 Just to say Hello
Hi, everyone - I'm a newbie, both on this forum and also as a Yorkie owner.
I've always loved Yorkies, and have known many wonderful ones as I've journeyed through life, but until recently, have never owned one. Following the death 6 months ago of our beloved Collie / German Shepherd X, my husband and I both believed we could never have another dog. Six months later, we are the proud owners of Lucy (now almost 10 weeks old).
My OH always owned 'men's dogs' (i.e. larger dogs) and truly was not sure about being Daddy to a YT - but Lucy's arrival has changed his mind - big time - and we've only had her a week! OH is 6ft 7ins tall (don't do new money) - and so Lucy is minute beside him, but he's so tender with her it melts my heart (and those of everyone who sees it).
Lucy had to contend with meeting our 15 year old cat Fritz (who very definitely was not prepared for this tiny ball of fun). After 7 days, they're rubbing along together very nicely - Lucy knows not to push her luck, and Fritz knows that he has safe places to go when Lucy is feeling too boisterous for his liking. It's lovely now to see them eating together without any problems - but it's taken a week of solid effort before they began to 'bond'.
Lucy's had her first vaccination, next one on Sept 4. She's attending a 'puppy party' organised by our vet, where pups of similar age & vacc status meet each other and socialise before they get to go out in the big wide world to meet other dogs - should be fun.
I'm looking forward to posting on here - there seems to be a wealth of information available, and it'll be good to share with those who have experience of this wonderful breed. Hope to 'speak' to some of you very soon,
Lesley x |