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08-08-2006, 11:04 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minnetonka, MN
Posts: 39
| I think I have baby blues! Hi, everyone - It's been a little over a week since we picked up Teddy, and he is the sweetest little yorkie you can imagine. We both love him dearly. However ... and this is my own fault ... I have never had a dog before, let alone a puppy, and had no idea Teddy would be this much work! I love him and am going to get through this, but I get so overwhelmed and teary, probably from sleep deprivation (he's a terrible whiner when we put him in his pen or his crate). My boyfriend, bless his heart, is so good to Teddy, but gets frustrated that I'm so weepy when I was the one who wanted a yorkie for years and years! My boyfriend's mom says I have baby blues, and that it's normal to feel overwhelmed, and assured us that it's okay to put Teddy in his pen sometimes so he isn't indulged all the time. Has anyone else felt like this? I feel so silly crying like this, but I can't help it. We both work days and it seems like nothing gets done anymore, we're both so involved with Teddy. Any advice? |
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08-08-2006, 11:14 AM | #2 |
Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY
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| join the crowd, yes i think we have all felt the way you feel... i cried too. good luck... patience is all you will need. it will all work out. promise
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08-08-2006, 11:15 AM | #3 |
Keep Me Away From eBay Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Arizona
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| bringing in a new baby into any schedule or household is hard, if it be human or animal its the same. time will make things better.
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08-08-2006, 11:18 AM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Miami Fl
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| [QUOTE=TamTam]Hi, everyone - Don't put the crate too far from your bed. Your furbaby need to see you. The first weeks are hard until the puppy get used to his new family. When I picked up my Kissie, the first night she was in the crate in the kitchen. The second night and the first week, she slept in my bed between my husband's pillow and mine. She slept all night long. They need to be near people. Now she is one year. I bought for her a little bed (like human bed but small). I put it near my bed but she still prefers to sleep with us. Yorkies are not simply pets... You'll get used to... |
08-08-2006, 01:08 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana
Posts: 4,685
| New babies, puppies or human can sure screw up the household schedule can't they? LOL It's worth it though!!! You know, I use to clean my home from top to bottom every weekend. Then my mom told me a little story: She used to clean her house every weekend too (guess that's where I got it from) and my Dad would say "let's go here" or "let's do this" and she never would because she wanted the house clean for herself, him and us kids. Well all us "kids" are grown with families of our own, and Daddy passed away in '73. Now she tells me she should have done all the fun stuff with us, because now she has all the time in the world to clean. My house is clean, but no longer a top priority. My husband, son and doggies are!!!
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08-08-2006, 01:13 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
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| Yes it is overwhelming, especially so since you had no idea what to expect. If you can just put him in a larger area at night rather than the crate, it might help. Ollie hated the crate and cried every night for the first week. Then I took the door off of her crate, and just blocked off he laundry area for her. After that no more crying.. Also make sure you wear him out before bed time so he is tired. |
08-08-2006, 01:22 PM | #7 | |
My2Pearls Chelsey & Chanel YT Donator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: N
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Oh girl, you sure are NOT alone on this!! I had terrible baby blues when Chanel (my second) yorkie came home. The first few hours were fine, we got visitors admiring the baby oohhhing and ahhhhing all over her, she was way tiny, Chelsey was only 5 months old at that time. All the visitors left, and here i sat with this tiny little thing, Chelsey hated her the first 10 days and i felt aweful and so guilty! When the puppies were asleep, i quickly did some chores around the house, it was far from spotless like i was used to! Cleaning up after them, and getting their next meal ready and clean potty pads on the floors (oh how i remember) LOL Now that they a bit older and can keep themselves occupied, i look back and just smile, time goes so fast, soon you will wish your baby was a little puppy again! Good luck and remember it will soon change!
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08-08-2006, 01:57 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Irving, TX
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| I had them. My dad suggested I get rid of Sadie. I told him I couldn't because I loved her too much. He said "but sometimes it just doesn't work out...like with people". I disagreed, and I've still got her. She can sometimes be a brat still, but she's MY brat & I could never get rid of her.
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08-08-2006, 04:50 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | You are not alone! I get them everytime I get one. It' s like What did I do! It gets so much better and you will not regret it.
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08-09-2006, 06:27 AM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minnetonka, MN
Posts: 39
| Thanks, everyone! That makes me feel a lot better! I felt like such a weirdo, like I was the only person in the world who would cry over getting a puppy she'd wanted for years! Anyway, things are getting a bit better - Teddy's made progress pottying outside and on the pad, we take him for looooong walks, and we let him snuggle on our bed before putting him night-night in his crate. Thanks again for all your suggestions and comfort. |
08-09-2006, 10:55 AM | #11 |
YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aiken, South Carolina
Posts: 320
| They are worth it but when you get this way it's time to rest. Put that baby in your bed and he will sleep and so will you!
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08-09-2006, 02:28 PM | #12 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Francisco
Posts: 282
| Your NOT alone!!!! This was my story last night......dont get me wrong they are soooo cute and loveable but when your not used to having a puppy around 24/7 its hard. For the first 4 days we had James my soon to be hubby and I didnt speak a word to each other except to james!! Things seem to be calming a lil bit but certain times that are normally quiet time hanging out~~~are not so quiet anymore Im sure it can only get eaiser as times goes and there trained
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08-09-2006, 03:05 PM | #13 |
My Three Hearts Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wrapped around their paws :-)
Posts: 7,190
| Tam Tam, You are not alone! Just when you think you will never get a decent nite sleep again, you realize you made it through those first couple months and all of a sudden all of these little successes happen. and before you know it, you are like.. "wow, I am so proud of my little girl/guy" and they are growing up and you hardly remember those nites getting up every couple hours, paining over the whining and crying and realizing the rewards of your patience and consisitency in training your little one. Sometimes you have to try to put yourself in their "paws" and understand the way they feel when you get them home-- new unfamiliar house, new people, taken away from their mommy and only environment they knew all their little furry life thus far. They are pack animals and it is in their nature to want to be near you at bedtime etc, once they have that security of knowing you are always there for them and the pack leader as it may be, then you see a change and a confidence level in your little one. Love them, be patient, repetitive, loving and patient, and consistent, (oh yeah, did I say patient??? ) and it will get better! The more you invest and contribute to your human - canine relationship, the bigger reward in a loving, respectful, well trained, fun companion you will have. PS. Welcome to YT! and I notice you are in Minnetonka, I live in Chanhassen!
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08-09-2006, 06:31 PM | #14 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA
Posts: 975
| My sister had a puppy that cried as soon as she went into the crate...she also has birds and one night covered the crate with a sheet like she does the birds and the puppy stopped crying...Now everytime she's in her crate, she has to have the sheet on it...... |
08-09-2006, 06:37 PM | #15 |
Owned by 3 furbabies Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Reading, Pennsylvania
Posts: 2,546
| that is how my dixie sleeps too, if i dont cover her cage, she cries... as soon as i cover her she is quiet, do whatever works you need your sleep
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