Originally Posted by bchgirl (Post 1825491)

Wow! Can I have your husband? That is so sweet....although he may have had second thoughts about his plan...since you cried and cried the day before.

How are you trying to train her? Indoors on pads or outside?

I never trained either of mine on pads. For outside...I took them out hourly up until bedtime...and repeated the phrase go potty. When they did go...praise, praise, praise...a treat works well too...cheerios are a big hit. I did take mine out the same door to outside...eventually when they did tell me...they needed to go..it was this door they went to. Take her potty first thing in the morning, first thing after eating, after naps, and before bed. She made be able to hold it all night...or she may not...so a middle of the night break might be needed.

I would suggest a better quality food....such as royal canine, Innova, Canidae, Wellness. Some yorkies have a problem with itching with royal canine...mine do not. You can purchase those foods at Petsmart or other pet supply stores. I did not moisten mine but mine were both 3-4 weeks older than Belle when I got them.

At that chewing age....I gave mine bully sticks as treats. There are small training treats available from the makers of Kongs. You'll find those at pet stores too.

I never gave either of mine cottage cheese...so no help there.

Enjoy your new bundle of love!!!

Originally Posted by littlevane (Post 1825393)

Hello everybody, I was so happy to find a place to share info about yorkies.... So here is my story.

My husband and I were looking at this puppy sunday 2 weeks ago, really cute and playful, then we decided to think about getting her or not, then the next day I called the breeder to buy her and she told me that she sold the puppy. Great, I cried my eyes out thinking I lost her.
Next day my husband comes home and brings the mail for me with a pink and black cage with this baby inside. I was so happy to see her again and my husband said that he planed everything to surprise me...... Now it's Wednesday and we named her bella, she is really a good girl and also the crazy thing is that she was born on my birthday..... She is only 9 weeks old.

My questions are:
What is the best way to potty train her? I've read a lot about yorkies been difficult to train.
The breeder told me to give her purina puppychow mixed with can food 3 times a day.
What kind of treats are better to give her when she does something good.
Also I've seen a lot of comments about cottage c. is that too soon for 9 weeks?

Thank you to all of you and I hope that this forum helps me become the best mommy that I can be......:aimeeyork