Gizmo doesn't bark???
 

I finally got my new baby boy on Saturday, and I love him so much already!!! He is only 14 weeks old and his name is Gizmo, but he doesn't bark at all....i have been getting a little nervous. I mean he makes noises....like he whines about everything....and when he yawn (which is the cutest thing in the world) he makes a noise right before he is finished his good yawn. I was just wandering if this is normal, or if there is something wrong with him. I mean he is still a baby....but I thought they r born knowing how to bark?!?! I also know he is not deaf b/c when we play with his squeaky bone toy....he loves it when we make the bone squeak....thats when he plays with it!!! :animal36


I have another question....now I know that potty training a baby yorkie is next to impossible.....but I know there are potty trained yorkies out there!!! I just don't knwo how I am supposed to potty train Gizmo??? We bought some puppy training pads for him to go on.....but he never decides to actually relieve himself on them.....to add insult to injury....he normally goes right beside the training pad!! Which is both annoying as well as cute!!! We have a whistle that we blow wen he goes on the floor....just to distract him from continuing on the floor so we can pick him up and take him to the pad. We then make him sit on the pad for a while and after he is finished sitting on the pad we soak up some of his pee with the pad and let him sniff it....so he knows to go on the pad......I was wondering if we are on the right track with this potty training thing....or if there are different or better ideas about it. Thank very much.

A new baby! Aren't they fabulous?

You may just have a non-barker! I hope he has one :) He may begin to use it when he's more settled. My Trixie was a bit scared when I first brought her home...she barks ... or should I say shrieks. Perhaps count your blessings on this one :)

I used the pee pad and crate. Trixie hit the pad sometimes, and had many mistakes. She is now 5 mos. and is doing so much better (thank goodness). Just be persistant and try to "catch" her and respond with a kind, yet stern "no". Then take her outside (or on the pee pad). When I began using the crate a bit more steady (I really wanted her out playing with us all the time, as I'm sure you do too), and taking her directly outside from her crate, she really made better progress.

Good luck!

My Rusty didn't bark as a pup.. The first time he did, I had to shout and let everyone know LOL! I also taught him to bark as a trick, so that no-bark could be taught...for the middle of the night you know.

As far as training, he was not hard. It took him 2 weeks tops. We started by having pads down in 3 places so he was always within near reach to a pad and I bought some of that stuff in a bottle to help him find the pads........no problem. We also took him very frequently, maybe once every 3o minutes so he learned what we wanted...

As he grew bigger I eliminated the extra pads one by one until there was one. He then decided he would rather use the outdoor facilities, so he does, and very, very, very rarely does he ever use the inside pad anymore.

You want barking? I'll trade you Tink! She found her barker the second day I had her! She has one stuck in each fur pocket just in case she loses one! LOL

Oh, I almost forgot...Yorkies are very clean and dainty which is probably why your baby uses the side of the pad...you see, someone else has already used that pad to his way of thinking (you know the smell built in?) so your baby is using a little leftover inch of the pad that hasn't been used............

In my experience, most Yorkies will not naturally eliminate like other dogs will in the same spot and you will spend more on pads than you ever dreamed possible.......... brands of pads matter too... one may work better than another for your baby........ Just saying.....

I would spray the edges with the bottle stuff making the center of the pad cleaner or try changing brands.

My little chihuahua, Bitsy, didn't bark until she was 7 months old!! And now she won't stop!! Yip Yip:animal36 She made this adorable chirping sound like a little birdie! Hopefully yours will be a quiet one!!:)

Thank you for all the good suggestions....I will definitely try all the training tips....I think I need to go out and buy some of the spray for the pads....I thought that using his own urine would suffice...but i guess I was wrong.......About the barking thing...I guess I am going to count my blessings, and enjoy my non-barking puppy!!!!

My 6 month old shrieks too!!! It sends me out of my mind.
I want one of those non-barking yorkies:p

Yes, Trixie will be asleep in my lap in the "Mommy quiet time" of the evening, hear my daughters come down the stairs and in a second, will let out a bark/shriek that will give us a heart attack! She barks at the strangest things. We're still working on the "no bark" command, but she's also only 5 mos!:)

Neither Chipper or Snowboy barked until about 6 mo. Chipper still doesn't bark much, but the Pommie.......well, let's just say he is a Pommie.:D

I just wear earmuffs! Looks a bit funny in 95 degree hot florida summers but, muffles the yaps! ;)

Bella didnt bark until she was about 7 months. The first time she did she looked around like "did i make that noise?" She still doesnt bark that much.

Be careful what you wish for. Bubba barked when we got him. Sissy didn't bark for weeks and now when she barks we really pay attention-it is like someone is killing her it's so high pitched.

LOL I said the samething when I got Buddy at 14 1/2 wks.
Lucky me he does not bark! Right, give him another month or two.
When he finds out he can you will be training him not too:p

Yorkies are not impossible to train. Buddy was trained by 5-5 1/2 mos
and has never had an accident. He is 4yrs old now.
I crate trained him. It took persistence but in a month he was completely
house broken.

Good luck,

Jezebel did not start barking until she was about 4 months old. I was a little worried she would never bark. The strange thing is, she only barks to get her way, like when I go in a room and shut the door without her, or she wants to get on the couch with me.
I have never used pads with her. She is 6 moths old and has not pee-peed inside in over a month. The pooing is different, she has a poo accident about once a week. I'm hoping she will soon do both outside.

Count your blessings. He will find his voice soon enough :) On the potty training, the spray helped Lucy, but then I switched over the the scented pads and that's what really did the trick for her! As another poster said, Lucy won't go on a pad that already has pee on it so the scented pads worked well for her.

Welcome to YT :)

Callie didnt bark until she was 7 months old and she still dosent bark that much except when I leave to go to my moms for a few hours or sometimes if she sees a bird out the window that is very interseting lol but if she barks we usally figure something is wrong because she dosent do it often and we all run to see what it is lol.

He is young give him a few month and he will be barking more than enough for you I promise. Mine didnt bark at that age and now they bark their fool head off. Youll be wishing he never learned how:)

We got Tatum when she was 12 weeks old and I didn't even think that she COULD bark. It was actually months before I ever heard her bark. She is almost a year and 1/2 old now and she still hardly EVER barks...only when something really startles her. Her bark is very tiny and her little voice sounds raspy...lol, it's just the cutest thing. She definitely isn't a barker though. All she does is whine whine whine and cry cry cry...like a baby puppy would do. In fact, she still sounds exactly like she did at 12 weeks when we brought her home :)

Now my other Yorkie (he is a male) is MY BARKER :rolleyes: As my hubby always says, he is very vocal :D LOL :p

Mine started barking at about 4 months, I was a bit freaked out when he first barked I was like...what is that...Hope you dont have a barker, then you could name it bob, haha bad joke. Well with the pads I don't know because I was happy that mine magically loves to pee on the pad. He doesnt like to pee on the cold floor, which worked out for both of us, the only thing is that he completely destroyed the paper pads, so I had to buy the cloth ones and wash them, but anything for our little fur babies!

Update
 

Hey Everyone,

Thanks for all of ur tips and reassurances. Well Gizmo has started barking! lol so i got what I wished for he is still not a noisy dog by any means but when he is really excited he barks like twice and its the cutest thing ever! He is going to get his first haircut tomorrow, wish us luck!

Lexie didn't bark until she was 4 months and we got Tucker. He taught her how. Now she's the loudest little thing you've ever heard!

Give him time he will and youll be wishing he never did.

Ittybit didn't bark for a long time...she still doesn't much just mainly when someone knocks on the door and then just 2 or 3 times to let me know someone is there. Its odd tho cause her bark is kind of deep and really loud lol she only 5 lbs so it sounds funny. Not the little dainty bark/yip you would expect.


As far a training..well she was stubborn about it. I would catch her and carry her to her pad. This went on for a month..untill one night i saw her squat down..and i just said I give up. The next day she just started goin on the pads and has for over 2 years now lol. I think she was testing me haha. Shes like that..she does some tricks BUT she will only do them if she sees that you have a treat for her.

Maybe he will bark in afew days or weeks... and otherwise you just have a quiet one hahah :) No worries..

For the potty training,. every time when he wakes up or have been playing put him or on the potty pads or outside, whatever you prefer..
If he is just laying down and plays and walks away to the kitch or whatever.. please pick him up and put him on the pad or outside..
If he does it outside his pad or in the house where he is not allowed.. ignore it in the first place.. when he does it on the pad or outside.. praise him very well !!!! So cheeer with a nice voice and give him a treat.
So everytime he does it right give him a reward.. its very important..
After a few weeks when he still have accidents in thw house and you caught him doing it.. just say NO and put him or on the pad or outside.. :)
You will see it will work. it takes alot of time in the beginning, but its so much better when he knows where to go :)

Good luck Priscilla and Snickers
p.s Snickers is 95% potty trained he does everything outside when we go for a walk ,.. :) he is doing really good ! and he is 5 months..

Oh boy I agree with that. Odie invents things to bark at all the time. LOL:animal-pa

My little Derby was the same way when I first got him. He didn't make a sound. Once he got adjusted to his surroundings he let his little voice be heard....he only barks/chirps like a bird (LOL!) when he is playing with another dog or kitty or if he hears someone coming to the door. I live by myself so I appreciate my little puppy alarm.

I'm so glad to hear that someone else's yorkie makes funny bird noises. I think it is so adorable.:animal36