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Hello!!! From a new but very excited member of this online community!! Any tips for a soon to be owner of a yorkie puppy? Please be gentle with me I'm still learning lol |
No tips, but wanted to say welcome to YT! I see you are from South Carolina and we love vacationing in your state. :) |
Smiling faces and beautiful places lol thanks for the welcome it's much appreciated! I have to admit I've been visiting this site for a while reading threads I'm hooked lol I was hesitant to post anything but here I am yay me I guess! |
Welcome to YT, Baby proof your house, meaning, make sure all stereo, TV, Play stations, lamp wires are off the floor and up high enough so little baby cannot reach them, or block off that area so puppy cannot get to the wires / cables, puppies are notorious chewers while they are teething. Keep floors clear of shoes, boots, slippers anything you do not want chewed up. If puppy is in kitchen while you are cooking be careful to not drop any food on floor, puppies are faster then the speed of light and will snap up what ever falls to the floor. Remove any nick-nacks that puppy can reach, they will be chewed up. Keep puppy confined to small area when not 100% supervised until 100% potty trained, whether you are pad training or training for out door potty. This is just the "short list" lol, others will be along with suggestions, advise, tips. |
Oh my goodness! I'll be puppy proofing until I pass out lol thank you for the tips and the welcome! |
You will need a bed that can be washed, potty pads if you are going to train to those, a harness and leash. Usually a good idea to keep them on the same food they have been on for a while. An X-pen to confine them while you are potty training. Might be good to get some Nutri-cal depending on the age of the pup. And toys that are safe to chew on. They also like a blankie that is washa le as well. Maybe some Natures Miracle for cleaning up after accidents. Really good advice to keep them confined until 100% potty trained. Enjoy! |
Awesome advice! I really appreciate everyone's feedback! I just want to be prepared and to give him the best home I possibly can and make the transistion as smooth as I can |
The best thing I invested in was a Iris ex-pen 36" tall 8 panel on Amazon. We have used this pen daily for the last 5 years! Even lending it out to new puppies and senior infirm dogs. Also use an old fleece throw cut evenly in 4 pieces to have a just the right size blanket, crate mat, etc. for these little ones. |
Thanks! I'm looking into getting one of those now y'all have been extremely helpful! |
Welcome to YT ! Check ALL squeaky toys for the squeakers & be sure they are NOT those little metal & plastic squeakers. They actually outlawd them for childrens toys but not for our furbabies:confused: Also use a harness & not a collar for walking & training so as not to damage his/her trachea. If you plan on dressing your baby , start ASAP to get them used to it. I forgot to see where you live but here in Idaho it's very cold in the winter so we have snow coats & my babies will not go out without their coats on & if I even try even for a quick pee, they just stand there & look at me like " um, did you forget something ?" It's pretty cute but yea they need their winter clothes. Also boots too, that needs to be started rite away IF you plan to use them. We have a member here on YT her username is (alldogboots) & she sells them & can help you with sizing if you are interested. |
I'm in South Carolina I think It's snowed in my neck of the woods maybe 3 times in my lifetime lol but I'm glad you told me about the harness and the toys those were both things I had no clue about and...I'm really excited to dress him lol |
I am a fan of the nylabones & they make puppy nylabones that are great for teething puppies. They are rubber & come in diff flavors, I have never had any luck with any flavor but the chicken. Now with the puppy bones you need to keep an eye on it and IF the puppy gets strong enough to chew off chunks then it's time to throw them away & switch to the hard ones as you don't want an intestinal blockage. Same goes with those rope toys, some dogs eat them & that's a danger for a blockage as well. Also I saw that you are used to big dogs (Lab) ? if so then you need to learn the puppy schuffle so your baby doesn't get stepped on. And the step-in harness is the best harness also the buddybelt harness. |
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Hi Dilly, I'm new here too. Just want to let you know not to let your baby jump up or down off furniture as this can damage their knees. Yorkie's are known to have luxating (spelling) patella and they can easily injure themselves jumping from something too high. Congrats on the new baby. |
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