Is a yorkie right for me?
 

Is this post serious? I took the advice request as such at first, but now I wonder?

What?

Whoa buddy! You're gonna offend a lot of people with that comment! Take a walk down to the training section and look through all the threads on potty training. Yes, it helps to be 100% consistent, and they are smart dogs. Very smart and very stubborn. There is a chance your puppy could be pad trained in a week, or you could get one that just doesn't get it. It's a chance, and people are making you aware of the chance and you are acting like it couldn't possibly happen to you!

You have already made your decision and if you truly feel like it is 100% the right decision you should stop defending that decision and start really researching the breed and finding a good breeder. Many good breeders have extensive waiting lists and only one or two litters per year so it is extremely important you start researching reputable breeders as well as the congenital health issues Yorkies are incredibly prone to.

Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to offend anyone. O_O Looking back that did seem a little mean, lol.

I guess I'm stubborn too! Usually when I commit to things, I go full force, which is why I didn't understand how it wouldn't be successful. I should know by now after reading all theses posts and Yorkie guides that some take forever to be potty trained no matter how hard you try. I just hope mine will be more compliant, though I shouldn't go in expecting that.

And I haven't made my decision. If they really bark too loud and too much and the lease really won't allow for them then I simply can't get one.

lol, so it's not just us?
The carpet in two bedrooms, the hallway and the living room is now gone.
It has been replaced with moppable floor because it gets to the point where you just don't want to give carpet another try and it is impossible to get clean.

Even though I would call Jackson 99% potty trained and I'm 100% positive he KNOWS where to go... he STILL at over 8 months old will go run to the upstairs and pee and/or poop. I just will never understand it. I know he knows, that's the thing. I was VERY diligent with him too. He's strictly outdoor trained since day one. I live w/ my mom & step-dad and I have a "section" with a door in the house with my bedroom, and bathroom and living space. He's 100% potty trained back there but when he gets to the other side of the house... pee/poop he goes! Don't understand it all!

This really stuck out at me. All you are going to need is one person to complain before management is going to be forced to take action. Maybe you'll be lucky and they'll give you some lee-way. Most likely? (Like in every apartment complex I've worked in) You'll get a cease notice, and non-compliance will mean you'll be evicted. (Which is serious, not only because you may had penalties/be held to the end of the lease but it will also go on your record - possibly meaning you'll be denied housing somewhere else. Every complex I've been a leasing agent at has said eviction = rejected applicant.)

If one of your neighbors does complain (which is likely to happen at some point since your neighbors will most likely change eventually) what is going to happen to your dog? Are you going to sell him/her? Drop off at a shelter?

I'm pretty sure most of us all hope our dogs won't be barkers, but there are no guarantees. Sometimes you can help quiet them, sometimes you cannot... but doing this somewhere when your lease states that you cannot have dogs really isn't something I'd recommend.

I do not mean to be overly harsh - but I worked as a leasing agent at a complex where many people had dogs when it was not allowed. We passed a blind eye a lot, but if we got a complaint we had to peruse it. Doesn't matter how nice of tenant you are or how much they like you or how many other people have dogs or do things that break the outlines of the lease. You get "caught," you have to face the penalties, and you won't be the only person suffering from it.

Yes, I know, we have already talked about that at least 10 times. :p I'm going to talk to the leasing manager again.

My only suggestion, which you know, is confirm again with landlord. You seem responsible and it shows that you care that you came to this forum in the 1st place. I think your schedule is just fine for a puppy. I am home less than that and so is anyone with a full-time job. And you will not be in school during the 1st two months you have the dog, which is great.

My suggestion is spend money on a good food.

Yes, but what you don't seem to get is this:

What the lease says is what matters, its a BINDING CONTRACT.

What the manager says doesn't mean a dime. When you're standing in front of a judge facing eviction the ONLY thing he or she will look at is that lease. What you say the manager or anyone else says won't mean a thing. That will be your word and none of it will mean anything.

What the contract says DOES.

That judge isn't going to care how many times the manager said it was ok, and the only thing that will result is you loosing your dog and having to pay not only court fees but lawyer fees to whatever complex you're renting as well. I know college students have issues really grasping the concept of leases and how binding they are and how much they matter... but this is a situation where more then just you and your housing history would potentially sit in the balance.

Seriously. You are talking about an absolute worst case scenario. I asked them if anyone has ever been evicted for having a dog and they said no, "we are chill about that stuff." It got to the point where they were getting annoyed with how I was questioning them.

This isn't the real world, it's college. They're not going to take a college student to court for having a dog. The worst they would do is say to take it home, but again, I wouldn't put the dog in that possible position. If they have said that it's OKAY, the leasing MANAGER, who makes all the decisions, then yes, I would consider that reliable that the dog is safe.

But like I said, I'll triple check.

I love this mentality. I really do hope you won't be like the 10 college students I had to evict who though the same thing. For exactly the same reasons.

Hate to break it to you, but college is in fact the real world with real consequences. "College" apartment complex or not. Hope you and your dog never have to face it, but it is reality.

It's your reality, at your specific apartment complex. You can't say the way your apartment complex works is the same as mine will work or make blanket generalities that all apartment complexes run the same way. The people in-charge and who make the decisions at my complex specifically said twice, to the point of being annoyed, that you can have dogs. I'm sure there are a lot of rules on the books that they choose not to follow, perhaps because it doesn't matter or because they are outdated.

But like I said, I will triple check and make them more mad. :)

I am 100% consistent with my TWO YEAR OLD YORKIE. It doesn't matter how hard you try. With this breed there just isn't guarantees. You either get one that will get the hand of it and stick to it, or you'll get one who gets the hang of it and has accidents, like mine. Or you just get one who doesn't get it, plain and simple.

Now excuse me but when you said your living in a DORM ROOM, one would think you ment a DORM ROOM, not a WHOLE apartment.

Again I bet your alarm clock is one thing, I've never heard of someone complaining about that, comparing your alarm clock to a yorkie is two different things. Like I said my yorkie will be in my living room and I will be in the parking lot in the back of my apartment and hear her bark.

My landlord doesn't care about dogs and neither do the people in my building since they have dogs as well. Of course my dog isn't a barker, because she came from an abused home so it is a different situation. Like I had mentioned my moms is totally different and barks non stop in a town house which is more bigger then an apartment and people find it offensive. As well as my moms dog who has accidents every single day in the house and she is 10 months old.

You seem a little bit immature the way you are handling the advice and opinions people are sharing with you. You asked if this was the right kind of dog for you, people are telling you their opinions, hardships and advice to help you make a decision but you seem to fight and have a smart remark for everything.

I think shihtzu are way less girly then a yorkie, not to make this a debate but alot of people who own shihtzus have the shave look that you want.

I'm not 100% if I got this right but I believe I read somewhere in one of your earlier posts about you having an issue with paying for one that was more then 200 dollars or something along those lines, but if money isn't an issue you shouldnt have a problem paying 1000-2000 for a yorkie then.


I have legal backround and if your going to sign a contract that states NO PETS ALLOWED, and the manager tells you it's alright on the D.L well it doesn't matter what they tell you, you signed a legal contract stating no pets allowed and it will be move out or get rid of your dog, which I see happen WAY TOO OFTEN.

Sorry, but this is where you lost me. I won't even reply to your to your responses to my original post except to say I stand by my statements.

I hope you find a "perfect puppy" and I hope it performs perfectly for you. You say your primary concern now is where to find a breeder. Try the show ring, that's where you will find the most perfect and it's a good thing money is not an issue because you are going to need plenty.

I'm truly sorry if this sounds harsh but you ask a question then argue with really sound advice from experienced pet owners and I'm not speaking of my own. YT is a great place for help, advice, information and camaraderie. We are serious about our Yorkies and other pets as well. We all think our babies are perfect, it is called love. Good luck.