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08-31-2015, 09:51 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: United Kindom
Posts: 3
| Meet Toby Hi all, Please meet Toby. He is 8 weeks old today. I have grew up with dogs but never owned a Yorkie. I did research before hand so know a little bit but though we would join a forum to better our knowledge to help us better look after little Toby. He is very clingy at the moment, to be expected at 8 weeks. There are a lot of sites / advice that say 8 weeks is fine, and also too young to leave their pack. I've read on here that 12 weeks is the guideline. A bit about our first 2 days together. The first place he seen upon arival was his crate. So he ventured out into his new home from the crate, i felt this would add extra "security" to the crate for him as his first memory. The door was left open and he was free in the kitchen with toys. He goes in and out his crate already at will, which is great. His first night alone he cried every 40minutes, the slept again in his crate. At 3am he was really giving it some beans (I had a camera in the kitchen and i could see him from my bedroom) Alarm bells started ringing and i went to get him. He slept the rest of the night with me. I know some people will say dont go down, as you are teaching him that whining will get a response, which i understand (this is not my first puppy) but when he was giving it his all at 3 is was slightly concering. I think he needed longer with his litter / mom so i won't be leaving him alone for the next month or so. He slept with us last night and didnt cry a single bit. He was up every few hours wanting to play but again, to be expected at his age. I'm sure he will start to sleep longer as the weeks go on. Onto toilet training. We are only on day 2 but we have been quite consistant with this. I feed him at set times, then within 20minutes put him in his "toilet" area. He is starting to "get it" with number 2, but still has the randomness to his wee's currently. I think part of it is marking terroritry. This morning we come down and i put him down in the kitchen, he ran straight to the pad and had a number 2, so what i'm doing is working and he is picking it up quickly. We have his jabs / worming etc booked in today so will see how he gets on. Any advice on food / treats / training would be great, and look forward to sharing more pictures / stories of Toby with you |
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09-01-2015, 04:09 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa.
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| OMG, he is just to cute, Welcome to YT and congratulations on your new baby boy, but, let me tell you, I see mischief in those little eyes. I would have done the same as you, go get the crying baby. At 8 weeks it is not safe to have him sleep in the bed with you, he can wake up without you knowing and fall off the bed. Can you put his crate in your bed room next to your bed, put a shirt you have recently worn in the crate with him. If he cries at night he will be in the crate next to you, you can reach down to the crate, he will smell you and know you are near and he is not alone.
__________________ Joan, mom to Cody RIP Matese Schnae Kajon Kia forever in my A House Is Not A Home Without A Dog |
09-01-2015, 04:46 AM | #3 | |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: United Kindom
Posts: 3
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Many thanks for your response. We will be trying the crate in our room tonight and see how he gets on. The main reason he slept on our bed last night was so he is a little familiar with the room and us sleeping, and to also see if it solved the crying. The plan is he will hopfully feel a lot more re-assured about being in that situation tonight now, as it's not so "unknown" to him anymore. I'll try put the crate onto chairs by our bed so he can see us. I will be putting my shirt in there from today so he has my scent to (poor bugger!) I went for a shower this morning and he cried all the way through. I think once he realises he is not being abandoned / left on his own and we are coming back, he will relax the crying a bit. Hopfully this will all be pushing him in the right direction! | |
09-01-2015, 05:42 PM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Del City
Posts: 8
| Adorable baby congrats |
09-02-2015, 04:24 AM | #5 | |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa.
Posts: 67,956
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__________________ Joan, mom to Cody RIP Matese Schnae Kajon Kia forever in my A House Is Not A Home Without A Dog | |
09-04-2015, 02:43 PM | #6 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: prescott valley az usa
Posts: 1,232
| He is adorable. You are very lucky and so is he. Congratulations. |
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