Krista, welcome!! My grand daughter is going away to college and has to leave her Whisper at home. So, she is getting a fish. BUMMER!!!! Not even turtles allowed in the dorm..
Anyhow, I am telling you this to say, I understand what you are saying but I find it hard to agree with you. Your first year of college will be tough (maybe) your time for training and bonding will be limited; Yorkies are high maintainence both monetarily and time-wise. They are difficult to train most often; their vet bills are high-Yorkies have tooth and gum diseases and can have all of the other things Yorkies are prone to-liver shunt, luxatting patellas, LCP disease in the hip. Of curse, not all Yorkies have all of these things but they can and do happen
If you and your dad are allergic to the protein in the sputum, a dog that has hair might not work either. If you are sensitive to fur you might be okay. Yorkies eat small amounts but because of that, need premium foods. What I feed costs $13.00 for one bag and $12.00 for the other. We go thru one of each a month..
If you have a social life in college and I hope you do, the Yorkie will be a drag if your parents do not want to care for it. I feel terrible about pointing these things out, but the topic is so fresh in my mind. My gr-dgtr and I went to lunch today to discuss this very thing.
Great good luck in school and think a little more about your Yorkie.. You will have one when the time is right.. |