New owner! Need help!!

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by OpieDopie

Thank you everyone for your advice. I really appreciate it.. Let me try to remember everything...

I have tried potty pads, rewards, and the tub.. but like I said, it only works for a little pit and then he reverts to going in the house. He will go to the door and sit if he needs to pee, but as for pooping its anyones guess! LoL.. And its funny too when he does go outside to poo he will hunch over and stare at you and will hold it until you turn around, like he doesnt want you to watch him poop! HAHA.. I have not really confined him to a small place because he sleeps with me, and I cant stand to hear him bark and whine all of the time. The first couple of nights when we had him and his brother I kept both of them in a pet taxi and they were fine, but as soon as Zeus went with his owner Opie went nuts. So he sleeps with me now and roams free when no one is home. Ive never had a puppy, or a small dog for tha matter so none of this has ever been a problem.

As for the ears, not it doesnt bother me at all that they dont stand up. Infact I like that he is oversized, really dark and floppy. LoL! I just read that you were supposed to massage their ears to make them stand up and I thought it was something that I wasnt doing right, and maybe it was a sign of some type of health issue or underdevelopment...

We are still debating on if we should get him fixed, or try to breed him. I think it will be pretty close to impossible to find another yorkie owner who would want to breed with him, because he looks so different. But how would it endager the mother if she got pregnant? Is it because hes too big and would chance making dogs bigger than himself?

TY all

You should not breed him because he is not a perfect representation of the breed (one should be if being breed) and the female would have to be bigger then him which would be harder to find because hes 12 pounds. It would endanger the mom because he has the genes to have bigger puppies and she may not be able to carry bigger puppies or even have them. I would be really worried letting a puppy have free foam of the house when no one is there because they can get into so much that could hurt them or make them very ill. I would look into a play pen.

[jeane]

welcome// house breaking take patience lots of it // morgan goes outside and he will pee on the puppy pad but he still has to be watched/ he likes to sneak off and leave you a present ha ha he is 8 months old and weighs 5.8 pounds

[OpieDopie]

thanks guys for all ur help. I wish I could find a bigger female to breed with. I love my oversized yorkie! LoL. But, i am more than likely just going to get him fixed.. poor little guy! Haha! And I shouldnt say he has free roam.. its more like he can go into the living room and dining room, we keep all of the doors closed to the stairs and bathrooms and bedrooms so mainly he just stays in the living room.