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12-26-2010, 11:03 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
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| Hi from new member I wanted a puppy to keep me company while my husband was busy. I've been researching different breeds and have fallen in love with Yorkies! We are moving in a couple months and then I can pick out my puppy. I have never owned a small dog and am excited to learn more about Yorkies. |
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12-26-2010, 07:06 PM | #2 |
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| Hi and welcome to YT. My first suggestions are that you continue your research about the Breed, that you find out what will be required of you in caring for a young pup, what you will need to do to find a quality breeder and Not a Puppy miller, and most of all understand the amount of time and devotion required in loving and maintaining a living creature, especially if you have never had one. I hope that you understand my further comments, in the respect and sincerity that they are offered to you. While wanting a pup for company is a great idea, understand that it needs as much attention as a newborn. It is a 24 hour position, and not just when your husband is busy; otherwise that really is not fair to the pup. It is a living breathing creature that deserves someone who is devoted to it, and not just "making time for it" when the person needs a distraction. Otherwise it sounds like you are looking for a hobby, not a full time owner-position. Yorkies are lovable, and HIGH maintenance. They are not something that you can just be with when you are not busy with someone or something else. I am not trying to be harsh, please understand, I am trying to advise you and prepare you as to the amount of time and effort that are involved in maintaining a happy healthy pup. This is probably why no one else has responded to your post. Finding a pup and giving it a quality life is not something that you do with just your free time. It is something that you must do ALL the time. Training it to potty outside, training it not to chew your phone cords, taking it to the vet at 1am in the morning because it is sick and you still have to be a work at 6 am, taking it out for walks everyday, brushing and grooming it everyday, bathing it during the week: all of this is not just a part-time event. If you really want a pup that is going to be happy and healthy you will need to make time for it, and not just give it the time that you have extra from your other activities and duties. So....while you are looking for company while your husband is busy, understand that the pup is looking for a full time companion; and unless you can devote a LOT of time towards it, the pup and you are Both going to be miserable. Please understand I do not mean this commentary to be rude, harsh, or patronizing as stated before, but adopting a pet is a huge undertaking, and sometimes the enormity of this task is not explained thoroughly enough. |
12-26-2010, 07:40 PM | #3 |
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| Welcome to YorkieTalk and congratulations on your upcoming puppy!
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12-26-2010, 07:54 PM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Welcome to Yorkie Talk: There are articles called stickies at the top of every forum, with lots of great info in them. As well there is the YT library where you can find out lots about this breed. Some articles you will want to read is The cost of Owing a Dog, New Yorkie Parents. But as another poster stated, you might want to read up on articles that describe are you "ready to own a dog?" That would be any dog of any breed. In some ways puppies are like babies. They need to be fed, washed, taken to potty, on a regular schedule. They need to be trained, exercised, loved, and cared for. And yes there will be times that their needs come at times that are inconvenient for you. That is what you sign on for, when you purchase a dog. It is a life time commitment that you make when you purchase your pup. For Yorkies you can find out more about the breed, and their health concerns, both here, and at www.ytca.org. Then USA National club for the Yorkshire Terrier breed. Take your time, research your heart and your willingness to make the 15 years or so commitment to a dog. It will be time well spent.
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12-26-2010, 08:12 PM | #5 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
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| Thank you for the advice! I understand what a full time commitment puppies/dogs can be (I have had animals all my life, just no small dogs). I am looking forward to a constant companion! Thank you again, all advice is greatly appreciated. |
12-26-2010, 08:13 PM | #6 |
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12-26-2010, 08:24 PM | #7 | |
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This is so true and a very good post. I would also like to add that you should be very careful on where you get your new puppy from. To many puppy mills out there that we do not want to support. I would know I have done it twice (uknowingly ) , but I know better now. Never buy from a pet store because you are sure to get a puppy mill puppy and the puppy will more than likely have a lot of issues, health and otherwise. My babies are spoiled | |
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