Thanks everyone for the advice. She is still happy as can be. She is eating the canned dog food really good. But we are struggling getting her to drink water. I have to sit at the bowl and splash with my finger to get her to drink a little. That's the only thing that is worrying me right now. I thought about buying her a bottle or a dropper and putting some milk replacement in it to get her to drink.

Also what is the best way to crate train her? We put her in the crate during the day and she will sleep just fine. We can put her in at night and she will sleep until around 12 to 1 when she has to go use the bathroom and she will start whining. Once we get her out and take her outside and try to put her back in crate she goes crazy. But we can put her inour bed in her bed in the middle of us and she will lay down and go to sleep. Until the next time she has to go out. I know that she is only whining to get attention but I didnt want her to get stressed out since she is so young.

Welcome to Yorkietalk! I'm sorry your breeder lied to you, but that's what bybs do. I'm glad you came here to get help.

I think the milk supplement would be a good idea. However, you don't want to feed her cows milk, it could make her sick. Also, wet foot has a lot of moisture, so that would be good for her too. I would skip the kibble until she gets more teeth. I would also research on here for a better kibble for when she can eat it. Iams is not the best and I personally would not feed it to my pups.

Try putting her crate next to your bed where she can see you. Also you might try putting a piece of your clothing in with her so she can smell you. Glad she is eating well. You might have to syringe her water until you can get her to start drinking on her own.

I got her to drink some milk replacement today. She drank that and just a little water. She has been eating canned dog food really good. About 10 minutes ago my wife called me and she went to the bathroom and it was caked in her hair on her bottom. My wife said it looked as if she was struggling. Could she be constipated? If she is what can I do to help her? It seems as everything I post something is wrong or I'm worrying about something.

I'm not sure what to do about the struggling/ constipation, but... Trimming the hair around her rectum might help. I have to do that sometimes between groomings to prevent the poo from getting stuck in the hair.

I'm sure you'll get an answer to the constipation problem. Keep offering drinks. I'm glad you found a food she likes!

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Lol that is part of being a first time yorkie parent here and we don't mind at all. If you think she is constipated you can add a teaspoon of pure canned pumpkin to her food once a day to get her regulated. Also at that age moms still clean their little bums so a damp warm washrag will help her to go after the area is cleaned.

Definitely call the breeder. It won't fix anything, but at least let them know that you're aware you were lied to. That's so irresponsible of them...

If you have a stubborn animal who won't drink, you can moisten your fingertips and put it right on their lips. They'll feel the water droplets on their lips and the natural response will be to lick. Sometimes you can even "trick" them into licking water off your fingers. Do it near the water bowl, and eventually they'll just start drinking from the bowl on their own.

nanahas3 is totally correct... at that age the mama is still licking and grooming the babies, so you may need to give her a little help. John Paul Pet (Paul Mitchell) makes these great wipes what work well on Yorkie bottoms. I love that the products are tested on HUMANS, and a portion of the profits goes to animal organizations.

Good luck, and keep us posted!!!! It sounds like it might be a tricky couple of weeks, but you'll have all summer to bond with her and work on potty training.

Thanks. I will get a can of pumpkin today. So I need to wipe her bottom every time I take her out with a warm cloth?

Ok. I'll get a can of pumpkin today and start her on it. Do I need to wipe her bottom with a warm rag everyte I take her out?

Welcome to Yorkie Talk, and congratulations on being a new Yorkie owner.

You do have a bit of a challenge in getting your little one so young, but keeping her safe and fed over the next few weeks she will catch up.

Since you are new to YT you might not have seen some of the great information in the Yorkie Talk Library section. Here is a link to the section with lots of good new puppy information. Puppy Care and Puppy Info Library - YorkieTalk.com Forums - Yorkshire Terrier Community

Frequent feedings are so important. Her stomach is so tiny, she won't be able to hold much at a time. The moist food and milk replacement is giving her some hydration in addition to water. It sounds like you are doing ok in the feeding, so I won't go into all the extra hints & tricks that I did with my 8 week old pup (unless you ask).

Their bladders are also very tiny, and I'm not sure she is ready for crate training (just my opinion). It is however important to have them in a restricted area until they are house trained. Many people set up an Ex-pen and put the crate inside but leave the crate door open, then there is room outside the crate to walk around, eat, and potty (on training pads).

I would be very concerned about taking her outside to potty at this age, without being fully vaccinated (which could be around 16-20 weeks). You have to be especially careful not to put her down anywhere other dogs may have been; she could get Parvo which is deadly. That also goes to other places you might think of taking her like Pet Stores, and even the vets office. Keep her in a carrier in those places.

Wiping her bottom won't be necessary every time, once she has normal formed stools, and the fur on her bottom is trimmed. A washcloth or cotton ball with warm water is helpful to stimulate a bowel movement if she seems to be struggling.

Good luck, and keep asking questions and updating. We all care about your little one, and want to help you get off to a good start.

I know that she is constipated. I just took her out I wiped her bottom with a warm rag and she tried to go with 5 minutes. You could tell she was pushing and pushing but just a very tiny piece came out. Look like a little ball. So I will be starting the pumpkin today. Do I still need to feed her canned dog food like normal since she is constipated? Don't want to stop her up any worse

Taking her out worries me to. Where we live we put top soil on top of what we had and planted grass. But our neighbors have dogs that pass through our yard. What else can I do besides taking her out? We have her a puppy pad in the living room. I have showed it to her but even outside she doesn't sniff a lot till she finds her spot. She just walks and goes when she stops.


We really don't want to crate her at night. We are just worried about letting her sleep in the bed. We put her in her bed in the middle of us and this morning she crawled out and went under the covers until she fell out and hit the floor. I almost had an heart attack when I heard her hit. Then I thought about locking her in our guest bathroom but with her teething she would chew the vanity and everything up. I think I'm over worrying about her. She was suppose to be my wife's baby but I have taken to her real quick and fell in love with her and the breed.

Sounds like she is doing good on the canned puppy food, its important they eat little and often, we also would mash the food with a little water just for added hydration also with Molly's pups at this age we were giving them goats milk warmed up and over a few weeks started to dilute with more and more water each time, all 5 pups did good without the need of sugar gels and such, they now are thriving 6 month old

When she's so young and small the pens are a really good idea, you know they are safe and have an area for feeding, toilet, play and sleep