 Care for new Yorkie
I just bought my wife a Yorkie today. We were told the puppy was ready to go home and was 8 weeks old. But when we got home and I reviewed her CKC papers, her birthdate is 5/9 so that means that she will be 6 weeks tomorrow 6/20. I understand that this is way to early to be from the mom and litter mates. This isn't my first time raising a young pup. My cousins Pit Bull had puppies 2 years ago and I raised the one that I have when she was 5 weeks old bc mom quit taking care of her. But this is my first time with a toy breed. The puppy won't be left alone for long for a couple months. We are both teachers so we are home most all of the day. I understand that this is going to be tough but I was looking for advice. We can't just go back to the breeder bc we live over 3 hrs away from them. The breeder told us she was feeding the pups Puppy Chow but I bought Iams ProActive Puppy for Toy breed. I looked in the pups mouth and she doesn't have many teeth. So I soaked her some food in milk and she ate a little. I also bought 2 cans of Puppy food the moist kind. Do I need to get her some Milk replacement formula like I did for my Pit pup when she was young? I am looking for any advice on how to make sure this pups has a healthy life. My wife has been wanting one for years. If I would have known she was so young I wouldn't have gotten her. |