My dog had puppies

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  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    I perfer to keep 2 in the house. We did have 2, but lost one and now the other is so lonely.
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    I know a lot of people might disagree with me, but I have 2 dogs & when we aren't home, I crate them. We adopted them both as "older" dogs & the first one has some serious anxiety issues & doesn't like being left alone unless she's in her crate. In her crate, she's fine & happy, if she's out while we're not home, she destroys EVERYTHING. She even goes into the crate voluntarily when the kids are getting wild b/c that's her "safe" place. The other dog is only crated when we're gone b/c he's still new. Only had him a month & we've discovered that he likes to eat baby socks so for now, he stays crated while we're gone. No problems with him in the crate either. Plus, having 2 dogs lets them exhaust each other. They play ALL the time & then come in to cuddle. :smile: Just my 2 cents. :happy:

    Anna - the puppies are SO cute! My neighbor has 7 chihuahua (I so can't spell) pupppies right now & I am still amazed at how small they are when they are born! Good luck selling them!
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    They are tiny. About the size of a hamster.
  • loreeb18
    loreeb18 Posts: 1,221 Member
    [I don't know much about dogs - but does docking their tails mean cutting it off? I think I heard about that - why do you do that? And why remove their dew claws? Just curious.

    Yorkie standard has you cut off the tails. And since these won't shed we thought it would be "cleaner" if they had shorter tails. I know Shih-tzu's tails can get quite messy if you don't keep after it. The dew claw are an extra claw, kind of up the leg a little. They can get caught up in thing and get ripped off, so it's just safer for the pup to do it when they are babies. They really didn't seem to notice it being done and they didn't bleed hardly at all.

    Interesting! Thanks for explaining that. Another question - do you feel it is better to have 2 dogs, rather than one - so they can keep eachother company while you are gone at work? I've thought about getting a smaller dog (to keep in the house), but I don't want it chewing up everything and peeing all over the carpet because it is mad that I'm not home :laugh:

    We have 2 dogs. Our 14 pound Shorkie is 1 and she still gets crated when we leave the house. Our 113 pound American Bulldog is 2 1/2 and she gets gated in downstairs next to the crate so they can see each other. They love to play together. The first time we took the little one to the groomer, the big one was so depressed by herself.

    But that is why the little one still gets crated. If we leave her out and we're not around, she does chew stuff and go to the bathroom on the floor. If she's out when we're around though, she's good.
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
    i should mention that they are both 55#ers so if they ere to "play" while we were gone, our walls might be knocked out...:wink:
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    I know our Yorkies can get really cranky about stuff. Our old one that we don't have any more was the worst. When we use to give her a bath, we would shut our bedroom door so she couldn't go roll on our bed when we put her down, and it would piss her off and she would pee on the floor right in front of our bedroom door.

    Nicki does really good in the house all alone, but since Rox has been gone she is so sad. When I'm home she won't leave my side. Until now.
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member

    We have 2 dogs. Our 14 pound Shorkie is 1 and she still gets crated when we leave the house. Our 113 pound American Bulldog is 2 1/2 and she gets gated in downstairs next to the crate so they can see each other. They love to play together. The first time we took the little one to the groomer, the big one was so depressed by herself.

    But that is why the little one still gets crated. If we leave her out and we're not around, she does chew stuff and go to the bathroom on the floor. If she's out when we're around though, she's good.

    What color is your shorkie? Yorkies are black when they are born and the daddy Shih-tzu was black, and these babies are Brown?
  • kellch
    kellch Posts: 7,849 Member


    CRAP! pic won't work.....it's blocked too:grumble:

    I keep telling you you need to quit your job. :angry:

    If you would give us pit guards a raise...I wouldn't need this job :angry:
    :smokin:
  • loreeb18
    loreeb18 Posts: 1,221 Member

    We have 2 dogs. Our 14 pound Shorkie is 1 and she still gets crated when we leave the house. Our 113 pound American Bulldog is 2 1/2 and she gets gated in downstairs next to the crate so they can see each other. They love to play together. The first time we took the little one to the groomer, the big one was so depressed by herself.

    But that is why the little one still gets crated. If we leave her out and we're not around, she does chew stuff and go to the bathroom on the floor. If she's out when we're around though, she's good.

    What color is your shorkie? Yorkies are black when they are born and the daddy Shih-tzu was black, and these babies are Brown?

    I have a pic of her in my profile. When we got her she was tan but the tips of her fur was black. As she got groomed, the black got cut off and the tan has been getting lighter so she's blondish.
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    She kind of looks like my mommy dog.
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    Roxietie.jpg

    This isn't the dog that had the puppies, but these are a pair of Yorkies that we use to breed. Roxie and Titan. She was 5.5 pounds and he was 2.5. The had such great babies together
  • LuvinLife
    LuvinLife Posts: 89 Member
    Anna_Banana--Your puppies are adorable!!! :heart: :heart: I'm sure the third one will get a home really soon. I just love that puppy smell!!!

    I have just started breeding my boxer. She had her first litter of 7 back in May and she was such a great mom!! You must have a really strong stomach to do their tails and dews yourself. My vet did our pups and I had to walk out of the office because I could hear them crying.

    I'll add my 2 cents in also: I know some people think crating is mean, but dogs really do like them. Some dogs just can't handle that much freedom (I know some people like that too, lol). And they are a great potty training tool. They are their safe place. My 2 older dogs use to be crated, but stay in our bedroom when we're gone. My boxer is in her crate. She's an instigator when it comes to playing, so I can only imagine what my bedroom or house would look like if we put her in with the older
  • Anna_Banana
    Anna_Banana Posts: 2,939 Member
    Anna_Banana--Your puppies are adorable!!! :heart: :heart: I'm sure the third one will get a home really soon. I just love that puppy smell!!!

    I have just started breeding my boxer. She had her first litter of 7 back in May and she was such a great mom!! You must have a really strong stomach to do their tails and dews yourself. My vet did our pups and I had to walk out of the office because I could hear them crying.

    I'll add my 2 cents in also: I know some people think crating is mean, but dogs really do like them. Some dogs just can't handle that much freedom (I know some people like that too, lol). And they are a great potty training tool. They are their safe place. My 2 older dogs use to be crated, but stay in our bedroom when we're gone. My boxer is in her crate. She's an instigator when it comes to playing, so I can only imagine what my bedroom or house would look like if we put her in with the older

    Thanks.

    We used a crate to potty train our dogs, too. They are a great tool.
  • peej76
    peej76 Posts: 1,250 Member
    Awww, I want one lol! I had a yorkie growing up, they are awesome dogs!
  • TaraJ16
    TaraJ16 Posts: 304
    aww they are too cute for words! i can't wait until my kids are a little older and we can get a puppy!
  • LightenUp_Caro
    LightenUp_Caro Posts: 572 Member
    Oh My Gosh they are ADORABLE!!!

    I want one!
  • chilli
    chilli Posts: 211 Member
    I want one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....used to have a Yorkie and I love the other breed too ......not fair ...when I win the lottery and retire I can have a dog, don't think it fair whilst out all day earning my crust.
    They are adorable.:flowerforyou:
  • casey34472
    casey34472 Posts: 280 Member
    AWWWW! So cute and their soooooo small.:happy:
  • Eve23
    Eve23 Posts: 2,352 Member
    How adorable I have a friend with shorkies. Very cute and fun.
  • jojo52610
    jojo52610 Posts: 692 Member
    I gotta ask - I have a Boston a Pug and a Basenji

    I used to own a Boxer and a Rot -

    so I get that -

    but do they get anesthia when you do all of this???

    just curious cause I've wondered for a while
  • 530roman
    530roman Posts: 1,819 Member
    cute!
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    cute little mutts!
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,150 Member
    edited March 2015
    This is some thread necro; 6 years 4.5 months if my math is correct.

    ETA: My math game is weak.
  • musclegood_fatbad
    musclegood_fatbad Posts: 9,809 Member
    Cute tiny little guys.
  • almondbutterbay
    almondbutterbay Posts: 221 Member
    So cute!
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    zyxst wrote: »
    This is some thread necro; 6 years 4.5 months if my math is correct.

    ETA: My math game is weak.

    you are so right! LOL gotta love the ' new posts' feed (or whatever its called where i see posts i would never see otherwise!)
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