Puppies are not presents
 

Thought this was a good post for new members and on lookers. Remember a puppy is not a Christmas present it is a living being that has needs and feelings. It is around a 15 year commitment and a lot of work. Please don't gift puppies.

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I agree // my next yorkie is my xmas gift but not getting till spring

I always hope that people don't give puppies as gifts. If anyone reads this, and IS giving a puppy as a gift, please learn how to do it properly and how to properly take care of a puppy when giving it at *such* a busy, crazy, hectic, loud, overwhelming time of year. Puppies are fragile, young, vulnerable living creatures who've only been on the earth for a few weeks! Please, please, please treat them as such.

I am happy you posted this! I see so many people wanting to give a pet for Christmas....whether it is a puppy, kitten or any live animal. Then in 3 months, when the cuteness has worn thin, they get rid of it because they "don't have time" for it! A big pet peeve of mine! Pets are for life!

I agree to an extent. Giving an animal to anyone is extremely personal and a decision that needs to be discussed with the recipient regardless.

However, I would love to be surprised with another Yorkie for Christmas!!

I agree with this. Giving a puppy to anyone in my family as a gift would be ideal for them. My kids have grown up around dogs and have their own that they are dedicated to. They know what a commitment it is! And I wouldn't mind getting one for Christmas myself, if I had more than 2 hands. Rory and Dallas are okay with me using one hand for each of them, but they would draw the line at having to share me with a 3rd yorkie. But to just randomly give a puppy to someone that you aren't positive is ready for the commitment.... No, that's setting the puppy up for a very hard life.

Puppies are expensive so you would have to know someone's financial situation before giving one. Even people who love and have dogs don't always want another one or a puppy. I personally would want to pick out my pup and make sure it's coming from a reputable breeder.

Wow...There are some mean comments in this thread. If someone wants a puppy and they make it aware to the person gifting that they can handle the responsibility I see no problem giving a puppy as a gift. Also, I know a lot of low income people that take care of their animals and even make sure they go to the vets and on a regular basis and are well cared for...It's nobody business what other people's financial situation is, that is a very personal touchy thing and a bit judgemental. I would never not get someone a puppy just because they don't make what my opinion of 'enough money' is.

This is the time of year to be nice to each other, and not be so mean and give some compassion. We can't tell people what they can and can't do, and chances are if someone has their mind set on gifting a puppy they are going to do it knowing full well the responsibilities. Besides, yorkies stay cute forever! My experience has been very positive with puppy gifts, I've yet to meet anyone who got one and just abandoned it or stopped paying attention to it after a few months...Then again most people don't just go giving out puppies to just anybody, especially yorkies. I even know someone that got a Rottweiler puppy worth a good amount in exchange for painting a garage...That guy kept the dog for 12 years until it died from a tumor.

WHAT MEAN POSTS???? It's true a dog is for life, and if ur gonna give a puppy as a present u need to make sure that little dog is gonna be looked after, I learnt the hard way, I bought a puppy for my dh parents and then his dad took a brain tumour and the pup was to much (which is understandable) WELL I took the pup as I was the the one that was responsible for it, he is with us today and his name is gino ,and is now 3yrsold, I was responsible for his wee life as I bought him,,, the members on here r making people aware of things before buying a puppy for a gift ' also I've heard of the puppy gifts ending up in shelters as people think they want them till they realize the hard work involved, and as for having money the I wud never buy my son and girlfriend a pup as they can't even feed themselves .

Here in the US its a lot different we have huge increase in surrenders at shelters, abandoned animals, and lots of people listing on websites trying to get ride of there animals after Christmas. Most of the time a little kid will ask for a puppy or the parent just thinks its a good idea to get the puppy then they find out how much work it is and no longer want the puppy or when the kid is asking for a puppy they say they will take full care of it and the parents find out they wont. We have a lot of people breeding yorkies poorly here in the US so people can get a poorly breed yorkie pretty cheap sometimes. I don't think some one should have to make a certain amount of money to own a dog I just think they have to be able to pay for and get the dog proper medical care and things the dog needs. A lot of people are having money problems and have outstanding bills and the dogs take the backseat and when there dog gets sick some either can't afford to take the dog to the vet or wont. But when getting a pet your finances play a big part. If you have many many bills that need to be payed and are hardly getting by getting a pet is not a good idea because with a puppy the first year is very expensive and its not fair to the dog if it has to suffer when it gets sick because you can't take them to the vet. No one is being rude or judgmental we are just seeing and saying how it is in the US.

AND THE SAME IN UK TOO,, the shelters get over loaded after Christmas and there is also a ressession too . Good post

No one is saying DON'T give a puppy as a christmas present, what they're saying is please be mindful. A puppy is a living, breathing being that can't be compared to a coffee maker, a video game, or a new stuffed animal. When you get tired of all the other presents, you can place them in a closet or toy box and pull them out when you feel like playing with it or when it's useful again. You can't do that with a puppy, and people should be mindful of that.