That does it.........she is coming to live with me.......LOL

She is a darling little girl......and wow, she sure loves those puppies......couldn't you let her have just one.....maybe talk to your hubby and see if she can have one to raise.....she sure looks very responsible.....


Nope...couldn't do it....even me.....who is a drill master at home.......I could not say NO on this one......

Good luck to you....but I dont have ANY advice......my decision is already made....

Please consider keeping the puppies till 12 weeks. It is just sooooooo much better. I'm sure your vet is good, but he may not be an expert on Yorkies. If you've been on here very long, I'm sure you've seen the many posts on here from people who have bought pups at that early ageand had problems. In those 4 weeks you could get your daughter to help feed and pick up poop.. She might decide it's okay for someone else to love them too.

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I just couldnt not let Tori keep Eric - She obviously loves the puppies very much and it could be a good learning experience for her. Maybe your husband will come around ...........
My heart is just breaking for this little girl - please let her keep "just one". ;)
They could grow up together...........Yorkies dont eat much.............She looks so adorable and angelic in the picture with the puppies.
I wouldnt ordinarily advocate a yorkie for a youngster but she has already been around them since birth...
Please reconsider and let Eric stay with Tori.
Can you tell I am a Grandma aka kids advocate? lol :aimeeyork :animal-pa

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: yes let her keep him :) Plaeeeeese??????

It's very true. I have heard of people keeping their yorkie babies for 12 weeks, sometimes 11. It is better for you if you wait because you won't run into legal issues if something should happen when a fragile baby is taken home. (I'm guessing you breed? Excuse me if I'm wrong.)

Most legit breeders who breed any type of small dog keep them until at LEAST 10 weeks. This protects you, the puppy, and of course, the adopter.

Awww, I think you should let her keep Eric, no matter what your hubby says!

No offense or anything but..I think you should just convince your husband to let her keep Eric. It really sounds like he means alot to her. And I don't know about anyone else but if I saw a little girl that was so inlove with a puppy like that i'd feel so bad taking her to my own home.

This is a hard thing, when my kids were young and I showed and raised Shih Tzu, only I knew which dogs we were going to keep. I never wanted the kids to get to attached so I had them help with the interviews with the new owners and I had them make picture books for the new parents. Looking at your daughter , this is going to be very hard on her but if you are going to continue to breed it is something she is going to have to get used to. Maybe you can explain to her how much the new owners need a yorkie in their house just like she has one in hers.

Or you could just show your husband that picture, I am sure that girl has him wrapped around her finger....
Best of luck to you , it is not going to be easy, one thing for sure I would have the new owners pick up the puppies while she is at school.....
Good byes are just to hard

Debbie Ray
www.sumtoiyorkies.com

After all is said and done -- I'm afraid that your daughter has one of life's hard lessons to learn.

I know it's going to be hard - but I'm sure that after the puppy is gone for a while, she get over it. And, you have to take some solace in the fact that you have told her from the get-go that the little puppies will be going to new homes.

I hope you're not planning to have another litter in the future!!!


Carol Jean

PS: Who wouldn't fall in love with a little puppy - or all of them.

That is the sweetest picture! Those puppies know she loves them. Maybe if you give her more of a specific role in getting the puppies ready for new homes. Tell her she is the "socializer" or "bonding contact" or other such name -- the person who gradually gets the puppies ready for life with people and not the mom and littermates. Tell her she is the one who teaches the puppies to love humans. When someone comes to look at the puppies, ask her to show them how they like to be held, talked to or cuddled. Let her know what an important role she has in getting the puppy ready for its life with new owners and how important her interactions are to the new owners. Let her know that she will be helping them form bonds that will be with them for life. Her love helps ensure a successful new life for the puppies.

It will still be hard for her to let them go and she may cry -- that just shows how much she cares. But she will be alright. Talk to her about the next litter and how helpful she was with this one. Have her start a scrapbook of all the puppies she has helped to transition into new homes.

These are just ideas -- when it comes down to it, you will know how best to comfort her when the puppies all go to new homes. Part of being a loving child is that she will have a little bit of a broken heart from time to time. But keep the hope and positive future alive! What a beautiful young girl you have there!

I have 6 year old and I think she would get attached and be upset too if we had puppies

Eight week minimum sounds fine, I'm sure you'll play it by ear (ie. if one is smaller). Especially if they're going locally. IMO one more month would just make it harder on her. I have a 6 year old boy and just said goodbye to a litter. I knew going into it to try not to get attached. But it's still hard. I kept the puppies in their expen and brought them out for socialization. My son did fine. Occasionally he mentioned missing them. It was harder on me though. I could see how girls would be different. BTW if you have a next litter, you'll have this experience under your belt. You'll do great, just wanna protect those children's hearts from breaking don't we?

I agree...let your daughter keep Eric. She has a special bonding with him.

I have 2 kids (11 & 6 now). It is always hard when it comes time to let them go. I made everyone happy by keeping one this last litter...London.

You could always get the male neutered when he's older. That picture says it all!!!!!

just wondering what happened and what decision you made. did your girl get to keep eric? please let us know...the picture of her and the pups is precious!!;)

We have been trying some of your ideas. We are starting a scrapbook of the puppies for Tori. But Tori is trying her own approach. She has renamed the puppy "Rob" after her Dad. Her thinking is surely we can not sell a puppy named after her Daddy. I still think we will sell "Rob" but you never know! Tori is feeding them their breakfast right now. It is so fun to watch them learn to eat. She is learning so much from this experience!