my husband is also a neat freak who was extremely concerned about potty accidents, noise that disturb sleep at night, and in general, having to be responsible for the care and well being of something other than himself. he was very concerned that having a pet would negatively impact our living space and our lifestyle.

to help with a smooth transition of having a new puppy in the house, we've agreed that bunjee, the puppy is my responsibility. i take care of him. i wake up at night to take him to potty, i do all the training, i pay for all the supplies, i do all the clean ups. hubby doesn't have to lift a finger.

so basically, i was single parent to bunjee for a while. i worked with bunjee a lot on socialization and obedience training. bunjee was not allowed to walk onto the carpet himself (must be carried) until he was potty trained. i did a lot of trial and error to resolve his separation anexiety issues. lots and lots of training definitely was the key.

after about a month, bunjee was rather obedient to me and will listen to my commands but not hubby's. hubby was rather jealous of that and wanted to start working with bunjee on commands too. and because of all the socialization, bunjee is a good, playful, and friendly puppy. he's won over several non-dog people in my life including my parents, brothers, and guy friends who are into big dogs and frown upon little furry 'rat dogs'. he's won them over not just because he's cute but mostly because he's well behaved. and that is what helped the most is turning my hubby from a no-dogs-allowed at home person to a yorkie lover too.

so my suggestion to you is to read up on obedience training and housebreaking now. and start training immediately. you can spoil and love your new little one, but never let that supercede the need for good firm training. don't let her get away with anything that a big dog would be reprimanded for (pretend she's a 100 lb dog, would the action be okay? if not, then don't let her do it just because she's small). don't let her get away with bad behavior because it's so cute because she's such a small dog. sign up for a puppy obedience class so that you can learn how to properly train her and allow her the opportunity to socialize with other puppies too.

if you train her with the proper obedience and socialization skills, your husband will surely fall in love with her because not only is she cute, she's well behaved too. and that's something a neat freak husband can definitely appreciate. my husband may not have wanted our first yorkie...or our second yorkie... but he'll definitely be the first to say NO (after me) if anyone suggests we give them away.

It is funny how most of our stories are pretty much the same. I too, had to do a lot of sweet talking to get another indoor dog (had a Shih-tzu that was ill when I bought him - knew it, but thought I could give him a good home for awhile - he didn't make it maybe 2 years). For a few years, there were no more indoor pets. Husband does not like cats or litter boxes, he grew up in the country (not a farm, just in the country) and always had labs.

Finally about three years ago, I had the urge to take care of something (maybe another child?)...anyway, him being an only child and our daughter already going into "tween" years, he agreed on me getting a dog. He knew I wanted a Yorkie, but told me not to let him know the cost, it was my responsibility, etc. He does like a tidy home (thanks to his mother), but so do I - we are not anal about it, but do like a nice, clean and tidy home.

We are blessed with our little guy because like some I have read in this thread, our Yorkies seemed to know what to do and where to go (now, he has had accidents, but not going all over the house, etc). He took right to pad and outside training. We never crated him (he was confined by doggie gates to certain areas at some times), but he slept with us from the get go. (He slept on my pillow wrapped around my head - tail by one ear and nose at the other).

Now, my DH didn't have much to do with him at first - we were in the process of building a new home, he was "too" small, etc. I don't remember the exact moment or day, but it wasn't long after we had brought him home that the two "males" in the house bonded. They are the best of buddies now. my husband treats Mojo like one of his old labs - takes him out jeeping, to play toys, trains him, plays with him, etc. He will even give him a bath, clip his nails, brings home toys/treats for him (lucky thing - I don't get that anymore - hee,hee), etc. He will remind me to give him his meds or vitamins (whatever is needed) and he isn't afraid to be seen carrying this little guy in public.

My husband will ask Mojo if he is ready for bad and Mojo will grab his blanket, take it to his daddy's lap and sit on his lap to be carried to be. Course, bedtime starts with some play and kisses, then he sits at the end of the bed (on watch at my husbands feet) before he snuggles up to us. Morning, the alarms go off, my husband goes back to bed (both times) and when I finally ask if he is getting up, Mojo goes right to his face for kisses to get him up. He can't leave the house in the mornings without a quick play session with Mojo.

It's funny how a big guy can love such a little dog so much! They do though.

He will grow to love her I am sure. Just have him involved in her care. My husband feeds our yorkies their moist food every morning. When I wanted one my Husband had the same concerns. Now he babies both of our yorkies and they both sleep on his side of the bed with him. He is crazy about both of them.

Honestly I don't think (or at least I hope) that most men are not like that. I hope that your husband is secure enough in himself and will realize how much joy your furbaby brings to your life and won't worry about resenting you or your baby. My fiance' loves big dogs, but if you could hear him talk to Georgie you wouldn't believe it. I would just talk to him in more detail about it. Maybe buy a book that talks about the positive and negatives of Yorkies (which I can assure you the positives definitely out weigh the negatives). The lack of shedding is a huge plus:thumbup: And beyond the cuteness (which is so hard to resist), they are soooo smart. I hope everything works out it's all about compromise and I am sure he will see how happy you are with your new furbaby.

Tell him the yorkie is a fancy remote control!

I was looking for a small dog and my husband is the one that said check out yorkies I said okay so i went on searching the websites for them well, we have 3 of them and he named them all. and they are his babies he loves it when I dress Myra up the thinks she is just so pretty he calls her his baby girl lol... my husband is not a clean freak thank god! I sure would like another female thou so I'm working on it with him. :D :D

I think you are right, just like everyone else that posted:he will end up loving her.
If he doesn't end up liking her, then he has a problem with putting others first, i.e. me. He knows how much I want her and how excited I have been since before she was even born.

Trust me I don't care what anyone says my Dad isn't a dog (big or little) person and he adores Georgie. Oh and another positive thing is that most people who are allergic to dogs aren't allergic to Yorkies (most people cannot say for sure all people).

He will be a softy in no time...
 

I wouldn't worry! My husband was dead set on me getting a puppy, especially a little thing like a yorkie. He kept insisting that a dog was something like a lab or a beagle or just a mutt. He finally gave in with the stipulation that he was not going to do anything with him! He took care of our cat, so he wasn't going to participate in the care of the yorkie. Well, four weeks ago (good Friday) I picked up my 2.5 lb little boy, Nada, and brought him home...now my husband is talking about how he is going to train him to sit and walk on the leash! AND this week, when my daughter had dance pictures...guess who bundled up Nada and took him to the dance studio to pick our daughter up??? ;)

my story is a little different....my hubby drives a simi for a living and i ride with him but b4 we went on the road we had a boaton terrier that i loved sooo much but ended up going with a compnay that wouldnt let us have a dog of any size in the semi so we had to give her to my mom which was ok with me because i can still see her and i know she is well taken care of.....well he ended up going to another company that would let us have a dog but by that time my mom was so attached to the boston terrier i didnt feel right by going taking the dog back from her that wouldnt be the right thing to do i dont think....so anyway i had always wanted a yorkie and could never really afford one until now so my hubby is the one who suggested me getting one...he told me to pick one out and no matter what the cost he would get me the one i wanted the only thing was for me to make sure to get one from a good breeder thats why he said no matter what the cost he didnt want me to get one that hadnt been taken care of....so thats what i done i found my little Bo man as i call him....and we brought him home and ever since then he has stolen BOTH our hearts...he rides in the truck with us when i go and my hubby loves it he wouldnt have it any other way....he even takes time b4 we leave each morning from the truk stop to let him potty on his pad and put him into bed with me so i dont have to get up.....i think your hubby will grow to love your yorkie even my hubby will tell you these little ones have a way with your heart because he is not really an animal person but with Bo it is different.....my suggestion to you would be not to push her one him let him go to her and he will take to her soon enough....my hubby will be the first one to tell you these little ones are near human like...good luck with your yokie i am sure you both will do just fine at winning his heart over

You said it best, Annabelle will take care of him and bring him to his knees. One of our pups went to a family in PA. It was their first "indoor" dog, hubby didn't want a dog, especially a small dog. You know the type. I told her not to worry, I could almost guarantee that he would become a mushball. When we met them part way to deliver the pup, he stayed in the car. It was about 3 months later when I called them to see how things were going. He answered the phone. When I said who I was, he started and didn't stop talking for half an hour about how wonderful, amazing, and smart "his" little girl was.

I wondered the same thing myself. Why join a group to talk about a dog you dislike?

and the link that is one cute doggie.

That's my boy! I knew that Dante would take care of getting Jay to fall in love with him. NANANANANANA - TOLD YOU SO!

i was talking to my hubby today about this thread...and he told me the samething that some of the others said that the little guy will win your hubbys heart over on his own...he said there is something about the litte guys that you just cant help to love.....he told me today agian that he has never felt this way about any dog or animal including his childhood pet growin up...yorkies are just special in thier own way and i am sure your hubby will see that also

she was talking from her husband's point of view..not her's. That's not how she feels. lol.

ANYWAY, like others said, your new puppy will take care of everything for you! My dad was SO against getting a puppy..that was the LAST thing he wanted. He complained the whole way to get him...as soon as my dad picked him up, he was in love. now he rolls around on the floor with Tucker and does "meet the mucky" sessions with him every time he walks through the door lol.