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02-28-2007, 09:45 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Jersey
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| New Here, and don't know where to post Hi Everyone! I apologize in advance if I am not posting in the right section I am new to this forum, and a new Yorkie owner. My girl is only about five months, and has already lived more places than I have :-( She was a gift for someone, they couldn't keep her, so my friend got her, she couldn't keep her so now I have her, and she is wonderful! I have a couple questions, so any answers are appreciated (I have been looking thru the forum, and so many questions already have been answered) Does anyone have any experience with NJ (Elizabeth/Summit area) groomers and obedience schools? How long, about, does it take for a dog to get used to its new home? And I assume the peeing and pooping are part because she is young, and part territorial marking? And last question for now (hehe), how often do you bring your dog to the dentist, and what is a good age to start? |
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02-28-2007, 10:50 AM | #2 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Somerville, New Jersey, USA
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| Hope this helps Welcome to YT, Suzanne! You've found a wonderful site full of many friendly people and loads of great information. I'm fairly new here myself. I live in Somerville, NJ, not very far from Summit. Unfortunately, I can't recommend any trainers or groomers in your area. You may want to ask this question in the "Breeder, Vet, and Groomer Reviews" area, and the "Yorkie Training" area. Also try to post in the "Regional" board for suggestions. You can get there by clicking on the second link in the tool bar right under the YorkieTalk.com header at the top of this page. Then click on the "Tri-State Area". As for her potty habits, the main objective is to be consistent. She is still a baby, so you need to take her out fairly often. At least every 2-3 hours. I'm assuming you want her to go potty outdoors. Some people use wee-wee pads to train indoors. Crating or limiting her run of the house, will make a big difference, especially if you are not home with her. And buy a bottle of "Nature's Miracle" at a pet store for when she does have accidents. You want to thoroughly clean up any messes she makes, including the smell, so she doesn't repeat it in the same spot. If she is having problems with potty training, try to understand that she has had multiple homes in her short life. She may need a bit more work than most pups because of this. Assuming you have brought your new yorkie to the vet for a general health check up, he should be able to tell you how to care for her teeth, and suggest when and if she needs a tooth cleaning. Some dogs need cleanings a couple times a year, some annually. The best thing you can do for your girl is to start brushing her teeth now, on a weekly basis. Just make sure you use a toothpaste made for dogs, not one for humans. It takes them a little time to get use to it, and you may need help, but, it is well worth the effort. For one thing, yorkies have small jaws and mouth areas. Usually when you take her for a cleaning, the vet will have to knock her out to scale off all the plaque buildup. Anytime a small dog needs anesthesia, there are risks involved. So if you can clean her teeth on a weekly basis, you will be saving her, and you, alot of trouble. Our yorkie, Piper (we lost her a month ago ), grudgingly tolerated having her teeth cleaned every week. But, she had sweet breath for her kisses, and she never needed dental cleanings at the vet! And my Golden, Libby, is a champ at letting me brush her teeth. A big plus in my book! What is your new furkid's name? I hope you have a chance to post her picture soon. We'd all love to see her. If you need any help, send me a pm. And welcome to YT, once again!
__________________ Karen, "Mom" to Libby, my Golden Girl, and "Nanny" to Piper, who left us much too soon. |
02-28-2007, 10:54 AM | #3 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Big Friendly City :)
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| Hi there! Welcome to YT!! We are so glad you came to join us! This is a perfectly fine section to post in and I can help you out with some of your answers and hopefully the ones I can't someone else will step in here and help you out! I don't have any expierience with any groomers or obedience schools in NJ, but we do have a lot of NJ people here that I am sure could help you out. I did find one sight online that had some reviews of dog groomers in NJ but I don't know if it's close to your area or not...here's the link: http://www.judysbook.com/members/536...006/11/485698/ As to a dog getting used to its new home, I'd say for each dog it's different. I have a two year old boy and an almost 5 month old girl. When I brought my boy him it took him about 2 weeks before he reall felt like "THIS" was his home. My girl on the other hand, I brought her home much sooner than I did my boy and she acted like she was in her home around day 2. Make sure you have a little area that is "hers" with a bed she can lay in, maybe a nice flannel blanket she can cuddle up with, some toys, make it familiar and try to keep it the same. Don't move things around too much in "her" area, let her get used to it and realize that, that is "her" place. If you have anything from her previous home, a blankie, a toy, anything you can stick that in "her" place and it will bring a little bit of comfort to her if she is feeling a little home sick. As to peeing and pooping, every yorkie is different, some potty train easily others and I would dare say most yorkies have a hard time being potty trained. If you are training her to go on pads inside you can block hre off in an area that is larege enough for her to play, eat and drink and have a section on the opposite side of where she sleeps/eats for her to go to the bathroom and you can put newspaper or pads down. After she eats bring her to the pad and tell her to go potty. If she goes off the pad pick her up again and put her back on the pad and tell her to go potty again. Once she finally goes give her LOTS of praise! It's ina dogs nature to want to please its owner so once she realizes you want her to go on the pad she should start responding to this. Another option of potty training is called crate training. There is a great article on this here: http://www.cuhumane.org/topics/crate.html you can also search here on YT under the search button and type in "crate training" and a bunch of articles will come up. As to the dentist, I actually prefer to use Petzlife oral care spray and gel on my dogs and brush their teeth daily. I've had Jadens teeth clean when I had him nuetered but due to the dangers that can arise from putting them under I prefer to just clean them myself. If your dog's teeth are healthy and you brush them and give them things to chew on that will help strengthen their teeth and work their gums you shouldn't have any problems. This is what I use on Jaden and Jewelina daily: http://www.petzlife.com/ It keeps their teeth sparkling white and it only takes about 4 minutes of my time to do both of them daily. If you choose to get your little girl spayed, (depending on her size, some wait until they are a year, others around 6 months some wait even longer, it's all a personal preference but I've heard if you can do it before they go into heat, so long as your dog is big enough so that the surgery is as safe as it can be, the healthier it is for you little one.. My little girl is only 1 pound 11 ounces so I am waiting until she gets bigger before I spay her and hoping she will not go into heat before them) you could have her teeth cleaned then as she will already be put under for the surgery... I hope this helps and if you have any more questions feel free to PM me anytime! Joy |
02-28-2007, 12:29 PM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Jersey
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| thank you both for all your help :-) |
02-28-2007, 01:57 PM | #5 | |
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02-28-2007, 04:28 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | Our boy -- now 9 -- cried all night long for the first week he was here. I even dragged a mattress into the kitchen and laid on it to be with him and he still cried ... can only imagine how loud he would cry now if he WEREN'T here. He was about 11 weeks old then and I'm bettin' pretty darned scared. Potty-training was a nightmare but these little guys are generally pretty tough though many YTers seem to make it through without a lot of trouble. Consistency seems to be the key. GOOD LUCK! |
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