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07-16-2015, 05:28 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Atlanta, Texas, USA
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| How Old Will a Yorkie Live? I was curious how old the average Yorkie lives? My sweet little boy is 16 and he is deaf and blind, but still seems happy and loving! He stumbles a bit but just senses his way around the house. I have to take him outside and watch him potty, but he seems to be good. I know he can't live much longer, but I was wondering what others have experienced. The only thing odd I have noticed is every time he drinks he drinks so much that he gags and throws up the water. Any thoughts? |
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07-16-2015, 05:51 PM | #2 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Ohio
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| I'm not an expert in age but it seems he lived a long time for a small dog! Bless you for not abandoning him now that he needs you more than ever and remember all the great times you've shared
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07-16-2015, 06:07 PM | #3 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| Welcome to Yorkie Talk. 16 is wonderful! There have been quite a few Yorkies here who have made it to 17 and 18. I think 19 is the oldest I have read about on YT.
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07-16-2015, 07:17 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa.
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| My last girl was 17 years and 2 months old when she had to be put down. She was 95% blind and about the same deaf, but she was healthy and happy, slept most of the day, would cry so loud when I had to leave her alone the neighbors across the road could hear her. She was still playful but in a different way. 16 y/o is wonderful.
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07-16-2015, 07:31 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Brownstown MI USA
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| Max is a little over 2 years old and Sasha is 1 and a half. I can only hope to get 16 years of happiness from them.
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07-16-2015, 08:38 PM | #6 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Atlanta, Texas, USA
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| Thank you Such encouragement...thanks to you all for your nice words and I love hearing about others and their special babies. Darby has been through everything with me. He has moved from Las Vegas to Texas and watched my daughter grow up. I would never abandon any of my animals no matter how sick or crippled. We do a lot of rescue work, but this one is my special baby. He actually came from a pet shop in Las Vegas. He has brought so much happiness to my life!!! |
07-17-2015, 12:11 AM | #7 |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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| Two of my yorkies are turning 15 in a month. One of them is starting to seem more frail and is starting to be hard of hearing and has a few medical issues. I hope you enjoy your little boy for a couple more years!
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