WELCOME TO YORKIETALK
I am so glad that you found YorkieTalk. You are doing a GREAT thing, by learning all you can BEFORE taking the plunge. Yorkies are not for everyone.... and a lot of people who bring yorkies into their homes would have a much happier few weeks if they were as WISE as you ad your bf are.
I think I can say with some certainty tht there is nothing you have a question about that someone here doesn't have some good answers for.
Congratulations and hugs from chattiesmom