need some serious advise
 

Hi guys.. well my friend has a yorkie she is same age and size as pnut. She wants to give me her yorkie. My friend has a 1 year old and another on the way, she tells me Dahliah (yorkie) has been peeing and pooping everywhere, waking up the baby cuz she barks so much. She thinks she is jealous for not getting enough attetion. I feel bad, she said she feels dahaliah should be with me. Well pnut likes dahliah but i feel he likes being the only dog, i am just starting on really potty training him and he is doing so good, i dont want to make him upset. I know having her will be way more work, i dont know what the right thing to do is. If pnut gets upset about dahaliah i wont be able to keep her.. dahaliah is such a sweet dog, she is alot like pnut. I dont know what to do guys, i feel my friend is counting on me and i am stuck in the middle.

Boy, that's a tough one. I think I would want to be 110% committed so it isn't necessary to re-homed a second time. I'm not sure if her presence would have an effect on Peanut's potty training. I took on a second girl for a time and she wasn't potty trained. Sophie was and she didn't slide at all on her training. I guess I'm not much help:rolleyes:. Good Luck in your decision.

Why not take her on a trial basis? That way you could give them a few weeks respit and you would get a chance to see if Delilah and Pnut would get along...and you would work on the house training with both of them. Just because one isn't trained doesn't mean it will be bad on the other one...sometimes the good rubs off too :)

I know others might not agree but I have not found it any more difficult to house train 2 at a time than it is to train 1.

If it were me I would at least give it a try for a few weeks and see how things worked out.

Zoe was very hard to housebreak She's a Shorkie. She finally got housbroken and we got Zach and had to start all over again with him. Not only was Zoe not affected in her housebreaking by Zach but now Zach is following Zoe's lead and he's almost housebroken.
It's just a though you never know. If Pnut likes Dahiah maybe he'll teach her the ropes

Ya i just dont want to stress pnut out. But i feel so bad! Maybe i will do a trial see what happens... i dont know. This is a hard one.

I would hope that would work for us, pnut is very attached to me.. i dont want to upset him. I feel he is happy how things are, i dont know how he act to the new baby.

I'm betting that you will find peanut will Love having a friend to share his life with.;)

I see that you are torn. I would be, too. Think about it. If you think you might want to try it, why not do the trial basis, as suggested. You could even try it one day at a time, if your friend was willing. That way, if Peanut became too upset, you wouldn't feel like you pulled the rug out from under him and you could also see how you would handle it, too.:)

Only you know if the timing is right for another dog. I will let you know though I really enjoy having too and my two would be lost without one another. Merry Christmas to you and yours

Have Delilah over for a play-date (ALL day long, if possible), and see how it goes.

I find it easier to have two one-year olds. They wear each other out.

I have dog sat her before, for a whole weekend, and Pnut did good, but when she went home I can tell that he was happy lol. I think it will be something for me to get use to as well, I am so use to having only Pnut!!

You're still a youngster! You can do it!:D On a more serious note, you say you've kept her for a weekend? Try four days and see how Peanut does. That is, if you even want to try it. Peanut might surprise you or you might find that Peanut doesn't like to share mommy at all.;)

I know so many on here for multiple yorkie’s and it is such a joy. Maybe I should just try and see what happens, I know that’s the only thing I can do, it might work out, it might not.. Peanut is my JOY, that’s the only thing that would stop me from bringing her in. I had Pnut since he was 10 weeks so I don’t want to upset him or make him jealous, but he could throw me off by taking her in and treated her like his sister!! You never know!

That is so true. You never know until you try. However, only you know how much you can do, so don't let us "guilt" you into something you may not feel up to doing.:)

You're right, don't let anyone guilt you into it. I can't imagine just having one, but I've never had just the one. But....if you do decide to give it a trial run, do commit to giving it a good long trial run. It could take them awhile to really bond. You don't want to give up just as they are settling in. Good luck on whatever you decide..

OH No you guys arent guilting me into anything. I love what you guys are saying, I am taking everything in. I am torn right now. I think I should try it, then if it doesnt work I can tell her and myself that I tried! I cant say anything if I dont, I will never know, Pnut could LOVE to have a sister, plus they have always got along. She is a lot like Pnut, really mellow, relaxed and so loving! I hope she will get attached to DH. I hear the females tend to get attached to the male human in the house. That way I can have pnut and DH can have Dahaliah. I just dont want to let my friend down either, I am the only person she trusts with her baby. That means a lot to me. I think if I don't try it I will always think "what if" and that alone will drive me crazy hahah!!

If your heart isn't really in it, than for the sake of the dog you need to say no. But if it's something that you would like to do, then maybe you can do it with the very clear understanding that if it doesn't work out she takes the dog back.

How many yorkies do you have? Is it hard?

I have 2 plus a doxie. It's harder in some ways, but easier in others. They all play together, though each of them does get their "mommy and me" time. It's definitely not easy to pack up and go with more than one. But for me, the benefits out weigh the drawbacks.

Do you still take them places? Pnut is so use to going places with me, family house, friends houses, shopping (where I can take him) I still would want to take both of them esp more if its family and friends houses. Does any of the furbabies get jealous? Is any of your furbabies sensitive to having your attention only?

I take Rhett and Scarlett, but not Sam because he HATES the car.

There were some jealousy issues at first, especially between Rhett and Sam. But they growled and postured and wrestled until they worked it out. Now they are good buddies. But I won't lie, the first couple of weeks had me worried that I had made a huge mistake. The fact that Pnut and Dahaliah have already spent a good amount of time together is a good thing.

For awhile, I did have jealousy issues when I would pet Rhett in "Sam's spot", so I decided to save that chair for Sam only and Rhett and I took over another spot. Now, I generally have one dog on either side of me on the couch and another sleeping on my foot.

YOu have to do what is best for your family. Take your friend's suggestion as a compliment. If you think that this one would not fit in at this time, just kindly let her down and say no, but thank you for thinking of me.

Lol its crazy they get jealous!! I would have nevrr thought that, i grew up with cats and we all know how cats are. Yorkies are so different they are like human kids!! Sounds like everything worked out for u. I know in the begining will be hard.. but hopefully everyone will accept eachother!

I also would suggest if you are considering another dog, to take her on a trial basis to try it out. And make sure you tell your friend, you will take her dog on a trial basis and if it does not work out, she would need to take back her dog and find another home. This has to be difficult.

Only you know, if you can handle having two dogs. I know all about that! LOL!!!! This year in January we got our pomeranian as a young puppy and in April we got our sweet little yorkie, "Princess" as a young puppy. I actually found it to be easier to have 2 puppies. I was potty training both.

What ever you decide, is what you feel is best for you, not anyone else.

Like the others have said if you feel up to it and can do a trial that would be great. I took in Nikki a 15-16 year old rescue male from an elderly friend last February after she went in to a nursing home. I was not looking to bring in a 4th dog, let alone a very elderly male to my 3 females. It was an adjustment at first for me and my girls. Nikki felt right at home from day one. I couldn't let him go back in to rescue at his age. It is more work and more money but it is worth it. My friend (RIP) felt so much better knowing he was with me. Good luck in your decision, you have to do what is right for you.

My only advise against a playmate ( I really feel you need at least two at some point-after training) would be from my experience of having gotten two at one time-that wasn't so bad one was 19weeks the other was 2 years-it was my 1 year old at home that regressed a bit-he wasn't too hot on having another male around whom wasn't fixed and we had marking issues! That was about the extend of the real drama over it all-well and I can't walk Scoobers and Princess together I have to separately they feed off each-others naughtiness. If you've had them for a weekend that's great and probably how it will go...eventually you may run into pecking order establishment though-but during the extended periods did you just hang out and play with them and avoid your normal routine? I'd really be sure to follow your usual routine...knowing what you can actually handle and take on is very admirable-not "rescuing unambiguously"- make sure you are up to the task otherwise you may just want to offer help in re-homing for your friend...personally I feel that all dogs really do better in pairs :aimeeyork:aimeeyork they are very social and need a companion on their level...but two is twice the everything ;) I've three...I'm at my limit here two are special needs I swear those two count as two each so its more like 5!

I had my schnauzer first a female, had her for about six years and then I got Levi my first yorkie. My schnauzer lived to be 13 before I had to put her to sleep. I went three years with one dog(Levi) and decided I needed another "female" in the house and got Lily another yorkie, about 6 months ago from a fellow YT er. I think in my opinion, Levi is happier having a playmate. It takes the pressure off of me, they play together, snuggle together etc. It took Levi about three days to totally fall in love with Lily. They are now inseparable. They both love everyone in the house as ..my two older boys and my husband..but have fun with each other as well. We spend hours just watching them interact with each other, they are hilarious at times. Just my two cents...I have had both options and I prefer the two dogs. I don't think two is really any more work than one dog. Same amount of responsibility..just my opinion.

Do u think pnut will replace me? Like he wont care for me as much and not give me all the attention?

No more than the other one will replace Pnut for you!!! You'll just be warmed by two in your lap. I have 4 in my lap right now and my DH has 2 by him. We love it!!!!

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