 New Puppy
Hey everybody!
I just got my yorkie puppy 3 weeks ago. Her name is Gypsy and she is 14 weeks old. The first few days I had her were rough! I am a college student, so I was having to make a huge transition and so was my puppy. Now we are home for the holidays and things are much better. I have had lots of time to bond and play with her and my family loves her, too.
Since this is my first yorkie and the first puppy that I have owned in a couple of years, I hope some of ya'll maybe able to answer a few simple questions.
House Training: While I first had Gypsy at my apartment she would use her puppy pads more than she would potty outside. This was fine with me just as long as it wasnt on my carpet. Now that Im at home and we have a large yard its easier for me to take her outside more regurarly. However, because my family has larger outside dogs, Gypsy thinks going outside is just playtime. (the dogs never get rough with her and she enjoys playing with them). Sometimes she will evetually potty (after being outside for 20 minutes), but other times she will use the bathroom within 3 minutes of being back inside the house? How can this be stopped???
Now at 14 weeks she maybe weights 4 pounds. Her mother and father are both around 7-ish pounds. One of her full sisters is about 6 pounds. The breeder said that my puppy looked alot like her sister did at that age. About how big should I expect her to be?
Yesterday at the vet's office, one of the tech's asked me if she was half schnauzer. I was quite alarmed by this, but I could understand how she could just glance at her and think that. Gypsy has some shorter hairs around her muzzle and her body hair is courser. The breeder seemed like a very reputable person, and I would hate to know that I got fooled. Although, I am so attatched to Gypsy and can't imagine not having her now!
Any answers to these few questions would be greatly appreciated! |