First Weeks weeks with your Mistibleu Yorkshire Terrier
These are some of the basic things that you’ll need to prepare for BEFORE your new Yorkie arrives.
- Bed
- Crate
- Bowls
- Food
- Lead
You have been given a sample of the food your puppy has been eating, which is Life’s Abundance. Use this food soaked in some water, and offer it to your Yorkie at least three times a day. Watch them to make sure they eat. With all the changes going on, it will be a comfort to your Yorkie to eat something he/she knows and likes. While we recommend that you keep your Yorkie on Life’s Abundance, if you do decide to change their food in the future, it is important to do so gradually. Keep in mind, your Yorkshire terrier is a toy dog and can not afford to miss a meal.
For the first week or two, plan on keeping your Yorkie at home. This is important as your Yorkie likes a structured, scheduled lifestyle and needs time to settle into your schedule. Your Yorkie needs to know when he/she will be able to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, and when play time is. After a week or two, you can take your Yorkie out of their home to meet their new friends and family. Do not forget your Yorkshire terrier needs to eat and drink when he/she is away from home for any length of time.
The main objective with this structure is to let your puppy know you love them and will take care of them. When you are not playing with your Yorkie or you need to divert your time elsewhere, put your Yorkie in its crate where it will feel safe.
Your new puppy just lost its mother, brothers, sisters and the only home it knew. Think of it this way, what if you were left in a foreign country where you did not know anyone and could not speak the language. That's just what happened to your Yorkie. So be patient, your Yorkie is a smart dog and a fast learner.
The Yorkshire terrier tends to be strong-minded. You should be prepared to start "fun" training from day one. The objective is not to break your Yorkie or make them afraid of you. You just need your happy go lucky Yorkie to learn a few rules. This is the perfect opportunity to teach your Yorkie his or her name, the sit command, the come command, the quiet command, and the rest or down command. If you do not know how to do this, we recommend that you enroll your Yorkie in a puppy class where an instructor will help you and your new Yorkie learn together. Be patient, your Yorkie is a smart dog and a fast learner.
Your Yorkie has been in the process of being taught to use a dog litter box with paper in it. Remember that your Yorkie is still a puppy and needs to have this behavior reinforced in order to become completely house broken using this method. If you have elected for your puppy to go potty outside, give them a little time to get use to being outside as they have not been outside before.
HOUSEBREAKING STARTS IMMEDIATELY!.