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Originally Posted by LifewithCoco  Thanks for all the advice, now that leads me to my next concern, the crying! We hop in the shower for 10 minutes and put her in the kitchen where we have gated it off and she has her bed and toys, food water etc and her piddle pad, and she cries and whimpers like she's dying...what do we do? We both have to go to work at some point and she will be alone for a few hours, and I can't stand the thought of her shaking and crying, scared and nervous etc. any thoughts? |
She is only 8 weeks old? That is indeed a newborn. She is a baby and at her age she would be ordinarily sleeping with her mom and litter mates when she was not playing. She would also have her mom. It is perfectly normal for her to cry when she is alone.
Yorkie pups usually do not have very thick coats and they can get cold very easily. Making sure she has a warm place to cuddle is really important. Yorkies do not have an undercoat like most dogs so many of them tend to get cold easily throughout their lives. (I have a heat seeker)
I know the kitchen seems to be the safest place for an untrained puppy but try to get her near a heat source if you can.
Make sure she is eating regularly as small breed puppies can easily have sugar lows that can be very serious. I don't know why she is shaking. Hypoglycemia could cause it or it could be because she is cold. Either way both things are important to watch.