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chrwel02 · 09-15-2007, 06:47 PM

To be so nervous with a new puppy? I wrote earlier about him acting like he needed some karo syrup and after I gave him a dab he was much better...but I am being so overprotective I think I am driving my husband crazy...LOL! I haven't eaten most of the day because I am just a ball of nerves...we just got him today...so I know its the first day...but geez...here is a picture of him:

MyFairLacy · 09-15-2007, 06:48 PM

Yes, it's normal

He's a cutie

yorkieaddict · 09-15-2007, 06:53 PM

Sounds like you are a caring, compassionate new mommy. Good luck with your new furbaby. and what a cutiepie.

wemple2 · 09-15-2007, 06:56 PM

Normal...yes...and expected. Congratulations!!! Try to relax and enjoy your new found love...

GurleyGirl · 09-15-2007, 06:59 PM

Congratulations on your new yorkie baby! What a doll! It's natural to be nervous with a new "baby" in the house. I am sure he will be fine... but if you don't think he is eating much... give him the karo syrup before you go to bed (just so YOU'LL sleep better!!

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Wishing you all the best with you new pup!

txshopper73 · 09-15-2007, 07:22 PM

OH MY! He's a cutie! Yes, having a new pup is like having a new born baby at home...being nervous is perfectly normal.

Things will calm down after a couple of days.

RONLYNN · 09-15-2007, 07:28 PM

He is so cute! Congrats. I was so nervous the first week I had Teddi and she stopped eating and I got so worried I went to the store and bought every kind of dog and cat and baby food and a whole baked chicken to get her to eat something. It was a hard first week but after the first week everything was normal and who knew she really just like hard dry food! Congrats on your new baby!

tamarac68 · 09-15-2007, 07:46 PM

What a cutie! I hope it's normal b/c I was the same way when I first got Lola. I thought I was going to drive everyone crazy...but it's gotten ALOT better. I still worry but not as much and not about every little thing. I also couldn't eat...I think I lost about 5 pounds that first week b/c all I did was watch her

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chrwel02 · 09-15-2007, 08:06 PM

thank you all for your comments. It is good to know that I am not the only one...He is sleeping soundly as I write this...hopefully his first night will be a good one...he will probably cry and not like the crate at first...but it is the safest thing for him as I wouldn't want to squish him or step on him in the middle of the night! Thanks again for all your help!

Aira · 09-15-2007, 11:01 PM

It is totally normal. I've had Aira for 5 weeks now - my first Yorkie and first dog. I did LOTS of research but the first week I was super nervous about dropping her, her getting hurt, the amount she eat, worried that she'd choke or have problems with hypoglycemia - pretty much everything.

I'm embarassed to admit this but I was so overwhelmed after the first four or five days I cried and thought I'd made a mistake but 5 weeks later I LOVE her to death and have calmed down completely.

Don't worry too much!

lara2913 · 09-16-2007, 12:16 AM

Its completly normal, its like having a new baby.

alaskayorkie · 09-16-2007, 12:23 AM

Tell your hubby men worry too. My boys are all grown up, and I still worry about every stumble and cough and appetite change.

myyorkies8 · 09-16-2007, 12:42 AM

well he is not a tiny thing but it's ok to be a nervous new mommie ....he will be fine and just keep all us ytalkers informed ...your just being a nevous new mommie and thats okay.....your being great

Amy81 · 09-16-2007, 03:35 AM

Yes it's normal!! I worry about mine all the time..

Your baby is beautiful!! he looks like a cute snuggly teddy bear

Yorkiekids · 09-16-2007, 06:49 AM

He's adorable and you're perfectly normal for worrying. Their so small and fragile your mind works overtime on all the things that might happen.

09-15-2007, 06:47 PM	#1
chrwel02 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington Posts: 97	Is it normal....? To be so nervous with a new puppy? I wrote earlier about him acting like he needed some karo syrup and after I gave him a dab he was much better...but I am being so overprotective I think I am driving my husband crazy...LOL! I haven't eaten most of the day because I am just a ball of nerves...we just got him today...so I know its the first day...but geez...here is a picture of him:

09-15-2007, 06:48 PM	#2
MyFairLacy Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 11,003	Yes, it's normal He's a cutie __________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue.

09-15-2007, 06:53 PM	#3
yorkieaddict Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Southern Calif Posts: 877	Sounds like you are a caring, compassionate new mommy. Good luck with your new furbaby. and what a cutiepie. __________________ My belongs to Molly, Princeton and Pinky http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p...edium=text_url

09-15-2007, 06:56 PM	#4
wemple2 Wee Winston Wiggles Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kewanee, Illinois Posts: 9,666	Normal...yes...and expected. Congratulations!!! Try to relax and enjoy your new found love... __________________ As Ever, Kathy Intruducing Bentley Winston and Spencer: RIP My Sweet Angels

09-15-2007, 06:59 PM	#5
GurleyGirl YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scott City, Missouri Posts: 1,879	Congratulations on your new yorkie baby! What a doll! It's natural to be nervous with a new "baby" in the house. I am sure he will be fine... but if you don't think he is eating much... give him the karo syrup before you go to bed (just so YOU'LL sleep better!! ) Wishing you all the best with you new pup! __________________ Joanne Gurley's Yorkies

09-15-2007, 07:22 PM	#6
txshopper73 Donating YT 14K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 14,226 Blog Entries: 1	OH MY! He's a cutie! Yes, having a new pup is like having a new born baby at home...being nervous is perfectly normal. Things will calm down after a couple of days. __________________ As always...JMO (Just My Opinion) Kimberley

09-15-2007, 07:28 PM	#7
RONLYNN Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA Posts: 1,635	He is so cute! Congrats. I was so nervous the first week I had Teddi and she stopped eating and I got so worried I went to the store and bought every kind of dog and cat and baby food and a whole baked chicken to get her to eat something. It was a hard first week but after the first week everything was normal and who knew she really just like hard dry food! Congrats on your new baby! __________________ Ronda & Teddi PPU - Petite Pups United Member The PINK Club Member **

09-15-2007, 07:46 PM	#8
tamarac68 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 31	What a cutie! I hope it's normal b/c I was the same way when I first got Lola. I thought I was going to drive everyone crazy...but it's gotten ALOT better. I still worry but not as much and not about every little thing. I also couldn't eat...I think I lost about 5 pounds that first week b/c all I did was watch her .

09-15-2007, 08:06 PM	#9
chrwel02 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington Posts: 97	thank you all for your comments. It is good to know that I am not the only one...He is sleeping soundly as I write this...hopefully his first night will be a good one...he will probably cry and not like the crate at first...but it is the safest thing for him as I wouldn't want to squish him or step on him in the middle of the night! Thanks again for all your help!

09-15-2007, 11:01 PM	#10
Aira Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 27	It is totally normal. I've had Aira for 5 weeks now - my first Yorkie and first dog. I did LOTS of research but the first week I was super nervous about dropping her, her getting hurt, the amount she eat, worried that she'd choke or have problems with hypoglycemia - pretty much everything. I'm embarassed to admit this but I was so overwhelmed after the first four or five days I cried and thought I'd made a mistake but 5 weeks later I LOVE her to death and have calmed down completely. Don't worry too much!

09-16-2007, 12:16 AM	#11
lara2913 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,920	Its completly normal, its like having a new baby. __________________ Indy, Benjamin and Malachi There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face- Ben Williams

09-16-2007, 12:23 AM	#12
alaskayorkie Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anchorage Posts: 30,843 Blog Entries: 57	Tell your hubby men worry too. My boys are all grown up, and I still worry about every stumble and cough and appetite change. __________________ Mike ~ Doting Dad to Jillie, Harper, Molly, Cooper, Eddie (RIP), Lucy (RIP), Rusty (RIP) and Jack (RIP). Check us out on YouTube

09-16-2007, 12:42 AM	#13
myyorkies8 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: illinois Posts: 333	babies well he is not a tiny thing but it's ok to be a nervous new mommie ....he will be fine and just keep all us ytalkers informed ...your just being a nevous new mommie and thats okay.....your being great __________________ ~Just 4 Pooches Grooming~MONKEY,ZAINEY,TINKERBELL Emma,Myah and Chester

09-16-2007, 03:35 AM	#14
Amy81 No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Palatka, Florida Posts: 6,523	Yes it's normal!! I worry about mine all the time.. Your baby is beautiful!! he looks like a cute snuggly teddy bear

09-16-2007, 06:49 AM	#15
Yorkiekids Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida Posts: 14,495	He's adorable and you're perfectly normal for worrying. Their so small and fragile your mind works overtime on all the things that might happen. __________________ Susan, Piper ,Harley & Suiki