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Originally Posted by Tina21  I am a bit confused by one of your questions. You said that you had been offered a pup that was 5 weeks old and another that was 8 weeks old. Are they being offered for you to take at 5 and 8 weeks of age? Also you mentioned that one of the pups was small. If this is the case I would again strongly recommend that puppies stay with their mom till at least 12 weeks. Yorkies need more time with mom in order to do well. Bringing a pup home to early can result in health issues.
Have you read much on the specific health needs of yorkies? For example pups are prone to hypoglycemia when they are young. This issue alone can be life threatening and its really important to know the signs. Also many of these little ones will require dental surgery to remove baby teeth that fail to fall out. They need regular grooming (my little girl is brushed daily) and regular dental care (Chloes teeth are brushed every night) as they are prone to tooth decay. Yorkies can develop health issues such as my little one who has luxating patella which could cost me $2500.00 if she winds up needing surgery.
I am not trying to scare you off of getting a Yorkie just making sure that you know about the cost. The 1200 dollars spent on buying Chloe is dwarfed by the costs so far of taking care of her, of course she is worth it 
One other thing to mention is that Yorkies are stubborn with regards to house training. It took me a year to house break Chloe and I know others who have never fully house trained! Gratefully little dogs make little messes lol but this is something that you will want to be prepared for.
I hope that you find this info helpful |
Please be sure to have a Orthopedic surgeon at least examine your dog. I have a dog with luxating patellas, I got two opinions from vets and both of them suggested deepening the groove in the patella. I friend asked that I get an opinion from an orthopedic surgeon so I went. He told me that deepening the grove is last resort (lots of complications and early arthritis) that the surgery he recommends is building up the soft tissue to hold the ligment and place and attaching it below the knee at the tubular crest.