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Hi all,
I am new to the forum. I have a 8 1/2 year old male Yorkie, DaVinci, and a new member of my family a beautiful 12 week old male Yorkie puppy we named Jeter.

I was really worried about introducing a new pup to my 8 1/2 year old boy because he usually doesn't take to other dogs. Originally I had wanted to adopt a Yorkie rescue but the waiting list is long and getting a rescue puppy didn't seem possible. I had been wanting to get another Yorkie for my little guy for a long time so he would have a playmate. The introduction of the new puppy has gone so much better than I had ever imagined, DaVinci is such a good big brother and seems to be very accepting of Jeter. He's been teaching him boundaries and has been very good with him. The baby really wants to play with him in the worst way and pounds his little paws and barks at him to chase him but DaVinci isn't quite there yet. It's been a week today and I can tell that they will be playing together in no time. He shares everything with the baby and shows no aggression at all when the baby wants what he's playing with.
The puppy is not created as there's no need, I got him from a breeder and the breeder did a great job with handling and training him from very young. He had started potty training before I got him and while he's had accidents inside, I take him out every couple of hours and it's going well. My Mom lives with me and is retired and home all day so he is never alone. I do have a big puppy playpen for him so when we are both out he can't mess with the cats unsupervised or get into any other trouble.
Unfortunately he isn't leash trained and that's been a little difficult but I am getting a nylon leash to place on him while in the house so he gets used to it.
I am sure I will learn plenty here and just wanted to say hi.

Hi and welcome to YT :)! So glad you found us. CONGRATS on your new baby, how exciting! And that's just awesome that DaVinci is doing sooo well w/ the addition, what a good big brother. I bet they'll be playing and besties in no time. Jeter sounds very smart too, with the training and everything. How great that your Mom can watch him while you're gone, that's awesome. Again, welcome!

Thank you! Yes, Jeter is very smart and eager to learn. I am so happy that I found this forum. Every time I google a question about Yorkies, this forum has provided the answer to my questions.

I forgot to mention this baby has no fear of anything! This is quite a change from my older Yorkie who is usually a timid little fellow, I foolishly got him from a puppy store before learning about puppy mills and I am certain he started his life in a cage and learned to be fearful. He is a great dog but not as confident as he would have been had he not been in a cage from a young age. I will never again buy a dog from anyone but a reputable breeder. Thankfully, most puppy stores in my area are long gone and I pray they stay gone!

Welcome to YT and congrats on your new lil boy. Sounds like DaVinci is being a GREAT big brother already, how wonderful. Looking forward to pics as lil Jeter settles in.

Here's pictures of my boys. DaVinci is the one wearing the red bandana, the groomer took the picture. The other pictures are Jeter, 12 weeks old tomorrow.

Welcome, you are going to love it here, everybody is super nice!