[JadeD]

Hi! Welcome to Yorkie Talk!

Congrats on your new baby.

I adopted a 9 year old Yorkie in January and he is amazing. I was lucky that he was housebroken, or had been at one point and on my schedule he remains housebroken and only pee'd in my house one time the day after I got him. Not bad for having him for 2 months.

Here are a few quick tips you may not know. Walk her on a harness and not a collar as Yorkie's are prone to problem with their trachea if walked on a collar. Put her on a good food as soon as you can, if she isn't already. Set the rules of the house from day one and she will adapt better. A regular routine is the best way for her to learn how things work in your house. Mine had to know right from the beginning how my house operates and he was able to settle right in. A lot of Yorkies like routine. The only thing we didn't stick to was my husband saying he had to sleep in a crate at night, that last 2 nights. He sleeps in our bed, but that is a story for another time.

I would read the threads that are under General Training about how to rehab a puppy mill rescue (even if she wasn't from a puppy mill, I think it has some good tips on rehabbing a Yorkie in general) and also read about the House training that is also under the General Training. Also think about getting the book Yorkies for Dummies, mine is in the mail, but I have heard it is awesome. I picked mine up really cheap on Amazon used, like $4 or something crazy.

You can search for a specific topic if you want and ask questions on here. There are lots of very knowledgeable and nice Yorkie lovers.

Good luck and I hope she adapts well. I showered my guy with love and attention and he has blossomed into an amazing little guy. I was lucky that mine was not given the attention he needed, but he had not been abused or mistreated. He had a couple bad habits that I have worked with and he is making great progress. He loves garbage and I got the impression he was in the garbage a lot at his old home and that just doesn't fly at my house. He will shred plastic bags if left on the floor (I had to train myself not to leave any with groceries in them even for 2 seconds while I go put something away). I learned not to leave trash in the living room trash that he could reach, luckily our kitchen trash has a lid because our bigger dog thought the trash bin was a food bowl several years ago. He also seems like he got away with stealing food right off people's plates and from their hands and that is a habit we have almost fixed. It is slow going, but he is worth it!

Good luck and enjoy! I am sure she will be your pride and joy.