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Dear MP,
I just saw your last posting in which you said Leo's parents were medium-sized Yorkie in the 6-8 lb. range. So, you now have a very good idea that your Leo, especially being a Male, will be at least his mom's size and maybe a bit bigger than she is. I would not fret if Leo isn't a 'teacup size' yorkie, I think you will love your 'teapot size' little guy if he grows to about 6-8 pounds. People did go a bit fad crazy with "Look how Tiny my dog is!" (It was not healthy for all pups.)
I love your new term for his mid-size..."teapot!"
My 5 pound Yorkie's "uncles" is in Leo's father's size range; he is 8 pounds, and he has done really well in dog obedience classes! He carries wooden dumbbells over hurdles and does all these commands and fetches, etc. He may not fit in a lady's purse like a teacup yorkie, but boy, can he do many things his tiny cousins can't do! You may find that going on walks & also housebreaking Leo is a bit easier with his medium size.
The main tip is KEEP him with you and LIMIT the room(s) he is allowed to go into! Our dog does NOT go in rooms we rarely use...the dining room, the company bedroom, and the main living room. (Close doors, use a baby gate, or buy clear strips of plastic sheets from Lowes Hardware--ask them to cut them in half so they are easy for you to step over...our Yorkie hates them and won't go over them!) Graff the spends most of the day with me in the bedroom, kitchen, den, or basement..but he stays where I am! I took him outside Frequently as a pup right to his two metal potty stakes by bushes. I stayed away (like by the door) and let him sniff out by his stakes and go to the bathroom. Then, I immediately went to praise him & give him a treat!! (I remove poop with kleenexs and flush them!) Our pup got too distracted by us being right beside him when he was little & just wanted to play, but he went 'pee & poop' very quickly if we put his leash on the dog stake and walked away, he liked to have "his privacy" in the early a.m. and during the day. (Now, we do go on "real walks" for fun & exercise, sometimes he stops to pee on a shrub, but that's very normal with all the native wildlife around here.)
Leo will be able to keep up with you more easily on long walks than some of his tiny cousins, and his bladder will be a bit bigger, so if you potty train him well, he will probably go a bit longer between potty trips outside, or to his potty tray. Of course, if he is a little bigger, then his pee 'puddles' will be a bit bigger..which will really get "you" focused on doing potty training! Stay positive!...yorkies respond better to praise & treats, and repetition..set a timer 15 min. after meals and after drinks of water...and every hour, till you get a feel for his "times to go."
Don't worry, by the time he is older, you will know when he needs to go..our guy circles on the back door mat! Yorkies supposedly rank 25th out of the many dog breeds in intelligence, according to the National Geographic Special on the recognized dog breeds. So, don't let his size fool you into thinking he can't be trained! Actually, it's us, the owners, who have to be trained on "how to train" our dogs!! And yorkies, being terriors are stubborn, but they love their owners!
Some good books about the breed I enjoy are Deborah Wood & D.V.M, Wayne Hunthausen's "The Yorkshire Terrior" and Tracy Barr & D.V.M., Peter Veling's "Yorkshire Terriers for Dummies". Library has 'new tapes' on puppy training!
Have fun with Leo! He looks like a really good puppy! LOL, Sue & Taffy