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01-02-2012, 02:04 PM | #1 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Getting a 2nd yorkie? I have a 9 month old yorkie, Sophia, and I've been thinking about getting a second one. Does anyone have any experience about getting another yorkie puppy? My concern is that she's the only "child" in the house and she's very spoiled. She LOVES playing with all the other dogs at the dog park and petsmart, but I'm worried that she'll get jealous if I bring another one home. Any advice or opinions? Thanks! |
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01-02-2012, 05:19 PM | #2 |
I ♥ my girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: With My Yorkies
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| Rosie was 4 years old when I got Mikki. She was the only furchild too and beyond spoiled. Mikki was a little over a year old so she was not really a puppy. Rosie was jealous but if you really want it to work it will. I just make sure that Rosie still gets that extra special mommy time. When daddy comes home Mikki gets her special time from me. The biggest problem I had at first was fighting. Getting a puppy may make it easier. I am not sure about that. With that said, I do not regret getting a second. I would do it all over again because I love both my girls.
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01-02-2012, 05:36 PM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Merritt Island,FL
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| Before Abby our Ziva was getting way to spoiled and possesive and I think more than a little bored. She has become better behaved and happier since Abby has joined us. It didn't happen overnight- each week was better. Abby is 6 months old and Ziva would certainly miss her little shadow! We looked at quite a few pups before I picked Abby- she was very laid back, even tempered and sweet even at 11 weeks and compared to her 4 littermates. A pup with Ziva's personality would have been a hard adjustment. |
01-02-2012, 06:17 PM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: California
Posts: 43
| We have five month old boy (Apollo) and brought home our second boy (Arion) a week ago (he is 8 weeks old). We decided to bring home a second because we wanted Apollo to grow up with a sibling. We did a lot of research before deciding which (male/female) to bring home. We decided to bring one home before Apollo started to get the "little prince" syndrome. Yes, two puppies at once is a lot of work; however we are fortunate enough to have the time to fully invest in our boys. On the three hour car ride home, Apollo wouldn't even look at Arion. Once we were home, Apollo wasn't as indifferent but still a bit aloof. They don't fight but Apollo is still a puppy and doesn't know how to fully control his strength so to speak. I don't take my eyes off them for a second. Apollo gets a lot of alone time with us when Arion is asleep. Arion is being crate trained (doing spectacularly) but we try to get them to sleep in the same crate at least once a day. I think it helps to form a bond. I copied and pasted the two links because getting a boy (since you have a girl) might help to minimize the fighting issue while alleviating the jealousy issue. Definitely helped us in making our decision. Male vs Female Yorkie's Boy o rGirl Yorkie Every situation is different but I believe it's better to go in knowing as much information as possible; therefore, I decided to share my story. Good luck and I do hope you find a wonderful sibling for Sophie~~ Sent from my iPhone on the way to the vet~~hubby driving **wink** |
01-02-2012, 08:04 PM | #5 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Thanks for all the feedback!! Was it easier to housetrain the second puppy? What did you do about the two dogs when you're gone? I keep Sophia in a crate, so obviously I would want to put the 2nd dog in a crate too. But should the crates be in the same room? |
01-02-2012, 09:02 PM | #6 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Max was over a year old when we brought Teddy home, who was 8 months at the time. I thought Max was an only child, and he didn't have any doggy friends, but he loved having a brother. It took a few weeks to overcome some jealousy issues, but they got along great from the start. Teddy was already potty trained.
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01-03-2012, 12:13 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: California
Posts: 43
| We got lucky with our second boy in that he has a bigger bladder than our first. He can sleep about six hours (at night) before he squeaks to be let out (not too much though because he knows overdoing it won't get him anywhere). During the day, he naps on an average of three hours. Apollo (our first yorkie) was housetrained in about two weeks. We used the xpen system where we blocked off a small area near the bathroom. We placed the piddle mat in the bathroom. He eventually caught on. We gradually enlarged his xpen area and now he is about 90% successful with full access to the house. He has accidents when we accidentally leave the bathroom door closed (DOH!). Arion (our second) is on the crate system right now. We want him to get used to being alone in his crate. We'll switch to the xpen system in about two weeks. I think it's easier to train the second because we have a system now. With Apollo, we tried a couple different methods before settling on the xpen system. Arion might catch on faster because he has Apollo to watch and perhaps learn from. We don't leave our puppies in crates unless 1) they are sleeping, and/or 2) they are out with us (car, places they shouldn't be roaming free, etc.). We haven't left Arion alone yet but we gave Apollo as much freedom as possible. This was perhaps possible because we trained to potty on a mat and not outside. Training to go outside might be a bit different. Our puppies don't complain when inside their crates unless they have to potty. They are very independent and secure. Apollo is able to stay alone without so much as a whimper. Arion seems to be down the same road. I think (this is strictly my opinion from what I have experienced) the puppies' naturual dispositions played/play a big part in how quickly they learned/learn, but researching/reading anything and everything I could about puppy care really facilitated the training process. |
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