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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. |
I agree with you completely Pat. Yorkies are not low maintanance that is for sure. They do need someone with them a good part of the time. Even then I always caution about difficulty in housebreaking and general demands of owning the breed. If that is a problem, then the YOrkie is not the right breed.
I also prefer retired or semiretired (ie maybe 20 hour or less work week) or I would consider couples where one person is home or it can also work out if they work different shifts where the Yorkie might only be home alone about 4 hours before the other person is home. However, both have to be totally committed to owning and caring for the puppy.
Some never outgrow eating feces, that you have to consider. The deterents don't always work as they are a product you should only use for a few days and have to take them off of it. I have also known of bad reactions to these things like FOrbid, and you can end up with a sick Yorkie. Often, once you take them off the additive to the food, they go right back to eating feces.
I don't recommend two puppies at once. Seldom does it work out.
It sounds like your lives are having to revolve around the dogs. That's about the way it is with YOrkies. Unfortunately, I guess the breeder didn't caution you that you bought them from or you didn't realize just what is involved with owning these dogs.
Fair enough. It might be worth considering rehoming as you could easily be looking at a year of this type of scenario. They may never completely housebreak as no one is home too much of the time.