless you can devote a LOT of time towards it, the pup and you are Both going to be miserable.
Please understand I do not mean this commentary to be rude, harsh, or patronizing as stated before, but adopting a pet is a huge undertaking, and sometimes the enormity of this task is not explained thoroughly enough.

12-26-2010, 07:06 PM	#2
lil fu fu girl No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,410	Hi and welcome to YT. My first suggestions are that you continue your research about the Breed, that you find out what will be required of you in caring for a young pup, what you will need to do to find a quality breeder and Not a Puppy miller, and most of all understand the amount of time and devotion required in loving and maintaining a living creature, especially if you have never had one. I hope that you understand my further comments, in the respect and sincerity that they are offered to you. While wanting a pup for company is a great idea, understand that it needs as much attention as a newborn. It is a 24 hour position, and not just when your husband is busy; otherwise that really is not fair to the pup. It is a living breathing creature that deserves someone who is devoted to it, and not just "making time for it" when the person needs a distraction. Otherwise it sounds like you are looking for a hobby, not a full time owner-position. Yorkies are lovable, and HIGH maintenance. They are not something that you can just be with when you are not busy with someone or something else. I am not trying to be harsh, please understand, I am trying to advise you and prepare you as to the amount of time and effort that are involved in maintaining a happy healthy pup. This is probably why no one else has responded to your post. Finding a pup and giving it a quality life is not something that you do with just your free time. It is something that you must do ALL the time. Training it to potty outside, training it not to chew your phone cords, taking it to the vet at 1am in the morning because it is sick and you still have to be a work at 6 am, taking it out for walks everyday, brushing and grooming it everyday, bathing it during the week: all of this is not just a part-time event. If you really want a pup that is going to be happy and healthy you will need to make time for it, and not just give it the time that you have extra from your other activities and duties. So....while you are looking for company while your husband is busy, understand that the pup is looking for a full time companion; and unless you can devote a LOT of time towards it, the pup and you are Both going to be miserable. Please understand I do not mean this commentary to be rude, harsh, or patronizing as stated before, but adopting a pet is a huge undertaking, and sometimes the enormity of this task is not explained thoroughly enough.