Advice on adopting 6 month old Yorkie - YorkieTalk.com Forums

lisaje · 03-31-2018, 09:45 PM

Well its finally the year I am a adopting a yorkie! I can hardly believe it's happening it's been years I've been searching and waiting for just the right time.
So I guess I always thought I would get a little puppy and have the fun if watching it go through all the stages of coming into an adult. Well I bit the bullet today and out down a deposit on a 5 and 1/2 month old pup. I haven't quite decided on the girl or boy ( any input is welcome!)
They are peeped trained which is great and very well mannered, they don't jump up or bark at people other than when playing with each other here and there which is fantastic. However they didnt seem very intetested in me at all so there was no magic "click" between us that I've always imagined ... haha is that a thing? In fact they didn't seem interested in me at all more so just in playing with each other and the other humans in the house. So I suppose it just seemed like someone else's dog.
My question being, given that these 2 pups live with another family house hold and each other and they are 6 months old, will it be difficult to bond, and will they be quite sad to be separated from the family but even more so each other? Is it normal that they were so uninterested in me? Side note she brought them back from the Ukraine, beautiful pups. I will post a photo. Thanks for any input, ladies!

alaskayorkie · 03-31-2018, 10:05 PM

Congratulations! I can feel your enthusiasm!

I've never adopted a 6-month old -- I got 2 as puppies and one as a lone 10-year-old. But my guess is the extra time with siblings has made them feel pretty independent.

I wouldn't stress about it. Your pup may very well show some separation anxiety, but I'd bet he/she gets over it pretty quickly and starts warming up to you at the same time. These guys live in the moment and will adapt.

My experience is males and females are different -- males a little more ornery and stubborn, females sweet and loving. But I wouldn't trade either of mine, one male and one female.

Good luck. Hopefully someone else who has adopted a dog in your situation will weigh in. Let us know how it goes!

lisaje · 03-31-2018, 11:37 PM

Here is a photo, I can't actually tell which one they both look exactly the same haha. He is a bit bigger than the female though which I prefer. The little girl could sure hold her own though! So feisty. Their hair is slightly longer now though. Any who here is a photo! I am melting, so sweet.

lisaje · 04-01-2018, 12:40 AM

Here are the most recent photos from today (the previous was from her advetisment). This is the male. She says they are currently 5.5 months old. Do they really grow out of the puppy phase that quickly? They look almost like adults, still sweet. I was just under the impression they might still look like the photo in the ad, they look like pups yet there. What do you think?

matese · 04-01-2018, 06:45 AM

Separating the two siblings from each other and a family they knew and loved there will be some separation anxiety missing the sibling and their human family, but they are just puppies and adapt to changes, it will not happen over night but if you give the puppy a lot of attention, lots of playing with it, training basic commands, sit, stay, come, drop it, etc. with lots of praise and treats the pup will come around and training builds a bond between owner and puppy.

It takes a bit of patience, but the pup will come to know you as it's momma. I have always had females, raised from 8 weeks old, all tom boys, feisty lil critters, I socialized all of mine as soon as they had all their vaccines, they loved all ppl and all types of animals. They were sweeet loving girls that loved to play and wrestle with each other but came to me for cuddles and love.

The reason they didn't pay you much attention is because they were to engrossed in playing with each other, yorkies are filled with energy and will play till they drop. Don't feel offended by this, yorkies just love to play and play hard.

My females are all now passed. 4 years ago I adopted a 2 1/2 year old lil boy, my first boy, the difference is see in a male or female is, my boy is more of a mommas boy, if I sit on the sofa, heat of summer, cold of winter, my boy is pressed into my thigh lol. They say boys are more affectionate then females, I am finding that to be so.

My boy was neutered when I adopted him, he is outdoor potty trained, he squats to pee and no leg hiking in or outside unless he is walked near a fence or wall lol.

They do grow fast, get bigger, but still are sweet, crazy, playful, loving little monkeys. The family that has them should give you some alone time with each of them where the puppy can focus only on you with no other distractions, give you some time to play and interact with them one on one, maybe you can get a better feel which is the right one for you, boy or the feisty lil girl.

I myself am partial to little girls, so hard to offer up which sex is the better choice. Good luck in your decision, you will not go wrong either way, a ylorkie, male or female is still a loveable lil yorkie.

yorkietalkjilly · 04-01-2018, 10:55 AM

I picked out my 9 mos. old Tibbe w/a troubled history of having spent his entire life living outside in a cage w/only some type of roof to keep out rain. He was crate-crazy,non-socialized, frightened of everything from grass, doors swinging open or closed to electric appliances coming on to any electronic kind of noise. He likely missed the 'security' of the only 'home' he'd ever known but we bonded after about 5 weeks, he took to obedience training as if he'd been born to over-achieve and has been the love of my life since that day I took scared little him over my pick of a litter of puppies.
My late Jilly's breeder had been given another breeders stock to re-home, said stock consisting of Tibbe(intact at the time) with totally brown teeth, and some other half-grown Yorkies and a litter of puppies. After 3 weeks to settle in, he had his first dental w/retained baby teeth extracted and those horrible brown teeth and gumline cleaned and was neutered. He's been a joy ever since. Work - oh YES! A troubled dog who has lived life in a cage is work but you often find a jewel of a pet if you invest the time and patience in facing down all their fears one at a time with them and learn what they love to do and doing it. With Tibbe, he loves having a job to do and he loves to 'work' at learning new obedience tricks which build his confidence and our bond working as a team. He's now 10 1/2 years old and is a perfect pet. Totally housebroken, never marks the house, chews things he shouldn't and loves his walkies.

If you're willing to put in the time, patience with love and work, deal with any separation anxiety in a positive way, you and your older pup should do fine and in return, you'll have a wonderful companion.

lisaje · 04-01-2018, 12:21 PM

oh wow what a beautiful heart wrenching story. I am so happy to hear you found love and family in one another. Brought tears to my eyes, thank you for sharing. Thank you as well matese and alaska, all of this input is wonderful and so helpful!

teasell · 04-01-2018, 08:49 PM

When I first saw my Teasell she was about 8 weeks. The breeder brought out all the puppies from that litter. I sat on the floor but these little guys just wanted to run and play, but I did pick one (Teasell)

When she was 12 weeks old I brought her home and we've bonded ever since. She is almost 10 years old now and much more lovie dovie then she was as a pup and young adult. She is my heart, I dread her getting older. For now she is very active and very healthy.

Jkpal · 04-05-2018, 06:59 AM

I saw Piper for a few minutes and brought her home (she was about 3 yrs). She was aloof and shy and wouldn't even look me in the eye for months. However, I never pushed her nor picked her up (that was a hard one) until she started coming to me on her own. Now she demands attention, follows me room-to-room (but even so, is never ever ever off-leash outside), and will stare directly into my eyes for(seemingly)ever, until I bend to her yorkie will!!! Yorkies are crazy, cute, wonderful little creatures and who will change your life--making everything even better!

yorkietalkjilly · 04-05-2018, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jkpal

I saw Piper for a few minutes and brought her home (she was about 3 yrs). She was aloof and shy and wouldn't even look me in the eye for months. However, I never pushed her nor picked her up (that was a hard one) until she started coming to me on her own. Now she demands attention, follows me room-to-room (but even so, is never ever ever off-leash outside), and will stare directly into my eyes for(seemingly)ever, until I bend to her yorkie will!!! Yorkies are crazy, cute, wonderful little creatures and who will change your life--making everything even better!

Ah, the ever-demanding "yorkie" stare!

03-31-2018, 09:45 PM	#1
lisaje Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada Posts: 22	Advice on adopting 6 month old Yorkie Well its finally the year I am a adopting a yorkie! I can hardly believe it's happening it's been years I've been searching and waiting for just the right time. So I guess I always thought I would get a little puppy and have the fun if watching it go through all the stages of coming into an adult. Well I bit the bullet today and out down a deposit on a 5 and 1/2 month old pup. I haven't quite decided on the girl or boy ( any input is welcome!) They are peeped trained which is great and very well mannered, they don't jump up or bark at people other than when playing with each other here and there which is fantastic. However they didnt seem very intetested in me at all so there was no magic "click" between us that I've always imagined ... haha is that a thing? In fact they didn't seem interested in me at all more so just in playing with each other and the other humans in the house. So I suppose it just seemed like someone else's dog. My question being, given that these 2 pups live with another family house hold and each other and they are 6 months old, will it be difficult to bond, and will they be quite sad to be separated from the family but even more so each other? Is it normal that they were so uninterested in me? Side note she brought them back from the Ukraine, beautiful pups. I will post a photo. Thanks for any input, ladies!

03-31-2018, 10:05 PM	#2
alaskayorkie Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anchorage Posts: 30,843 Blog Entries: 57	Congratulations! I can feel your enthusiasm! I've never adopted a 6-month old -- I got 2 as puppies and one as a lone 10-year-old. But my guess is the extra time with siblings has made them feel pretty independent. I wouldn't stress about it. Your pup may very well show some separation anxiety, but I'd bet he/she gets over it pretty quickly and starts warming up to you at the same time. These guys live in the moment and will adapt. My experience is males and females are different -- males a little more ornery and stubborn, females sweet and loving. But I wouldn't trade either of mine, one male and one female. Good luck. Hopefully someone else who has adopted a dog in your situation will weigh in. Let us know how it goes! __________________ Mike ~ Doting Dad to Jillie, Harper, Molly, Cooper, Eddie (RIP), Lucy (RIP), Rusty (RIP) and Jack (RIP). Check us out on YouTube

03-31-2018, 11:37 PM	#3
lisaje Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada Posts: 22	Here is a photo, I can't actually tell which one they both look exactly the same haha. He is a bit bigger than the female though which I prefer. The little girl could sure hold her own though! So feisty. Their hair is slightly longer now though. Any who here is a photo! I am melting, so sweet. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by lisaje; 03-31-2018 at 11:39 PM.

04-01-2018, 12:40 AM	#4
lisaje Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada Posts: 22	Here are the most recent photos from today (the previous was from her advetisment). This is the male. She says they are currently 5.5 months old. Do they really grow out of the puppy phase that quickly? They look almost like adults, still sweet. I was just under the impression they might still look like the photo in the ad, they look like pups yet there. What do you think? Attached Thumbnails

04-01-2018, 06:45 AM	#5
matese Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa. Posts: 67,956	Separating the two siblings from each other and a family they knew and loved there will be some separation anxiety missing the sibling and their human family, but they are just puppies and adapt to changes, it will not happen over night but if you give the puppy a lot of attention, lots of playing with it, training basic commands, sit, stay, come, drop it, etc. with lots of praise and treats the pup will come around and training builds a bond between owner and puppy. It takes a bit of patience, but the pup will come to know you as it's momma. I have always had females, raised from 8 weeks old, all tom boys, feisty lil critters, I socialized all of mine as soon as they had all their vaccines, they loved all ppl and all types of animals. They were sweeet loving girls that loved to play and wrestle with each other but came to me for cuddles and love. The reason they didn't pay you much attention is because they were to engrossed in playing with each other, yorkies are filled with energy and will play till they drop. Don't feel offended by this, yorkies just love to play and play hard. My females are all now passed. 4 years ago I adopted a 2 1/2 year old lil boy, my first boy, the difference is see in a male or female is, my boy is more of a mommas boy, if I sit on the sofa, heat of summer, cold of winter, my boy is pressed into my thigh lol. They say boys are more affectionate then females, I am finding that to be so. My boy was neutered when I adopted him, he is outdoor potty trained, he squats to pee and no leg hiking in or outside unless he is walked near a fence or wall lol. They do grow fast, get bigger, but still are sweet, crazy, playful, loving little monkeys. The family that has them should give you some alone time with each of them where the puppy can focus only on you with no other distractions, give you some time to play and interact with them one on one, maybe you can get a better feel which is the right one for you, boy or the feisty lil girl. I myself am partial to little girls, so hard to offer up which sex is the better choice. Good luck in your decision, you will not go wrong either way, a ylorkie, male or female is still a loveable lil yorkie. __________________ Joan, mom to Cody RIP Matese Schnae Kajon Kia forever in my A House Is Not A Home Without A Dog

04-01-2018, 10:55 AM	#6
yorkietalkjilly ♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 22,140	I picked out my 9 mos. old Tibbe w/a troubled history of having spent his entire life living outside in a cage w/only some type of roof to keep out rain. He was crate-crazy,non-socialized, frightened of everything from grass, doors swinging open or closed to electric appliances coming on to any electronic kind of noise. He likely missed the 'security' of the only 'home' he'd ever known but we bonded after about 5 weeks, he took to obedience training as if he'd been born to over-achieve and has been the love of my life since that day I took scared little him over my pick of a litter of puppies. My late Jilly's breeder had been given another breeders stock to re-home, said stock consisting of Tibbe(intact at the time) with totally brown teeth, and some other half-grown Yorkies and a litter of puppies. After 3 weeks to settle in, he had his first dental w/retained baby teeth extracted and those horrible brown teeth and gumline cleaned and was neutered. He's been a joy ever since. Work - oh YES! A troubled dog who has lived life in a cage is work but you often find a jewel of a pet if you invest the time and patience in facing down all their fears one at a time with them and learn what they love to do and doing it. With Tibbe, he loves having a job to do and he loves to 'work' at learning new obedience tricks which build his confidence and our bond working as a team. He's now 10 1/2 years old and is a perfect pet. Totally housebroken, never marks the house, chews things he shouldn't and loves his walkies. If you're willing to put in the time, patience with love and work, deal with any separation anxiety in a positive way, you and your older pup should do fine and in return, you'll have a wonderful companion. __________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis

04-01-2018, 12:21 PM	#7
lisaje Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada Posts: 22	oh wow what a beautiful heart wrenching story. I am so happy to hear you found love and family in one another. Brought tears to my eyes, thank you for sharing. Thank you as well matese and alaska, all of this input is wonderful and so helpful!

04-01-2018, 08:49 PM	#8
teasell YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cherryville, North Carolina, US Posts: 371	When I first saw my Teasell she was about 8 weeks. The breeder brought out all the puppies from that litter. I sat on the floor but these little guys just wanted to run and play, but I did pick one (Teasell) When she was 12 weeks old I brought her home and we've bonded ever since. She is almost 10 years old now and much more lovie dovie then she was as a pup and young adult. She is my heart, I dread her getting older. For now she is very active and very healthy.

04-05-2018, 06:59 AM	#9
Jkpal YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Lake Geneva, WI Posts: 2,776	I saw Piper for a few minutes and brought her home (she was about 3 yrs). She was aloof and shy and wouldn't even look me in the eye for months. However, I never pushed her nor picked her up (that was a hard one) until she started coming to me on her own. Now she demands attention, follows me room-to-room (but even so, is never ever ever off-leash outside), and will stare directly into my eyes for(seemingly)ever, until I bend to her yorkie will!!! Yorkies are crazy, cute, wonderful little creatures and who will change your life--making everything even better!