need advice
 

Hi. It has been a while since I have posted. I have some questions about getting another yorkie. I currently have a male that is just over 1 year old. Both myself and husband are out of the house for 8 hours a day and we would like him to have a playmate/companion. I have done some research and spoken with some breeders. The general feedback I am getting is to get another male dog. I am told that males will play better. If I were to get a female he would try and hump her and could infect her or piss her off (he is neuetered). I strictly want a playmate and not to breed. Does this seem accurate? Does anyone have experience getting another one of the same sex? I also hear that these dogs are best when you have more than one. Is it less work? Any advice and pointers are much appreciated as I am a little nervous about getting another dog. Also breeders in my area are asking 1200-1500 for a puppy. Does this seem high? Any questions I should ask a breeder? Thanks!

I have 2 male dogs. Mojo, my yorkie, is also a little over 1 year, Byron, our rescued chihuahua mix e about 2-3 yrs old. They get along fine, but there is one thing i was alerted at the begining, they will be disputing the territory and "marking" everything as their own, meaning that they would be "lifting" their little legs everywhere. I have not seen that happen and they've been together for over 6 months now and they are the best of friends. Now Byron is leaving me :( and i will definetly buy a female yorkie, so i am also hoping that they will get along good.

It would be good to pay attention on how he interacts with male and female...that will help you make ur choice.

I cannot comment on two yorkies. I have a Yorkie male and a Maltese female. That was also my concern. I was told so long a they are both neutured and spayed they should be fine. Chester has never tried to hum her at all and thank goodness too. She will be getting spayed in January to avoid any issues.
Chester was neutured too. Having too is deffinetly easier. They look out for each other and can not be seporated. only problem is .. it is hard to carry them both at the same time. :)
Other then that.. it is a lot better with two.

I was also told that males are better with children and like to play alot. Chester sure can play there is nothing stoping him once he gets started.

There are some others on the forum that have two yorkies I'm sure they can give you more advise. ;)

actually that price is pretty common....... i had trouble finding anything below 800 ...... when i found toby for 600 i jumped on it... AND he gave me 100 off coz toby is gunna be a BIG boy ( about 7-8 lbs full grown)... sooooooo......... i got a good deal and only paid 500, but hes not papered, he is strictly PET QUALITY, if that is all you are looking for, usually breeders lower their prices when they know you just want a pet, from what i understand..... then again ive only had toby 2 days...... :)

i have 2 males a silky and a yorkie kaykos 7 months brownies 2 years and they love each other SO MUCH that i even wanna get another dog for me cause there always together they dont want me anymore lol:( i really dont think that the sex of the dog really matters i paid $758 for brownie he has papers i was actually gonna pay 1200 for a teacup but i didnt bring enough money with me so i started looking at the cheaper toy yorkies and i found brownie he was in a cage with a whole bunch of white puppies he was sound asleep its deff a little harder with 2 it takes time remember youll have to go through potty training if you get a young puppy i have brownie potty trained when he was 2 months good luck let us know what you decide :)

oh orinskye How much does your guy weight since you said he was a BIG BOY

we weighed him in at 3.2 lbs today........ and hes twelve weeks old........lol........ he was chubby when i got him, I SWEAR :rolleyes:

Thanks for the input! I am just nervous that they won't get along. My yorkie right now is so spolied!

2 yorkies
 

Hi. I have two adorable yorkies (aren't they all?). They are six years old, both females and littermates. They get along great, follow me or my husband all around, and do everything together. One weighs 8 lbs., and my other one is 18 lbs! I think that's a record for yorkies! My big one, Chewy, had valley fever and was very sick. So, we had to force feed her (baby food thru a syringe). We should've stopped when she started gaining her weight back, but we didn't because we were so worried about her. Now, we put her on a diet. That darn valley fever cost us a lot of heartaches. But now she's on the mend.

Anyway, I think they get along great and two are definitely better than one. I am gone for long hours every day, and my husband is too. So, we don't feel as bad when we know they'll be together. They still pay a lot of attention to us. :)

brownies 20 pds and that was acouple months ago we weighted him i have to go get him weight now i wanna know if he gained weight :)

Bradley's 13 pounds but with him living in this house hold he will prob gain more weight just like our fat cats LOL. Everyone doesn't know how we get our cats so fat, we don't do anything but feed them Iams LOL. :)

Chunky Yorkies
 

I am glad to hear there are more chunky yorkies a(round)! LOL! Anybody know a good dry dog food for weight loss that they like? I give mine Pedigree Lean in cans, but I just give them a little in the morning and have the dry food always available.

brownies not fat hes big like bradley i feed brownie nutro max puppy to keep his weight on cause he so active with the puppy heres a pic of candies she weights somewhere in the 20tys

thats my dress from when i was a baby and it says candiegirl on it and thats what we call her its not done on purpose we just found the dress so i had to put it on her :)

Now Thats Fat ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^lmbo

I swear I've never met a cat owner that admits their cat is fat! It's like their cat won't allow their owners to say it or something.. :P

my cat is a porker!!!! :o ..... but in all fairness she gets fat in winter so she can stay warm and she gets slimmer in summer so she can stay cooler (shes mostly an outdoor cat since i developed allergies ....lol..... and she used teh fireplace as a litterbox, so she got kicked out)... but still, i think she will end up weighing more than toby, even when he is full grown....

LOL I will admit my cat Ebony is FAT. I need to take a good picture of her to show her fatness one day. She's not as big as candies tho :) Ebony is 20 pounds last time I checked. Bradley, yeah he is just big, not fat.

Hi, I have two yorkies, my female is 3 and my male just turned 1. I recently got greedy and added a third, a little male. My female was fine but my male actually got ill because he was so stressed. I was able to return the new one since I told them I was not sure it would work and they gave me 36 hours to try it. When I first added my male to the family, my female was fine. She knows she is the queen and I always make sure she never get's "second" treatment. I think two males may not be a good idea, but you never know. Yorkies have such unique personality traits, you would probably have to try it. Maybe take your little one to the breeder and see how he acts around both male and female. Either way, two is great fun, they truly love each other. I am gone during the day as well, and I feel better knowing they have each other. Good Luck, keep us posted

Candy Girl is one BIG cat!! :eek: Love the sunglasses!! ;)

Candy Girl makes me feel SLIM!

Candy Girl makes me feel SLIM!

We have a 13-year old Doodle (half Dachshund, half Poodle) named Pogo, who is the love of my life. A smart and well behaved darlin' who loves being a country dog and camper. One of the reasons we got Higgins was so Pogo could "mentor" him before he got too old.

Well. Pogo hates other dogs and pets. He wants to be the ONLY one. He did NOT care for this newcomer to our lives who just wanted to play all the time.
However, from the get-go, Pogo was VERY protective of the little guy, and he still is. Sort of "I think you're a pain in the butt, but you belong to us, so I will protect your stupid little self from other dogs and people." Pogo always gets between Higgins and any strange person or animal.

And he has taught Higgins some manners. Yes, Higgins will bark at strangers and other dogs, but not for long......because Pogo NEVER (well, hardly ever) barks at all. Which amazes me because he comes from two yappy breeds. So, we have a "relatively" quiet Yorkie. Except when we leave them and they BOTH howl! They will also both howl a duet when I play the harmonica!

Now we didn't think they really liked each other. They engage in a lot of Alpha Dog challenges. BUT when they are apart, at the vet's or the groomers, for instance, the other one paces the house and when they are reunited you realize how much they love each other, as they happily romp and kiss each other. And it's fun watching Higgins take his every cue from Pogo......sniffs all the same places.....watches Pogo carefully when we are in strange places and does everything his big brother does.....cute......

Don says when Pogo dies, there will be no more dogs......but he said we couldn't have Higgins either......heh heh heh.......I already have a couple of names picked out.......sssshhhhhhh.......

Mary Ellen!!!! Do we need to listen for the thump of new little paws?? :confused: A trio to accompany with your harmonica instead of a duet?? ;)

I WISH! Not a chance right now, though. It will have to be after Pogo goes to the Rainbow Bridge. And I have to agree with Don....right now we don't have ROOM for another dog in this little Casita! He has so many electronics in here it looks like the cockpit of a B-52 with all the wires and blinking lights. We even have TWO computers in here. And he added surround sound yesterday. For those of you who are not familiar with a Casita trailer, it is a little molded fiberglass affair that measures 10 feet from front bathroom door to back wall. And we live in it for over 6 months a year!

Bettyanne has a Casita, too, so she knows what I mean when I say it is SMALL! But I heard a rumor that Bettyanne has talked her Patrick into going all the way to BC in Canada to look at a Bigfoot trailer which has LOTS more room......and she'll get it, too......and then Don will HAVE to have one to keep up with Patrick.......so.....you go, girl! Get us both a bigger rig! Then we can both get more Yorikes, right?