Sign of Trouble?? or just scared
 

I have a 7 week old yorkie -- in love already and the past week has been a week full of love!!!! (and only one sleepless night:)

Yesterday a friend came over (sigh...without calling) to visit our new baby and brought his 12 week old retriever (cute BIG furball!)..... anyway all was well for about 15 minutes until the retriever finally got his giant tongue on Buster's face and Buster let out the biggest growl and snapped at him.

Buster has been chasing around our labador and cat all week - with no problems -- all has gone wonderful.

Is this little outburst anything to worry about??? or was he just scared? I really want to bring this little guy up well - and be well adjusted. Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!

Might want to post this in the training section. Maybe he was just sick of having a huge face in his personal space.:rolleyes:

Woah, you got him at 6 weeks old?! That's incredibly young!

Welcome to YT! I'm sorry I don't have any advice for you. You should post your question in the Training forum where there are lots of knowledgable members. Also, congratulations on your new baby - I'm glad to hear everything is going so well. We'd love to see pictures!

Your puppy has not started or finished puppy shots yet. You should not expose this baby to any other animial or on trips until 10 days after his last series of shots.

Before you harshly judge... you should know the story - which was not what my post was about. Yes, ideally 12 weeks would be ideal and it WAS NOT a petstore. Long story short - the mother became ill and the puppies had to go somewhere.

I am not a first time dog owner and have had a couple of long life best friends throughout the years. I hope you do not judge everybody that quickly nor does this forum. Kind of a cold welcome to this forum.

Welcome to yt. I'm sure it wasn't meant in a mean way just out of concern for your pup.

Advice on this forum is very very good and sometimes we hear things we don't want to but most times they are true. Hope you get the advice you need.:D

manolos mom - thank you for that advice. I guess that is why I joined this forum was for advice and have been busy reading. I really don't want to be feel attacked - :(

Perhaps Buster thought the retriever was going to hurt him, I don't think its anything to worry about at this stage . Hes a puppy and playing.

Hi there and Welcome to YT ! Totally understandable ! you do not need to feel attacked . So sorry that some have come accross so harsh . Some YTe'rs do have strong opinions and express themselves in a not so nice way on here at times. Try not to take it personally.
I am glad that you know what your doing and have owned dogs for a long time. You posted because to me it looks like you have the best intentions in mind for your new, precious baby. Congradulations for bringing Buster into your home.
Buster may have felt threatend by a bigger puppy , and had enough. That was his way of telling the puppy to back off, and leave me alone. He does not have too many defenses at this age, and this needs to be respected.
Since he is a very young puppy it is very important to wait until Buster has recieved all his vaccines before exposing him to other dogs or cats. Especially other puppies who probally have not been fully vaccinated. Buster should also not be going outside either, or visiting other people's homes right now. He is too young and vulnerable to illnessess. It is better to wait until he is older and fully vaccinated , then you can start to socialize him with other animals.

I was at a training session with my Yorkie who was really sweet and never had a problem with other dogs, but this one dog came over and was very pushy. My dog did the same thing and I corrected him. The trainer came over to me and told I was wrong to correct him. She said that the other dog needed to learn manners and to respect other dog's space.:aimeeyork:aimeeyork:aimeeyork

He is frightened by the size of the other puppy. None of mine like big dog puppies. You'll need to carefully supervise them at all times simply due to the lab's size he can hurt your yorkie.

I dont think my statement was attacking anyone, sorry you feel that way.

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Oh, I don't think she was referring to you at all. I think she meant someone who'd posted before you did. Your response was not mean in any way.

What did I do?:confused::confused:

i don't think it was you

You didn't do anything? :confused:

Think she was referring to this post:

Sorry you felt attacked!

Either way, you've got the puppy now, so nothing we can do about the age thing!

Let him know that acting that way towards other dogs is not OK early on. Tell him No! when he acts that way and show him the correct way to be. Treat him when he behaves properly!

To Manolo's Mom, You did nothing wrong. Mr Stelting is the one who attacked Alliepoop and who owes her an abject apology. Mr Stelting obviously has stonger opinions than he has good sense. Of all the posts I've seen on this site the only thing these Yorkie owners are guilty of is loving their furbabys more than they love themselves,which is fine with me cause that's the way I feel about Annie Grace. Thanks for letting me rant.

And this is the reason so many "newbies" don't return here...Not EVERYBODY is 100% knowledgeable about this breed...that is the reason we are here....ALL OF US! Those of us who have researched the breed KNOW they shouldn't leave Mom until A LEAST 12 wks old....However, in this case the Mom was sick...When I bought my first one I didn't know about the age thing either....I got Sadie at 7 wks old...and she was from a breeder! NOW I know better...We should not judge people when they come on here for help...This just turns people away....this is SUPPOSED to be a site to HELP people....not bash them!!

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First....Welcome to YT!
Please do not let one person scare you away from here...I also think he was harsh....This is a wonderful site with many good, helpful members...stick around and you will see...On your new little one.........Maybe he was scared around the golden...they are alot bigger than a yorkie puppy (or an adult for the matter) and very clumsy...maybe the pup felt nervous around him...I don't think I'd worry about it too much right now,....your pup is still young.

Good Luck!

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I have to kind of laugh. The image of the little guy saying that he's had enough at such a young age is too cute. I do understand your concern and at this young of an age I wouldn't get too worried about it. Maybe just pick him up and remove him from the situation. One of the previous posters said something about it probably startled Buster and I have to agree. It's something I've learned to watch for with my Roxie because she thinks she's way bigger then she is. If a bigger dog tries to take something away from her or does something threatening she tends to want to go at them in self defense. I just pick her up out of the danger she's creating for herself and all is usually fine and forgotten. Someone else may have another suggestion or advice that you like better. That's just what I do when it seldom happens. Also welcome to YT and congrats on your new little one. I'm so glad you were able to give this little guy a home with lots of love in a time of need. Sorry about your shakey start here. As in any public forum there will always be that one person that opens mouth and inserts foot. :rolleyes:

I standby my first posting
 

No 6 week old puppy should be taken away from it's mother and put around other dogs, esp. dogs that you aren't 100% sure where they have been and what other dogs they have been around.

No shots or vacinations have been given to this puppy thus it is highly subject to all kinds of illnesses.

A good breeder would keep a puppy this young and bottle feed it until it is old enough to start it's vacinations. Someone that "has raised dogs" in the past and care about them should also know this.

Introducing such a young puppy to all kinds of possible illnesses as you have done is inexcusable to me and I will not change my mind.

Who was the breeder you bought him from? They are not good breeders to me.

How much does the little guy weigh? That was very good of you to rescue the little fellow because the mother was ill. How is his health? What are you feeding him? Have any pictures to share?

I would have attacked the Breeder and not her, but the Breeder is her mom, I think she really just does not know. The pup should have been with mom until 12 weeks but its not. So what we would suggest is to make sure and not take this baby out or around other dogs until 10 days after the last series of shots. Im sure your mom did her best and we have all seen so many breeders selling pups at a young age just to make money. But this is not the case. Can you keep the pups mom for a while? I know you are trying to learn, I just learned a couple of years ago so you are way ahead of me. There is alot of socialization between the ages of 8 and 12 weeks with the mom. Very Important for a Baby Yorkie to be with mom. See what you can do. But dont allow the pup to be around any other dog for now. Sorry, I dont mean to be stern, Good Luck and please keep us posted.:)

I didn't see where she said that her mother was the breeder. But I did read where she said she had to take the puppy so young because the puppy's mother became ill and the puppies had to go somewhere. Allieoop, do you know what was wrong with the mother? Were any of the littlermates sick, too?

I thought she was talking about her own mother and that she had take the pups. Sorry if I misunderstood.