HI and Welcome to yt, I have crate trained 4 babies:) Its a alot of work, but it doest take much time for them to catch on that nite time is for sleeping, I started like most others here did, crate in the bedroom with you, if he cries just whisper to him to be quite, I use the word quite only, and i still do if i need them to stop barking, they respond to one word well, after they sleep thru the night i brought my crate back out to the area where they now all stay, living room:rolleyes: yup i have 4 crates in the living room;) good luck to you, there is tons of great advise here:) no basement please:(

Congratulations on your new furbaby. My Sawyer is a year old now, and I wish he were a puppy again in many ways.You have come to the right place to talk about yorkies, you will get lots of good advice, and a few corrections when we feel you are wrong, but that is what you want isn't it? Anew puppy can be a hassle; but a yorkie isn't just another puppy. Yorkies have a bond with their skin mothers that is so strong. You will become the center of his life after a while. A yorkie wants to see you, or hear you, or touch you more often than most dogs. Putting his pen next to your bed, so you can reach out to him if he whines to reassure him is great. No food or water after 8, and a good playtime right before bed to wear him out , really helps too. Take him potty right before you retire for the night, and while he may be too young to hold his bladder all night right now, if he does have to go, it is right back into bed right after with no playing or other stimulation. It won't take long, and your baby will be as ready for bed as you are.
Now my final thought on owning, or being owned by, a yorkie. Everyone picks a certain breed for a reason. maybe you love the look, or you need a watch dog, or you want a great companion. A yorkie is a wonderful dog; but they have needs too. I love much of what Cesar Milan has to say; but I also love some of my little boys devilment . My Sawyer is such a big part of my life, and I enjoy him to no end. He sleeps with us now( not like in the beginning), and in my sleep I reach out to touch him to assure myself that he is o.k., and I will often find my husbands hand already on him for the same comfort, and I smile and go back to sleep. Enjoy your baby. If you jumped into getting a yorkie too soon without understanding the breed, now is the time to rehome him not later when he is too attached to you. That is not ctiticisim I promice. A yorkie is not for everyone, but there is a breed that matches just what we each want in a dog. I bet you will soon be as addicted to your furbaby as the rest of us. Just hang in there and don't be afraid to ask questions, we all were first time yorkie mommys once too.;)

Well my dear... As you can see, you will get an array of responses. As for every pup is different, so is every owner. When I first got my pup, I kept her in a playpen (w/ bed/pad/water) in our bedroom. At first, it was fine - but as she grew, the noise grew etc... So, I moved her into the living room, which was next to our bdrm and we had no problems...However we recently moved into a two story home and yes, my pup sleeps downstairs. But, I do get comfort in knowing that I can hear her.....

However, the bottom line is you still have a life and probably a job. If you want to try the basement as an option, maybe you could use a baby monitor... That way you can hear her if she is in destress or what have you... Theres always a will and a way - Do whats best for your situation. Just because some people may let their pup sleep w/ em', doesnt mean you have to... Hope this helps....

Do you believe having a Yorkie puppy is any different than having another toy breed? I remember how hectic my life was when our Maltese was a puppy. I got up at night every 3 hours to take him outside to potty for quite awhile until I was sure he could hold it in all night. He had lots of energy and loved to chew. Are Yorkies the same? Are there any unique qualities about a Yorkie you could share? Thanks.

I AGREE.

WITH HARVEY, HE SLEPT IN THE KITCHEN IN HIS CRATE AND AFTER A FEW NIGHTS OF BEING UNSETTLED, HE WAS FINE AND HAPPY TO GO TO HIS OWN BED AND SNUGGLE DOWN TO SLEEP. DONT GET ME WRONG IT WAS VERY HARD TO LEAVE HIM, BUT AFTER ACHAT TO MY VET I KNEW HE WOULD BE OK. I THINK EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THERE OWN OPINION, BUT I HONESTLY FEEL IT IS BETTER FOR YOUR DOG/PUPPY TO SLEEP SEPERATE FROM YOU - SO THAT YOU EACH HAVE YOUR OWN SPACE.

GOOD LUCK WITH WHAT EVER YOU DECIDE THOUGH......

I don't think it's so horrible to put her in another room where her crying may be a little less troubling, but not in the basement where you can't hear her at all. What if she was really in trouble. We put Penny in the family room for a few nights where we could still hear her, but not so shrilling. Once she comed down at their I brought the crate in my room, and she's doing great.

I'm sorry if I was talking like a yorkie was the only toy breed that had special qualities. Toy dogs just seem to need a closer contact with their owners, and are more demanding of attention. I was just trying to say that sometimes little dogs have a harder time sleeping through the night until they can hold their little bladders better. I wouldn't be as confident at putting a toy puppy of any breed in the basement unless I was sure I could hear them if they needed me. Toy puppies can get hurt a lot faster and a lot worse than a larger puppy. I wanted her to know it doesn't last forever, they do grow up. My Sawyer didn't sleep with us until he was out of the puppy stage and started to sleep through the night. Not all yorkies sleep with their mommys, that is a personal choice, the same as with all breeds, large and small. I'm sorry if I offended anyone, I am just so in love with my yorkie that I think of them as a special breed:ladywinks

My girl is 20 weeks old and we've had her for about a month now. The first week I slept by her side and I wasn't getting much sleep because she would wake up in the wee hours of the night because she knew I was there. We decided to put her in a kennel crate that we have that is quite big. It's big enough to put her bed in and still have some room for a potty pad. This way we get our sleep and she can go pee if necessary. She sleeps through the night and doesn't start whimpering until my hubby leaves for work, at that time I get up to take her outside. Everyone is happy this way. Sleep is important so if you need to move your baby to another room don't feel guilty about it. I love my baby to bits but I also love my sleep.

Good luck!

Our Maltese, even as an adult, would not always sleep through the night. There would be evidence in the morning that he got up for a drink of water or played with a chew toy. But he rarely woke us up in the middle of the night. He'd go back to sleep on his own.

I can see where you would want to make sure your dog was located somewhere were you could hear him "just in case" something is seriously wrong, like he's sick or hurt.

welcome to YT!! A week before I picked up my baby I took the breeder a new baby blanket which she put in the crate with the mommy and other siblings...When i picked him up I put him in his playpen with a stuffed animal and that blanket and he was fine..He slept in my room for about 3months and then i put him in the living room and I spend a lot of time there during the day with the tv and computer so when its time for bed and he goes in his playpen he knows its bedtime and off to sleep he goes...he will wake up about 6am barking to let me know its time to go out!!! :D
Good luck with your baby!!!

Sounds like a good "out of room" plan to me. :p

Thanks everyone who response! I really appreciate your support and advices.
My Maggie is only 8 weeks old. She is very smart and first few nights she was doing not so bad. I understand about adjustment to a new house and I was very patient. Actually the first night I couldn't sleep not because she did something wrong, but because I was too excited and looked at her every now and then. I didn't put her into a crate at first. May be it was my mistake. I bought a pet taxi instead of crate, it is big enough, but the top part can be taken off and then it looks like a bed. So I use that pat taxi as a bed and sometimes as a crate. I also put a potty pad next to it and on a second night she knew where to go and since then I have no problem with that. But day after day she became more active and she starts exploring. My daughter (12 years old) stays with her during the day while me and my husband are at work. So we have somebody at home at all times. But now our Maggie doesn't like to sleep in her bed (which is converted to a crate when we all have to go some place). And she really loves our couch. Now she looks up at the couch and tries to jump on it and she whine, because she can't reach it. Same start happening during the night. She does the same with the bed. The moment I take her to the bed, she settls and keeps quite. When I try to put her back into her own bed, she can stay there for a little while and then again asking me to take her into the bed. Last night I locked her in the crate after 3:30 am. She didn't stop whining until it was time for me to stand up and go to work. When I let her out she was very happy.
I have a feeling that she stoped liking her bed because I can lock her there. Should I continue locking her there until she get used to it? What I should do about the couch? I don't mind her sleeping on it sometimes, but I mind her to do the same with our bed. I told my daughter to keep her on the floor at all times. May be we spoiled her by keeping her on our laps and next to us on the couch.
Another question : Maggie likes to play with our hands or our feet. She bites, but not bad and we all enjoy it for now. Can it grow into a bad habit that when her teeth became bigger and stronger we would have a problem? Or may be she understand that we are playing with her and she wouldn't do us a real bite?
And another one: I was warned about hypoglucemia. Few times I was concerned that Maggie sleeps a lot and not very active. Is it the case? What should I do then? I can't make her eat if she doesn't want to, can I? The breeder told me to keep the food at all times and let her eat when she wants to, but remove food and water at night times. But some other people told me that I should feed her 2-3 times a day and that is it. Which advice to follow? For now I remove the food only for a while after she finishes eating and after few hours put it back. But she doesn't have a specific schedule yet. It is quite random now.
And the last question - when it is safe for her to go out? She had her first round of shots. Should I wait till the second round is done? I let her our in my backyard though for a short time. Is it safe?
Thanks again!