New Baby Yorkie!

[linda]

Good Morning to All!
I'm new to this site. Yes, a first timer. I haven't been able to get on to yorkies direct, and I kept looking until I found you. We'll be getting a baby yorkie mid-October. She was born on August 27th. I've been hearing that the piddle-pads are a useful way to help house-break the little babies. I'm looking for all the info I could use. We have two other yorkies.Missy is 12years old, and we had received her from a kennel when she was 6 years old. She was only used for breeding. Now, she has a good life here in her home that she loves. Punkin was 5 years old when we had gotten her. She is now 8years. An older lady was trying to find a good home for her, and we welcomed her with open arms, and plenty of toys! We haven't had a puppy for a long time. I am hoping to be a regular on this site, and as I said before, I do need plenty of HELP! Our new baby will be called Lexi Lou. It's so hard being a Mommy-in-Waiting. Hope to talk later.
Thank You,
Linda

[Chrisann]

linda Hi. ..I have just joined too...It sounds like you are getting very excited by the prospect of the new arrival..!!! Having a new puppy is wonderful. We have gone through it 5 times...and it is always new every time..each pup is so different.

As for the pee pads. well I haven't used them...not sure if they were around when we last had a pup..(10 years ago now)...but as with everything house training is all about time and sheer dedication..as you know.

When we had our pups..from the start I virtually spent most of the first few days doing practically nothing but watching the pup..feeding him and walking around our patio area waiting for him to do the 'duties'. It seemed like I did nothing else for ages..bit it was worth it..they all soon learnt.With night time all our pups were caged in a special area in the kitchenette..with paper down for the night time accidents...and this caged area became somewhere to place the pup at regular intervals during the day. saying to him..''mummy is now doing some household chores..so it is time for you to stay in your pen.''As a result they soon leant that certain times of the day they were to be quiet and other times we used to go walkies and play. This method has never failed me at all. There will always be the 'accident' on the floor..or worse the carpet..but do try not to scald the pup too much...just take it outside speak sternly and firmly ...and if necessary close the door on the pup for a few minutes just to let it know you dissapprove.

I do hope everything goes well for you...Let us all know..

[Eyglo]

Hi Linda I just wanted to welcome you on the board, I am as new as well and everyone here is really friendly so you´re sure to get loads of help with your new baby

[fasteddie]

Welcome, ask away any questions you may have! Pee pee pads are great, you just need to spend a few weeks to train your puppy to use them.

Here's some threads I found on pee pee pads:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...hlight=pee+pad

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...hlight=pee+pad

[Maddie-Rudy-Mom]

Welcome to Yorkie Talk. A lot of great information and great people. Last year I lost my 17 year yorkie, Max had a great live. I have a 15 year chow-mix Lucky. Now I am blessed with two more yorkies Maddie 19 months and Rudy 9 months. It is a whole new game with puppies. Even Lucky looks at me sometimes like saying what have you brought home. They have made Lucky act like a puppy again. Your new puppy will bring you even great joy. ..............Cindy

[bettyeanne]

Good morning, Linda and welcome to YorkieTalk! We are so happy you found us! I know you are excited about getting your new baby in October! This time last year we were in that same position ... it's harder than waiting for a baby to be born! You know that they are already born, growing and you just don't want to miss a second of their little life! Our Toto was 16 wks. before we could bring her home and I honestly don't believe I could've lived if I had to wait another second! We read every piece of information we could find. We were "drilled" by the breeder [she only breeds purebred show dogs and is very, very particular about placement of the babies that she will part with! ] we met the vet and in looking back I appreciate all that we went through to get Toto! They didn't know us or anything about us other than the fact that we wanted one of those babies regardless of the cost or all the attention that she would require! I don't think we even realized that our life would revolve around her ... we take her comfort and happiness into consideration in every decision we make. She is a delight! Not to mention she has the sweetest personality ... which has brought about extensive spoiling! We stay in touch with our breeder and when she called this week and she said "I see I have no need to worry about this baby" I felt like I had graduated from college!!! She is 14 months now and weighs 4 lbs. We started training her to the wee wee pad as soon as we got her home and it was one of the smartest things we have done for her!
How lucky Missy and Punkin are to have you!! The rescue of an animal, for whatever reason, is the most admirable thing anyone can do! You will have a houseful when little Lexi Lou gets there!! What fun!!! Please keep us updated and post pics of all your babies!!

[robandkelly13]

Puppy pads are great but when we trained our yorkie to go on the pad she would tear it up, I guess she was trying to bury it, anyway it made a huge mess. So I tied a bell on the door everytime she messed in the floor (I mean pad) I would tell her no walk her to the door and make her ring the bell. After about 2 weeks of this she caught on. I think it is a very good way of communication with your dog. Then one day I came home and the bell was laying in the floor next to a puddle of pee, she was hiding behind the couch scared to death because she new she had done wrong. I couldn't blame her for it, I was gone to long. Poor Thing she is so sweet.