Puppy Care
These Puppy Care Instructions are to help you and your new puppy to have a healthy and happy relationship.
These suggestions and tips are from my own experience and from other Yorkie breeders .
First of all, when you bring your new puppy home, do not overextend their playtime or outings. Keep these times limited for the first two weeks. This will help your puppy adjust to its home and to you.
Puppies need naps and quiet time just like new babies. If for some reason you can no longer care for your puppy, please contact me.
FEEDING
You have to make sure that your new puppy is eating. Puppies can get stressed, fatigued, and overwhelmed from a new home causing them to not eat; this can cause hypoglycemia.
Feed your puppy well with quality food. If you would like to switch the brand of dog food that I currently use, please do it gradually mixing with the previous brand. These puppies eat freely; most Yorkie's will not overeat.
Never feed them table food. There are human foods they can't tolerate, chocolate, grapes, onions, raw eggs, dairy products, etc..
SLEEPING
Your new puppy needs a nice, warm, and quiet place to get away from the family and noise. Children should be taught not to disturb a puppy if it's sleeping.
Expect your new puppy to cry at night when left alone the first few days. He/she is used to litter mates and thier mom, so they won't like being left alone.
Your new puppy is going home with toys, food, and a blanket that has my scent on it, along with its litter mates/mom. This will help comfort them, try not to wash it until your puppy has settled in.
SAFETY
When Yorkie's are on the floor learn to do the Yorkie shuffle, they very quick and can easily be stepped on.
Don't allow children to run and roughhouse when a puppy is around, they can trip and fall on the puppy causing serious injury.
Have children sit on the floor when holding the puppy, they can wiggle out of the child's arms and fall or jump to the floor.
Be careful when closing doors; slamming a door on them can cause fatal injuries. If gates aren't a option, get into the habit of picking up your puppy when you open the door.
Have your puppy spayed/neutered. This can prevent a variety of health issues including cancer. They make nicer pets when you don't have to worry about the girls' heat cycle or the little boys marking.
Your puppy needs constant supervision when it's not in a confined area.
HOUSE-TRAINING
Your puppy will be a baby for at least a year or longer. Do not expect it to be fully house trained before then. It might be trained quicker if you are lucky. Just like a child house training is a gradual process, it won't happen overnight.
Just because they are trained in one room of the house doesn't mean they are trained in another room. Every new room is a new world to them.
There are many different methods, you can find information about house training on the internet. The method you choose is up to you, just be consistent.
Below are some links with good information/tips for your new puppy.
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