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07-31-2014, 01:58 PM | #16 |
YT Featured Breeder Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oregon
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| Welcome to YT! I'm glad he's doing better! You've been given great advice that I can't add to. Glad you're here! |
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07-31-2014, 02:19 PM | #17 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA
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| Just a little opinion here -- others fplease feel free to weigh in, my ego is not involved -- but I have generally not found vets to be very well versed on dog foods/nutrician except where a specific illness is involved. I have found actual dog nutricianists to be the best advice/information. Others may disagree. But as a new person to YT I wanted to just throw that issue out there.
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08-01-2014, 02:16 AM | #19 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Maryland
Posts: 39
| So... Call me a cautious mommy but my boy gets the hic-ups 10x a day is this normal? Does anyone else have a prescious angel with the same cute problem? -thanks again <3 |
08-01-2014, 04:01 AM | #20 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa.
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| Welcome to YT, happy to see Harley is back to normal, yes sudden food changes do have an adverse effect on pups. I have read changing food should be done over a 7 day period. Slowly decrease old food and add new food in small amounts. When I change Cody's food I stretch it out over a 10 day period, it's easier on their digustive systums. Harley is adorable. I can't offer info. on hiccups, I never had a baby that had them. I also have an insect eating boy, I have to watch him like a hawk when he's outside. With all the pups I have had, I never had one that wanted to eat insects, glad to see he not the only one attracted to bugs.
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08-01-2014, 05:08 AM | #21 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Palm Harbor, FL
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| Hi Mary and welcome to YT. I am attaching the thread below about pet insurance so you can check out each one. They are always good to have for your little guy. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...insurance.html I'm glad to hear Harley is doing much better. He is adorable. There are good store bought dog food out there you just need to research them if you choose to go that way. I feed Remy Fromm puppy food and also give him fruits and vegetables that I know he can have and it won't harm him. There are certain foods that can be toxic to dogs like onions, garlic, grapes, raisins, chocolate, macadamia nuts etc. There are tons of great info on this forum that you can read and it will help you out. Best of luck and welcome to YT.
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08-01-2014, 09:28 AM | #22 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Maryland
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| Thank you guys so much! & thanks for the insurance info I've noticed when you have it, you don't need it, when you don't have it, you need it! So Id better be safe than sorry. & yes you are not the only one! It's almost like he knows which ones are bad, he won't go for flys or ants he goes for bees spiders and centipedes! Crazy like his mother I suppose? Haha, just for an update he is still doing 100% and hasn't gotten sick since. I like the idea of a pet nutritionalist, will I have to file bankrupt after seeing one? Or are they somewhat reasonable? Also I took a pet training class and I'm not being successful what so ever in that area, my husband says he's too young to understand but id say it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks! If anyone has any advice it would be greatly appreciated!! & does anyone know why my pup prefers to pee on carpet as opposed to tile floor? He has been going number two outside, I've caught him almost in the act a few times but today he decided he didn't want to potty on the grass and preferred the concrete, is it opposite day or do I just have a wild pup!? He won't go on the couch, bed, crate, anywhere but he loves to do his business on the carpet! Even if we sat outside for 30 minutes, the second we go in it's show time :-/ comments please? Thanks thanks thanks!!! Feels so good to have honest opinions from people who have a Yorky like me. Thanks from the bottom of our hearts! |
08-01-2014, 09:36 AM | #23 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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| First of all, there's nothing wrong with puppy food. Secondly if you want to home cook, you can contact BalanceIt for a free recipe for your puppy. You can buy their all-in-one supplement and since the company is founded by, run by, and supported by vet nutritionists who have advanced training, you can trust that the puppy will be getting appropriate nutrition. Since this is a puppy, your vet will need to approve the diet. BabieChloe here just did this, you might want to ask her about what she learned from BalanceIt about puppies and home cooking. The diets you find online will lack all the nutrients your dog needs. Improper nutrition in a puppy can become very serious very fast do either you have to pick a puppy food you will use or you need to home cook properly.
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08-01-2014, 09:57 AM | #24 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toluca Lake, CA
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| Hi and welcome to you and Harley. I think he may be peeing on the carpet because if they were kept in a crate with a towel he may be used to peeing on fabric. Yorkies can take a while to potty train so be consistent and don't give up hope. There is a a book How To House Train Your Dog In 7 Days, also Yorkshire Terriers for Dummies is a good reference book. I also would recommend insurance as it sounds like he may not have have had the best genetics and nutritional start like my Buster. Harley is adorable and these sweet little dogs will fill you with joy and love. Harley is lucky to have a good mom who is concerned and willing to learn. YT is great for learning and sharing.
__________________ CarolynBuster Brown "The happiest people don't have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything." |
08-02-2014, 08:29 AM | #25 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Maryland
Posts: 39
| Does my harley shake after and during a bath because he's cold or just because he's worked himself up so much about it? Anyone know a way to make him like getting a bath? I try to make it a very enjoyable experience for him but he cries and ttys to escape and his tummy rumbles and he almost makes himself sick from the whimpering and afterwards he shakes soooo badly!! |
08-02-2014, 09:09 AM | #26 |
Resident Yorkie Nut Donating YT 20K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas
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| Welcome to YT! For housebreaking, I recommend the following website. I am linking to their Ten Commandments of Housebreaking that I think are awesome! The Ten Commandments of Housebreaking - The Housebreaking Bible
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08-02-2014, 09:52 AM | #27 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maui, Hawaii
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| That is a great reminder/link and pretty much covers basics of house training. I am regretting the use of pee pads and even tough my pups are 5 and 6 I am trying to get them to go outside more and hold it longer. I am home most of the time so it is stupid to have them pottying in the house on a pad when they should be going outside all the time.
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