Okay so my dad got me a yorkie puppy thats only 8 weeks old and I know it should be with his' mother until he's 12 weeks. He was really taken and sold off at 6 weeks and this new owner (my dad's ****** friend ) didnt want him anymore so I just had to get my dad to take him in.
Now I need some tips on taking care of him. I already took him to the vet and got his' first 2 shots and he get boosters next month. I was also told to leave in dry puppy food for him until he's 12 weeks old. I feed him Puppy Chow (1/8 of cup/feeding and feed 4 time a day along with dry dog for whenever it wants )and Caser< I KNOW IS REALLY BAD BUT I CAN"T CONVENCE MY DAD TO BUY BETTER FOOD > I got some SD from my vet so I'm feeing my puppy it, and yes i'm slowly changing the food. I also know that SD isn't all that good but it's better then Puppy Chow so =D. I was going to buy BLUE myself, if he could just drive me. And I did ALOT of searching and found BLUE and other high-qaulity puppy foods but they were all sold in the same shop........
So anyways, I tips on potty training him. I try to do crate trainning but he dont like th crate and I've tied luring him in with food. Then letting him back out and the lure, praise, repeat until he oes all the way in. Then I tried closing the gate and letting him out and each time keep him in a few sec/mins longer. In the end of that he still dont like his' crate Am I doing something wrong?
I'm also having trouble with him potty outside (take him out every 1.5/2 hours ) , he does fine on pad cause on the first day, I didnt want him outside without atleast one shot. Now, whenever I'm outside with him in the mornings, he just wonders around and wont go pee. I looked and people say I should walk him but theres alot of dogs in my neighborhood and I dont want him getting sick. So to the graden? (But the grass is all wet because we grow veggies during the summer.) Can he still go there and it's cold whenever I take him outside in the mornings, is it still okay that i dry him after he's done or is that too cold for him?
SORRY for so many questions, just want my puppy to have a good owner.
And is it bad that i keep him in a crate all day? My parents wont let him run around the house until he's potty trainned but we let him out after he goes pee & poop outside. Then it's back to crate, and I have two crates for him, one really big (2 little kids could fit in there fine) and one really small for bed time. My dad also got a wired cage that was left over from his' German Shepard ( who is no longer with us........) would that work, I could use the seperater thing and make it smaller for Tubby (my puppy).
Also on the first 2/3 nights he slept in my room but now my mom wants him downstairs cuz my room smells bad. Tubby only once missed the potty pad in my room and that was when there wasn't one in my room. But he does a really good job in my room but then downstairs............... And thats why he's in a crate. ='( Just until he poppy trainned XD
Whenever my puppy cries......... in his'a crate. What should I do? I was told to ignore his' crying so that when he's alone at home, he'll be fine. Whenever I do this, I feel really bad because he's only 8 weeks and shouldn't even be here. (By that I mean he should still be with his' mom and littermates)
I think this will be my last questions.....................................(for now) Show can i tell if my puppy is sick other then looking at his' gums because his' puppy teeth are still growing at the bottom and his' gum looks white.
Are there any items found at home that could be used as a chew toy cuz I can't go buy toys until my dad comes back from his' business trip and my mom is scared to drive that far cuz of a car accident she had. D= Plus my car was taken by my dad............................................... .................... Also if theres like a pink/red like bump, when can I do for Tubby? Life theathen? And theres brown dots too!!!
So narrow it all down.
1. How much should I feed a almost 9 weeks old that weighs 1lb and 1.5 oz? Was I feeding him the right amount?
2. How do I get him into he's little crate for bed?
3. Where should I take him to pee/poop? (Front yard/Back Yard/Back Yard Pourch?)
4. Is the crate all day thing a bad thing? I do let him out and play after he potties outside.
5. Puppy cries in crate, can I make him stop cuz it makes me wanna cry too?
6. How do I get hair out of his' ear cuz he is scatching it like crazy.
7. Is the bump on my puppy belly bad and is the brown dots bad too?