I am also a new Yorkie mommy and am totally in love with my little Kipper. He was just 8 weeks old when I got him and weighed 1# 13 oz. He has never had a single accident on the floor, as we use the pee pads and he loves going on them. He is now 12 weeks old (2# 9oz) and goes quietly into his crate where he sleeps beside my bed at night. At 4am he wakes me up to go potty and then he gets to sleep with me for the rest of the morning (I usually get up at 4-5am, so sometimes it works out that we both get up then). If I get to sleep in, he simply sleeps with me until I am ready to get up! He hates his Eukanuba/Iams puppy food, preferring to sneak our elderly schnauzer's "old man dog food" instead. It has been a challenge to keep them out of the other's bowl! I have tried putting broth on his food and it doesn't seem to help. He had obviously been introduced to people food when he was a puppy, as when we first got him and stopped by a drive thru for a quick lunch (we traveled 2 1/2 hours away to get him), he snatched up what we were trying to eat before we could stop him! Because of the problems I have read about Yorkies and their teeth, I have begun brushing his teeth every night and making sure he at least eats some of his crunchy puppy food, rather than always having it softened. He loves to chase the food across the floor, but I do not want to be stuck with having to throw the food all over the kitchen for his seek and find game to get him to eat! His favorite toy is a little stuffed duck with a squeaker in it. He will chase that little duck when I throw it and carry it back to his little bed and chew on it. He also chases small balls and other tiny stuffed toys made for dogs, but he especially loves the little football that is made for a bigger dog. I was surprised when he learned how to carry that one back to his bed! I am so happy for your new puppy and know that you will have as much fun as I have been having with mine! Now if we can just get them grown up without stepping on them or squishing them in bed, I will be REALLY HAPPY! (That is my biggest fear). Susan |