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Getting another yorkie O.K. I have 5 yorkies. one that is inside with me and 4 is in my kennel. I want to get another one that can stay inside with me. Out of my 5 yorkies, I have had one litter which was only 1 puppy. My other females have not had a heat yet. My question is would it be stupid to get another one or should I wait to see what happens with the ones I already have. I have done plenty of research and have a breeder that I call all the time that is very helpful. I want to breed but nothing has happened yet. My female that is inside with me is the love of my life and she feels the same about me. I love the ones I keep in the kennel but they have not been raised inside and they seem to get along great the way they are. They spend time in the house every week when I groom and bathe them but are not housebroken and always have accidents so I think it would be too late to try and train one now. Any thoughts? |
I would try to train them... It is never to late for that. It might take a little longer then a puppy but it will work. |
I agree with the above poster. Love and patience works wonders. You need to think that your breeding yorkies won't be breeding for the rest of their lives and if you don't make them pet quality what is going to become of them once those days are over? The more you put into them now the better quality of life they will have later on in thier life. |
I agree...Train them for the house and bring them all in. |
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I agree to some point. I don't agree on having 5 dogs in my house but I do think that I should bring one or 2 in. I have one that does not get along with the female in the house. She wants to fight her. Not all yorkies get along. They will kill each other if not watched closely. |
You are right. I believe that the 2 boys will be the hardest. Any suggestions? |
I just think that all dogs belong in the house...Espeically tiny little yorkies. My mothers family thinks that dogs belong outside..Whats the joy of having them if you cant wake up with them in the morning and get yorkie kisses...then again, I have never been a breeder and I have only had them for pets. I understand that you dont want them to hurt each other if they dont get along. |
I completely agree with everyone else, that you should try and housebreak them. But why weren't they housebroken in the first place? I don't think it would be right to bring another yorkie home when you already have 4 others in the kennel. I don't really think that they are kennel type dogs to begin with. |
I have 10 yorkies, and every one of them lives in my house with us. I do have one that always wants to fight, but I just keep her away from the ones she wants to fight. I show some of mine, and some are pets only, but they are all family. |
Most breeders keep their dogs in kennels. My has heat and air and pet doors to go outside whenever they want. And as I said before they do come inside from time to time. I wouldn't mind having them in my house but my husband would throw a fit. And as all of you well know, yorkies are not the easiest dogs to housetrain. But I am going to take your advice and try it. I think I will do one at a time. I wonder how long that will take. |
:) You must have a really big house. |
O.K. I am going to try it. Any suggestions on how? It is hard to watch all of them at one time. I had all of them in yesterday and had them gated in my dining room. They weren't in there an hour and there was 3 puddles in there. So what do I do? |
Mine are still puppies and we are having a hard time housetraining, but I need to give it a lot more time...However, I am going to get them belly bands for when they are at my mothers or sisters...I certainly dont want them peeing in their house...Maybe that would work while you are trying to train them to be house dogs... Tell your husband that the YT goup said he better move on over cuz 5 more yorkies are coming in...... |
Baron Maybe I need to let you talk to my husband. I am trying to talk him into letting me get another one and he isnt budging...And he loves Diesel and Daisy just as much as me... |
I love that about telling my husband. Where can you get bellybands and do they have anything for girls. I have one that marks just like a boy. |
do a search on google...im sure there are lot of people on this board that can tell you exactly where to go..i need to do some research on them as well... |
I just found this on another thread Belly band are for boys. The girl version is the doggy underware/diaper. See picture: http://www.doctordog.com/merchant2/...ategory_Code=DS You can find these at your local petstore. |
Crate training is working for me right now.. I leave him in it when i cant watch him and as soon as I take him out I take him outside. |
I agree with everyone else I would train the ones you have. Try crate training. Theres alot written on this site about it. |
I get my belly bands from Rena at Barkindogclothes.com. They're the least expensive ones I can find. Good luck!!! |
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I wondered that about breeders. What breeders do you know that don't keep their dogs in the house? I think most of the breeders on here keep there's in the house and they are pets. I am not judging you for it because I am one who feels that most dogs who are raised by a breeder are better off than 90% of the dogs owned by the typical family in this country who keep their dogs outside or whatever, and you sound like your facility is quite nice, but we just worry about the socialization aspect and the fact that yorkies, by nature, crave human contact and attention. |
I agree with SoCalYorkieLover (which kinda scares me!) Just kidding Kim! ;) |
I did not get all my dogs at one time, but over a 78 year period, so I was only training 1 or 2 at a time. I have found using a crate at night, and during the day when I can not watch them all the time they are put into pens that are lined with piddle pads. I do let them out every couple of hours when I am home, but when I am working, they stay in pens with the piddle pads. I can't expect them to go 10 hours without going to the bathroom when I am at work, I can't go that long, so I don't expect them to either. When I am home I very seldom find any messes in the pens because they are let out regulary during the day. |
If you would like me to send the housebreaking info I send home with my puppy adopters you can pm me. I have 10 yorkies, two labrador retrievers, a great dane, a cat and three teenagers in my house and the entire first floor is 24 x 26. Please bring your yorkies inside. |
I completely agree with everyone else, that you should try and housebreak them. But why weren't they housebroken in the first place? I don't think it would be right to bring another yorkie home when you already have 4 others in the kennel.. Give the little ones some love and care and a little time and that leaste the chance. A little time and you will not beable to tell the differents in them :D |
You can always teach a dog something new if you are willing to take the time to do it, and the patience. Most toy dogs don't do well being away from the family, they are companion dogs, and crave contact with their humans. Even if they are breeding dogs, we keep them inside with us. I only breed when I need a new show pup to take into the ring, then I usually sell whatever I don't feel is ringworthy. |
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