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Originally Posted by imogen  Hello all - I know I am brand new to the forum, but if anyone has time to share their experiences with me, I would be very grateful. A family friend has a littler of yorkie puppies and has offered me a very sweet, very calm male who is about 9 weeks old. I really want him, but as I am a single person who has never raised a puppy by herself before, I am very intimidated. I have two weeks off right now to start him off on the right foot, but judging from the posts I have read on this site (yes, I've been stalking  , it sounds like peepads are going to be part of my life for the next few years? As I already clean out my two cats' litter boxes, I'm not sure how I feel about that. That brings me to my other concern - one of my cats has lived with dogs before, but one hasn't, and of course they have to be my first priority when considering a new puppy. How are yorkies in general with cats?
Anyway, I need to come to a real decision quickly, and if anyone has any personal experiences that could help me one way or the other, I would really appreciate it! |
Stick with the cats at this time of your life. Yorkies are very child like, dependent, crave/demand attention, and I personally believe that when making a commitment to a yorkie, you must be made aware how inclusive they expect to be in your life....they are more like a child, than a pet....I have had dogs all my life and Yorkies are not ever away from your side/lap/eyesight for any length of time...they expect to be treated like your next of kin....they are not the "pets" in the house...no yorkie I have ever had, will play and interact with me, and then happily go off and enjoy amusing themselves, spending alone time, etc., more cat like or like other dog breeds are content to do. Yorkies are part of you and they attach themselves to you and expect you to treat them as you would your first born human child.......it is you and them against the rest of the house and world!!!!!
In your household, you have already established top spot is already taken by your cats....a yorkie will not be happy or do well, being second fiddle behind cats, in the pack! As far as where you get your puppy or the age you get it, we have seen many, many hearts broken.....please excuse us if some have simply tried to educate anyone that
wants to listen, when and why yorkies are best when left with mommas until 12-14 weeks old....just an attempt to share common knowledge with someone completely new to our breed.