Gus is going on 1 year and 5 months on Sep. 3rd and is 2.9 lbs. Very tiny guy. He is my first yorkie,, but compared to other breeds that I've owned, he has been the easiest to train. We have to be a bit more careful with him because of his size. We have to watch our step because he gets uderfoot all the time. We have all adjusted to walking with our feet closer to the floor and yes we have accidently kick him around a few times. but he was just fine got right up and thought it was time to play. The only problem with Gus is,,,,, he is not only tiny in size, he is skinny too. We just got him to where he has some meat on his bones. Knowing how much to feed him was tricky. He doesn't eat much at all. Dry food is left out for him all day. He gets Nutical in the morning when he gets up Then for breakfast he gets half of Cesers, dry food if he gets hungry when ever he wants it, and boiled chicken or ground beef or the other half of the Cesars at dinner time. And he seems to be doing good with the weight and is maintaining is own. As long as we don't see ribs and the vet says he's healthy, we're all fine with his tiny size.
I would like to get another yorkie but do worry about Gus's size can you let us know how your tiny girl gets along with the others? I'm usre they will be just fine, but that is my biggest worry,,,,, Gus getting hurt with a bigger yorkie. Contrags with your new baby girl. Hope to see lots of pictures of her growing up!
__________________ Monica, Proud mom of Gus who is forever missed! And new mom to Leiloni Gus's Dogster page |