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There are so many questions this time of year about tiny pups coming from new owners (better to ask than to guess). So here are a few things to remember:
- Puppy needs to see the vet within two to three days of purchase. Your pup should have a guarantee that if there is a problem discovered, the breeder pays or takes the pup back. At a minimum, pups should come with a 1 year health guarantee against congenital defects; however, a large portion don't. Learn a bit about vaccines (can see vaccine thread in the YT Library) before the vet gives any.
- It is good to learn a bit about the common Yorkies diseases. At this age hypoglycemia is among the most important. Always keep Nutrical or the like on hand.
- It will take weeks to months or even years to fully potty train. It will not happen by 8 or 10 weeks. That is way too much to expect from a little puppy who is just gaining bladder control. Pups cry when they are crated. That is normal.
- Yorkies are usually sold at too young an age. Twelve weeks is ok. Some would say 10 and others would say 16. What we do know is that all Yorkie pups are fragile and the 6 or 8 weekers seen a lot here are extremely fragile (that is, not so much that they break easily - ha - but the are not developed enough physically to be away from the 24/7 care of the breeder or mentally enough to be away from their mom). They require a good amount of attention and even that really isn't good enough for most who needed to learn behavioral skills from their mom.
- Unfortunately, a lot of people use the terms "teacup" "micro" "microtiny", etc. when trying to make a sale. A Yorkie is a Yorkie. They are not split into different size categories. All Yorkies are considered very small dogs (really even the ones who make it to 20 pounds are still small). That is why you won't see the term teacup used here often.
There are thousands of threads to read through about all of this. Just use the Search function at the top or bottom of the screen. See the training section if you want to get started on that, but remember that you can't expect too from a little pup. Also see the health and diet section for threads on what to feed (or in the case of a very small pup, the breeder section). And while there is an emergency section, young pups can go downhill very quickly, so usually it's best to just go ahead and at least call the ER and/or go in.
Hope that helps someone.