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07-19-2012, 05:03 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Naperville
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| Questions Chewie has been with us for a few days (Sunday morning) and we have some questions: 1. Food. He doesn't seem to very interested in it. I would expect a 13 weeks old puppy to like food, but no, for him is kind of nonexistent. I tried to play with the kibbles, that worked once, second time he didn't want to play anymore. We gave him boiled chicken was great the first time, second time so and so. We mushed his kibble and mixed it with boiled chicken, the same...great the first time. And also he doesn't eat except if I stay next to him. If I am in the same room doesn't count, he has to come and investigate what I am doing. He doesn't even like the high calorie supplement so much. The petsmart one I had to put it inside of his mouth, the petland one he licks it himself after I ask him a couple of times... 2. Treats. I am confused what treats could work for him, as I need treats if I want to train him. He doesn't like the ones I bought from petsmart and he mostly plays with cheerios instead of eating them. Last night I gave him a little piece from a raspberry and he seemed to like it, as he was asking for more but I didn't know if it was safe for him. Also I gave him a few edamame beans, which he liked, but again, I am not sure if are good for him. 3. Pad training. We are having big problems with this. Or at least I think we have. In 4 days he never went on the pad. Only once he was close, he did it on the plastic side of a pad, and then we praised him (good enough for now, the place is important even if it's not on the target). The problem is if I am putting him on the pad, he wants to leave, and if I try to keep him there he thinks we are playing and bye bye going potty.Is there a way to teach him without crating him? I would hate to do that. 4. Kisses. He only seems to want to give me kisses, not to my boyfriend, and he is a little down because of it. I mean my boyfriend is at home all day with him, he plays with him, he makes him food and so on, but Chewie seems more happy to see me than him, although I only spend a few hours in the afternoon with him.. Is this a phase because the breeder was a female? Will he grow more fond of my boyfriend too? |
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07-19-2012, 05:31 AM | #2 |
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| I had a terrible problem with trying to get my Gracie to eat the first year I had her. I tried it all. I even cooked for her. I had the same response. The first time she liked it and then would not touch the leftovers. I can tell you I did not use treats for training because they interfered with her getting proper nutrition from her food. I finally realized she hates any food with grain in it. When I started using sweet potato in the food I made instead of rice or oatmeal she would eat like a starving animal. Maybe you could check to see how much grain in in his food? Gracie is now on a commercial grain free raw diet and eats like a bear but the first year was a trial and error effort. Try to avoid commercial treats and try small amounts of meat or low fat cheese if you have to use them. Make sure he gets lots of exercise. Has he been vet checked? I don't crate train either but I do think an X pen is a good idea for when you cannot watch your puppy. Just like outdoor training timing is everything with house breaking. Keep up the effort. You may need to buy a good liquid house breaking aid to put on your pee pads. Some of the pads say it is already on them but I have found some work better than others. The hormone does attract the puppy to pee where he smells the scent. |
07-19-2012, 05:58 AM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2012 Location: Loveland, Colorado
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| my Emy who I've had for a month, who is 15 weeks is just now getting the idea of peeing on the potty pad, she did the same thing, when she would start to go somewhere else I would try to pick her up and put her on the potty pad, and she would just stop what she was doing, so I had the same problem you have in that respect, but now when she goes over to the potty pad and as she is peeing I say "potty for a treat" and after she's done she runs over to where I keep the treats and waits for one. This has worked everytime now for a couple days, not for poohing though, I can't seem to get her to pooh and pee on the same pad. I give her the grain free Soft Buddy Biscuits, and she loves them, I also give her Zuke's soft chicken treats. She has no problem with her appetite though...Good Luck. |
07-19-2012, 06:01 AM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2012 Location: Loveland, Colorado
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| oh and I forgot to say she is on Great Life Grain & potato free Wild Salmon food, she loves it and always has solid poops. Before I got her I had bought some Natural Balance biscuits for a treat, and everytime I gave her one or two for a treat, in the middle of the night she started throwing up yellow bile, and I only noticed it after I had given her those biscuits during the day for a treat. So I stopped giving her them and haven't had a throwup since. So she must have some issue with grain products also. |
07-19-2012, 06:05 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Naperville
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| He eats Royal canin mini starter, and I want to change it but I was thinking to wait a little until he gets used to the new house and all. I was thinking on switching to Fromm, but I am not sure if for the grain free variety the kibble is small enough for him. About the cheese as a treat, I am a little confused. I mean you aren't supposed to feed them diary but cheese is ok? We bought a play pen, but it has only vertical bars because we were afraid he would climb out if it had horizontal ones, and right now he can squeeze between the bars . We were thinking that in a month or so he will be too big for that and then we can use it. Right now my boyfriend is at home so Chewie doesn't need to be confined, but he is so fast, he doesn't pee when you are watching him, and the moment you look away he runs away and by the time you catch him he already peed on the carpet. We also bought the housebreaking spray from pet land (I think the brand is "good dog") but it doesn't seem to do anything. We also put some pee on the pad so he can smell it there but no luck either. Well, i guess we will keep trying... |
07-19-2012, 06:19 AM | #6 |
My furkids Donating Member | Hi! welcome to yorkietalk and congrats on your new furbaby!! My first girl was like this,,,I tried so many different kibbles it wasn't funny..I tried the chicken thing too,,,nothing seemed to work. I finally ended up feeding nutro ultra,...she seemed to like this one,,,but only picked...then I realized it wasn't a good food...figures she would like that one! A year later we got Lillie...I had switched them to Grammies pot pie...they both liked it so this is what I kept them on. I also use wellness 95% chicken (can) as a topper.
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07-19-2012, 09:19 AM | #7 |
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| Your right in that your puppy should not have milk. Only a small amount of low fat cheese should be used as a treat but meat is a better choice. They sell freeze dried all meat treats at some pet food stores and you can find them online. A young puppy should not have a lot of treats. Just an small reward for doing something right (like going potty in the right place) make sure he is not getting any people food except what is made specifically for him. He is young to be changing food but if he is not eating a good diet you need to do something to get his interest in eating up. You could try crushing his food or grinding it in a food processor and then mixing it in with some chicken or beef. I would keep it low fat with no chicken skin. You can put some of the broth from boiling the food it. In the Yorkie Health and Diet area there is a "sticky" at the top of the fourm with a lot of recipe ideas for treats and food. As I said I found that Gracie did not like the grains but I only cooked for her until I found a quality commercial food that she liked. |
07-19-2012, 09:49 PM | #8 | |
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07-19-2012, 11:15 PM | #9 |
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| Have you tried leaving the food out? I don't think it's a good idea to give him too many different things to eat right now. It might cause tummy issues. Have you talked to the breeder, what does she have to say? Sometimes the new pups can go off food, you have to make sure he eats so he won't have a hypoglycemic attack. Do you have nutrical? Sometimes they'll eat after you give them this. If their sugar is too low, they will not eat. Has he been to the vet? You keep mentioning petland, if that's the same place that sells puppies, please DO NOT support them. The pups all come from puppy mills! I have to sit right next to Mimi to eat. She will not eat if I don't sit next to her. She was a very picky eater as a puppy & I had to put 'toppings' on her kibble & she rarely ate it more than 2 x's in a row. I had to switch it & get creative! Foods that are easily digestible like egg whites, scrambled or hard boiled (no salt, no yolk). Sweet potatoes, steamed or boiled. Plain boiled chicken breast, frozen green beans (thawed & diced). Those are her favs. I avoid dairy as it can cause pancreatitis. I've read that dogs cannot digest dairy & it just builds up & they get sick. Absolutely no table scraps! If you want to switch food, I've read on here that Fromm has a very small kibble. Not sure which formula tho. Please switch gradually & very slowly (14 days), but he's not eating his current kibble... just switch cold turkey? Yorkies are notorious for being very difficult to potty train. You must limit his space, not have the run of the house, or he will go anywhere! He's a puppy, just like a baby, can't hold it. Ex pen is great, you can make a doggie apt w/bed, water & food bowl & potty area. Can you line the play pen you have now w/cardboard or something so he can't escape?
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07-20-2012, 02:26 AM | #10 |
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| Kibble 1. I like Taste of the Wild Roasted Wetlands Foul. remember a few days in a new enviroment is not just possibly stressful but super exciting and a huge adjustment. Keep nutrical on hand watch energy level and adjust accordingly. Changing food should be dobe gradually mixing the new food in only a third for a few days then half the two thirds then fully. Doing a full switch can nake your pup sixk. Treats2. I'd only give boiled chick breast in dime sized peices for now. These are great forever though. Yorkies love baby carrots! We swear by Zukes mini naturals here too Pads 3. Love the washable pads sold by members here. Saves $ the enviroments and you have them forever plus all my dogs just ate the disposibles plastic eating is no good. Careful what you wash them with. I wash dogs cloths toys etc with only distilled white vinegar its is hypoallergenic washes completely out and is antibacterial. Dont us dryer sheets on dog items. Kisses4. Give it time. Congrats!!!
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07-20-2012, 02:29 AM | #11 |
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| Rarely dogs can be lactose intollerant Id wait until at least 3like mobths and the food change to have been over 30the days to play around with anything that could cause a reaction. But tes mine love cottage and hard block cheese too. I reserve it for giving pills by squishing pills into apeice of cheese or liquids on cottage cheese mush. I am a big suppoter of puppy play pens especually for pottythe training.
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07-20-2012, 07:01 AM | #12 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Naperville
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| Wow, a lot of answers. Thank You! I will try to answer your questions, hopefully I won't miss any. He was vet checked and he doesn't get table scraps. We moved his food and bed from the kitchen to our bedroom, as he always hangs around us, so we thought if we are there and the food is there he will eat more. He does eat, but not a lot and he doesn't seem to like it a lot, but at least he is eating. He doesn't show signs of hypoglycemia, he plays and sleeps ok, but we do have something like nutrical nearby, just in case, and my boyfriend gives him that twice a day, the size of a green pea bean. I ordered the washable pads, as Brenda was using those, but he doesn't seem more interested in those than the disposable ones. At least those are environmental friendly. We thought of lining the current play pen with something so he doesn't escape, but we were afraid he would chew on it, and second if he is confined he starts crying like you would think someone is killing him. I was actually thinking on buying an xpen from one of the stores and give it back in a few weeks after I don't need it anymore :P. If I put in the bedroom and line the floor with pads under it it might work. But will he learn this way that he is supposed to do it on the pad, or for him is the same thing as doing it anywhere, just that the area is smaller? About raspberries..are they safe for yorkies? Last night as I was eating my raspberry and cottage cheese dinner he started begging for them. I didn't cave in, I just gave him one when I finished eating and he seemed fine... P.S. I don't usually buy from petland/petsmart, all the stuff that were not urgent I bought them online, it's just that from the moment we decided we want him, and until he arrived there were just a few days, so for some stuff I didn't had the time to order online. |
07-20-2012, 08:14 AM | #13 |
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| The liquid house breaking aids have a hormone in them that stimulates the puppy to pee. If you put it on your washable or disposable pee pads it will help attract him to pee there. He is still going to need encouragement but it does stimulate something in the brain that encourages them to pee in the place that they smell it. It does sound like one of the nylon X pens would work better for you right now. I have seen so many people here on YT say that they had to hand feed their puppies at first. It is a typical problem. I used to sit on the floor with Gracie and feed her one bite at a time. They are babies so you do what you have to for them. |
07-20-2012, 10:14 AM | #14 |
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| Mine love all berries yes they are safe in moderation remember fruit can rush or overly stimulate bowwls so careful the amounts. Also fruits and vegis if not organic have more chemicals that can causr issues from violent reaction to dull coat-the heavy metals in conventional pesticides specifically. The pee pad spray is great stuff. Consistancy with kenneling (even in an xpen) is the key...eveeytime you give into whining you woll have at least 3like more trys to make it work. Try leaving the door ppenand make yhe pen comfortable with toys also...I used them more than everduring the puppy phase to get my girl ysed to hers. My boys were older and both scared of cages it took months to kennel train where they were comfirtable with it...now during the day all my furkids will randomly request to go to their kennela...maybe its to escape the new furkid.
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