It was hard to read through these all, but I think they serve as good lessons. Many of us are new at pet ownership, and sometimes we learn the hard way.
Mine are good lesson and my puppy is alive and well. When sophie was little, I gave her a dog bone to chew, and it was the appropriate size for her(small dog). After awhile I noticed she was pawing at her mouth, and she had gotten the middle part stuck on the roof of her mouth. So now...more supervised, and the middle part of any bone is at least 2X the size of the roof of her mouth. I buy bigger bones and just let her have them for a little while.
I'm also paranoid and she gets carried outside to go to the potty, and isn't allowed on the patio because we have a pool. I worry about her falling in, and it is so very cold. But I think this is a good post though, because yorkies and many other small dog breeds seem to believe that they are invincible and we need to protect them. |