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EmrldShdwQueen · 03-09-2008, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

i think when you get so many that you can't give them the daily care, brushing and etc that they require, it is too many. That will differ for everyone. I have six adults and babies on the way and it is a real chore sometimes.

Well said. Everyone is different.

flutterby · 03-09-2008, 10:56 AM

I have 4 (just added #4 Friday)... If I'm considering the possibility of another one, I always wait until the last one added is 100% pee pad trained..

My schedule basically consists of intense grooming/bathing and cleaning up on Sundays.. litterbox, bathing/grooming, swiffering/vaccuming the floors, nail clipping, hair trimming (pads, paws, ears, etc).. All on Sundays...

Throughout the week I brush them at night and in the mornings.. I don't think having four is too much... Bf wants his own baby girl (everyone is a mama's baby) but I don't foresee that happening quite yet! lol

Kelz · 03-09-2008, 11:23 AM

i've got 5.. haha i think that is the limit. i don't know if i could handle anymore.. but 4 is no problem!

4doggiemama · 03-09-2008, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by My Baby- Jazzi

I see such beautiful and too cute Yorkies on YT, and have to have a serious reality talk to not run out and buy another one.

Yep, I have to slap myself into reality every time I go onto YT. Too many cute darling Yorkies.

Want another one but I KNOW that is not sensible.

AprilLove · 03-09-2008, 12:48 PM

Personal opiniion is: too many is how ever many you cannot financially care for and how ever many you cannot give equal love, care and attention to. So whatever that number is, depends on your circumstances.

flutterby · 03-09-2008, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AprilLove

Personal opiniion is: too many is how ever many you cannot financially care for and how ever many you cannot give equal love, care and attention to. So whatever that number is, depends on your circumstances.

Thats the most important...

yorkiecrazy · 03-09-2008, 01:17 PM

I don't think 4 is too many at all, if it's not a problem for you to give all the love and care for all of them. I would go for it.

HallTx1203 · 03-09-2008, 01:30 PM

It sounds like 4 is not to many for your household....

I have my two boys and am keeping my daughters two girls while she is in the hospital....She will be there hopefully 10 -12 weeks.....It was really hard at first...But the girls are adjusting and fitting into our routine beautifully...So four is working out okay here....

Joyce

Bellepoupee · 03-09-2008, 01:56 PM

I don't think 4 is too many has long you can take care of them - I have only one .... plus a germand sheppard, a sitzu and an African gray and a Senegal parrot.... there are more animals in my house then human!!!

Jaya and Jenna · 03-09-2008, 02:42 PM

I have two yorkies, but i would like another one.

However, we wont get one until we move - but that is only if we get a house. If we end up sticking to a condo, then we'll just keep the two.

I think it all depends on your situation. Do you feel 'harried' ....ie. like you dont have enough time with them, or if you are running around for them too much? If there is any discomfort or stress, then you are probably at your limit. The fact that your daughter is saying you have too many probably means that she sees some sort of stress somewhere and is therefore commenting that you have too many. Though, she could also be sayiing that because having so many is not a 'common' thing.

You just have to see if you have it within your means to fulfill the needs of another yorkie. Though, i once heard that once you have three, the fourth, or fifth goes unnoticeable.. but thats just something i've heard........

yougetthesmiles · 03-09-2008, 03:31 PM

I was in your shoes not to long ago! Rocky and Baby had a litter of 3. I fell in love with one of the males and I just could not part with him. So I ended up keeping him and now I have 4. I will admit that times I wonder if I made the right decision. I love all 4 of my fur babies so much and could not imagine not having them.
We love to go camping and I just have no idea how I'm going to manage with all 4 this summer!

spoiledgirls · 03-09-2008, 03:50 PM

I don't think 4 is to many. I have 2 right now and would love to have another Yorkie.

mdcote · 03-09-2008, 04:00 PM

I have 3 and about to have 4. Our county limit for pets is 3 and will need to get a private kennel license to be legal. Has anyone else done this?

cathy1811 · 03-09-2008, 05:33 PM

i have 4 yorkies ans 1 rottie and im loving every minute of it!still trying to figure out who will babysit when we take a vaca ti ddisney???maybe my mothe in law or uncle::

03-09-2008, 10:56 AM	#17
flutterby YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 402	I have 4 (just added #4 Friday)... If I'm considering the possibility of another one, I always wait until the last one added is 100% pee pad trained.. My schedule basically consists of intense grooming/bathing and cleaning up on Sundays.. litterbox, bathing/grooming, swiffering/vaccuming the floors, nail clipping, hair trimming (pads, paws, ears, etc).. All on Sundays... Throughout the week I brush them at night and in the mornings.. I don't think having four is too much... Bf wants his own baby girl (everyone is a mama's baby) but I don't foresee that happening quite yet! lol __________________ Kenya - Mommy to Brooklynn , Bailey , Bella (biewer), and Peyton

03-09-2008, 11:23 AM	#18
Kelz YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Yukon, ok Posts: 2,885	i've got 5.. haha i think that is the limit. i don't know if i could handle anymore.. but 4 is no problem! __________________ Kelly- momma to Parker, Star,Zoe, & Kegan.. RIP Silly Lily OK Yorkie Rescue - http://okyorkierescue.org

03-09-2008, 12:48 PM	#20
AprilLove My Three Hearts Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wrapped around their paws :-) Posts: 7,190	Personal opiniion is: too many is how ever many you cannot financially care for and how ever many you cannot give equal love, care and attention to. So whatever that number is, depends on your circumstances. __________________ MaryKay AprilLove Wubs Moosie R.I.P. Bailey & BitsyRoo

03-09-2008, 01:17 PM	#22
yorkiecrazy Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston area Posts: 2,672	I don't think 4 is too many at all, if it's not a problem for you to give all the love and care for all of them. I would go for it. __________________ Jamie - Gracie's Katie's and Chloe's mom : Gracie 11-12-99 11-1-2012

03-09-2008, 01:30 PM	#23
HallTx1203 Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: CENTRAL TEXAS Posts: 1,867	It sounds like 4 is not to many for your household.... I have my two boys and am keeping my daughters two girls while she is in the hospital....She will be there hopefully 10 -12 weeks.....It was really hard at first...But the girls are adjusting and fitting into our routine beautifully...So four is working out okay here.... Joyce __________________ Joyce and Shelby

03-09-2008, 01:56 PM	#24
Bellepoupee Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: St-Hubert, Quebec, Canada Posts: 153	I don't think 4 is too many has long you can take care of them - I have only one .... plus a germand sheppard, a sitzu and an African gray and a Senegal parrot.... there are more animals in my house then human!!! __________________ Christine and Logan

03-09-2008, 02:42 PM	#25
Jaya and Jenna YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 781	I have two yorkies, but i would like another one. However, we wont get one until we move - but that is only if we get a house. If we end up sticking to a condo, then we'll just keep the two. I think it all depends on your situation. Do you feel 'harried' ....ie. like you dont have enough time with them, or if you are running around for them too much? If there is any discomfort or stress, then you are probably at your limit. The fact that your daughter is saying you have too many probably means that she sees some sort of stress somewhere and is therefore commenting that you have too many. Though, she could also be sayiing that because having so many is not a 'common' thing. You just have to see if you have it within your means to fulfill the needs of another yorkie. Though, i once heard that once you have three, the fourth, or fifth goes unnoticeable.. but thats just something i've heard........

03-09-2008, 03:31 PM	#26
yougetthesmiles BANNED FOR NOT MAILING PRODUCTS PURCHASED Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,295 Blog Entries: 3	I was in your shoes not to long ago! Rocky and Baby had a litter of 3. I fell in love with one of the males and I just could not part with him. So I ended up keeping him and now I have 4. I will admit that times I wonder if I made the right decision. I love all 4 of my fur babies so much and could not imagine not having them. We love to go camping and I just have no idea how I'm going to manage with all 4 this summer!

03-09-2008, 03:50 PM	#27
spoiledgirls Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 724	I don't think 4 is to many. I have 2 right now and would love to have another Yorkie. __________________ Yorkies are like potato chips, you can never have just one! Amy , Breanna and Gracie , Sasha , Jasmine , Gretchen, and Izzy Proud member of Petite Pups Unite, and the YAP club Join YAP Here!

03-09-2008, 04:00 PM	#28
mdcote YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Snohomish, WA Posts: 256	I have 3 and about to have 4. Our county limit for pets is 3 and will need to get a private kennel license to be legal. Has anyone else done this? __________________ Maria - "Tika, Bindi, Bijou, Aidan, & Addison's Mommy"

03-09-2008, 05:33 PM	#29
cathy1811 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: lake worth fl Posts: 207	i have 4 yorkies ans 1 rottie and im loving every minute of it!still trying to figure out who will babysit when we take a vaca ti ddisney???maybe my mothe in law or uncle:: __________________ tinkerbell, coqui, macho & taina's mommy