Hi Everyone
 

Hi Everyone, we are new on here. I just got my new yorkie puppy 2 days ago and her name is Coco and she is 8 weeks old. Coco is 1.4lb today and she has separation anxiety and she barks and cries when I don't hold her. I was told to leave her in the crate to help her to be independent. but she won't stop crying until I pick her up. Is Coco too young to be left alone? I have to work every other day for about 6 hours so she cries until I get home. I feel bad but there is very little I can do since mommy has to work in order to buy Coco food.
Coco also has motion sickness because I took her with me in the car, she vomited.
I have already browsed the forum and got some great ideas from people's posts.
Just want to say HI to everyone and introduce me and Coco to this community.

Happy Holidays to all yorkies and owners on this site and everywhere in this world.

Coco and Coco's mom

P.s. my username Coco and Gigi coming from my two yorkies that passed away this year (my old Coco) and last year (Gigi). They are two very very special yorkies in my life for 15 years. I love them deeply. So I named my new puppy New Coco (Coco II) to honor my old Coco. :)

Yorkies should not leave there moms until 12 weeks so she is probably scared and needs to feel someone there. Leaving her for 6 hours is very dangerous with a puppy that young because the younger and smaller they are the higher risk for hypoglycemia they have and if no one is there to see them having a hypoglycemic episode they can have seizures and it very well can result in death. They need to be checked on every hour for several weeks.

Hi, welcome to YT! I'm sorry you lost your pups but they sure did live a nice long life! I'm a bit surprised that you, having raised Yorkies elected to take a pup much too young home and away from her mom and littermates. Actually, I'm more surprised at the breeder.

Your pup seems to be having the typical problems that pups that are removed too young have...she is a baby, after all.

If you have a good relationship with your breeder, as you should, she should be willing to take her back for a little longer. I think this would make it much easier to re-acclimate her to your lifestyle later.

If that is not an option than you will need to take some additional measures to insure your pups health and welfare. Perhaps a friend or relative can stop in and spend time with her during the day. Right now is important training time and human interaction is an integral part of who she will become.

She is also very tiny and I'm concerned about her health, car rides, outside etc., is really not in her best interest right now...has she seen a vet yet?

Welcome to Yorkie Talk and congratulations on the new puppy. :)

As mentioned above, the biggest concern in a pup so young and small is hypoglycemia. Is there someone who can look after Coco for awhile while you are at work?

Make sure she has access to food and water at all times.

I agree the pup needs her mom and litter mates. She is young to be away from them. She still needs to cuddle to get warm and she is accustomed to having food available at will. I hope she has a warm blanket to cuddle up in when you cannot hold her. Hypoglycemia is a danger. The next 6 weeks are going to be trying for the puppy and you. I hope all goes well.

Welcome to our YT family, I know what you are goin thro in 06 I got a lil girl named frost she was 6 weeks old an boy she cried all the time. Her mom said the mom had died an she was salein the pups young but I got her anyways I felt like I had to... When they are small they want the love of a mother is all they are use to bein w her all the time an now she is all alone it's very scary for her ... I may not b right but with frost I got her a lil wine up clock an put it n a stuff toy with a warm bean bag toy .. The warmth an the small tick help her when I was not able to have her w me .. But I don't no her moms story but I would never let mine go b4 10 to 12 weeks depending on size some I have keep longer ... Plz be care for tho yorkie can have sugar issues an little ones can crashed very fast ... I hope she has no issues but just keep an eye on the lil coco ... Hope to see pictures soon

Oh yea make sure she has food an water out all the time an watch to make sure coco is eatin ...

Hello and welcome to YT. Please don't feel like we are picking on you. I will offer some added advice and ideas that might help.
One of the best things about YT is it is a wonderful education. I have had Yorkies for over 30 years and I learn something new almost every day.
Back in the 1960s, 70s, and even the 80s it was routine to place puppies with people when they were 6 or 7 weeks old. Researchers have found that Yorkies learn a lot from their Mother and litter mates from week 6 to week 12. Bite inhibition, keeping the nest (bed, crate, and house) clean. Some mothers if given the chance, will practically potty train her puppies. When puppies are taken away from their mother the human mother must quickly become the PLP (Protector, Leader and Provider). What you don't teach your pup, sadly they will teach themselves. If biting, whining, jumping and chewing works they will do it.
Separation is not natural at this stage of his/ her life. So she cries. It might help to put her in a small safe area like a bathroom tub or shower stall with a pee pad on one end and her sleeping crate, chew toys, food, and water on the other end. Make sure she can not get the shower curtain, soap and so on. A hot water bottle whapped in towel in her crate may help. On line and pet stores, they even sell a stuffed Mommy like doggy that has a part you heat in the microwave, some come with a heart beat CD. Car Sickness is something most dogs out grow. I wouldn't worry about that now. Best wishes and congrats.

Congratulations on your newPuppy. A Yorkie puppy should stay with his mother until heis about 12 weeks old. If your puppy is younger, you have a premature puppy ina way. You will have to be his mother and teach him like she would. Mother dogs are the PLP. A PLP is the protector, Leader (teacher) and Provider of all resorces life food a place to sleep, potty, toys, water correction and affection. You are now the PLP in your pups life.
1. Umbilical Tethering
Is a wonderful way to bond with your puppy and keep him safe. Hook a leash tohis harness and put the other end on your wrist. He will feel secure, he cansee you, smell you, and hear your heart beat and breathing sounds. When he is nothooked to you he should be safe in his crate or play pen. You should resist theurge to carry your puppy around. Carrying is a human instinct, perfect for human babies that can't walk.Doggie babies need to walk and learn to follow the leader. Walking ismuch better for them, it makes their muscles strong and teaches them to look toyou for directions. They learn by watching and doing what the leader does.
2. PottyPrep
The mother dog begins to push the puppies out of the nest area to potty at 4weeks, at 6 weeks they follow her to the potty place and copy her behavior. Soyou have to pick a place and take your baby about every 2 hours during the day.They really do not know they can hold urine, when they feel the urge topee they pee. When they are 8 to 10 weeks old, they begin to understand theycan wait a few minutes, you can begin true potty training. Always praiseif they potty in the right place. Potty breaks should be short. Say your cueword ' POTTY NOW' give him 3 to 5 minutes to potty. If he goes, praise 'Good Potty'pet and maybe reward with off the leash play time in a fenced yard. You areteaching him potty first, then sniff and play is ok.

LOL I don't mean to write my book here. But puppy training is my passion.Everything they learn the first 24 weeks of life forms their basic outlook onlife. So it is so important to set up a good foundation of training and socialbehavior.

I have to agree with the rest please don't feel we are picking on you or be mean.. We are just tryin to give you an in site so maybe you can pass it alone to someone else or even better understand what's going on thro what we have done an experience.. We hade to be taught an learn all the same stuff with our very first pups an sometimes we still need help with other pups, we learn new things every day.. An we are family here at YT an we are glad you have joined our family .. Best wishes
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All will be well.
 

Congratulations on your new family member.
You have already received a lot of great advice. I have had Alfie from he was 6.5 weeks old, unlike in USA, here in UK there is no law limiting the age you can have a puppy as long as it is weaned.
You are now puppy momma, so you need to teach your puppy what is acceptable and what is not. So you also need to do a lot of research and find out how best to do this.
If your puppy is expected to spend a considerable time alone, then you need to help them accept this, it will be hard but if you teach your puppy that you will pick them up or run to them every time they whine or cry then that is just what they will do.
Get a special soft toy, one that you only use with your puppy for quiet time, start to give this to your pup when you leave the room for just a few minutes, then leave it for a little longer the next time.
There are loads of puppy training techniques websites and if you do your homework and be strong in your decisions then you will succeed.
My Alfie was way too young to leave his Mommy, but he has never had a problem with us going to work every day and has always slept on his own and not with us because we didn't spoil him when he whined but pampered him when he did what we wanted.
You are the Mommy, you need to be strong and not give in to puppy blackmail.
Good luck, you are starting on a wonderful love affair, it may be hard at times but those daily puppy kisses make it all worth while.

Thank you for all your support and advices
 

Hi Thank you all for your support and advices,
First of all, I want to thank all of you for your kind support and wonderful advices. I DO NOT take any of your message as mean or picking on me at all. I know all of you want the best for my Coco. I need to know these things that I do not know.
I took all of your advice to heart and I didn't leave Coco to go to work today. I called off my work and I am going to only work one day next week and I already arranged to have my best friend to come over to take care of Coco when I am at work.
I will never leave Coco alone until she is 12 weeks old. I promise. I love Coco and I will do all of my best to be the best mother that I can.
I only know that Coco's mother has been sick after giving birth to this liter. I am going to see if I can buy Coco's brother to keep her company. I have already left a message to the breeder and hopefully I will get a respond very soon.
I am familiar about puppy hypoglycemia problem. I am a physician myself so I am very familiar with physiology and pathology. I have been feeding Coco with DocRoy's Fortical get 4 times a day and Hill's k/d soft food to encourage kidney health and also prevent Coco from consuming too much sodium. My boyfriend is a veterinarian doctor and he is Coco's doctor so Coco has two doctors on her finger tips :) My boyfriend already made sure Coco's shots are all uptodate!
I am writing you guys this message now and Coco is sleeping on top of my tummy. I will also try to wrap a warm water bottle in her blanket because I think that is a great advice.
Thank you guys so much and I will keep you guys posted with Coco. I want you guys to know that things I didn't write in my message doesn't mean I am not doing them or providing Coco with them. I didn't know I will be writing a detalied progress note for Coco but I really don't mind it because that shows me how much you guys really care about yorkies puppies dogs in general. I wish I had found this site before I got my Coco but its all about looking forward and doing better to me!
P.S. I am new on here and I still have not figured out how to post picture in my posting for you guys yet but I am sure someone will teach me soon

All the best

Coco's mom

Coco and Gigi

Hello and welcome to YT! Can't wait for pictures of your little furbaby:)

Thank you so much and I am still learning how to post pictures for my Coco on here :)

Thank you so much and no I will not take people support and advice as mean or picking on me :) I know everyone here leaving me messages care about Coco's wellbeing and I really appreciated all of your input and messages :) I have written you guys a detailed reply to all of your concerns for example the young age, alone time when I go to work, food, hypoglycemia....etc but I do not know where it went??? I posted it to respond to all of your concerns but I can't find it anywhere :( anyway, thank you so much for letting me know everyone means well and I understand and I love to learn more from all of you :) Thank you so very much for taking your time to help me understand how to use this forum positively :)