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08-10-2010, 03:14 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Manila, Phillipines
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| For those who have 2 yorkies or more Hi all! As we all know, yorkies are super addicting. I have always wanted to get a 2nd yorkie so Chewie could have a playmate. But there are some things that worry me. Hope those who have 2 or more yorkies could help me decide. I have a 1 year old male yorkie. I was thinking of getting another male. I found a 3 month old puppy. Chewie is a good dog. He doesnt bark and he is potty trained. If I get a another puppy, could the puppy change Chewie's personality? Like bark more for example? I am so happy with Chewie but scared that getting a new dog might change him in a bad way. But he's always been nice to other dogs. Is it ok to leave 2 dogs alone in the house? And for my last question. I read somewhere that when you have two dogs they usually dont need any human contact because they have their dog companion already. Chewie has never been clingy with me but he's really sweet in the morning when we wake up or when I get home. Will all of this change if I get a 2nd dog?? Thanks! have great day to all of you!
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08-10-2010, 03:18 AM | #2 |
Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member | They may change for a short while when they are getting used to the new addition. I have an older cross breed terrier (shes 13 yo) and she is very jelous of the pup. At first she wouldnt even sit in the same room as Poppy but now she does, she will play with her but barks at her alot (tails wagging all the time). Jess (my older dog) has also got very clingy and cries alot when my pup does her high pitched bark.. Jess will follow me round the house when this happens and try and hide from it. (She tried to hide behind the bathroom sink this morning and got stuck!) Things are slowly getting better it will just take time. EDIT: Oh and no I dont leave them alone together, at night and when nobody is home Poppy is in her pen in my bedroom with the door shut.
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08-10-2010, 04:58 AM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Shalimar, Florida
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| Kobe turned 1 in May and we got Nash in July at 4 months old. At first Kobe didn't want anything to do with him, would get jealous if he was too close to me or hubby. He didnt want to be anywhere near him. For the first few weeks I wouldn't leave them alone together at all, if we left the house Kobe was in my bedroom which has a baby gate going around it and Nash was in his crate but right by the gate so that they could still see each other. Now they are good together, they wrestle alot and play most of the day but will both cuddle right up next to me and nap or sleep. The best advice I can give that really helped us is to not let Chewie feel like he became #2. Always greet him first, feed him first, walk him first (or out the door first) etc... while he is adjusting to the new puppy. Both my boys sleep on the floor next to my side of the bed and every morning Kobe gets picked up on the bed to get his morning hugs and kisses and will lay down on my chest and give me kisses for a few minutes. Hope this helps...sorry it was so long...
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08-10-2010, 09:11 AM | #4 | |
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08-10-2010, 11:03 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA
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| Ok, my 2 cents......and please don't bash me, but, you did ask. I have 6 yorkies. I absolutely love them all dearly! But, it is not easy. They are so darned cute and addictive, I got started and just couldn't stop. I still work full time, DH is semi-retired. Mine are pee-pad trained ( well, that might be stretching it a little). I wash pee-pads every morning. I have them groomed every 2 weeks. I have a great groomer and only cost me 12.00 per baby, including tip. I have one that has Addison's disease, so she's on meds daily and has to have a shot every 25 days; so its the shot plus the office visit. And then there's Heartworm preventive and flea/tick preventive and annual check-ups and dentals........so you see where I'm going. I don't see me retiring any time soon. We did get a camper so we could vacation....but, you ever tried to vacation in a 25 ft. camper with 6 yorkies? As I said, I love them all dearly, but, be sure to give it some thought. I can't imagine not having any of my babies, but, I do wish I had stopped at 2.
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08-10-2010, 11:25 AM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Arlington, Texas, U.S.A.
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| Chewie & pal ? Is the puppy a male or female ? If Chewie doesn't bark and the puppy is a barker, it's likely Chewie will bark too. He may also pick up bad pee pee habits while you're potty training the 2nd puppy. I'm not sure if adding a puppy will change Chewie's personality, but he will probably become jealous, I think that's natural. Seems to me if Chewie is well socialized and has a good temperament the transition will be easier. I wouldn't leave them alone together until I was sure they had bonded. The advice to make sure Chewie feel like he comes first is good advice. As for your last question, I believe that most dogs, and Yorkies in particular, are ALWAYS gonna want human contact. I think having two dogs is a wonderful thing, just make sure you introduce the second dog carefully, because Chewie has probably grown accustomed to being your one and only. But if you do it right, then you will find that you get TWICE as much love when you wake up in the morning or when you come home !!! |
08-10-2010, 11:49 AM | #7 |
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| We have 5 little babies and there are no problems whatsoever. They all get along very well but when we got Mylo (he is a puppy 7 months old now) Mikki our youngest and smallest girl (and actually his cousin) was a bit grumpy with him but now they are attached by the hip and where is one you can be sure to find the other one right behind... LOL... Mylo is our second boy and Maxie, the oldest with 8 y.o., is like a father or uncle to him. Now that he gets older he shows him his place once in a while but nothing serious. When it comes to the potty training I found that it helps if there are already trained dogs there b/c it's just natural to go outside and do your thing. The barking is catching though and Mylo is a fast learner... All together I would say as long as you can maintain to stay the pack leader there is nothing to worry about. Oh... and when it comes to morning kisses there is nothing better than a 5 monster kissing attack to wake you up! |
08-10-2010, 12:30 PM | #8 |
Owned By BJ and Lil Ann Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA
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| My hubby and I have 2 yorkies. First we got a boy then thought he may like to have a playmate so we got his sister. We coudn't be happier with our desicion. BJ never barked but Lil Ann does, so when she goes barking, BJ will bark too. So yes, he will probally do what the other one does. To the question that they won't be clingy when they get a partner, I don't know about everyone else but mine are as clingy as you can get. Our boy has to have his mommy and daddy right with all the time. Our girl is a little more independent but she wants to be loved on all the time too and held. We have never left them alone ever. If we go down the road we take them with us even if one of us has to stay out in the car or whatever. And in emergency like when we have a Dr. appt. my parents will babysit them till we get back. But we never regret that we got Lil Ann. They are so close and play with each other great. But like others have said it's not easy nor is it cheap. I can't tell you how much we have already spent on vet bills with each one of them. I know it's thousands. So that's another thing to look at before you get one. Hope this helps. |
08-10-2010, 12:35 PM | #9 | |
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They will learn from each other, both the good and the bad habits. You are at an advantage since your older boy is housebroken. I have noticed that my younger baby is more independent than Rhett, whether that's her being more interested in him versus what would be her normal personality I can't say. It hasn't affected Rhett's cuddle factor adversely at all.
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08-10-2010, 12:42 PM | #10 | |
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Sadly, we had to put Guru to sleep a couple of weeks ago, and I was already in the process of adopting another dog (a yorkie named Alex) so that Vinnie would not be alone. Vinnie has been the model "big brother" throughout this process. I think when the second dog is younger, the older dog takes on more of a mentor role. This sounds crazy, I know, but Vinnie is so consistently different (i.e., more patient) around puppies and younger dogs. Yes, once the dogs get to know one another and you are certain that there are no aggression issues, you can leave them alone in the house together. Vinnie and Alex were fine together from the moment they met, so I never separated them when I left. I watch them on a network camera whenever I have to go into the office, so I can see them and know that they are fine. I would recommend separating them at first, and then allowing them to be together alone for short periods of time so that you know they are ok together alone. As for your last question - the only thing that's changed for me is that I now have two dogs cuddling and kissing us in the morning instead of just one!
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08-10-2010, 12:54 PM | #11 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Elberta, AL USA
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| I had the same reservations about getting another dog-especially another male, but two months in , I wouldn't have it any other way! Neo was an "only child" and DH and I probably projected a lot of our fears (or neurosis, lol) on him. Since we got Connor it seems that everyone is much more relaxed. We give each boy his own one-on-one time, and when Connor works an nerve on Neo, he just finds his "hidie hole" for some alone time. These little boys are bonded and quite happy! |
08-10-2010, 01:03 PM | #12 |
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| My dad has 2 dogs, and when I bring Jackson over, we leave all 3 out together. When my mother used to have her dog, I left her and Jackson out together as well.
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08-10-2010, 01:33 PM | #13 | |
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It is a huge amount of work, and expense, the more you have the more it costs. Vet, food, grooming, boarding (we never go away)etc... The choreography of handling more than one, if they don't get along, or while they are learning to get along, is challenging, to say the least, whether it is 2 or 7... There are other threads, here that are people regretting the second pup, or at the very least looking for "handling instructions" lol Good luck with your decision, and good luck with your new pup (I have a funny feeling, you are already in love...)
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08-10-2010, 02:00 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I have 4, 3 females and one old male I recently took in. He does not like 2 of my females, but since he is a 15 year old rescue I have no idea what is background was. My 3 girls get along great, especially the 2 from the same breeder. It is pretty darn expensive with 4 and the grooming is a real job since I have to do it myself. I love them all, but the older I get the more I can see having 2 would be my limit in the future. They do love each other and are still affectionate to me.
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08-11-2010, 05:44 AM | #15 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2005
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| I know a lot of people are confident about leaving several alone together, but please do remember one thing. Once something happens, you can not go back and do it differently. There have been people that have left mutiple babies in the house alone for only short times while they went to get something outside, or to runt to the store, and when they returned they found one dead because a fight broke out. We all treat them as our babies, but please, please remember, they are dogs, and terriers at that. They have the instincts of the terriers that they are. I will always play it safe, rather than to be heartbroke and sorry because something I never thought could happen did. |
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