New puppy.. free reign timing? Hello everyone! This is my first post here on YorkieTalk :) I've been a loving mommy to my beautiful yorkie girl Daisy for 7 years now! She is the best dog I could ever ask for.. She doesn't chew on anything, pees on her pad every time (even goes on her own in the middle of the night.. all the way from her bed upstairs!), and has free reign of the home when we are not there. I always felt like we neglected her by not getting her a friend. My teenage daughter and I love to kiss her and cuddle with her, but when it came to playing with toys are roughousing, we didn't succeed! So, last week we brought home a beautiful baby boy, Brody! He is 9 weeks old and 1 day! He's precious, and seems to love his big sister very much already. I guess training Daisy was a breeze.. it wasn't very long until she knew where she had to go. She never chewed anything too much, and I never crated her at night - she has slept in my bed since night 2! Like I said earlier, she has free reign of the house when I am not home. I don't leave for more than 3 to 4 hours max at a time.. When will I be able to leave Brody with her? I have been crating him, but feel so bad leaving him to cry while Daisy hangs out! I don't expect to leave him out with Daisy for another couple months, but do you think he will do okay when the time comes? I have a small home, and I shut the doors when I leave, so it's a kitchen and living room for them. No cords are out, it's very puppy proof. When the time comes, will they do alright together? Also, when it comes to training Brody, will he be able to pee on the pee pad forever like my little girl? I'm worried about him lifting his leg.. will this go away with neutering? He's been doing really well with the pad and I've only had him 5 days. He gets it most every time! Also, any tips would be great. Raising Daisy was a breeze, I almost forget how I did it! Will he take after her? I hope so.. |
Welcome to YT and congrats on the new baby! If I'm reading this correctly, he is 9 weeks today, so you got him at about 8 weeks. I will warn you that you may have an issue with his bite inhibition and socialization due to him being away from his mom and littermates at an early age. Yorkies learn a lot of their "manners" between 8-12 weeks of age and ideally shouldn't be taken from mom before then. However, every dog is different and it really depends on his personality. Some are very dependent, some independent. Hopefully your older one will take on the role model position and teach him his manners. Uni is our first yorkie, though she is not the oldest one. Toto is almost 10 and we've had him for 2 years. He is still crated bc he is not 100% potty trained. He can't be trusted. When we aren't home he goes in the crate. Even when we are home we have parts of the house blocked off. You will know if this will be a lifelong thing or not with your new one. Uni on the other hand is like your Daisy. When she needs to go she will let me know. If we are gone and she needs to go she will go in the bathtub or hold it until we get home. All that said, I would either decide now to crate train him, or not crate train him. Eventually he will stop crying. It is supposed to be like their apartment. Big enough for a bed and a pad, and food/water bowl. Or you can do a large ex pen or baby pen. Put the crate in there with his bed, and pad outside. And then toys or whatever so he will have more room. Pupies have been known to climb and escape ex pens though. So you would need a cover. Plus they take up much more room, which is why I am partial to crates vs ex pens. If you neuter early, there is a chance that he will always squat to pee. It's not 100% but it happens. But don't neuter TOO early, then he may have retained baby teeth then he would have to be put under again to take those out, otherwise he'll end up with crooked/rotten teeth. My opinion is 8 months is ideal. |
My dogs were 8 years old when I purchased my puppy Teddy. Teddy was really easy going and lazy (and still is) and never bothered the others. They did not accept him at first, but about a month after he came, my female started to play with him. Eventually, the older male accepted him and I felt it safe for all to hang out while I was away. I felt that the older dogs helped him "learn the rules" but I confine them to one room when I'm out. |
I do not leave dogs loose until they are trustworthy. A puppy, no way unless I gate it in the kitchen maybe after it is pee pad trained. You will know how they will be by how they are when they are together all day with you there. I personally do not leave a dog loose in the house until they are at least 1 1/2 years old, but that is just how I feel. I have a 9 year old yorkie I just got in January and because he will tip over the trash can when left alone he is put into a crate (big enough for a 50 lb dog) when I can not be home. If I am home he is good and I can leave him for 20 minutes most of the time, sometimes he still tips over the trash can though. Any longer than that and I crate him. If I am home though I can be in and out of the main part of the house (kitchen, living and dining room) where the dogs are at and he is fine. I would not leave him until you are sure he won't chew things (done teething) and you know that he will use pee pads. You will know if they are going to have problems though by how they are the rest of the time and that could change from now until he is ready to be left out as he grows up, hopefully for the better. Good luck! He sounds sweet! Our puppies are about 8 weeks old so we will get them in a few more weeks. We are just counting the days. He sounds darling and I hope he continues to do very well. |
I wouldn't leave an adult alone w/ a puppy until you feel that if they play together and get a little rough, that the puppy will still be okay...bc an adult could accidentally hurt a puppy. I don't do crate training at all bc all of my dogs just *hate* the crate, so I can't do it to them. I used an Iris Pen and it worked awesome! It has enough room for a pee pad, a bed, food/water, and a couple toys - perfect for a puppy in training. As far as marking, it's impossible to predict how yours will be, honestly. |
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