New Puppy seems miserable :(

[BusyMominAL]

We've had our Yorkie puppy just over 2 weeks now. When we first got her she was very quiet and reserved. Like the other posters said, we loved on her lots and kept disruptions (visitors, etc.) to a minimum. She is a holy terror now! Telling our 5 year old mini schnauzer what to do and bending the humans in the house to her will (the head tilt gets us every time).

She spends her days (when we're not home) in an ex pen connected to a wire crate with an area for food/water and a puppy pad down. Our girl is 16 weeks old but that's still too little to go through an entire night without pottying. We have a second crate in the bedroom where she spends the night. She wakes us once usually for a potty break. We tried leaving her in her ex-pen crate overnight her first night and she was beside herself- 8 hours of barking & crying! The breeder told us she was used to being near people at night and to try having her sleep in a crate in our bedroom. That was the ticket! Being able to see and hear us was very comforting to her and she sleeps there happily without complaint every night.

Congrats and good luck!

[tator]

If the brithday of your little yorkie is right in your profile that being dec-28-2oo9,maybe its because she is so young .she may need a little more love and understanding .i'll bet in no time she will see that you love her and she will come around and be the best little baby ever. Good luck with her.

[Lorraine]

Originally Posted by tator

If the brithday of your little yorkie is right in your profile that being dec-28-2oo9,maybe its because she is so young .she may need a little more love and understanding .i'll bet in no time she will see that you love her and she will come around and be the best little baby ever. Good luck with her.

gosh I never noticed how young this pup is. That is way too young to have left the breeders. three months of age or more is much better. Mine are often 4 months or more before going to a new home.

[TecoyaB]

Castor Pollux has a crate home, but I didn't use it for potty training (bc I can't even think of him being locked up somewhere, but thats just my craziness bc crates are really good for a doggy-- Castor Pollux loves his crate, its his home all decorated with pink padding and pictures of me I just don't close the door)
Pee pads work wonders. I get the kind that say it attracts dogs and he pees on that pretty well, as far as poop. He just pooped where ever for about a week and I just kept picking up the poop and putting it on the pad. After a week he figured out thats where it belonged.
I think your baby will be fine. Doggies all have different personalities just like people so maybe you boo is just shy. Your baby will be fine and love you to pieces and be more yorkie like as soon as she makes up her mind whats ok to do.
My yorkie was a little reserved the first day and the trainer said that yorkies were bred for companionship (and hunting rats) but hunrint rats among people so they want to make people happy so they'll take some time to feel it out and not do much until they're sure that they won't upset you.

[Becca1]

My baby is now 3 years old and I have had a time potty training her; I had thought that keeping her in the smallest crate possible (night-time only) was the way to keep her from peeing/pooping in her bed, but I was wrong - she has to go -she goes, even though I was dilligent with taking her out at 10:00 and getting up at 5:30 a.m.; She's great in the house, as long as she goes out every 2 hours - she just can't seem to hold it longer and will come and sit at my feet if she REALLY has to go. I finally gave in; and keep her in an x-pen with puppy pads at night - this makes us all happy and if she has to go, she does. However, I have found what works for her is since I have to go potty about midnight - I take her out to go too, and that keeps her dry until about 6:00 in the morning. Good luck!!! (Yeah, it takes a few days for her to get used to her new surroundings - we all probably worry too much)

[Princess J]

Hello again....3 days have past and my little girl is doing well. She is warming up to me, but still a little hesitant and unsure. I am both happy and proud to announce she is using her litter box regularly, on her own!, and has not had one accident. I have to give her all the credit because I can't honesty say we even tried that hard. She is eating more but still not drinking as much water as I would like her to. Other than that she is doing great. I would like to thank everyone for their support. I expected alot with a new puppy but was unsure about her fearfulness and appreciate you guys sharing your experiences.

As for the post some people felt was harsh....I never said the advice was not good and I apologize if it came off that way. I reached out to yorkietalk for advice and the first reply rubbed me the wrong way, especially since I expressed how poorly I felt that she messed her bed. I was up at least 3 times that night and it still happened. So maybe it was just my perception, but it's the only one I have and I stand by it.

But enough of that......Again, thank you all for the support, well wishes and sharing of your own personal experiances. I think my little girl is going to be just fine.

[Princess J]

Three days have past since we brought our girl home and she is doing well. She is slowly warming up to us and seems happier. She still wines ALOT, lol. But I mostly ignore her when she starts up and give her lots of praise when she stops. I am super psyched to report that she has had ZERO accidents since her mishap in crate. She goes into the litter box on her own and does her business. Lots of praise and love but I honestly don't think that is her motivation....whatever it is, i am hoping she doesn't lose it. We modified her crate area so that she has access to the litter box at night and she used the past two night with no problems either!

She is eating more but still not drinking as much as I would like her to, but other than that she is great.

As for the post that some people felt was harsh....I never said it was not good advice and I apologize if it came off that way. I reached out to yorkietalk for advice and because I was worried about her. I felt the first reply was helpful but critical and it rubbed me the wrong way, especially since I had already mentioned feeling poorly over her messing her bed. I had been up with her every two hours and it still happened. Maybe it was just my perception but it's the only one I have and I stick by it.

Anywho, I did want to thank everyone who posted with reassurance and well wishes. I appreciate you sharing your personal experiences, it helped alot to know it would pass. I have a feeling my little girl is going to be just fine!

[Becca1]

Good job little girl - just keep making your mommie happy

Originally Posted by Princess J

Three days have past since we brought our girl home and she is doing well. She is slowly warming up to us and seems happier. She still wines ALOT, lol. But I mostly ignore her when she starts up and give her lots of praise when she stops. I am super psyched to report that she has had ZERO accidents since her mishap in crate. She goes into the litter box on her own and does her business. Lots of praise and love but I honestly don't think that is her motivation....whatever it is, i am hoping she doesn't lose it. We modified her crate area so that she has access to the litter box at night and she used the past two night with no problems either!

She is eating more but still not drinking as much as I would like her to, but other than that she is great.

As for the post that some people felt was harsh....I never said it was not good advice and I apologize if it came off that way. I reached out to yorkietalk for advice and because I was worried about her. I felt the first reply was helpful but critical and it rubbed me the wrong way, especially since I had already mentioned feeling poorly over her messing her bed. I had been up with her every two hours and it still happened. Maybe it was just my perception but it's the only one I have and I stick by it.

Anywho, I did want to thank everyone who posted with reassurance and well wishes. I appreciate you sharing your personal experiences, it helped alot to know it would pass. I have a feeling my little girl is going to be just fine!

[Princess J]

Originally Posted by Becca1

Good job little girl - just keep making your mommie happy

THANKS Becca! She really is quite a joy, I heart her lol!

Sorry about the double post, the first one didn't show up so I decided to repost

[teacup0819]

Congrats on your new puppy and her potty training. Sounds like you are on the right track.

I have a question about new puppies and potty training. I am hoping to pick up my new yorkie in about 3 weeks from a wonderful breed..thanks to everyone here.

My other yorkie was not crate trained and I have no recollection of how we potty trained him.

Do I get an xpen and crate for use during the day...I am assuming you put the crate in the xpen and leave the door open so she can move in and out at will. And then do I bring her crate upstairs to our bedroom at night? Or do I leave her in the crate/xpen setup at night so that she can go potty when she need to?

I loved my yorkie and miss him terribly, but he was never crate trained and I have been told that the pups actually like being in their crate for sleeping. Any thoughts?

Thanks.

[Princess J]

Originally Posted by teacup0819

Congrats on your new puppy and her potty training. Sounds like you are on the right track.

I have a question about new puppies and potty training. I am hoping to pick up my new yorkie in about 3 weeks from a wonderful breed..thanks to everyone here.

My other yorkie was not crate trained and I have no recollection of how we potty trained him.

Do I get an xpen and crate for use during the day...I am assuming you put the crate in the xpen and leave the door open so she can move in and out at will. And then do I bring her crate upstairs to our bedroom at night? Or do I leave her in the crate/xpen setup at night so that she can go potty when she need to?

I loved my yorkie and miss him terribly, but he was never crate trained and I have been told that the pups actually like being in their crate for sleeping. Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Crate training is a personal choice but many people swear by it. I have successfully crate trained 2 puppies I was fostering a while back. The crate is suppose to be a pups personal comfort zone and they do need this. The pups would go in it on their own when they were stressed or tired. It helps with house breaking and potty training as well. I think the important thing is to introduce it in a positive way and praise him/her when they get it on their own. Also, allowing them free time outside the crate is important, but the tricky part is that the free time comes after they have done their business! It takes work, but it pays off in the end. As for sleeping at night, it depends on the pup. You might want to try both ways and see how it goes. I started out wanting to strictly crate train my pup but her size and the weather steered us another way. My Leilah only goes in the crate at night and a couple times when I have stepped out for a quick errand. Honestly, she prefers being in the crate to being in her gated area that serves as an xpen. I think this has to do with the space being too big for her and I plan on condensing the size of her area.....i'll let you know how that goes. I did situate the crate for her at night so that she has access to her litter box, but no way to escape...she is becoming a little houdini! I wish you the best of luck and joy with your new pup.

[florencelisa]

My Lewie whined sooo Much i thought I was going to lose my head! lol. Hang in there like you have been doing. Sooner or later you'll look back and realize how much they've grown from when you first got them! and my word, they grow up right before your eyes...

cherish those young puppy days

[Princess J]

Originally Posted by florencelisa

My Lewie whined sooo Much i thought I was going to lose my head! lol. Hang in there like you have been doing. Sooner or later you'll look back and realize how much they've grown from when you first got them! and my word, they grow up right before your eyes...

cherish those young puppy days

I lived in Hawaii for 6 years and absolutely loved the island. My husband and I honeymooned in Maui and named our Golden Ret. Maui in rememberance. We also named our foster pups Kona and Hana...lol. Our new baby Leilah is also island inspired. I worked for small company in Aiea too!

So how did you handle the whining? I mostly ignore her and sometimes she settles down but sometimes especially in the morning she gets real worked up when we leave the room. I am a bit unsure as how to go about dealing with it because I don't want to reinforce the behavior. Do I let her whine or do I make corrections. I know she doesn't much like being alone or behind the gate of the xpen when she sees our golden walking about so I figure its totally normal but I have never delt with whining, not like this, so I don't know if it something I should be correcting, lol. I make sure she is quite before petting or picking her up, or taking her out the crate in the morning and I am hoping that is enough. She's still real young so I am thinking its normal, for instance this morning during a short quite moment I picked her up and snuggled her and put her back down and she hopped in her bed and was quite.

[florencelisa]

Wow! Too bad you aren't still here, so you could pet sit for me lol. Yes, I agree - Maui is just so beautiful. I want to go there for the honeymoon my dh and i never got. Lol.

I too had the problem of either letting Lewie whine and whine or ignore him. I even wanted to bring him back to his breeders for a little while longer. Ok so here's what me and my Dh decided to do to try to make Our lives easier , we tired him out!!! We'd run circles around our living room and he'd come and chase us, and it's the most hilarious thing ever to see an uncoordinated puppy run, they're so eager and determined and excited. It helped some what, but hey it helped lol. It sure did help his apetite too. When he was ready to be with Manolo (older female dog who did not get along with Lewie at first) they kept each other company and grew to love each other. It would be so funny though because Manolo would bark (snap) at Lewie when he would keep whining non stop. In human years it would be like a 22 year old and a 6 year old. hah

[Princess J]

Hello everyone,

Just wanted to give a status update on Leilah. It's been 2 weeks since I brought her home and she has certainly come out of her shell. She is now a typical puppy, running about and super playful. Her whining has subsided and she is eating more. She's a chunker and has grown so much already! I definitely think I have a future teapot on my hand , and that is fine with me. She begins puppy classes next week and I am so excited. She is not loving the harness at all, but we are hoping that she warms up to it like she did with us. She loves my Golden ret and has adopted him as her very own snuggle bug. We are working on the nipping but so far it isn't too bad. We are definitely a happy home. Thanks for all the support YT!