I feel your frustration, really I do. I was sure I made a huge mistake after
bringing Buddy home and having him for a couple of days. I did not know this
site existed so I went it alone. He was 14 1/2 wks old and I worked all day.
I learned how to crate train by reading books and traveled 26mi each day at lunch time
to releive him from his crate and give him a walk. I did this for 6 wks.
I never got up at night with him. He only had a couple of accidents in the crate. On the weekend I still got up at 6:00am to walk him and I would
sit in the kitchen and cry because I could not go back to bed. He was up
for the day because that was our daily routine. Then came the chewing of
rugs, 13 of them in total, furniture and any other thing he could get his little mouth around. He jumped the gate I put up in the kitchen when I left for work. Who knew they could jump like a cat? I didn't. I really thought I bit off more than I could chew. He was so darn adorable the thought of giving him up just wasn't an option. I made a commitment and I was going to see it
through somehow. Well at 4mos he was completely trained and by 1yr his chewing on things just stopped! I started letting him sleep in my bed at 9mos because he would not sleep in his own. I have to say that after all
the hell he put me through he became a loving, sweet, smart and beautiful
pet. Buddy is just perfect in everyway. He now has the run of the house all day.
These little ones require lots of work and patience more than I could ever
have imagined. I often say it's like raising a 2yr old who never grows up.
They are constantly on the go and always getting into things.
Our schedule:
6
o am 15min walk
6:30 am fed
6:40-7:10: Buddy's time to be played with
8:10 am 20min walk
5:30 30 min walk after getting home from work
6:00 pm fed
Rest of the night is he and I doing whatever but attached at the hip!
9:30 pm 20min walk
Sleep until alarm goes off at 6:00am and he jumps on my head to start the morning.
Yes, I believe Yorkies do need more work than other breeds because they
demand it or they are misirable and will act out in other ways or become depressed.
Buddy and I have settled into our lives and I truly can't imagine life without
him.
Carol & Buddy