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06-24-2006, 08:13 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Jerzee
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| Hello from NJ Hello all my name is Candy and I'm from NJ. On July 14th I will become the proud Mom of Gia, I purchased her from a breeder located in GA (carteryorkies.com) . Anyway if anybody can give me tips on what to expect once Gia gets here, I've never owned a dog before. I do have two cats Ash (male) and (Resse) both of them are 3 yrs old. I'm kind of worried about the transition with the two cats & a puppy plus Gia will be pretty small compared to the cats (both are over 10 pounds) Gia is only 21 oz, and she's about 7 weeks now. I would love any advice !!! I'll make sure to post pictures when she gets here. P.s I would like to train her on wee wee pads, or ouside (I need tips with that too) |
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06-24-2006, 08:23 PM | #2 |
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| hey! i'm from nj too! romeo is my first dog ever. he's the best part of my life. we do wee wee pads and go outside. the combo works best imo. my advice would be get her used to bathes and grooming young. yorkies are picky eaters. get her on a healthy kibble early. get a lookout carseat for the car. we were in a bad car accident and it saved romeos life. use a harness not a collar. (tigers mom sells really cute harnesses) i'm so happy for you. yorkies are awesome! good choice! |
06-24-2006, 10:13 PM | #3 |
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| congrats! and Welcome to YT! Your cats will act alittle funny a couple of days, kinda standoffish, will maybe hide under bed..but they will get use to the baby very quick..I would just keep a eye on them around her at first, they may think she is a mouse or something...
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06-25-2006, 04:59 AM | #4 |
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06-25-2006, 05:05 AM | #5 |
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| Hi Candy & welcome to YT. You are going to love your little Gia (cute name). Romeos Mommy gave you some good tips. Also make sure you have some Nutrical on hand, maybe give a little in her water just to make sure there are no problems with Hypoglycemia. And I would read, read, and read some more the YT threads on Yorkie health and diets. There is some very valuable information there. If you cats aren't de-clawed, just watch them as Gia plays with them. Yorkie pups are generally very active and like to jump and play with other animals. They also tend to nibble on lots of things (like paws of other animals and fingers/toes of humans), so watch that with the cats. I think Gia will hold her own quite well. Congrats!
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06-25-2006, 06:25 AM | #6 |
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| Thanks ladies, the advice is really needed. I get Gia in about two weeks and I'm like clueless with things to do, I hope when my husband & I decide to have a child I'll be a little better at things. I'm going to keep reading the boards just to know what to expect. I wonder how she's going to react to me when I pick her up from the airport? Will she eat the first night will she sleep? |
06-25-2006, 06:27 AM | #7 | |
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What is Nutrical ? And can I get it at the pet store? and what is hypoglycemia? Are there any signs I should look for? | |
06-25-2006, 07:01 AM | #8 | |
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I have a 20lb Maine Coon Cat that was the only pet we had until we got our furbaby...Although McKenzi (cat) was brought up in a house with alot of other animals (I got him in the divorce) we was the only animal for 3 years. When Sadie Mae came to live with us I was afraid that the cat would go after her. I bought a mesh playpen and, when I wasn't holding her, I would put her in the playpen. She would have toys, food and her pee pee pad in there. The cat would just walk around the playpen looking at her but, I thought this would be a good way for him to get to know her....I would never leave them alone with supervision. I actually didn't put her on the floor with the cat around till she was 7 months old. (We have a family room downstairs so she could run around and get her exercise) When I finally decided it was time to "let them meet" I was always right there....If she got to rambunctious (sp?) McKenzi would just bat her on her little head with his paw (it was kinda funny), no claws came out...Sadie is 2 1/2year old now and 5.5 lbs so she is still alot smaller than the cat. Sadie does want to play with him but he has become a grumpy old man....he is 12 yrs old and doesn't want to play....This is why we have a new fursister coming August 13th. Good Luck with your new baby! I hope I helped a little
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06-25-2006, 08:32 AM | #9 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | Hi Candy! welcome to YT. I"m from jersey too! I live in Clifton right next door to you. I'm getting my first yorkie on July 15th so i'll be a new mom too. we should get together at the end of july and let the puppies play! that would be fun. Kellie
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06-25-2006, 08:40 AM | #10 |
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| Hi I am from right down the road in Totowa happy to help with anything you need! My Graice will be two in October
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06-25-2006, 08:49 AM | #11 | |
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That sounds great Kellie, I would love for Gia to have a playmate besides Ash & Resse (I'm keeping my fingers crossed with them liking eachother). We could take them to the park and introduce them to eachother, and compare our funny stories. We have to defiantly keep in touch . Are you getting a boy or girl? Hav you thought our a name for her or him yet? | |
06-25-2006, 08:51 AM | #12 | |
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Did you buy Gracie from a breeder here in Jersey or did you have her flow in from a breeder? I'm just worried about what to do once I pick her up from the airport, I know I want to hold her & kiss her but what do I do next? (once I get home) Do I take her out in the public right away? Do I take her outside right away? When do I give her first bath? | |
06-25-2006, 08:51 AM | #13 |
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| Welcome and congrats on your new baby. Where in GA are you getting her from? Anyway, I hope you get all of your questions answered here.
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06-25-2006, 08:55 AM | #14 | |
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I'm actually getting a deal on Gia because her brothers are selling for $1200, but the breeder and I have been talking for about 6 months now and when her Mom was pregnant with Gia I reserved my little girl so she gave me a price of $950 but once the litter got here they were extremely small and show dog quality. | |
06-25-2006, 09:46 AM | #15 | |
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I'm getting a little girl. I've named her Morgan. She's almost 10 weeks right now. I'm picking her up on her 12 week birthday We definately have to go to the park this summer and let them play. It will be great because they're about the same age. My puppy is really small too. only 1lb 9 oz right now at 9 weeks.
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