[gemy]

First welcome to YT - you have been given a lot of great advice!

You and your wife can MAKE this work. An Xpen/play pen for your pup will help immensely with housebreaking and also provide a safe spot for the pup to be in. You can put his bed in there as well as some toys and his peepad (if you are training him to go on Peepads.

Your most immediate concern is to make sure you know the signs of hypoglycemia particularly as he is quite light right now at 1lb and he is very young. They are posted here in our library

Secondly puppies can get exhausted -over tired quite easily - so limit play time with the children to short bursts of time 5-10 minutes at a stretch. Exhaustion can bring on low blood sugar.

I will also recommend Pet Insurance - get it now - and look for plans that cover genetic defects. Trupanion here in Canada is the only carrier that does.

Health of Yorkies - well they do have some health problems the breed is known for. And it is standard practice to have your vet check out your pup within 48-72 hrs - a full wellness exam.

Make sure the vet assesses for LP - Luxating Patella. roughly means "loose" kneecaps. They are graded from mild ie No1 - Severe No4. Again the more severe LP's usually require surgery to fix.

What I would recommend is at 16wks you get a Bile Acids Test done - s/f = BATS. This is a specific blood test that shows how well the liver is functioning. Yorkies have a pretty high incident rate for something called Liver Shunt. Untreated this is a life threatening condition.
It reguires surgery to correct an extra-hepatic shunt.

There are many usefull articles here and in the library; some that as a new Yorkie owner you might find educational. Immunizations or Vaccination Protocol is particularly pertinent right now.

I wish you and your family much luck with your new puppy - I know you will find the joy of being owned by a Yorkie!