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01-28-2017, 10:26 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Christiansburg, VA, USA
Posts: 34
| Puppy proofing guidance Getting ready for the big day... bringing home our new babies in a week! Set up the condo (theirs, that is LOL). Finally figgered out how to seatbelt in the carrier. Picked up smallest packages possible of the puppy food the breeder has started feeding them. [purina puppy tender and crunchy, and pedigree puppy meat... ughhhh... I know it's not good stuff, but that's what the breeder told us] Bought health insurance. Scheduled their first appointment with our local vet for the day after we bring them home. Secured all the power cords. Bought and washed baby blankets, food and water dishes, teething toys, and got pee pads... it seems to go on and on LOL. Decided to roll up and stash expensive area rug inherited from Mom, for obvious reasons, and discovered the wood floor underneath really needed a good vacuum and wash... rut roh... suddenly the Murphy's floor cleaner I've always used poses a really important question: will it be toxic to the pups if for some reason they lick the floor? Is there something safer I should use? [Was I this anxious when getting ready for my baby daughter 28 years ago? LOL] Thankful for any and all advice, my new YorkieTalk friends!
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01-28-2017, 11:13 AM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Rugby UK
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| If you have stairs, you may want to consider a stair gate. Our house is an old Victorian one with very steep stairs...a fall down those when Wookie was tiny could well have been fatal, so we got a stair gate. We still use it now, even though she's a lot bigger, when she's at home alone. |
01-28-2017, 12:38 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Christiansburg, VA, USA
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| Oh yes! Totally a must. We still have our gate from previous pets. Forgot to mention that, thank you! Do you have any suggestions for what floor cleaning product(s) will be safe for the pups? Or tips?
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01-28-2017, 05:58 PM | #4 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| When I first brought Max home, I realized that I needed an xpen to keep track of him when I couldn't watch closely. I use Murphy's on our wood furniture and haven't had a problem. We just ditched the heavy chemical stuff like kitchen floor wax. Always dilute everything and rinse well. I put covers on all of the electrical outlets and made sure all electrical cords were out of reach. Got rid of a lot of indoor plants. Things like Creeping Charley and ivy are very toxic. Put shoes out of reach, and anything that can chewed or swallowed. Congratulations on your new additions! Enjoy.
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01-28-2017, 07:23 PM | #5 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| Don't for get nutrical or something like it. It's in a tube and might be called puppy paste. In case they get low blood sugar.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
01-29-2017, 09:10 AM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Christiansburg, VA, USA
Posts: 34
| Yeah, I imagine the shoes will be the biggest problem. We're in the habit of kicking off our shoes as we come in the door, going to have to break that habit LOL. Oh, and we did get the NutriCal. It was one of the things mentioned in a book in the YT library, I believe, Yorkie Info Center's "The Yorkshire Terrier Complete Guide." Lots of great info in that book!
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01-29-2017, 10:13 AM | #7 | |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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We leave our shoes by the door too, in an area sectioned off by a baby gate so the Yorkies can't get to it. My boys haven't chewed much in their 8 years with us, but we have had some random incidents. The worst was Teddy chewed the zipper out of my favorite hoodie. I was thankful that he didn't rip up his mouth doing that! Max once chewed a little on some magazines on the coffee table, and Teddy chewed a little of the binding on a book. I think the glue is what attracted them. Luckily neither of them got sick.
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01-29-2017, 10:47 AM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Toronto
Posts: 77
| Wow, sounds as though you are super prepared...... what about a good training book plus a chart that indicates, for each week of growth, what to expect in terms of both behaviour and body growth. Good Luck. I brought my 8 week old home one month ago and just adore him.... |
01-29-2017, 01:46 PM | #9 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Christiansburg, VA, USA
Posts: 34
| Thanx, Maximo (Kristin?), I didn't think about a baby gate - sounds a whole lot better than a box haha! Kat549, you're the first person I've "met" on YT whose pup was only 8 weeks old when you brought him home. I've been really stressing over that, since several here (who obviously know A LOT about Yorkies and dogs in general) have pointed out that pups should really be with their moms for at least 10 weeks. Ours too will be 8 weeks this weekend, and the breeder insists they will be fine but I already trust y'all so much more!
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01-29-2017, 03:39 PM | #10 | |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! | |
01-30-2017, 01:01 AM | #11 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Rugby UK
Posts: 89
| We got Wookie at 8 weeks, but we'd planned it so we both had the following week off. 8 weeks is the most common time to collect pups here in the UK, after they've been chipped and had their first jab. As it turned out, there were absolutely no problems. We got home with her, put her down on the floor inside the front door, and she just ambled off. Walked into the lounge where all three of our cats were, stole Pixie's ball, and took it straight into the pen we'd bought for her! The cats were all 'WHAT IS THAT!!!!' She did cry that first night, so I ended up sleeping on the floor next to her pen, but after that she was absolutly fine. We kept her in her pen at night until she was bigger, but now she sleeps upstairs on our bed with us. |
01-31-2017, 09:31 AM | #12 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Christiansburg, VA, USA
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01-31-2017, 11:55 AM | #13 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Christiansburg, VA, USA
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| [QUOTE=Mercgirl;4692880]We got Wookie at 8 weeks, but we'd planned it so we both had the following week off. 8 weeks is the most common time to collect pups here in the UK, after they've been chipped and had their first jab. As it turned out, there were absolutely no problems. We got home with her, put her down on the floor inside the front door, and she just ambled off. Walked into the lounge where all three of our cats were, stole Pixie's ball, and took it straight into the pen we'd bought for her! The cats were all 'WHAT IS THAT!!!!' It's good to hear about the 8 weeks norm in the UK, makes me worry less about that. As for Pixie and crew, I can certainly relate. When we brought our Molly home as a pup many years ago, she was so tiny; our cat Avery, weighing in at 14 lbs, seemed a credible threat. So we never left the two of them alone together. Out of the corner of my eye one day I saw Avery stroll over to Molly as he often did, but instead of just sniffing her and walking away as usual he started licking the top of her head. It apparently felt good, cuz Molly's eyes were drooping sleepily, and she lowered her head like, "don't stop." It was so cute. We still didn't leave them unsupervised, but it was fun to watch, especially once Molly started approaching the cat looking for him to start licking the top of her head.
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