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12-22-2009, 11:13 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chicago, IL
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| Meeting your puppy for the first time Since I'm going psycho over here in anticipation of meeting my li'l Baxter and bringing him home (19 days!!!!!!!), I'm realizing that I might be a little, ahem, too excited when I finally see him in person. Do any of you - especially you breeders out there - have tips on the first time you meet your puppy? I want to start off on the right foot from the first second he sets eyes on me. Obviously I don't plan to scream and run straight at him with my arms outstretched, crying and drooling all over myself, but some general tips would be nice. For instance, is it better to just be calm and quiet and let him come to me? Or should I call his name and give him a treat? Should I wait to pick him up or pet him? Or is there something else I should do that I don't even know about? Here's the most recent photo that our breeder, Sarah from Yorkies of Walnut Hill sent. Isn't he handsome??
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12-22-2009, 11:18 AM | #2 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Longwood, FL
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| When my buyers come to get their puppies, they sit on the floor. I then put the puppy all by itself over at the buyer. They then start to pet them, and it's love from that moment on. I have the buyers tell me what their names are going to be and start calling them that name from the time that the deposit is put down. They know their name when they leave my house. Also, I make sure that the buyers get a blanket from the litter with everyone's scent on it so that they feel more secure. I socialize all my babies and have play time with them daily so that they are used to noises and scents and sounds. I would be calm as they can sense that about a person. Just talk to him in a normal tone and make sure the breeder does too. I always tell my puppies what is going on and make sure that I tell the mom too. I then let the mom kiss them bye, then I kiss them bye, and when they leave, I cry like a baby.
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12-22-2009, 11:24 AM | #3 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chicago, IL
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I like your idea of sitting and talking calmly to him. I hope he loves me as much as I love him!!
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12-22-2009, 11:31 AM | #4 |
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| I truly believe that animals know what we are talking about. I believe that most are smarter than humans. I mean think about it, they don't hold grudges etc. Just tell him that he's going to a new home where he will be spoiled and loved.
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12-22-2009, 12:02 PM | #5 | |
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I usually have the whole herd out to meet and greet, to show that we are family with our dogs, and they aren't yappie, then I round up the rest, and put them in another room, while the new parents fall in love! Some people aren't *built* for sitting on the floor, so we sit at the table, and I set the pup on the table... they still fall in love...
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12-22-2009, 12:08 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chicago, IL
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| Aw, puppies on the table?!?! That's precious. I'm a big floor-sitter, so I'll get right down there on his level. I've spent the last couple of weeks crawling around with my nose on the floor, trying to see what Baxter will see so I can get rid of any "temptations." I think I'm turning into a dog/human hybrid.
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12-22-2009, 01:16 PM | #7 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Longwood, FL
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| It sounds like you are going to be an awesome owner.
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12-22-2009, 01:26 PM | #8 | |
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Seriously though, I think you are going to be a wonderful, involved pet owner! I like that you're asking questions and learning in advance. Baxter is just going to love his new mommy! And yes, your new baby is very handsome! Congratulations!!
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12-22-2009, 01:29 PM | #9 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chicago, IL
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| Well thanks! That means a lot. My husband and I have been very calculated about getting our first dog as adults, because we wanted to make sure that we can provide the best possible life for our little guy.
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12-22-2009, 01:33 PM | #10 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chicago, IL
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Kidding aside, though, it warms my heart that experienced Yorkie owners like you guys recognize how hard I'm working to make sure Baxter is a happy and healthy little gentleman.
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12-22-2009, 01:38 PM | #11 | |
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Good luck, you'll be great!
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12-22-2009, 02:14 PM | #12 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas
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| That is the very reason I could never become a breeder.
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12-22-2009, 02:24 PM | #13 | |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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My pups are so well socialized I usually have the reverse problem....they're jumping all over their new owners..... I usually ask my new owners, once they've picked their puppy to chose a name...that way I can begin using it and by the time they go home, they know their name.
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