New to Group

[gracielove]

Originally Posted by euni

Hi everyone! I am new here and considering getting a yorkie or a havanese. I live in nyc in a condo and want a small dog and would like it if my dog is not a yapper. I want a lapdog on the mellower side. I want to train it on a pee pad as well as go on daily walks for exercise. I have met yorkies that are super loving and quiet and some the opposite. The havanese seem the same as well. I posted on the havanese site and they all said to go with the havanese so I thought I would ask the same here. Can anyone share your thoughts? Oops, I should probably start a new thread.

I would say the Yorkie has a much higher energy level than most small non terrier breeds do. They should not be hyperactive though. That is a definite fault you do not want to have to deal with.
Some breeders breed for certain popular characteristics but do not bother with the personality traits. You really want to check out your breeder and make sure they have been producing pups with great temperaments.
Have you considered a Maltese? They are fun dogs that love to snuggle.

[Renee Pingel]

Originally Posted by Deb1

Awww...she is so sweet. She looks like she has a tiny frame. I love her perky lil tail! How tall is she? (You measure from the top of the shoulder to the floor.) She might just be petite....

I measured Molly today and she is 8" tall from shoulder to floor. I got her a bully stick and she is chewing on it all the time. Doing a bit better eating. Still jot eating her kibble but I used a rolling pin on it and mixed it with soft food - she's eating that pretty good!

[Renee Pingel]

So my Molly was at least eating her wet canned food. But this morning she didn't want to eat that. I'm at wits end with this teething thing. I'm going to make a vet appt. for her today. I think she is just being a stinker but it worries me anyway. I even got her some BB grain free puppy food in the can and she was loving it up till this morning. I hope she eats better for my neighbor that takes her out during the day. I will have her keep a close eye on her until I can get her into the vet later on today.

I even used a roliing pin on her dry food making it smaller and she turned her nose up to that too.

[EvaNoel]

My Eva Noel was 6 months yesterday, and after reading your thread I decided to get her measurements. I measured her front legs from the top of her shoulders to the floor and they are about 7.5", then I measured her back (from the base of her neck to her tail) and she is about 8", and then I checked her weight and she is about 4 lbs. I was just curious because I'm new to Yorkies and was trying to wrap my head around your adorable little grad students weight and height.

Eva is solid, but if I press her sides I can feel her ribs and if she weighed less than 3 lbs, I believe she would look under nourished and frail.

I don't know if any of that helps, but just thought I would share.