Help me choose my puppy!
 

I am having the HARDEST time picking our new yorkie puppy. We have found a breeder and have gone to see the puppies 2 times now. The litter has 4 boys and one girl and both times the girl and one boy have stood out to us. Not only that but both of them also liked us and ran to us every chance they got while the other 3 puppies acted afraid of us and stayed away.
Now we are stuck on which one to get. We were hoping only one of them would like us which would make our decision much easier :)
The ONLY thing holding me back from getting the girl is her watery eyes. I noticed the first time we saw her at 6 weeks that they were very watery while the other puppies seemed dry. Then again at 8 weeks she had watery tear stained eyes and the other boy we liked had perfectly dry eyes.
Here are the 2 puppies just before 7 weeks old. The girl is on the right.
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Here they are at 8 weeks old with the girl on the left
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Here is an up close of the girl and her eyes:
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And one of the boy just for comparison:
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So here are the pros and cons of each puppy.
Female Pros - We think she is the cuter yorkie and will probably be the better looking one as an adult as well. She is fluffier and her fur seems like it will be softer/fluffier instead of straight or wirey. She weighs 1 lb. 7.3 oz at 8 weeks old which I believe charts out at 4 1/2 lbs. She was a very fun puppy and loved to run around and play, but this also meaned she liked to bite.
Female Cons - Watery eyes. I'm really worried this will be a permanent problem that might lead to other more serious problems. She is a little too rambunctious for my daughter who does not like to be bitten lol.

Male Pros - He was a total sweetheart! The puppies were all in a little play yard and whenever I would walk to one side of the play yard he ran as fast as he could to come over to me and when I put my hands inside the pen he would instantly lick them and try his hardest to climb up into them. I seriously walked to either side about 15 times and it never failed, he always came to me while the other puppies ignored me. He had quite a bit of white on his chest and 2 back feet which we LOVED. They are parti gene carriers. He barely ever tried to bite me at all and if he did it was very gentle.
Male Cons - You could already tell that his hair was going to be more wirey instead of fluffy. Having a boy dog makes me a little nervous because of marking so I've always owned girls.

Anyways as you can see I will NEVER make my decision and need help! Is the watery eyes a deal breaker, should I go with the one that has perfectly dry eyes or is this something that will most likely go away and should not influence our decision? Which would you choose??

Well, hate to say this but that "fluffy fur" will likely be the dreaded cotteny coat which mats VERY easy. However about the tearing eyes it could be that her fur is getting in her eyes when she lays down. One of my girls has that thick cotteny coat and eye staining is a problem. However the tearing itself can be almost stopped by using the Gerber Pure water you can get in jugs at WalMart.
I have no boys but those that do think they are more affectionate.
That is my 2 cents.
Good luck and you will love who ever you choose.:cool:

Hi there and I would find it hard to choose but watery eyes would not be a deal breaker for me. My sister's Yorkie had watery eyes, I told her to give him distilled water and they cleared up..I think they both are beautiful, why not both? LOL

Oh my goodness - what a decision to have to make...!!! :)

Firstly - are you absolutely sure that you can't have both?!!? ;)

This is going to be a strictly personal opinion of mine. I really don't know anything about watery eyes - many will though! I can see what you mean though, slightly.

Going on looks alone - I would choose the female.

Going on looks and personality (including the bite-y bits where your daughter's concerned) - I would choose the male. I love your description of him following you around :)

We've had many male and female dogs - our dog prior to Harry was Rosie the lab - she was sweet and biddable. Harry is a completely different character, partly the breed and partly because he's a boy. But he loves his mummy more than any dog we've ever had.

As for the marking - Harry tried it once. I said 'NO' in a sharp voice - and he never did it again (that was over a year ago).

Oh, good luck in your decision - I really don't envy you!! + congratulations on your soon-to-be-new-baby-boy-or-girl!!! :D Sally + Harry x

Tough decision!!! Well, we have 3 boys and 1 girl! I do think boys are more affectionate, but our baby girl is pretty darn sweet too!! I have one that has watery eyes... (he is our blue born and has a white coat), so he stains very bad, HOWEVER he does not have issues due to this...just looks bad. But, we don't care...just one of the many things that defines him for who he is!! Just keep visiting them and you will just know who is right for you!! If they are just 7 weeks old now, you still have 5 weeks to decide!!

Your probably not gonna like this answer but what I did in that situation was bought the boy pup put a down payment on the girl pup and went back a month later and bought the girl pup. Made my decision easy

I have one of each. My boy I got as a pup and my girl was a retired show champion(different breeders). Both are love bugs, but my girl is totally devoted to me and can be standoffish to other people. My boy loves absolutely everyone! My breeder (show girl breeder) says that she now has a waiting list for boys and in past years everyone wanted girls. The eyes would make me choose the boy.

Get them both :D. I don't think watery eyes necessarily means anything terrible she could have food or environmental allergies or she could just be reacting to the hair poking her eyes. Biting is a puppy thing and just about all puppies are doing to do it even if the boy is not doing it now more then likely he still will at some point it is something you have to train them not to do.

Ziva(now 3) was a beautiful, high energy pup- we had the pick of litter- had to have her even tho there was a larger, easy going sister. I love her like crazy but "a handful" is an understatement.Her litter name was 'grace" because anyone who got her was going to need a lot of it!
.Abby's litter name was "jane" because she was sooo plain,but the sweetest dog ever -now at 8 months we are amazed at how easy her puppy hood has been- never a bad moment, always the peacemaker with Ziva,would not even consider chewing on us or anything I tell her no to.Her coarse hair is now silky straight, smooth and never a knot or tangle.A real ugly duckling story!
I would go for temperment, especially with an unsure child.

Based on looks alone, I would go with the girl puppy. She has tiny features and a very cute face. I would not consider watery eyes to be a deal breaker. My male had watery eyes when he was younger (he is a little over a year now and it has stopped). I give him distilled water and it seemed to do the trick. I also make sure his hair is never poking into his eyes. The boy, may not play bite now, but that could change when he is teething. I have both a boy and a girl. My boy is a total cuddle bug and my girl is very affectionate but doesn't like to cuddle as much...she is always on the move. Could you get them both?

i would want then both!! sorry i am of no help but they are both super cute.

They are both so cute.

I am waiting a litter right now to be born. We want a girl, but who knows I may be persuaded.

Cute, cute, cute!! I'm no help at all - I would get both!:)

They are both super cute! You definitely have a hard decision to make. I say get them both! :p

I agree, get both and then there's no decision. :D However, if that's not possible, BlueBelle is right, the fluffy coat probably does mean a cotton coat and the tangling will be awful. Just ask my Gracie Ruth.

*The girl does have a cute face. + for her
*The boy obviously loves you. + for him
*Belly Bands are a life saver with boys and panties are a pain for girls. + for him - for her
*I have 4, 2 boys & 2 girls and 1 boy & 1 girl are snugglers. The other 2 are lovers, but on their terms. So not sure if you can really say one is better then the other.

But this statement of yours says it all, to me. "She is a little too rambunctious for my daughter who does not like to be bitten"

Go with the boy. :)

TeresaM - That's exactly what I was trying to say, but you said it in a few lines, and I took a third of a page!! :D (Note to self: Sally, don't ramble so much...!!! :p) Sally + Harry x

I say , get them both as yorkies are addicting & you will most likely get another in the near future anyway. Problem solved;)

Love that baby girl face!

My choice would be the girl because of the ear set but thats just me lol love them both. My little girl is more loveable with me and boy with hubby so hard to say on that one.

Choose the one you want. Watery eyes is not unusual for a yorkie puppy. I wanted a girl but the litter was 2 boys. I am not sorry I ended up with a boy and often wonder why I wanted the girl. Copper is very, very loving. I had him neutered at 5 months. He does not mark on anything. Housebreaking him took a while. He is 2 now and is extremely good about that.

If you want the girl, get her. The nipping can be trained out. Copper still play bites because we let him. Our key words are "no bite." Copper will stop and then start licking. It is not a problem.

Good luck with your choice!

Wow. Just saw the pictures. I want the one you don't pick.:)

Hard decision. Both boy/girl ears are widest, boy has a tad longer muzzle. Couldn't tell anything else about structure as no pics showed it.

But without more info, I'd go with the best temperament pup for your family. If the boy is gentle and loving, and doesn't nip, perhaps that is the most important for your family dynamics.

I'm assuming all parents have been health tested, and the pups too. they should have bile acid tests prior to being adopted/bought

I would get them both but there is something extra special about that little girl :)

That boy puppy has picked you!! Pick him back!:animal36

Thank you SO much for all of your replies! I really wish getting both was an option but unfortunately it isn't. :( Believe me that's exactly what I would do lol! Every time I started swaying my decision more towards the girl I swear I would look over at the boy who was giving me puppy dog eyes and wanting me to hold him.
I do keep wondering if the boy would be the better decision now as far as the biting/rough housing goes BUT can I really base it off of a 30-40 minute visit? I keep thinking the girl could of just been wide awake and ready to play while the boy could've just been tired from playing BEFORE we got there. I dunno! I seriously don't think I will make a decision. I really want to go see them again but they are 3 hours away so it's not so simple. Especially with gas prices the way they are right now. I know that soon the other puppies will all be chosen by other ppl so that is the only thing driving me crazy! If I had all the time in the world to make my choice it would be MUCH easier!
I am glad to see that most of you wouldn't worry about the eyes watering! I am hoping that if we do choose the girl I can keep it under control.
I hadn't thought of the fluffy fur being a problem but that has made me think as well. I am not 100% sure that they will have different coats but I do think the girl felt softer than the boy. I also noticed that the girl already has brown hair on the very top of her head and the boy is still black so she will probably be much lighter.
Here are a few more pictures, I would love for the opinions to keep coming!!
Here is a boy, he does seem to look more wirey here and not so fluffy and cute.
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Side by side girl on the left, boy on the right
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Girl
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Not the best pic but you can see all the cute white hair the boy has here
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I am a little confused in the one picture it says girl on right the ears are the widest apart in the next of the 2 pictures it says girl on left the boys are the wide set ones. Both cute anyway lol.

The boy is definitely the one with the wider set ears. It is one thing I noticed about him. I just checked the pictures and I do have them labeled right but maybe they just look that way. In person he definitely has the wider ears.

I suggest you go strictly on personality. My Rubin's parents were both Champion Show dogs. He does not have their beautiful silky hair at all. The breeder plainly told me he would never have the show coat or perfect bite of his parents. She was right too. He stayed black and deep rust colors. I got him for much less than the other two pups in the litter. But it was not price that made me decide. He picked me.
He loved me, zap... right now. My Rubyboy just turned 9 years old and I have never been sorry that I took a boy (I thought my heart was set on a little girl !)

Oh my, how cute! I agree...are you sure you can't have both?! Tee hee! They are both adorable, but if it were me, I'd pick the girl. I love them both, but girls are just so much fun for me. I love our girl! But if I could, I'd have KS a brother in no time. ;)