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qtyorkies · 05-03-2012, 01:42 AM

I'm curious about getting a puppy vs. a young adult dog. I got a 4 month old puppy about 17 years ago. I didn't think it was difficult to have her because she was so well behaved from the start. She basically potty trained herself the first week. I lived in an apartment at the time too. She really had no accidents at all for all of the many years that she was with me. I wonder if puppies are really that difficult compared to a young adult dog of about 1 year old. I only hear of puppies being difficult, but I remember that my only puppy was so very easy.

I'm asking because there is a chance I will end up with one or the other due to an unfortunate circumstance for a high quality breeder I know about. All of this breeder's dogs are going into rescue because she is somewhat prematurely going into an assisted living situation. The one year old is a show quality dog (not a yorkie) that is as sweet as a doll, and the puppy hasn't been born yet. Both dogs would be absolutely well socialized by their breeder like all of her previous litters.

05-03-2012, 01:42 AM	#1
qtyorkies Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Reno NV Posts: 95	puppy vs. young adult dog I'm curious about getting a puppy vs. a young adult dog. I got a 4 month old puppy about 17 years ago. I didn't think it was difficult to have her because she was so well behaved from the start. She basically potty trained herself the first week. I lived in an apartment at the time too. She really had no accidents at all for all of the many years that she was with me. I wonder if puppies are really that difficult compared to a young adult dog of about 1 year old. I only hear of puppies being difficult, but I remember that my only puppy was so very easy. I'm asking because there is a chance I will end up with one or the other due to an unfortunate circumstance for a high quality breeder I know about. All of this breeder's dogs are going into rescue because she is somewhat prematurely going into an assisted living situation. The one year old is a show quality dog (not a yorkie) that is as sweet as a doll, and the puppy hasn't been born yet. Both dogs would be absolutely well socialized by their breeder like all of her previous litters.