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I think if you kept them apart like that all the time he would definately develop a hate for the new baby who took his place. Maybe you could put a small cage in your living room so he atleast can be a part of the family and get used to seeing baby and new life. Locking him out really won't help for the future... ..

Candybaby:
just curious...Would you feel good about locking up your fur baby in the garage?? better yet...lets just say that the dog just wont warm up to the child. Would you risk the dog attacking your child? Theres alot of things to look at and it takes me back to my original question..Would YOU like to be kept in a garge without hardly ANY contact throught the day? Would you?

No, I really don't see what you mean. And I am in no way trying to be rude to you because that's not my style. But my honest opinion is that it's wrong to leave a Yorkie (or any pet) in a garage or other room by themself and only spend a few hours a day with them. I understand his situation with the baby and I completely understand that he has to protect his child -- that only shows he's a loving father and that's to his credit. But that does not make it acceptable (in MY OPINION only) to keep a dog in a garage all day. I would try other means like hiring a professional again and again and using different ones or re-homing the dog with a relative or close friend or an excellent family that I have screened and who live close by so that I could visit the dog. I hope he did not take offense at my posts or anyone else's posts. This is a public forum and he did post here for help. I just hope he can come up with a good solution for this problem and I wish him luck that it will benefit him, his wife, his child and his Yorkie.

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Looks like this is one of "THOSE" threads. I feel if you love something you should want what is best for it. In this case it is a Yorkie. How does he
know the new owner will not be kind to it? If the new owner knows what
the problem is and is still willing to take the dog then he will be kind to it.
It may be 2hrs today but what about next week, next month? Maybe 1hr or
then just throw food out to it. I have seen several people I know who had
a pup and treated it like a baby, even dressed it up for halloween . New baby
came and dog went off to a new home. They new they could not give the
attention to their pet because the baby came, to me they loved their dog
and sacrificed that so the dog could be happy and get the attention it needed and was used to. If he would stop thinking of himself and thought more about the poor dog who would be so lonesome alone all day he could
then make the needed decision. I wish him and the dog good luck.

Okay - I think everyone agrees that this is really tough situation. I know I'd hate to have to make the decision that has to be made here. If I had to part company with Bailey, I'd be a wreck!

But having said that, I'll put in 2 cents worth from another yorkie Daddy. In the SHORT term, I'd do just what he suggested. Keep the yorkie isolated from the baby - keeping it in a temperature controlled environment, because they really can't handle temperature extremes - and spending as much time as possible with the pup. As much as possible means that you WILL have to make some sacrifices of your personal time.

In that short term, I'd do everything possible to slowly and VERY CAREFULLY introduce the yorkie to the baby. If that yields positive results, everyone is happy. If it doesn't, I would not keep the dog and keep it isolated like that. I'd launch into a serious effort to find a home for the puppy. They just really need more of our time than 2 or 3 hours a day. They need it for their physical health as well as their emotional health.

It may not be easy to find the right new home, but I'm confident it can be done. These little sweethearts are far more adaptable than we generally give them credit for. I'm confident that when done with care, rehoming your yorkie is ALWAYS harder on the owner giving up the sweet little furball than it is on the pup.

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I agree !! Very well said and something to think about

Yorkies or any breed is not bred to be kept in the garage, leaving it alone all day everyday is only going to make behavioral matters worse. May I suggest you find a suitable re-home for this kid, Cindy (livingdustmops) is a rescue expert perhaps she can help. IMHO a dog ignored in the garage is not an acceptable life.

wish you luck

Well said.

You know what I'm over it, the guy that originally posted isn't even logged on anymore. I don't think you have even read my other posts otherwise you would know, I say to be with the dog more throughout the day and take him out to play. All you guys keep saying is "locked up all day with only two hrs a day", read my other posts before you reply with something like this reply. By the way I don't mean to be rude eithier but nothing seems to get across to anybody.

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I wasnt being rude. I was asking a question and obviously It got to you or you wouldnt have avoided the question. If theirs a way he can keep him.,..Thats AWESOME. But all i was trying to say is if he cant than rehoming would be better than being in the garge by himself. Your the one making a huge deal out of this! Sorry not to be rude!!:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I agree! I think rather than put him in the garage I would look for another good home for him where he is the only dog and no young children. I once had a shih-tzu like that and it was a very stressful situation for me. I tried everything. Professional training, drugs, (which made her like a zombi), time-outs, you name it, I tried it. I finally decided it would be best for me and her to find a home where she was the only dog. I called the Shih-Tzu rescue but kept her at my home until I found the perfect person for her. She now lives with an older lady who is a widow and absolutely loves dogs and loves Gracie to pieces. It has been two years now and we still write each other and talk on the phone. Gracie is so spoiled by this woman and her friends and I am so happy I made that decision. I interviewed a few people before deciding so it made the decision to give her up a little easier when I new she was going to a good home. I also made sure that she would give her back to me if for some reason it did not work out. I was very lucky to find this person and you should be able to if you take your time.

I hope I didn't hurt your feelings but even small dogs can do a lot of damage to a small baby and I understand your concern. So even though you really love your yorkie rather than put him in the garage by himself I think he would be much happier with someone who can shower him with love and attention.

a yorkie is very small, I cant imagine it would take up that much space? why would you even want to put a baby out in the garage? if you dont want him anymore maybe a family member can take him. I just cant understand why someone would want to do this to a dog! it's as bad as chaining them up!