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Need advice on new puppy 1 Attachment(s) We are considering purchasing a 17 week old Yorkie male who is 2.8lbs and 6"tall currently. Do you think it would be a harder transition into a home with another male at this age? We are wanting the shorter stature do you think he will be on the shorter side when fully grown? I just love his teddy bear face. We were told he would max out at about 4 lbs. I have attached his picture |
My Joey looks the same 2 Attachment(s) My guess it will be hard to predict how the transition will be like. My little one is currently 28 lbs. and is 4 months old. His parents are 3 and 4 lbs each. It is considered a toy. A lot of spunk and "little man" attitude, I think it should workout fine. Maybe ask for a possible return within 2 weeks if it doesn't work out. FYI...we have a new rule in the house....NO SHOES ALLOWED! He's a loving and loyal dog and is velcroed to my ankles. Hard to not step on him. He's a rocket when he needs to burn energy. |
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Thanks NHDebbie, your pup is gorgeous, how tall is your baby? |
I think if you give your older dog some time and space he will adjust just fine. I brought 2 puppies into the life of my 9 year old Yorkie and also a 6 year old English Setter. It took my older Yorkie several weeks to show any interest in the puppies but within a couple months he is very attached to them. It took my setter even longer. He is now buddies with the male puppy we brought home and tolerates the female overall. They are still working on it 3 months later, but it is going well. It will take time, although some dogs accept a new dog over night. Most dogs learn to get along even if it does take several weeks to several months. Just be patient and it can work out. |
My lil Beau Jangles weighed 3.4 at five months and stopped gaining weight at about one year and 5 lbs. He stands about 10 inches now from the top of shoulder to ground. At first I wanted mine to stay smaller, but now I am glad he made it to five lbs. If they get sick it makes it very hard to prescribe Vet medicine for under 5 lbs. Surgeries are also more difficult. I am happy with Beau's size now and I am not as afraid of stepping on him. I think their growth size depends on their parents and even then you can get a throwback that is larger. |
Omg!!! My mistake. 2.8 pounds! I'll respond to the question tomorrow. Off to work! |
He is crazy cute!!! Give them time to adjust. It doesn't always happen overnight. Mine were straight up hateful to little Maddy when I brought her home. But it's been 6 weeks and they are adjusting fine. Still some occasional snapping but that's how she learns her limits. |
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Just for the sake of accuracy, I wanted to say, while your baby is tiny, Yorkies do NOT come classified "miniature, toy, micro-mini, etc". They are not "considered" a toy....and that is a very quick way to determine if the person you are talking with to purchase a Yorkie puppy, is a valid breeder or a backyard breeder or worse. Yorkies are not divided into separate distinctive size categories....some are smaller than others, some MUCH smaller than others, but unlike poodles and other breeds, they are not designated or considered strictly by a specific catagory of size....some are just smaller than others....some much smaller than others, but there are no size distinctions for words like "micro, micro-mini, mini, toy, pocket size, etc..."! They are all referred to as strictly Yorkies! |
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Using the word Teacup, Toy, Miniature etc. is an acceptable way to identify the size group. These groups are bred to be that small. I understand that the terms are not recognized by the AKC but totally acceptable to use to identify the smaller than standard dogs. :animal-pa |
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before bringinhg home a new puppy, I would suggest a meet and greet between both dogs.. |
Expect that the older dog may not be thrilled at first. He may correct the puppy, and he may mope or hide. Make sure he knows you still love him the same, and treat them the same if you can. IE, if one gets a treat or some special alone time, so does the other one. They should get along fine soon enough. Don't leave them alone together, make sure there is no time for food conflict and SUPERVISE THEM. |
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The Yorkshire Terrier is indeed part of the "Toy Group" when talking about, for example, AKC breed groups or the Westminster classifications (it's kinda interesting that YT's are part of the Toy group at Westminster, rather than the Terrier group, ya know?). But using terms like teacup or mini is considered (by those committed to this breed) highly unscrupulous and unethical. These are descriptive marketing buzz words used by unethical breeders who are trying to drive up the prices of their yorkies by claiming they are "teacups or minis" - when there is actually no such thing whatsoever in the Yorkie breed standard. A standard yorkie is defined in the breed standard as "7 pounds or less" - there is no further classification of size beyond that, so that's what we should all be communicating for accuracy and so that we don't add to the current problem that's been created by those marketing for "teacups" and whatnot. Hope that helps clarify. :) |
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