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Originally Posted by celstu1  for the hair, ask your vet for a good conditioner. I got a great conditioner from my vet (well I had to buy it) but my Dexter has a cotton coat and I groom my boys every 3 months or so, so by the time 3 months is done, Dex is matting. I do a bath every week or two and put this leave in conditioner on him. It helps a lot with the matting.
If your boy is potty trained, why can't he be with you in the media room? The one thing about Yorkies is they are PEOPLE dogs. They want to be with the family. They want to see you, smell you, hear you. I wouldn't say that you couldn't train him not to bark when you are not around, however I think you should consider that the breed he is, he wants to be with the family... 2 hours is a long time for him to know you are in the house but not with him. Poor little guy. Let him watch the movies with you!  If he's like my boy, he'll actually just watch the movie literally. Or nap on your lap!
You've got a boy and you got a Yorkie. He wants his mama all the time.... trust me... I have what I call 'my entourage'. I can't move w/o them at my feet.... I love it though! |
Hi, thanks for responding... I'm not really sure what a cotton coat is, tho I have heard people talk about it I have not seen it for myself. For all I know my boy has one.
He's in the process of being potty trained, it should go fast on a routine (he wasn't potty trained by his previous owner and he's a year old already). My "media room" is actually a movie theater and we keep the sound as loud. I don't want to damage his ear drums. I love that he enjoying being with me all the time, but I do want to watch movies with my family from time to time. We don't use the "media room" every day...and I definitely watch tv with him in the family room. He's my tv buddy, along with my shih tsu mix... Trust me, I'm never alone in my house and I LOVE THAT! I also can't take him food shopping (not even to sit in the car and wait with his fluffy sister cus I live in Canada and it's too cold now). He has to learn to be alone (and when I say alone I mean WITH his new doggy sibling) cus I can't always be with him as much as I'd love it. I take him to the mall, pharmacy, doggy food/cookie shopping, etc... He's with me MOST of the time. How unhealthy is it for a dog not to know how to be by himself without being upset. It feels wrong to me to not teach him that. I feel it's best FOR US that he practice learning how to self sooth in the comfort of a perfectly sized crate loaded with cozy blankets and cuddle toys...with a view of his sister at all times. I don't think I'm being abusive.
