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11-25-2009, 07:47 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Effingham
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| New Member- New Puppy Hello my name is Haley and I am just saying hello because this is my first post. We just got a new baby boy on Friday and as you all we have many questions that have came up after he has came home. We named him Cooper and he is 10 weeks old. He is so funny and lively and has never really been scared of his new surroundings (may be scary for us We have gotten through the first couple nights of him being in a crate and he is getting used to it so that makes us happy (it broke our hearts in the beginning). One question though. We eventually would like him to sleep in our bed, but at what age can/shoud we start doing that? We just don't want to do it too soon. The first two days that he was alone he also escaped his cage, so we have a little magician on our hands. Everything was fine because we had all of our doors shut, we were just shocked. Also we were also wondering when do we get his first hair cut? Obviously I don't feel like he necessarily needs one although he is pretty long. But we were more worried about the ear because our breeder told us that we should trim his ears so his ears start to stand. Is this necessary? And if so how do we do it? We also were thinking to bring him to the groomer so he will get used to it. Is this too early though? I was excited to see there was a forum out there for owners of yorkies because we definately go a lot of information from here before we went and got the little guy. Haley |
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11-25-2009, 08:02 AM | #2 |
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| Congratulations on your new baby and welcome to YorkieTalk You will find that this forum has a wealth of information and some amazing members! As for sleeping in your bed; I would wait until he is potty trained. You don't want him going potty in your bed, and the crate is a great way to potty train. Also, for the first hair cut... you should wait until he has had all of his shots to take him places, including the groomer's. This is important so he does not catch anything that would make him sick. If you want his ears to stand up, I would advise that you trim the ear hair. Just carefully trim the hair on the outsides of the ears so the hair does not weigh the ears down. Have fun with your new baby... If you have more questions- ask away!
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11-25-2009, 08:05 AM | #3 |
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| Congratulations on having Cooper become a part of your family. Welcome to Yorkie Talk!
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11-25-2009, 08:45 AM | #4 |
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11-25-2009, 11:03 AM | #5 |
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| congrats on your new furbaby ! Cooper is one of my favorite names!!! My breeder told me to use a nose hair trimmer on my baby's hears and it works like a charm! If you shave just the top half it may help his ears stand up. With the nose hair trimmer you can trim along the sides back and front of his hears. The trimmer is so little is safe for a beginer like you and me! Congrats and I think you need to post some pictures!
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11-25-2009, 11:20 AM | #6 |
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11-25-2009, 01:34 PM | #7 |
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| Welcome to YT and congrats on your little Cooper!
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11-25-2009, 03:31 PM | #8 |
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11-25-2009, 03:36 PM | #9 |
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| What a wonderful Thanksgiving you will have with little Cooper. Enjoy his puppyness -- they grow up so fast. |
11-25-2009, 06:29 PM | #10 |
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| Hello, welcome to YT! I just use a little Wahl brand beard and moustache trimmer to do my girls ears. It's really easy. I just lay her ear flat on my hand and shave the top 1/3 of the front and back. It gets close enough that I don't have to worry about trimming the edges (which makes me nervous). The only thing that I have to be careful of is that the razor doesn't get too hot if I'm taking my time. I noticed her pull away once, and I think that was why. As far as when to sleep in your bed with you. I brought Missy into my bed on her 4th night home, but I took extra precautions. I got a donut shaped bed that was deep enough that she would stay in the center of it. I put her up in the top corner of my bed, right by my head. And I pushed my bed up against the wall. Then I filled the cracks with rolled up blankets *just in case* she managed to escape her bed, and I also put a big pillow below where she lay *just in case*. We still sleep this way. I feel safe knowing that she's contained to her little corner of the bed, and she's never actually tried to leave there. I'm sure that other people will have better suggestions for sleeping arrangements. This is just what worked for us. We have a very large bed, so there was plenty of room to squeeze her in there Enjoy your new baby!
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11-26-2009, 06:48 AM | #11 |
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11-26-2009, 07:23 AM | #12 |
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| Congrats on your new baby and welcome to YT! Trimming the hair on the ears will help them to stand. I tried this with my boy though, and I guess they weren't meant to stand because he is still floppy-eared. Jimi slept with us on his very first night. We decided to sleep on an air mattress on the floor, for his safety. When he got accustomed to getting on and off our actual bed with a stair, we could finally sleep in our own bed again lol. Have fun with your new addition!
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11-26-2009, 07:27 AM | #13 |
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| Congratulations. I encourage you to explore the forum and especially if you have any issues. It is a great resource and there are some wonderful people on here that are very knowledgeable. Welcome!
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11-26-2009, 09:45 AM | #14 |
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