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Originally Posted by yorkietg  Hello all,
My husband and I adopted our second yorkie puppy earlier this month. We had a yorkie who died in an accident at age 1 earlier this spring.
We also have a mini schnauzer named Fry and both the schnauzer and original yorkie were very bonded and attached to "their people." Our new guy (Hermes) is very curious, playful and out going. I try to spend as much time with him as I can, play with him, take him on walks, hold and cuddle him and groom him. He does love us but seems more interested in playing/being with Fry. Fry is very bonded to his people and is less interested in Hermes. I want Hermes and Fry to be great friends and playmates, but I also want some one-on-one time and cuddles w/ Hermes. I have tried to play with him more but he tends to lose interest at some point and goes off to explore or play with Fry.
Is this just normal puppy behavior? Our original yorkie was tiny and Fry would not play with him. He was very bonded to me and spent a lot of time laying on my lap or playing a game of fetch with me.
Do you all have any thoughts? Tips? It's been awhile since we've had a young puppy in the house. I'm not sure if I'm overreacting to normal puppy curiosity and energy or if I should do more to ensure a strong bond is formed during our first few months together. He is around 15 weeks old as of May 25.
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hello. thank you for sharing your story, and i am truly sorry for your loss of your 1st yorkie. i have a similar situation. we lost our beloved yorkie nika last august. i also have her mother, zowi who is now 10 years old. zowi and nika were completely bonded and inseperable. they were always together and both were completely bonded to me and my fiance justin as well.
last october, we adopted a 4.5 month old puppy, pixie, from a humane society. she has similar behaviors in the fact she has bonded very well with zowi but she has not completely bonded to us. she is going to be 1 (approximately we dont know her true birthday) on saturday. she does sleep with me in bed and follows me everywhere but doesn't do much cuddling with me and would rather be running around with zowi than anything else. i am very happy that the 2 of them get along so great and i know it's keeping zowi young. zowi was also very depressed after nika's passing as we were and i know pixie has made her feel better. she cleans her face and acts as if it was her puppy just like nika was. i'm not sure if i'm expecting too much too soon or if she is just not a snuggler like my other 2 have been. i too forgot what its like having a puppy around and she is more active than nika ever was. i do believe in time they will both become more bonded to us, their people. everything is new and exciting to them. probably around 2 years old when yorkies become "adults" they are more bonded to their people. no matter what happens, i am so happy to have my little pixie. she keeps me busy and always makes me laugh with her puppy antics. she is a great little dog and they all have their own unique personalities. no 2 are alike.
congratulations on your new little bundle of energy and joy! wish you all the best and many happy healthy years together!