Available Yorkie Babies

NOTE: At 16-weeks, toy breeds like the Yorkie slow their growth significantly while large breed pups grow 10-times faster.

The first few days your puppy will insist on investigating every square inch of your home. Your puppy might not respond when called for these few days, because they are trying to familiarize themselves with their new surroundings.

Never use your puppy’s name when scolding them. Some puppies will associate their name in a negative way.

Your puppy will cry for the first couple of nights because of new sounds, smells, sites, home, and situation. When you leave for work play the radio softly near by and your puppy will have someone talking to them while you are out.

Your puppy is still growing and needs to sleep constantly.

Please do not let everyone constantly hold, maul, cuddle, pet your puppy until they are fully inoculated. Puppy’s are like new born babies, they pick up colds, etc. from people. Also, puppies get tired very easily and if you over exert your puppy he/she will sleep all day the next day or even enter a hypoglycemic state.

Play with your puppy’s feet while they're young so they can get use to the idea of having their nails cut. This is important because they can give you a good fight otherwise.

***Many health problems in pets are directly related to the cleanliness of their food and water dishes. Always make sure that they are always clean for each meal. You wouldn't have dinner on your dirty breakfast dishes. You want your dog to live very long, healthy and happy. Take a little extra time.***

Corn on the cob, popcorn, corn fritters, corn muffins - we all love corn. Yet corn is one of the most common dietary causes of allergies among pets (especially dogs). Read the dog food label.

Housetraining

Establishing good habits early on is critical.!!

NEVER leave water down all day. A puppy will drink at whim and then urinate at whim; you’ll never get them trained this way. Your puppy will learn that the water comes from the faucet and will ask for it. Some puppies will bark, some will sit, and others will twill in circles, or just stare at you. If your puppy has finished a hard play time, immediately offer water.

Your puppy must be on a regular time schedule. Your puppy needs to eat six times a day. When you feed your puppy also offer water at that time. When he/she has finished pick up their eating bowls. Wait 10 minutes and then take them to their training paper or outside. Praise your puppy each and every time he does his/her business. Puppies love to please and love praise.

Yorkies do require a lot of water so offer your puppy water regularly. If you're not in a position to spend the entire day with your Yorkie baby, then do leave water and food available for her and leave paper for them to use. But... you can't be upset when they take advantage of that. Clean-up silently when you come home and revert back to training them. They shouldn't be scolded for doing what you expected them to do. Yorkies are very smart & their feeling do get hurt and they understand when you're not pleased with them. Hey, it's not the end-of-the-world and isn't that wonderful!!!

Chewing

If you notice a puppy chewing on things, get a soda can and put a few pennies in and seal the top. When you see him doing something, rattle the can. Your puppy will get a fright. They will learn quickly what's unacceptable.

Collar & Leash

Place a collar on the puppy for about 5 minutes each day and gradually increase the time every couple of days.

To train your puppy to walk on a leash: Attach the leash to his/her collar and allow them to drag the leash around the room behind them. This will help the pup to get used to a leash. (You can do this while you’re watching TV.) Keep an eye on them.

When you take your puppy for a walk do not leave a lot of slack on the leash. Your puppy must start out walking next to you or he/she will sit down and drag behind you or run ahead of you. As your puppy gets used to your walks then allow more slack out especially if they're willing to obey your commends quickly.

NOTE: Your puppy should not go out for walks on the street until they have had ALL six inoculations shots. Puppies can pick up diseases from other dog's defecation and urine (sick, old, infected dogs/cats). The post that every dog loves to stop at – DON’T STOP THERE!

TEACUP YORKIES: You should understand that the industry does not use words like "Teacup Yorkie" or "Pocket Yorkie". Owners have requested smaller Yorkies, then the 6 to 7 lb range that compete for Championship Titles and then become Show dogs.

Over the years, breeders who wanted to please Yorkie lovers have bred to achieve a smaller Yorkie. Thus, they were dubed with the term "teacup Yorkie" because of their 1 to 2 lb range when adult. Some breeders poo-poo such practices but most small dog-breeds, also come in micro-mini size. Who's to say, it's not right? Except that you need to know the down-side.

I personally like a 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 lb. toy size for me but I understand the love of a teeny-tiny Yorkie by those requesting a teacup.

So... when they come along in a litter, they are lots of extra work in caring for them. But they are always adored by their owners just like any Yorkie and Teacup-Yorkies are oblivious of their size. Their natural Yorkie spirit makes them all Terrier!

You should know however, that it does increase their health risks. I don't breed for teacups but when they come along in a litter anyway, I never let them go to a new home before 16 to 19 weeks (it's usually the latter unless the pup is really robust). The problems "almost always" come-about up to the 12th week.