Why would anyone choose to bring a yorkie into their unstable home?
 

I've been reading some threads about someone who wants to get (or maybe has already gotten) a 6 week old yorkie, and is clearly not prepared, nor informed about the breed.
Points to consider:
1. Read the comments from the knowledgeable yorkie owners here on YT. Everyone wants to help...we all love dogs, especially yorkies. No one is going to intentionally mislead you.
2. If you have to leave a newborn alone while you work, don't get him/her. There will be a better time.
3. If you are overly concerned about the cost of a petsitter, don't get him/her. Yorkies are very expensive to upkeep. The only thing that is cheap is their food, because it lasts a long time. (The food that most of the members here use is top quality and expensive, but will last a while since our babies are so little.)
4. What if your baby has something like CT or LP, and requires several vet visits, emergency hospital visits, and expensive medication. If you are concerned about a petsitter, will you be able to take care of the monetary needs of their health care?????
5. Why get a dog if you are not ready? :confused:
Just wondering...

Such a great post!!! I agree. We waited to get our yorkie when i could be home. Yorkies get lonely and even when I go to the gym for 1-2 hrs Pixie has Daisy but I just feel awful leaving......... I don;t understand how some people think that they are going to housebreak a dog when they are not going to be home for 8 hrs. ugh I feel so sorry for the puppy when it has to leave its litter mates and then be left alone all day in a crate. Why Why................ is exactly right!

Why? We all know why.... :mad: selfishness.

Same reason why some ppl have children. They just aren't thinking it thru. The magnitude of the situation doesn't hit them until it's too late, unfortunately. You can never be too informed. Pure ignorance. And if you know better have you absolutely no reason in the world not to do the right thing. The public isn't informed. Educate the masses.
I enjoy telling ppl what I learned here at YT. They may look at me weird or think I must be in Vet school, but I feel like I'm doing my part. I feel as though if we all did something along those lines we could raise awareness.
Do it because you love your pet(s).

Immaturity!!! the sad thing is, it is the puppy that will suffer.

But the ultimate issue still lies with a breeder that would let a puppy go at such a young age into a home that is ill prepared. It is the breeders responsibility to make sure the puppies go to good homes that have the resources to care for them.

Maybe instead of gettring on the impulsive, uninformed buyers, we should be emailing the irresponsibile breeders, and try to educate them.

Thanks for this thread. One more link that I'll be posting when I come across a Newbie that want a puppy. ~Joanne~

Another thing I've seen is someone saying they want a Yorkie, but can only afford to pay "X amount," where X is an unrealistically low number.

If that is all they can pay for a dog, then they certainly won't have enough money for things that are required to properly care for the dog -- ordinary stuff like veterinary care, heartworm / flea / worming meds, beds, collars, harnesses, leashes, kennels, x-pens or pet gates, toys, teething chews, etc.

Then, God forbid, if the dogs needs special medical attention above the ordinary preventative care, there is no way they are able to afford that. Or worse, they can't afford a spay and their dog ends up "accidentally" pregnant ... but, of course, they can't afford a spay after the dog gets pregnant either. Then the poor dog has to go through a pregnancy/whelping that they are too young/too small to handle, and no money is available for all the supplies needed for that, much less vet bills for the possible complications of going through with the pregnancy.

Makes my head spin.

I completely agree! This is how so many pets are left abandoned, killed or just outright neglected like my poor baby was. If you can't afford the pets needs then don't bother getting one. I was raised not to get into something I couldn't afford but I guess a lot of people these days aren't and the animal suffers in the end. Sad!

I agree with most of what you guys are saying, but I wonder the age of some of the people are that are getting them so young. We all know, you learn by experience. My daughter was (an immature) 19yr old that went to GA with her boyfriend, his sister, and his mother. They stopped at a flea market and she bought a minature pom that was 6 weeks old for $600.. Didn't have enough sence about her to get up and feed the dog through out the night, I got a call at 3am with her screeming. Tiffy had a seizure. I went down with kayo corn syrup. And you know the rest!!! She has been raised knowing how to take care of animals. But yet, she did this... I think alot of it is due to being young. All the breeder cared about was getting the money or that poor puppy would still have been with her mom. They did at least give her some nutra-cal that was left in the van. I have never liked his mom due to her letting her get an animal so young and small and so far away from home. She never got the papers on her. Just wanted to throw in another view. Can't explain why anyone that is mature would do something like that. Most of us get smarter as we age and know what the concequences can be to do this, guess we just have to learn our own lesson, but the poor doggies don't get a say in it. That is a shame!

Some People
 

Some people have no clue as to what it takes to raise animals. IMMATURE!

i know i did the same thing this person probably is doing by wanting to raise a puppy from the beginning and teach it all my own personal ways. i'm glad we got Sadie as a pup and did bring her up well, someone was home almost all the time and still is. BUT...i think unless you are well prepared for a lot of MONEY to go bye-bye and until you are prepared for a lot of work, you should either NOT get a dog at all, or get a grown up rescue dog from a shelter that is ready to go to a new family.

This is a great thread. I hope that it can help people realize BEFORE they get that new young puppy. Thank you to the OP for starting this thread:)

I don't agree that it's age-that's an unfair characterization. I'm fairly young, but am very responsible and mature, and have been for a while. I am a pet owner, as well as a parent. It's not fair to say that I must be immature because of my age or lack of "experience". Some people I know are in their 60's and have not had the experience to make them mature, where some that I know are in their 20's and have more experience and maturity than the first group. You can't use age as a scapegoat.

Well said , :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup: I agree!! I have made and will continue to make mistakes (in the future), but so do older people. I mean, have you not made any mistakes after a certain age? Everyone continue to learn new things until they die and sometimes to learn something you inevitably make mistakes. I did not have the most ideal childhood and it had made me tougher and more mature than people my age. I take care of my dogs the best way I can. I admit I made several mistakes here and there. However, I think as long as the person has the desire to learn and to improve to become a better owner then it is fine.

I'll add my 2 cents. Yorkies are now popular. Yorkies are cute. Some just see them as a tiny dogs to dress up and show off

We're in a ME society...Pet ownership is something that people SHOULD think through - but along with other things people 'WANT' and maybe can't afford or need ......small breeds are now part of that instant gratification