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New Yorkie mama looking for advice!! Hi everyone!!! I've been reading a lot of forums on here but today I decided to become official and join! My husband and I got our first yorkie, Kimi in March when she was 12 weeks. She's been a wonderful addition! Now to make things even more exciting we decided to adopt her brother/litter mate. Our breeder has had a difficult time finding a home for him(a family backed out) and I have noticed most yorkie owners have at least 2. So first question is, will they recognize/remember each other? Next is that Kimi has a playpen where she has her "me" time, but also where she goes potty(she's only paper trained...a whole other topic! But we chose to not do outdoor potty training due to our external environment). Should I get her brother, Pluto, his own separate playpen? Or should I buy a larger one for them to share? I just worry about Kimi getting territorial. she has never shown any behaviors like that but she's only 6 months. I just want to be as prepared as possible. We have 3 weeks before we pick up Pluto. Excited but a little nervous! |
I would honestly see how they act together. One thing you need to do is get her spayed asap and then prepare to get him neutered pretty quickly as well. She is reaching the age where she could go into heat and you don't want them mating. |
Thanks for the reply! I'm such a planner that it's tough not to want to get s bunch of things but I can see the rationale behind waiting. Kimi was spayed back in May so we are good there. I'll need to get Pluto neutered but at least one of them is fixed already! �� |
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Litter mates are the best! Of course we got our litter mates at the same time. I got a boy and my daughter got a girl. We raised them together and they had so much fun. They may not recognize each other as it has been several months and they were little, but they might jump right in and start playing. Mine were together until they were 15 months old and then my daughter moved out with hers and to another state. When they see each other they just run to each other and tackle each other! It is so much fun. It has been almost a year since my daughter moved and they see each other every few months. I also have an 11 1/2 year old Yorkie that I took in 5 months before we got the puppies and yesterday I brought home a 6 year old that would have gone to the shelter if I didn't take her. She is fitting in like she has always been here. Good luck and I would get him his own space but also let them be together when they want. You will have so much fun with 2. I told my husband if we were to get a puppy again I would get 2 because 2 is way more fun than 1! |
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