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07-23-2017, 11:15 AM | #1 |
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| Thinking about getting a yorkie (city-life) Hey Guys, I've owned dogs my whole life, but my situation has changed a bit lately since I've moved to the city and I've never owned a smaller dog. My last dog was a small-sih Husky and he caused no problems, but I worked a night-shift. I am thinking about getting a 3-4 month old Yorkie. I've been looking for something older, but it is a little tough. I currently work around 8 hours a day and live about 20 minutes walk from work. I work from home once or a twice a week and have very flexible lunch breaks and time off. I have very few other obligations and lots of time off I can take. There is a daycare across the street and many options for dog walkers, but those wouldn't be options till he had all of his shots and was full grown. Have any of you had experience with raising a Yorkie in such a scenario? The first few months are what concerns me the most. I would be able to take a week or so off, but would not be able to take a few months off. |
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07-23-2017, 12:54 PM | #2 |
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| Welcome to YT. I have raised 4 yorkies while living in the city (NYC) at age of 8 weeks old all now passed and held down a full time job. I see no problem with you having a puppy and working. You have many options. As puppies they were confined to a small area with pads, water, food, bed and toys until they were 100 % pad trained, then they had free roam of the apartment.
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07-24-2017, 04:43 AM | #3 |
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| I also work full time, but don't have the luxury of working from home unless it's a blizzard outside. I work close to home and come home at lunchtime. Because walks are confined to our neighborhood during the week, we try to take him to parks or hiking on the weekend. (Yup, hiking. He's been doing it since he was three months old.) It all works out. |
07-24-2017, 06:08 AM | #4 |
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| Our scenarios are very similar and I have had yorkies for the last 9 years. No problems here. My yorkie does fine when I am not at home. In the beginning I used a webcam to sort of keep an eye on her. A webcam help a lot for those days I had to go into the office. I wanted to make sure she didn't have separation anxiety and that she wasn't getting into any mischief. I've also adopted my yorkies. The first one was 7 yrs old who passed away at 13 (RIP Brandi) and the second one was 2.5 years old (I still have her......the devil in disguise). If you are looking for an older yorkie try pet finder. The only issues I had with her is the potty training but it was mostly my fault I wasn't being consistent. But once she was fully potty trained, she had run of the house. |
07-25-2017, 12:53 PM | #5 |
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| You'll do just fine. Yorkies are very forgiving if you need to be away for a few hours and they just love it when they can be close to you when you're at home. I say, GO FOR IT! |
07-28-2017, 11:35 AM | #6 |
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| I would agree to try finding an older puppy. It makes it a lot easier to potty train when they're older, because they can technically hold their potty longer the older they are (depending on whether you want them to be outdoor or indoor potty trained). Like you, I work full time and live in the city. When I got my first puppy, he was 5 months old. I took one week off to get him accustomed to things. When I returned to work, I got someone (my mom or bf) to relief him for a potty break at 4 hours. This continued for about 8 months to 1 year. I was training him to be outdoor potty trained though, because I live in a small condo. I find it a lot cleaner for them to go outside. I do believe it's easier/quicker to potty train indoors on the potty pad because they can go whenever they want (and they don't need to learn to hold it until their next walk), as long as you train them where they need to go. My second puppy (also brought her home at 5 months) wasn't able to hold her pee to be fully outdoor potty trained. I eventually had to cave in and get her potty pads. They do stink... so if you don't have a separate room or don't change them on a daily basis, it's kind of gross. Though...I eventually had to crate train her in order for her to hold in her poop (she loves eating her own poop when I'm not around). All that being said, potty training can be quite the challenge, depending on your dog and the amount of training you have time for. So you'll want to consider whether you're up for it (lots of people give up their small dogs because they find it 'impossible' to potty train them). But....they're not all difficult! Some manage to potty train their puppies within a few weeks or months! You just have to be committed and have enough persistence in the training and know that they'll eventually become potty trained with time.
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07-30-2017, 09:49 AM | #7 |
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07-31-2017, 03:45 PM | #8 |
YT 1000 Club Member | Go for it! The puppy will adapt. I have 3 Yorkies and I work 5 minutes from home. I come home at lunch every day to visit them and let them potty. I spend every chance I can with them. Evenings mean going outside to chill as soon as I get home from work and play time outside. It will be difficult for the puppy at first to hold it until you get home so I would use pee pads and keep them in a small area of your house/apartment. As they get older they can have a bigger space and when they can hold it until lunch they can have run of most of the house. Mine have the living room, dining room and kitchen while I am at work. The bedrooms/bathrooms are gated off from them and then at night they can go to my bedroom to sleep with me. There is nothing better than being greeted at the door by my puppies. Oh, just a side note, save yourself the trouble and just get 2 from the get go. They will enjoy each other's company and have someone to play with while you are at work. Almost all of us end up with another Yorkie (or more) so just go ahead and get 2 right from the start. LOL
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08-01-2017, 01:39 PM | #9 |
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| Sounds perfect for a Yorkie!
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