I am having the HARDEST time picking our new yorkie puppy. We have found a breeder and have gone to see the puppies 2 times now. The litter has 4 boys and one girl and both times the girl and one boy have stood out to us. Not only that but both of them also liked us and ran to us every chance they got while the other 3 puppies acted afraid of us and stayed away.
Now we are stuck on which one to get. We were hoping only one of them would like us which would make our decision much easier
The ONLY thing holding me back from getting the girl is her watery eyes. I noticed the first time we saw her at 6 weeks that they were very watery while the other puppies seemed dry. Then again at 8 weeks she had watery tear stained eyes and the other boy we liked had perfectly dry eyes.
Here are the 2 puppies just before 7 weeks old. The girl is on the right.
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Here they are at 8 weeks old with the girl on the left
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Here is an up close of the girl and her eyes:
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And one of the boy just for comparison:
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So here are the pros and cons of each puppy.
Female Pros - We think she is the cuter yorkie and will probably be the better looking one as an adult as well. She is fluffier and her fur seems like it will be softer/fluffier instead of straight or wirey. She weighs 1 lb. 7.3 oz at 8 weeks old which I believe charts out at 4 1/2 lbs. She was a very fun puppy and loved to run around and play, but this also meaned she liked to bite.
Female Cons - Watery eyes. I'm really worried this will be a permanent problem that might lead to other more serious problems. She is a little too rambunctious for my daughter who does not like to be bitten lol.
Male Pros - He was a total sweetheart! The puppies were all in a little play yard and whenever I would walk to one side of the play yard he ran as fast as he could to come over to me and when I put my hands inside the pen he would instantly lick them and try his hardest to climb up into them. I seriously walked to either side about 15 times and it never failed, he always came to me while the other puppies ignored me. He had quite a bit of white on his chest and 2 back feet which we LOVED. They are parti gene carriers. He barely ever tried to bite me at all and if he did it was very gentle.
Male Cons - You could already tell that his hair was going to be more wirey instead of fluffy. Having a boy dog makes me a little nervous because of marking so I've always owned girls.
Anyways as you can see I will NEVER make my decision and need help! Is the watery eyes a deal breaker, should I go with the one that has perfectly dry eyes or is this something that will most likely go away and should not influence our decision? Which would you choose??