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11-06-2010, 05:54 AM | #1 |
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| New yet Old Yorkie, don't know what to do!! Hello, my new yorkie, Precious, is 5 yrs. old. I am currently in the UK. I am an American in the USAF, stationed here. I am a single parent of a 2 and 5 year old. I have been wanting to get my girls a dog for quite sometime and thought that they are ready for one. The only thing that was holding us back from adopting was being an Maerican in the UK. I wanted to rescue a dog, but was told that NO. I wanted to adopt a dog from a breeder, but was told no again, the one person who told me yes, said that I would have to go through this extensive interview process and then be looked upon now and again, to make sure that the dog is still in good hands and doing well. I thought this was pretty ridiculous. I understand how important a dog and that they are an extension to your family. I value life nom matter whether it is human or animal, and don't think that I need to be looked after to make sure that I am doing a good job. When I had my children I didn't have anybody telling me that they wouldn't let me have them until I was interviewed and made sure that I could love them and provide for them to their liking. anyway, that was me just venting. I look on line a few times a week to see if there is a perfect dog for us. I finally found one on a website specifically catered to military overseas. I thought it was fate. The woman said that she was selling a 5 yr. old Yorkshire terrier, The reason was because the terrier had a litter of puppies a year ago and she just did not get along the one she ended up keeping. So after all that, me and the girls went to go see her and instantly fell in love with her. She is already potty trained, house trained, and loves children. She is great with the girls and the girls absoulutely adore her. this is our FIRST full day with her. She came home with us last night. Now for all of my questions. Last night was a very rough night, as if I just rought home a new born baby. I know it's because we are a new family and a new home. She is constantly whining, and running back and forth from the front door to the back door because she wants to go outside. Her previous owners had a doggy door with four other dogs, so I know she is used to coming and going as she pleases. I dont have complete fenced in yeard so I can't jsut let her run around back there. I feel horrible, so I take her out for walks constantly, but it's just too cold and tiring. Especially with the girls. Like I said I haven't evn had her for 24 hours and have taken her for probably 12 walks and that is including at 0100 and 0300. She was wimpering all night. I thought it might have been because she had to go potty, but finally figured out it's just cause she wants to be outside. I know it will take a while for her to get used to us, but was wondering of anyone had any suggestions. I plan on changing her dog food because she was on some cheap brand that I have never heard of. I read some of the forums on here already and saw that a lot of people feed their yorkie IAMS or Royal Canin. I have never heard of Royal canin, but am assuming that it's a British brand. I was thinking about just transferring her gradually to IAMS, since IAMS is everywhere so when we end up getting stationed somewhere else we won't have to switch her again. Oh, and although she was house trained there, she has had 5 accidents inside lready. Two of them were #2. I'm pretty sure it's because she can't jsut go outside when she knows she needs to go. That's another reason why I took her on so many walks, but she didn't once go on any of the times we went outside for that. What can I do to get her potty trained to this lifestyle? Well, I know this is very long, but am hoping that somebody can give me some insight. Thanks for listening and look forward to hearing of your suggestions. -Lidiana Last edited by FearyAngels3; 11-06-2010 at 05:56 AM. |
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11-06-2010, 06:15 AM | #2 |
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| I cannot imagine someone rehoming a 5 year old dog because she did not get along with one of her puppies they kept!!! You rehome the puppy if necessary, not the 5 yr old! It is MUCH harder on the 5 year old to upset its whole world like that. It might be because she was NOT really house-trained, which is a sad reason. It is natural to have a rough few nights at the beginning of any new pet. Their whole world has just been turned upside down, no matter how nice the new world might be. It takes a lot of patience that first week or two. You may have to take her out quite often, until she gets the idea thta she goes only when you take her. Every 2 hours is about right for a new puppy and you may have to treat her as a new puppy. Hopefully, you will be able to develop a rhythm with each other. Her spreding out her times, and you noticing when she actually does something outside. I do hope your yorkie is on the large side. It is really not the best choice for toddler age children. They tend to not understand fragile bones and delicate trachea. You will have to watch them constantly. I would set some rules immediately -- no carrying the dog, no picking her up, no holding her at all unless you are sitting beside them. It takes so little to hurt these precious toy breeds! Hopefully your children will be extra careful. Some of that age are more mature and can handled the rules needed with one so small. You may want to look at the "stickies" at the beginning of each folder. Some of them are especially informative for new owners. You may want to go back to square one as far as house-training since it is a new environment, and a new method (no doggy door) as well as she may not be that well trained anyway. As far as food -- Royal Canin is available at most pet stores in the states too. It is a medium high quality food. I like it for the most part. My dogs really like it too. When I run out of their normal mail-order food, I feed Royal Canin and I mix with whatever I have left of the other brand. They pick the Royal Canin and leave the rest every time. I am not that crazy about IAMS but it is not a bad food. We get real picky on YT sometimes when it comes to food, but I think there are plenty of dogs that are doing well on most brands. Still, if you want the beautiful coats, the nice tiny tootsie-roll poops, the healthiest skin and bones.....might want to go up a step or two in quality.
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11-06-2010, 06:18 AM | #3 |
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| She will adjust to her new life with you. If she is having accidents inside you need to cut down on her free access to your entire home. Either crate or tether her to your side. When you take her out for walks make them purposeful and short. She is an adult so there should be no reason for her to go out in the middle of the night for potty. Also do not free feed her. By putting her food down for her to eat you will be able to set her schedule around your own. Good luck and let us know if you have more questions. Wanted to add about your food question. Since you are not in the US right now it would be hard for us to suggest they type of food to feed. There are a few members overseas that might be more helpful in this area.
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11-06-2010, 07:01 AM | #4 |
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| I hope that you are up to the challenge. I believe you are. You have a 5-yr old that has been ripped away from everything that she has ever known. It is not easy to change for her now. She has been used to a doggy door and now she doesn't know where to go. If you have a room next to the back door that you can gate her in when you cannot watch her, then I would try that. She is crying because she misses her family and her puppies. My guess is that the woman re-homed her because she was at the end of her breeding life and that is why she kept a puppy. I don't believe it was because she didn't get along with her own puppies. Can you try to hang some big bells on a long ribbon on the door knob and try to teach her to ring them when she needs outside? She may pick up on that, but she may not, either. It's worth a try. It must be frustrating for her to not be able to go outside to potty, if she was used to a doggy door. She may be wanting out so much simply because she wants to go back to her home and her puppies. I don't know how much time you are going to have to re-train her, but it won't be easy and it WILL be a lot of work. Consistency and patience, as well as a tiny treat for being a good girl may well pay off for you in the end. I assume she hasn't been spayed, so that is something you will need to have done for her long term health. Let us know how things are going when you get a chance. Also, I hope you are using a harness and not a collar in order to protect her trachea when you take her for walks. Yorkies have very sensitive tracheas and that is something that people new to yorkies are not aware of. Wishing you well.
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11-06-2010, 08:49 PM | #5 |
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| Hello, I work with a rescue and can tell you that you are in for a treat! We have had issues with the running back and forth etc. First, I would not recommend walking her EVERY time she runs to the door, that will set a training method (to you, not her--she's training you to do the walks). The barking is most likely the new environment, noises, or wanting to be with someone. I saw on here that someone recommended a walkie talkie in the room with the dog and then kept one with them. When the dog would start whimpering they would talk and reassure the dog and after a while it worked well. I would also recommend that you keep a radio going (not too loud) to provide background noise that she may be hearing as "strange" noises to her. When changing the food, combine the old and the new gradually, it will help with diarrhea, what was the "old" brand of dog food? Royal Canin is sold here in the states too, I don't know of the origin (may be a British company), you will get LOTS of advice here on dog foods, I don't know what is readily available in the UK, but Arcana and Orijen have been highly recommended by several here and other places. You may also want to consider investing in some re-usable potty pads in the beginning to help her in case one of the "outside" times is legitimately a potty break. I know that each time we get new rescue as one is adopted out, it is like first night at home with a baby and just takes time. Did the adopter provide any type of blanket or anything from the old home that would have the "scent" on it? This can also help to reduce the anxiety with a familiar smell. Hope this helps some in the interim, keep looking on here, there is definitely A LOT of information here to be had!
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11-07-2010, 05:45 AM | #6 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Lots of info on here; try the articles at the top of the different forums; these articles are called stickies. Like others have posted; she will take time to settle into her new home. The running around, whining, and crying, are all quite common adjustment activities. As an adult she should be able to go throughout the night without a potty break, how-ever there has been a huge change in her life, and it is common for dogs, to slip back a step or two on their housebreaking. I would try to set up an expen near to the back door, add some potty pads to one side, a bed for her, take her out for her last walk before your bedtime. Then place her in the expen. Keep soft music going, make sure the expen is quite warm, beds/blankets away from a draft. You can try when you take her out for her potty breaks (as opposed to a walk for exercise and fun) to put her on a very long lead in your back yard. This way, she might feel less watched over as she does her business. Harness for sure for your dog. Also I hope that you take her to the vet. Do you have her previous vet records from the seller? I hope so. Also read up on the vaccination protocols for this tiny breed. You might want to start out with titering to see if any vaccinations are required at this point in time. Also the vet should be apprised of her breeding background, and some general information, such as the age she was first bred, how many litters she has had, and any complications that might have occured with whelping. A very through examination should be performed by the vet, particular care taken to examine her nipples, belly area. Full teeth and gum examination. I wish you all the best with your new dog. Welcome to YT
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11-07-2010, 08:24 AM | #7 |
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| Many dogs who have been trained to go outside to do their business in the backyard like yours was will not do their business while on a leash. That is very common, even if they really have to go. My suggestion would be to get an outdoor tie down, use a harness style collar, put her out tied up and watch her from the door to make sure she doesn't hurt herself. Once you see her do her business you know you're good for a while and if she continues to run to the door she's just nervous and confused. |
11-07-2010, 09:00 AM | #8 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | It sounds like you are up to the challenge and you have already gotten some great advice. Give that dog all the love you can and you will be rewarded. And make sure your daughters understand how delicate a Yorkie is. We had to learn the Yorkie shuffle and we ALWaYS make sure we know where Tallulah is before we shut any doors. If only people WERE vetted so carefully before they could have children... Imagine how Michael better off they would be. |
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