ok, here is the background. I bought my first yorkie from this petland thats close to my house about two years and few months ago. and it was totally unplanned, I was in there with a girlfriend, I saw this little girl yorkie sleeping on the wire, so uncomfortable, and she seemed so sad. I just couldn't stand it, so I took her home (paid a very high price of course). I named her Rainer. Rainer was less than a pound the time I took her home, and she was already 12 weeks old. she was that tiny not only because she has a small frame, also that she was unbelieveablly skinny. this girl worked there told me she only had to eat once a day plus a little bit of nutri-cal. of course it was not the case. as soon as i took her home, she started to suffer from low blood sugar. we took her to the emergency room twice. I had to mix can food with water and force fed her with a syringe every four hours for two weeks, and she finally started eating on her own and gaining weight. now rainer is a two and a half year old healthy little girl, weighing over three lbs, still small, but very healthy for her body structure.
I learned my lesson when I wanted to get rainer a playmate. I got a beautiful girl yorkie from a reputable breeder. I name her Dolly. she is about rainer's size but very healthy from day one.
TODAY, I went to the Sally next to that petland, out of curiosity, I went into that petland. I saw an even worse picture, this tiny tiny little boy yorkie was sleeping in the food bowl because there was nothing else solid to sleep on, and the holes of the wire footing was a lot bigger than his little feet. this girl works there took him out of the bowl, and after she left, he went back in there again and started to try to throw up, as he was shaking, but nothing came out. yorkie parents that have experienced yorkies with low blood sugar should know, this is one of the symptoms. my husband was trying to find someone to take care of this little boy as I was literally running out cuz my tears were about to come out. it reminded me so much of my little girl Rainer. my situation just does not allow me to get another dog. but I just couldn't stop thinking about him ever since.
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1. rainer
2. rainer
3. dolly
4. rainer and dolly
