New Yorkie Mommy and Newbie

[Kc757]

Hello Everyone. My name is Kenesha and Im a very newly Yorkie and dog parent. I just got my yorkie this past Saturday whom we decided on the name "Bella". She is 12 weeks old or 3 Months old and she is a busy body lol. I must be honest I have no experience with yorkies as the last dog we had was a shih tzu whom I helped raise from a pup to now(he's 13 now) named oreo. He is my mom's dog but I've always treated him like my own. Now I am on my own with my Bella who is just a sparkle in my eye. She is so young and tiny but she acts like she's 3 years old and been here before. I have always been told yorkies are high maintence dogs and stuck up, but that is so not true! Bella is the sweetest and socialable ever. She loves to plays and run even though she is so small. At first I was feeling very overwhelmed and starting thinking to myself "What did I just do" and I started crying. This didn't have anything to do with me not wanting her but rather me being scared and afraid. I know somethings are going to happen because that is just a part of nature but if I can prevent it i am going to make sure it doesn't. I don't want anything to happen to her and when I first saw her I immediately fell in love. I've always wanted a dog of my own and thought that maybe I didn't think this through. From the pooping and peeing to taking her outside every ten minutes to her coming back inside only to pee again on the floor, it got really exhausting. I even contemplated in giving her to my mom whom I called and asked her on what to do. I started to feel terrible because I know she is just a puppy and doesn't mean to do the things she does, she has to learn. I felt bad because I was thinking of giving her away when she already know us and was happy. Then I realized that I could never take her back or give her away to someone else. She is so sweet and innocent and only a baby so until she is trained accidents are going to happen. We are trying to train her to use the pads inside and going outside as well. The person before me only had her for two weeks before she sold her to me so she didn't get to train her on anything. When I went to pick her up, we asked if she was going to miss Bella and to my surprise she said no. She said she didn't have her long and it had become too much for her especially having 2 toddlers around. I feel like this was a blessing for Bella to come into my life and I will do whatever it takes to keep her safe and feel loved. I work full time but my fiance is home with her during the day, so I have been calling him non stop asking him what's she doing and how she's doing. He tells me everytime she's "good" and laughs because he knows Bella is our baby and i'm feeling overprotective. For the most part she is a good girl and mostly eats, plays and sleeps. I am falling more and more in love with her daily and can't wait to experience my life with her more. I am glad I have joined this forum and please please and if anybody has any tips or suggestions for me as a new yorkie parent, please do not hestitate to give them. Thank you

[Jkpal]

Sounds like you're experiencing all that it is to love a Yorkie for the first time. I, too, am a first time Yorkie 'owner' and have decided that one cannot be too careful or too protective of this little dolls. Yorkies are notoriously difficult to housetrain and after a year, I'd pretty much decided Piper was never going to get it and then one day, voila, she started letting me know she had to go out! But I'm glad I purchased a steam cleaner as accidents still happen. There is nothing I won't do for Piper--in spite her 'flaws' (none I can thing of right now), Piper is perfect and perfect for me always and forever! My life is better everyday because of her...and everyday I love her more. I see you are a kindred spirit in this regard. Congratulations and hang on, cuz this one tiny little baby is going to put you through your paces and you're gonna love it all!

[Kc757]

Aww thank you so much! And Congratulations to you as well, your piper Sounds adorable. I think she is getting better with the house training a little though as when she has to go she will whine a little because she doesn't want to pee on the floor but she she can't hold it until we get outside or she will just sniff and circle the spot before she does it lol For the most part she is spoiled rotten by myself, my fiance and his family. They all love her to death and we only had her for two days now, not even a whole week yet. I love dogs so much and I wish everyone could experience a love like we do with our yorkies. I am truly looking forward to watching her grow in the next coming weeks.

[Jkpal]

We have to remember out little loves are little and therefore don't have much of a capacity to "hold it!" I've had several critters over the years, but Piper has a hold on me like no other. She's smart as a whip and is usually one step ahead of me in getting me to do what she wants! Gotta love 'em! Do you have any pictures?

[matese]

Welcome to YT, yorkies puppies can be over whelming for anyone that has never owned one. Take a deep breath, it WILL get better. I have had 4 Yorkies all at 8 weeks old. You need to confine Bella to a smaller area. x-pens, Iris pens are good for this. Here Is how I potty trained ALL my puppies. Place the pad where you want her to go. If she pees someplace pick up the pad, absorb her pee, place the pad back where it belongs, pick up Bella, place her on that pad and use the command word in a FIRM voice "pee pee on the pad" (or what ever word you use for peeing). If she poops on the floor, pick up the poop, place it on the pad, pick up Bella, place her on the pad with the poop on it, use command word again in a FIRM voice "poo poo on the pad". No loud voice, no hollering, just a FIRM voice. I fully trained ALL my puppies FIRST on paper (no wee wee pads back then lol) at 5 months old they were 100% paper trained. THEN I started to house break them to go out side. I also worked full time. They were fed at 7AM and walked at 7:30AM, even if they had just made on the pad I walked them anyway. Dogs have built in clocks, dogs are creatures of habit, they get use to doing certain things at certain times. ALL my puppies were 100% house broken at 7 months old. The key word is CONSISTENCY , feed at same time every day, walk or let them out in the yard at the same time every day even if they just made on the pad. Yorkies are VERY SMART, she will learn after she eats her alarm will let her know when she will be walked or let out to make. If she did not pee or poo on the pad keep her out until she does her business, no playing when it's potty time, when outside tell her what you want her to do, Bella make pee pee, Bella make poo poo,and stay out until she does her business, when she does, either reward her with a treat or praise like crazy, clap your hands and do the happy dance lol. If she did make on the pad take her out anyway and still give the command, "Bella make pee pee, Bella make poo, remember, this is NOT a play period, this is potty time only, if she already made on the pad chances are she may not make, but keep her out for 15 minutes. When I had puppies I had no back yard, they had to be leashed walked, they would pee right away but for pooping they had a special place that they would do their poop lol, it was a 20 minute walk, as puppies just being taught to make outside the entire walk I would be telling them what I wanted them to do, when they did I praised and made a big fuss over pooping lol. Again, CONSISTENCY is a MUST. Feed, walk or let out SUPERVISED at the same time EVERYDAY and EVERY NIGHT, If you feed, walk or let her out 3 times a day, it MUST BE THE SAME TIME EVERYDAY. A 3 month old puppy is just a baby, and accident will happen, also all dogs are diff. they may have to go out sooner then 30 minutes. I had one dog, she was use to being fed at 7am, walked at 7:30am, walked at 4:30pm when I came home from work, and fed at 5PM, when I bought a 2nd puppy home that pup had to be on the same schedule as the older one, when I bought the 3rd pup home, again she had to be on the same schedule as the 2 older ones. Feed Bella if she makes on the pad before 30 minutes then you know you have to get her out earlier, maybe 20 minutes after she eats.Yorkies are by NO MEANS STUCK UP lol they are regal dogs and prance when they walk lol I guess that makes them appear to be stuck up lol. You need to socialize her with ppl and animals, dogs. They are very friendly dogs, love ppl and dogs if properly socialized, they are high energy, needs lots of exercise to tire them out lol, very mischievous (busy body) high maintenance ONLY if you keep them in full coat. I keep Cody in a puppy clip, very low maintenance,we have a yard and I want him to be a dog, have fun and if that means he wants to roll all over the yard, a puppy clip allows him to do this. You have Bella a few days and you love her lol, that love will deepen everyday you have her. Yorkies are an awesome breed, they need to be near us at all times, the crave attention, LOVE to please us, are BIG teasers, and such fun dogs. CONSISTENCY and lots of patience and praise, praise, praise either with treats or just clap your hands and doing the happy dance. She will get it.

[Jkpal]

I've said it before and I'll say it again and again...You, my lovely, Matese, are so savvy and helpful in providing clear, easy-to-understand help in all areas of training, etc. Bless you for caring so very much!
Just a quick note, Kc--make sure your pup has all her shots before taking her outside for any length of time or anywhere else for that matter! You'll be fine. Heck, ya can't go wrong with experienced experts like Matese willing to guide you as needed.

[lovestiny]

Hi and welcome!

[Kc757]

Yessss! She is very wise and knowledgeable. I am learning so much about yorkies thanx to you all. When we got her they told us she had already got two shots and we are going to take her to the vet this weekend to get the 3rd one(i Believe, im still learning). You are so right! As a matter of fact I noticed that she had a tick on her the other day and immediately I went crazy! We gave her a bath and my boyfriend was trying to get the tick off and that made her whin a little. I started to cry because I know she is still a baby and its hurt her. Thankfully he was able to get it off but now she has a little bump on her head where it was. He made sure to rub the spot with a little alcohol and some neosporin but we are going to the vet just to make sure its not infected. Its looks to be going done and getting better but I am so worried. We also picked up some over the counter flea and tick meds for her. I told him that I wanted her only to go outside to use the bathroom and back in until we get all her shots. I never knew how vulnerable little yorkies are until reading all the information. Reading about the hawks scared me so bad to the point I dont even want her to go outside anymore Thank you so much everyone.

[Kc757]

Here is my Bella (or bella bella as I like to call her lol) she is 13 weeks as of yesterday and so tiny, the picture actually makes her look bigger lol I was a little concerned about her weight but she actually has grown since saturday. She is feisty and sooo sweet and friendly. We already started her on pad training and yesterday she finally went on the pad without any help. I was so happy and gave her two rewards because she went two times on the pad. She also goes outside and even though she has an accident or two I don't mind because she is still a baby. She is learning so fast and we love her soooo much. She is truly the sparkle in our eyes

[Jkpal]

Be very careful with over the counter meds especially with one so young; they can be very harmful and worse. Do you really need to use that stuff since she isn't outside much? Oh, and speaking of outside---I'm sure you don't and won't, but she must never ever be outside unattended. And if you have birds or prey, don't even let her move more than a few feet from you--these birds are extremely fast and may even be tracking your movements to plan attack (I'm sorry, but the stories are horrific). So now after terrifying you evenmore....Nooooo,,,just be ultra, ultra careful--it becomes 2nd nature in no time and before long you'll be able to revel in the uniqueness of Bella, her silly antics, her emerging personality and all that really great stuff. Write down questions before your visit to the vet and make sure you can call with more questions once you get home. Give that little darling a smooch from me and take a minute to sit down with your boyfriend (who sounds wonderfully supportive) and baby Bella and breath!!!

[Kc757]

Thank you so much everyone! I am so glad I have you all to help me with my new baby. My boyfriend and I love her to death its like she is our first child lol. I am a little concerned about her weight though as she is so tiny but I guess at only 13 weeks they often are. I can tell that she is growing because she looks bigger then she was last weekend plus she is eating really really good lol. Her fur seems to be getting thicker and even her bark is getting louder. When we got her we were told she was born on December 8, 2015 and given her papers so maybe that is about right. Bella is truly spoiled already(and she knows it) we already brought a bunch of foods for her, treats, toys, etc. I told my boyfriend Bella is about to have more stuff then I do He tells me all the time that she doesn't look like a regular yorkie in the face( I guess because he is used to seeing the teddy bear yorkies) and that she may be mixed with something else, but we don't care either way. I told him all yorkies don't look alike they all have different features even though they may be pure breed. I think she looks like a fox but I love her she's so adorable.

[lovestiny]

Hi - what is her weight? Was your vet concerned? I got my girl at 15 weeks- she was 2.2 lbs and now she's 3.4 pounds fully grown. My vet is very cautious with tinies and required full bloodwork before Her spay.

[lovestiny]

Their faces and coloring changes so much between now and one year

[canana]

Originally Posted by Kc757

..He tells me all the time that she doesn't look like a regular yorkie in the face( I guess because he is used to seeing the teddy bear yorkies) and that she may be mixed with something else, but we don't care either way. I told him all yorkies don't look alike they all have different features even though they may be pure breed. I think she looks like a fox but I love her she's so adorable.

That's probably because most popular pictures of Yorkies are when they're full adult with the puppy-cut (teddy bear) hair. They're never known for their beautiful multi-colour hair-changing stage!

Speaking of which, I always get asked by strangers on the street who don't know Yorkies, if Scottie is a Silky Terrier; I think because they see he has silky hair? So you're not the only one who interacts with people who only know the Yorkie as the 'teddy bear Yorkies'.

And then these strangers ask me if he's a teacup...and I'm thinking, don't get me started

[lizzy mck]

I am also a new Yorkie mom, since November. I am also new to anything like this. I have never blogged before. But anyway congrats on your new baby. They are a great joy to have.