Glad you found YT! Congrats on the pup that will soon be moving in! What a cutie. How old will she be when you bring her home?
I live in Iowa where we also have frigid winters, my yorkies do just fine going outside. Matter of fact my 3 1/2 Roxie is sometimes hard to get to come in even in the snow & cold if she thinks there is a squirrel to chase!
I do put a pad down when I'm at work in case of any accidents, but my dogs love to be outside.
Mine do not bark unless someone is at the door or they want the squirrels to come down out of the trees- lol
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