Yorkie Puppy

[bckrazy]

He's super cute! =)

I understand that you want to keep him away from other dogs, but keeping him away from any other dogs during his learning stage (8-14 weeks) is actually doing more harm than good. He needs socialization! If you have any friends or family with small dogs that wouldn't scare him too much, meet them and allow your pup to interact. You definitely don't want him to be around strange dogs who might have unstable temperaments or are sick, but he needs to be around other puppies and adult dogs ASAP to learn manners... one of the first thing a Mom dog teaches her puppies is not to bite! This is why many reputable breeders keep puppies with Mom until 12 weeks, Mom and littermates have already begun teaching the pups to be gentle with their mouths. I got my rescue pup at 9 weeks, and he was definitely into chewing hands. After a week with our adult dog, and us consistenly "yelping" when he nipped, he does not chew hands at ALL at 15 weeks. Being around our adult dog probably helped the most, because he immediately corrects Fozzie if he bites while they're playing. There is nothing like well-mannered dogs to teach your puppy how to behave!

[Bentley'sMom]

Thanks so much for your welcome and advice. I haven't had a dog since 1995. Mandy was a lab/keeshound mix that we got from a shelter. She was 8 weeks old when we got her.

I have done some reading since we bought Bentley. Not sure if we did everything right in the purchase but I did speak directly to the breeder and found out the size of the litter, weight of the parents. He was very kind and offered a ton of advice on feeding, putting him in a collar, and blood sugar things. Bentley is not AKC registered but CKC. Not sure that is a good thing but I don't ever plan on showing or breeding Bentley. We saw him and we just loved him. Complete impulse buy! My 15 year old son said that if we didn't buy him, he would! He stole all our hearts.

I definately want to socialize him. We have a puppy sociallzation class that he can go to soon. We have a shitzu next door and a daschund 2 houses away. He loves meeting new people.

[Bentley'sMom]

Wow, we tried the high pitched "AWRP" and it is working! This is cool. Here is a picture of Bentley when we put a mirror up to him.

[dab_20]

Welcome to PT! Bentley is too adorable for words!

I agree with everyone else. Making a yelping sound should get his attention, then put a toy in his mouth. When he starts chewing the toy tell him what a good boy he is. He should catch on pretty quickly!