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01-04-2006, 06:04 AM | #1 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri
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| Keep your fingers crossed for us, please!! After a few failed attempts, it looks like we may have FINALLY found our girl!! We're talking to the breeder now about when we can pick her up. She's 8 weeks old and just absolutely precious. We're excited, but trying not to get our hopes up too, too much in case things fall through. I'm mainly posting 'cause I have alot of questions. We have a shih-tzu who, of course, is much bigger than this puppy who we're told is 1.3 pounds. Spanky (shih-tzu) did okay with Kelli, but she was much bigger and full of spunk and could take care of herself. I just want to make sure that everything will be okay. Spanky's not here full-time, he'll only be here until March/April (we keep him in the winter because my Grandparents can't take care of him in the ice, snow, and cold). Also, I've read about some people having playpens? Are these just NORMAL playpens or are they made specifically for animals? I'm sorry if I sound a little silly on that, I'm honestly really curious and we thought that would be a good idea because we don't want to crate her. What other things should we get besides a jacket and/or sweater? Is there any kind of food that would be best to give her? I'm open to all opinions and suggestions. Thanks, everyone!
__________________ Carrie & Isabella Kelli - 1995-2005 - Always in Our Hearts, Babygirl. Bella's Dogster Kelli's Dogster |
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01-04-2006, 06:12 AM | #2 |
Love my Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New Port Richey, Florida
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| Well congratulations, I hope all goes well. I think the playpens are actual baby playpens, not made for animals. Just be aware that playpens are big and there is a lot of room for puppys to relieve themselves in there, so it won't be easy to train her.. Good luck.. don't be nervous, you'll do great!!
__________________ Karen~ Bell, Lilly and Peter's Mom Rest in Peace <3 |
01-04-2006, 06:16 AM | #3 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri
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| Thank you! I need the encouragement right now because as excited as I am, there is a little nervous poking through, lol. Mainly because I just want to give her the best home possible. Is crating her the better option? I know that potty training probably will be hard, from all that I've read, so I want to make sure we do what's right for HER as opposed to what we want. I feel like running out and buying everything off the shelves, but I don't wanna wind up with 15 things she doesn't need, lol.
__________________ Carrie & Isabella Kelli - 1995-2005 - Always in Our Hearts, Babygirl. Bella's Dogster Kelli's Dogster |
01-04-2006, 06:22 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc.
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| Congratulations!! Will keep our fingers crossed that this is the "one"!! I would think that since the baby will be a part of Spanky's life that you should certainly socialize the two of them. I would be very, very careful until the baby is older & "sturdier" to trust the larger dog too much. You can never tell how they really feel and will react to new arrivals. When we brought Toto home [at about that size] we were just soooo protective of her and we just "toughtened" up and disregarded everyone that thought we were silly! We still do! We found that using an X-pen on a heavy duty shower curtain worked best for us. It gives you the freedom to configure it the way that works best for you and the baby and also gives you enough room to place all the comfort things that will make your baby happy! We kept, and still do, plenty of little blankets handy. If they happen to soil one you can just toss it in the laundry and you have plenty to use. We still don't worry too much about Toto having a sweater/coat on when we are outside because she always wants to be snuggled up in a warm fleece blankie and in our arms or on our lap. If she will be walking, of course, we make sure she is "suited up"! I know you are excited as we are excited for you. You know us .... we want updates, pics, etc.!
__________________ Toto's Mom - http://www.dogster.com/?206581 Yorkie Rescue Colorado - http://www.yorkierescuecolorado.com/ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." -- Albert Einstein |
01-04-2006, 06:28 AM | #5 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri
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| Thank you so much for your advice! Oh, you can be sure that there will be plenty of pictures to come if we get her! lol I just put a new card in my camera for even more picture fun. This X-Pen, can you tell me more about it? With Kelli, we didn't crate or put her in a pen of any sort so I'm a little new to all of this. We actually TRIED to put Kelli in a little carrier that her former owners gave to us to use and she was having none of that, poor little girl stuck her feet all the way out and wouldn't even go inside it. At that moment, she had the full run of the house, lol. Even slept on the bed, which we know with a puppy we probably won't be able to do? So now of course I'm thinking I need to buy her a bed, lol. She's gonna be so spoiled!
__________________ Carrie & Isabella Kelli - 1995-2005 - Always in Our Hearts, Babygirl. Bella's Dogster Kelli's Dogster |
01-04-2006, 07:17 AM | #6 | |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alabama, etc.
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We have Toto's setup in our home in AL and another in our condo here in Colorado. We like the one in the condo best because it's just 8 sections that are 24"X24" all linked together like one long thing [I will make a pic for you if this is what you decide]. We simply unfold what we want to use in a particular area ... just fold the unused sections back out of the way and use what's needed. It has one spot that's open because the only time we close it completely is if we have to leave her home alone for a short period of time. The one in AL actually has a gate and when she was as tiny as your baby will be, it was difficult for her to get over the little "threshhold" because her little legs were so short & belly so fat! She quickly made her pen area her little "safe house" .... if she feels stressed, afraid, threatened, etc. she gets in her little pen and curls up in her little bed and our "house rule" is .... if she is in there, she better not be disturbed! This is a great rule for the grandchildren along with "noone" under 15 yrs. can hold her!" It has worked beautifully! Our homes are "puppy proof" and we make sure that there is nothing that she can harm herself on that's within her reach. We confine her to the X-pen if we have to leave her for a few minutes for her own protection. We also keep her wee-wee pad, extra water dish, bed & toys in there just in case she wants something while in there. Another invaluable thing ... we probably have 4-5 of is the little oval shaped beds. Toto is so finicky and likes her stuff clean so these are really easy to just throw them in the washer & dryer and having several allows for laundrying & "Miss Prissy Paws" stays comfy! She is toooo funny ... when I take a blankie or bed to put in the laundry, she watches me like a hawk!! She also uses the little soft carrier, that we bought for flying, as another little safe/pouty place! The day I brought that home, I just unzipped the top and front & sat it in the den ... no big deal. After a day or so of an occasional sniff, I put a favorite toy way back in the back where she would actually have to go in & get. It was the funniest thing .... she would peek in there and then began to stretch in a little further ... but wouldn't let her feet leave the carpet! She finally, about the 3rd day, stretched way in there and then ran as quickly as she could, grabbed the toy and ran back out!! After a few days she would go in often to retreive toys, etc. and then finally would curl up in there. The most important thing that we have learned is that they only know what you teach them. We never, ever took her out of that carrier nor put her in through the zipper part on top! We would always unzip the front and tell her "kennel up" and she will scoot right in there & we zip it up. We always keep the top unzipped unless we are in flight and she will stick her head out [or half her body] and look at everything going on .... I can set the carrier on the floor with her sticking her head out the top while checking in at the airport .... she has never, ever jumped out the top! She knows that you enter/exit the carrier only through the front! They are terribly smart, however, I wouldn't completely trust her for anything! I always, always watch her and see to her safety myself because, bottom line, animals are unpredictable!!
__________________ Toto's Mom - http://www.dogster.com/?206581 Yorkie Rescue Colorado - http://www.yorkierescuecolorado.com/ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." -- Albert Einstein | |
01-04-2006, 07:32 AM | #8 |
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| I used a playpen for mine and it worked great if you are training to pee pee pads. A tiny little one can't really "hold it" anyway so, crate training wasn't for us. Their little bodies aren't developed enough until about 6 months of age to be able to "hold it" for any substantial period of time. They are like a human baby and they "go" when they get the urge. If the pad is always near them they have more of a chance of success imo. I kept the playpen right next to my side of the bed so I could put my arm in there to comfort them when they were going to sleep and if they woke up during the night. They had food, water, their bed, a couple toys and their pad in there. I moved it from room to room as needed since it had wheels. I still use it when we travel. A great purchase. We now have several xpens as well and we have two baby gates for containment throughout the house. I would continue to feed what you breeder is feeding and if you want to change to something else if it is not of good quality, do it gradually by mixing the two so as not to unnecessarily upset her digestive system. Yorkies have very sensitive stomavhs usually and in the first weeks I would do my best to keep her "stress" to a minimum. She will need 24/7 supervision for the first few weeks, preferably until she is 16 weeks old if you bring her home at 12 weeks. If you need to leave for an hour or two the playpen works great. Good luck.....I hope you get her. |
01-04-2006, 10:48 AM | #9 |
Yorkie Lover Donating Member | It sounds like you have gotten lots of good advice so far. We used a playpen for Sailor and it worked really great, we would put a peepad in there and then when we were there she was allowed out to play with us....she did really great in it!! But you have to do what works for you and your pup as each one is different!! Good luck getting your new baby girl, I have my fingers crossed for you.
__________________ Kristin, Mom to: Lil Mis Magic, Sailor and Captain |
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