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Originally Posted by YorkieRose Think about it...how happy would you be if you were with your soulmate for only a couple hrs each day..most of us would not be content. Dogs are no different. They have each other, BUT that never takes the place of their humans. They spend the day alone and sleep alone at night...
They are bored and look for things to entertain them.
If you can not put them in doggie daycare or have someone spend time with them during the day, then I would do what is best for the Yorkies...place them in a home where there are members who are with them during the day.
You having done nothing wrong, except to select a breed who needs more attention then many people can give them in order for them to be happy.
I know I sound harsh, but this is the very reason I do not place my puppies in home where the owners work...so most of mine go to people who have retired. |
Okay, well, in a perfect world we would all love to be home with our furbabies all day. But I, like you Friley, work full time and would like to think that my baby has adjusted to my schedule. I disagree with YorkieRose, and think that you can have these two babies even though you work.
Now, I only have one girl, Cali. She can be a handful, so I can imagine what two puppies are like. Anyways, my husband and I are people who cherish our sleep. I have two (human) children who I never let sleep with us. If they needed diaper change or to be fed or soothed, I would get up, go in their rooms, and do what needed to be done. I would be BONE-TIRED. But I truly believed it would be better in the long run. They've been in their own beds and bedrooms since we brought them home from the hospital. Now at 7 and 5,they have absolutely no problem sleeping by themselves. And have been that way since the beginning. I treat Cali (my Yorkie) the exact same way. Since I got her (I've had her a month and a half), she sleeps by herself, in her crate, in the kitchen. I leave her crate door open, and I have the ex-pen closed around her, only big enough to have a pee pad and that's it. No extra play room or anything. The first three or so days, she cried. I didn't go in there no matter what. Believe me, I know it is stressful and will drive you crazy, but it's worth it. You have got to break them out of that. It may take longer than 3 days for you I realize, but eventually they'll get it. And, if the only reason they are crying is because they have to use it, the pee pad should help.
Now, when I get home from work, Cali is jumping like crazy wanting to get out of that ex-pen/crate set up. I ignore that. And I may have the amazing ability to ignore alot of noise (I do have a 7 and 5 year old!!). After a good ten minutes, she'll stop. Then I'll pick her up. But I definitely don't give her anymore room than the kitchen. No roaming the house at all. She can't be trusted to come back to the pee pad, and I she's probably too little to remember to do that anyway. Even in the kitchen, she has accidents. But it is better, easier, and way less frustrating to know where the mess is and take care of it. The pee and poop is there where you can see it. I still get mad, although I don't let Cali know. I clean it up, and we go from there. She is so little, though, she doesn't need more room. To a tiny 7 inch by 7 inch puppy, a nice sized kitchen is more than enough room. I don't know how big your babies are, and I don't know how big your apartment is, but I think they have too much freedom. If you must let them roam the house, your eyes should be on them like a hawk. Put them on a leash and stay in the same room with them.
The eating the poop-I can't help you there. But like someone else said, there is something you can sprinkle on the food.
Hope I don't sound like I'm preaching. I still have a long way to go with Cali, and what works for me might not work for everybody. But I do know that dogs do have the ability to manipulate us and it is important that they know who is leading who. Good luck with your babies, and be patient. Y'all will get there.
