Pure black Yorkie-poo
 

Hi,
I've had Pixie for 4 weeks now. I got her from a breeder at 6wks old....I know way too soon, but breeder would not keep her any longer. The minute I seen her I fell in love with her, so... I did everything I could to give her the best start she could have without her mother. Her father a yorkie was 4 lbs and mother a poodle(black) was 5lbs.
I've been feeding her soft food(wellness puppy), every 4 to 5 hours including in the night and I just started to introduce her to small kibble(hollistic select small breed and puppy formula), and now she is doing sooo well!! When I took her to the vet the day after I got her she was only 1.2lbs. At 9 weeks she was 2lbs. She gets her second shot tomorrow (10 wks). She has had maybe 3 accidents with the puppy training and that is all. I really think I got a smart and strong puppy.
This forum has helped me out in sooo many ways in the past month that I don't think Pixie would have been thriving the way she has without all the info I have gained through this site.
I have a Jack russell X with a Chuhuahua who is 10 yrs old and Pixie and Jack get along sooo well with one another. Of course the introductions were done slowly over a wks time. Now they play with one another several times a day and love each others company.
Pixie is being socialized very good. She is around children several times a week and even goes to a puppy-sitter when I have to go to work.
My husband and I are sooo in love with Pixie that even though she was taken from her mother too young we are glad that we have her. I just wish that the breeder would have kept her until she was 12 wks to give her the best chance at having a wonderful and healthy life.

Thanks everyone for all the information that has helped me take care of this little one from day one!!!

Any advice appreciated
 

Any advice on going forward in the care of Pixie is greatly appreciated!!

Congrats on your new baby. I'm so glad to hear YT was such a huge help to you. It's really nice to hear people taking the advice that everyone is offering. Sounds like you are a great mommy to your furbutts!! I hope you stick around and get to know everyone, we are like one big family!! Anyways welcome to YT!!

Ashley

Thanks!! My husband and I are trying to do everthing we can for this little one!!! She is just sooo special!

:wavey: Welcome to YT. Firstly I would like to comment on how gorgeous your new baby is and secondly I think the breeder should be ashamed of themself for taking the baby away from its Mum so soon. However, I know she has gone to a wonderful home with what I read. Well done. So cute. :)

Welcome to YT and congratulations on your new baby.

We have tried to do our best to replace Pixies mother. I fed her with a syringe and by hand for awile. Now she eats from a small bowl that I have to hold for her sometimes. I feed her at 6:30am, 11:30am, 4:30pm, 9:30pm, and 2:30am. Pixie eats about a tsp-tbsp of soft food at each sitting along with kibble available all day until 10pm. Don't know when to cut back feedings.

Mika is nearly 7mths now and I have made food available all the time to him. Unfortunately he is now 2lb over weight :eek: according to my vet. So I have cut down on his treats and I measure his food out now. I feed him in the morning and then at tea time. Its really hard because he is very greedy little man.:)

Pixie does not eat much kibble at all....I just leave it out because I'm worried about the hypoglycemia. The vet told me to feed her every 5 hours so that is what I've been doing. I've notice lately though that she is eating less than she had before. I just finished switching her soft food from hill a/d from the vet to wellness puppy soft food. I think she is needing less at feeding time because the wellness is more filling for her. I take her to the vet tomorrow for her 10 week shots so I'll see what he suggests for feeding times. Any of your suggestions would be great too.
I would eventually like her to eat more kibble though. I would guess she eats less than 1/4 of a cup a day.

Mika weights around 7.5lb. His Mum was 5.5lb and Dad was 4lb. So he is a big lad. I feed him Pedigree Small Dog Complete and they recommend 75g a day for his weight. Your vet is the best person to ask. They will weigh your baby tomorrow and I would go with what is the right amount for your babies weight. Let me know how you get on.:)

Oh...my...gosh! Super cute.

I almost got a Yorkiepoo before Belle, but the one I reserved didn't make it. They are such cuties.