If your dog strongly disliked any member of your family....

[pea496]

If I were you, I would definitely not have children until you grow up. I doubt Heidi would leave a baby for "Chris and Heidi time" when you have had enough of a child and wish to get away!!!

Good luck, and please rehome your yorkie. They need more time and attention than either of you can or want to give.

[SJK1113]

Originally Posted by NODAK

Oh...and in case you want further proof the dog doesn't come before me, daisy-mae, all I have to do is tell Heidi I want "Chris and Heidi" time....

...and she puts away the dog immediately and comes upstairs with me. No asking twice. Seriously, putting a dog before your significant other is silly.

(Edit: And I do that sometimes just so I don't have to have the dog around me. Works like a charm.)

You sound like a control freak to me. Not only do I feel sorry for the puppy, I feel sorry for Heidi too.

[browniesmom622]

Originally Posted by patty58

So now after a whole day of p#ssing and moaning about "it" you come home and let him out of his crate and he is being adorable. What if tomorrow he goes back to being Heidi's baby or maybe he poops on the floor. Is that going to hurt your ego again and we have another day of listening to you whine. Get over yourself!

[SJK1113]

Originally Posted by daisy mae06

Oh and I don't know about everyone but my Dogs/cat and I sometimes comunicated better than my Kid. LOL

I agree! Especially when they're teenagers!

[SJK1113]

Originally Posted by Ozzie'sperson

Hmmmm. Her family.
Her friends.
Now a puppy.

Sorry, but there's a lot more going on here than frustration with a dog.

And with potty-training already an issue, it's only going to get worse.

I guess if he alienates enough people, he thinks Heidi will be under his control. Divide and conquer. How sad. If I were Heidi, I'd see all these red flags and I'd rehome the fiance and keep little Tanner.

[SJK1113]

Originally Posted by Dior'sMom

For someone that works 20 hours a day, you sure have a lot of time to respond to EVERY comment made.

That's what I was thinking too. Seems to me that it would be time better spent to try to bond with Tanner. But, he doesn't really want to bond with him. He wants to "get rid of" him because the fiance is paying too much attention to Tanner and not the almighty control freak.

I have to wonder if he's just trying to keep us riled up.

[SJK1113]

Originally Posted by patty58

So now after a whole day of p#ssing and moaning about "it" you come home and let him out of his crate and he is being adorable. What if tomorrow he goes back to being Heidi's baby or maybe he poops on the floor. Is that going to hurt your ego again and we have another day of listening to you whine. Get over yourself!

He only got "adorable" after someone threatened to call the ASPCA

[Brutus'mama]

I don't believe any of this. It's too scary if it's true.

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by Surfie and Tiki

Well, kudos to you for coming to this board for advice before you got your puppy. Too bad you listened to none of it, I never could figure out why people waste their time and other's seeking advice when they discard it. Anywho, from what I understand through this post, Tanner is caged from 10pm through 5:30 pm with a 15 minute break.........
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...20&postcount=1

What a heartbreaker ~ and I seriously doubt he is out of solitary confinement for the whole four hours during the evening you are home. (Through your own admission you tire of him during this short period of time) I hope you and Heidi take a serious look as to what is best for this little guy, what you are doing to him is neglect at best. It tears out my heart, can't you at least wake up a bit earlier in the AM and take him for a nice walk or something, come on 15 minutes, what a dreadful situation for Tanner........... The fact that he has not warmed up to you is the least of my worries.........

I hadn't seen that - Crated that long ?? from 10pm through 5:30 pm with a 15 minute break??
NODAK - NO wonder this puppy isn't bonding - he doesn't know how to act out of his crate - that's WAY WAY TOO LONG ...

please take everyones advise and change how you care for this puppy....Yorkies are especially people oriented and you're doing him a big dis-service keeping him penned up this much. Poor little guy - he's just a baby ....puppies love to play and really do need human contact. That's just too much time spent alone for him

[njoydaride]

I didn't read the entire thread, but before re-homing the dog, I would exhaust all possible ways to get the dog to like you. Since you are only home for only a few hours a day, why not take a walk with your dog. Just you and the dog. That way you'll have a bond that your fiance and the dog won't have. Try positive training with treats. It doesn't have to take an hour out of your day. Try just 10 minutes. I hope everything works out!

[I Love Bailey]

I just read through this post and first of all a week is not enough time to bond with the both of you. Give it some time. I am glad when you came home he was happy to see you. Our girls run to the door with toys when my husband comes home, they know he will sit on the floor with them for about 1/2 hour and play with them. Even though our girls like everyone in my family, they are both very attached to me and prefer me over everyone else. Is my husband or our children offended? No, they just laugh about it and joke that since they are my dogs I need to feed them etc... .
The next thing is to invest in an xpen, put food, water, toys a bed (or the kennel in there without the door) and a pee pad. That way the puppy can get some exercise during the day and play. You may have a small mess to clean up at first and a puppy to bathe but he will get the hang of it very quickly.
I know a lot of people kennel their dogs I am not one of them, probley because I would not like to be confined to a small space for 8 hrs or more. I feel it is cruel.

Keep us posted on your progress

[Dina_Nichole]

Hi, I'm not trying to be rude but I really don't believe this puppy is right for you and your fiancee. Poor Tanner has only been with you and your fiancee for a week and your already on this form discussing the possibility of rehoming him. First, you came to a place where most of us consider our animals as children. (expect to be criticized for some of the statements you have made about not being home and etc.) Every person will have their opinion on where an animal should stand in life. Many of us on here do put our furbabies first and again this is our right. I am definately one of those people and proud of it.

I have three furbabies and I'm also engaged to a wonderful man. When we got our Princess Pia she was a very timid little girl. She still to this day fears many people. For over 6 months she wouldn't go to my fiancee on her own but being the good man that he is, he didn't give up on her. He works with her and they are gradually bonding. She loves me to death and wants with me 24/7. Is my fiancee jealous of this? ABSOLUTELY NOT! Would he ever even consider bringing up the idea of rehoming her just because they don't share the same bond? NEVER! My fiancee loves all three of our furbabies regardless of who they love more. If he ever spoke about animals the way that you do, he would be GONE!

I think both you and your fiancee are very immature. You obviously did NO research about this breed. You simply got a dog because she wanted him and now this poor baby is the one suffering. Having only 4-5 hours in the day to contribute to Tanner is NOT enough and please don't have children. Oh and one more thing. This is a 12-13 week old puppy, he will absolutely have accidents and potty training will take even longer with the way you and your fiancee are going about it.

Please rehome this baby and allow it to bond with a family that will love it dearly. It honestly seems like this was a puppy bought with no thinking done. Someone mentioned that you brought the puppy home after your vacation. I have to wonder is this because the both of you didn't want your vacation ruined by having to take time to tend to a new pup. This should have been the first sign that this pup wasn't right for the both of you.

Perhaps someone on here could buy this puppy. Yes, you may be out of some money but perhaps that will teach the both of you to think before you ever decide to bring another furbaby into your home.

[yorkiegirl83]

In my opinion, you are completely too irresponsible to own a fish, let alone a yorkie. This is a life here, and it sounds like it has a really sad existance in your home.

Dogs need TIME to bond with their families. They all have different personalities and preferences. They need a LOVING family to give them time to explore and find their personalities and they need someone who has the time, energy and CARING to devote to training them.

You wanted a dog for it to do what? Sit in a cage all day, then you expect it to be trained and wonderful? From what I can see you wanted this dog for your own enjoyment, when YOU wanted to enjoy it.. who cares about it's quality of life, right?

This is so sad, and I truly hope you do rehome the little guy to someone who knows a thing or two about loving a dog and giving it the life it deserves.

[littlewhip]

I just sat and read this entire thread, you have got to be kidding me keeping a puppy caged up all that time you came to a great place to get advice from very caring , loving yorkie pet owners, and yes they are our babys tanner will love you if you love him.

[xBUTTERCUPx]

I have only read about half of the posts on here and I don't even know where to begin.

My husband bought me my first and last yorkie for my birthday in April of 2006. The dog never liked him and always feared him til this day. He never brought up the idea of rehoming the dog because he knew how much it meant to me. I asked him that if he liked, then I would find another home for my little yorkie and he said no because he knows that I would be miserable without the little dog. He thinks that if I'm happy then he is happy no matter what or who dislikes him.