Age question.
 

Hello,

If I get 768 out of 800 in school exams I will be getting a yorkie .
The one I will be getting is 1 month old now, is it enough to bring it home?

Thanks,

YorkieSophie

P.S Say a prayer for me to get the marks I want!:)

Welcome to Yorkie Talk. Most people believe that a Yorkie should be 12 weeks before coming home. Ten weeks is probably okay though. I got Ellie at 8 weeks and that was really too young but everything worked out okay.

Welcome to YT!!

The pup should be AT LEST 12 weeks of age, before you bring him/her home. The pup needs time to learn all it can from his/her mommy.

*praying you get the mark you need, so you can get your baby!!*

Huh?
 

I appritiate your help but, 12 weeks are 3 months are'nt 3 months a lot?
I was getting it "If I get the marks" at 6 weeks the lady said it was ok and they know how to eat "a little"


Thanks,

YorkieSophie

6 Weeks is too young for puppies to be taken away from their mother even if they are eating on their own. They still have a lot to learn like bite inhibition, how to keep their home clean, manners, etc. Be patient and it will be a better experience for you and your puppy. The extra time will also allow you to do more research about everything. Look around Yorkie Talk for tips on training, grooming, diet, health, and more! Good luck on your exams!

Thanks, but actually here in Malta they don't teach puppies the buyer will have to teach them . Besides Mum wants her at a young age so she couls get more comfident in the place.

Thanks,

YorkieSophie

I could not have said it better!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Also read this. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31003 Its the Puppy Development Stages. It kind of tells your what they get from there brothers and sis from staying with them longer and when about they start teething and chewing and etc.

Again do some searches on here. There are TONS of threads with LOADS of info on them.

Please Wait!
 

Well, you are putting this baby at risk taking it from his mom this young. WAY TOO YOUNG I know your excited, but how will you feel when this baby is up all night having seizures!?! That's what happened to me and many others in here...They get hypoglycemic from "kinda eating" Hypo is caused by changes in environment, not eating well, stress, and being away from thier mom too young. I know most dogs like labs and larger dogs are purchased at 6-8 weeks all the time, YORKIES ARE DIFFERENT! Please take your time on this one. I know its hard but go visit daily, and keep in close touch with the breeder but leave the puppy with his mommy. This could cost him his life, and you hundreds of dollars. I got Diggy at 8 weeks (also to young) and he had multiple seizures and over 300 in vet bills, and many sleepless nights, and could have lost him. This puppy is not going to make you very happy if your going through what hundreds of other on here experianced from a baby being taken away from its mom for selfish reasons (im not calling you selfish) But it sounds to me like your breeder does not know whatthey are doing if they are selling at 6 weeks. Read around in the breeder section and other posts on puppies.....I assure you everyone will say the same DO NOT GET A YORKIE BEFORE THEY ARE 10-12 weeks. Please trust us and love this baby enuff to wait. Your obviously going to be a good mommy, and are coming to this website out of love for your baby. Love him enough to wait! His life could depend on it! We have no reason to guide you wrong, and watch I bet my life every person responding to you will say the same thing WAIT PLEASE!!!!!!

I just read your post on Mum wanting him to get confident....His mother gives him that. Read on the development stages of a yorkie....He is in no way at 6 weeks ready! His birth Mum needs to show him how to take care of himself, and he needs the nutrients of her milk and love for his lil brain to finish developing. We are not telling you this to be mean, or argumentative, we want this to be a good experiance for you and your mum, not one filled with horror stories as my Diggy first few weeks were. I never enjoyed him as a baby 8-12 weeks Due to I was staring at him waiting for him to fall over into another seizure. He is now 16 weeks and a great joy to have. I almost lost him though. This dog will be your best friend and consume your whole heart, please love him the way he will love you and wait PLEASE!

To help you understand our perspective a little better, in most states in the USA, it is against the law for a puppy to be sold before 8 weeks. That is how important it is. Bigger dogs might be fine going home at 8 weeks but yorkies have their own special needs. We are talking about a very small breed and they are very fragile and susceptible to problems as young puppies. Many people here have had problems bringing their puppy home at 8 weeks. It's really better to just play it safe. Good luck on your grades and welcome to YT!:)

After getting Mum to read all the posts she finally decided to get it at 8-9 weeks .


Thanks for all your help hmmm......I love yt!


YorkieSophie

Im so glad you decided to wait....

8 or 9 weeks is still too young!!

Too Young!!!!
 

I have bred my own Yorkies for the past 3 yrs. w/o making this reply too long!
I usually keep my puppies between 15- 20 wks. regardless of how much extra it costs for me to keep them! The longer the better.....their Mother and Litter mates teach them how to be a Dog, a Yorkie and a Balanced Puppy! Besides the obvious Health risks......most problems occur in the first 3 mos. even uo to a year old? Most breeders don't like keeping them so long b/c of the Vet. bills, think about it. If you have both Parents, that's 2 plus the 2-3 puppies?
That's at least 5 or depending on the Breeder - more?
I don't Breed them for the Money, I do it to improve the "Yorkshire Terrier"!
Every person that I have ever met that purchased a Puppy from someone else, that happened to be very young (6-12 weeks old) has complained about having both physical/emotional/behavior problems! It amazes me how Society and the General Public wants "Immediate Gratification"! Patience is a virtue and in this case for the Puppies sake? But that's a red flag to me if the Breeder is letting it go at such a young age? Makes me wonder what "Motivates" people? I have had a family wait a year and a half for a puppy and they purchased it 3 days after it was born.....but I still made them wait until he was 15 wks old. In this Breed's case the "Younger it is does not make it better". Maybe it's better for other larger breeds, but what ever is the Norm for others does not apply to "Yorkies", as you will learn Yorkies are in a class by themselves. Each dog is very unique, they all look and act differently but they are all the same! Good Luck w/your Studies, Aloha

My Breeder says she has lost more puppies between 8 to 10 weeks of age by various problems ... than at birth..... for your sake and the puppies.... wait... I promise you will be glad you did...

I really agree with everyone here who's saying you should wait. A puppy really shouldn't be taken away at such a young age. 12 weeks sounds like a lot, but really it isn't. It is a lot safer and will help your baby's chances of being more healthy if you wait. For the sake of the puppy and yourself, I really suggest you wait.

It's really not what the breeder teaches the puppy so much as what the puppy learns from its mother and litter mates. These socialization skills are extremely important if you want a well-mannered, healthy, and happy puppy.

Thanks everyone for your help..................I got sophie today at the age of 7 weeks everything is working fine. It wasnt worth it to leave it at the seller because the seller took away the other puppies to a pet shop.

Congrats on your new puppy! Im concerned about your breeder though. It sounds really odd that she took them to a pet shop? I really hope you didnt get Sophie at a puppy mill.:confused:

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Exactly :)

Congrats on your new puppy! Looking forward to seeing pictures.

Just a little adivise.. If you are wanting a yorkie or any other breed in the future it is good to do lots of research on that breed as well as the Breeder that you are getting from. There are alot of things that can throw up red flags. You said two. 1) she would sale them so YOUNG :(
2) she sold the rest to a Pet shop :(

Here on Yorkie talk is some awesome respectable breeders and they can as well help you know what to look for if you want to buy one in your area.

Congrats again on your new Lil Fur Baby :p :aimeeyork :p

Good Luck with your puppy, although she really is too young :(

It sounds like you did get her from a puppy mill which would also be why the breeder was willing to let her go so early.

You have a lot of work ahead of you to help keep your puppy healthy this young. You are basically going to have to take place of her mother for a while. Here are some things you need to do.

* You need to feed her every few hours and make sure that she eats. The best way to avoid hypoglycemia is to make sure she eats well and eats often. If she isn't eating well, which is very likely, then come back on here and we can help you out. I cannot stress how important it is that she eats. If you don't know about hypoglycemia then you need to research it because you can lose your puppy to it quickly.

* Get some nutri-cal or something similar and carry it with you at all times.

* You also want to avoid leaving her alone for any length of time.

* You are also going to need to keep her warm. Puppies this young sometimes have trouble maintaining their own body temp.

* Since she has missed out on learning socialization skills, she is going to have some behavioral issues in a few weeks like domination, biting, and barking. Puppies who are taken away from the mother this young are difficult to train. Get a good book on how to train because you are going to have to teach her the skills that she normally would have learned from her mother and littermates.

I know that the others on here can think of a few more things to help you out.

i got apollo at 8 weeks, he was fine, now i know apollo is diff. from how every yorkie will react, i wouldnt dare get a yorkie at 6 weeks old, also how old are you? and if you still decide to get the yorkie at a young age, i wouldnt recommend getting him if hes gonna be in a stressfull enviornment, for example is you have kids, that can be really stressfull for the yorkie


sorry fifnt read the 2nd pg, but you should still look over what i had to say, about stressful enviornments

Congrats on your puppy but please be careful and watch for anything troubling that might happen with a baby that tiny. Congratulations again!

First of all i got Sophie at 7 weeks (today she turned 7 wks!) and I am 10 years ols so i am practicly a kid myself though my mother says I am quite mature for a 10 year old!

She saled them so young because in Malta normally people woud'nt but puppies older then 6-7 weeks.And she did'nt actually sell them to the pet shop .........She still get them to her house regulary(for example today when we picked up Sophie , Karina (her sister) was there.

Photo's! They are not so good because it is with the webcam.

Sophie being weighted at 7 weeks (757g):

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...ed7wks757g.jpg

Sophie sleeping after playing with my chihuahua:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...eeping7wks.jpg

Sophie in a mug box (not clear):

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...mugbox7wks.jpg