[ladybugg74]

We have had Gracie for 4 years and Hallee for 3 and things still freak us out from time to time. We are extra careful and have been from the start. One of our biggest thing is choking. Gracie has had her hair caught on her back tooth hanging down her throat where her beard was long and she ended up chewing on it and chewed through her hair. She could hardly breathe it was such a large chunk. We rushed her to vet after hours and he ended up putting her partially out to get it out. They both get shorter cuts now. We have pulled those plastic little strings that price tags are attached to clothes with out of their throats. All tags are cut over the trash or toilet and all pieces accounted for. We can spot any small spec on the floor that other people would not notice. They both will find and get anything that is on the floor. We tug and pull on their toys to make sure no parts are going to come. We have cut off ears ect from toys because Gracie likes to gnaw on them till she chews it off. Tags on toys always come off too. We also never give them a whole treat. We break them up in small pieces and give it to them a small piece at a time. They never go outside without a harness or in their pet stroller. We also have rules for the small kids who come over regarding our furbabies to be sure they are not stepped on ect. Yes, we maybe overly cautious but we don't want anything to happen to our babies. I used to read the threads about yorkies going over that rainbow bridge and I had to stop because I would be crying and have nightmares about things that could happen. Just use common sense about things.