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Originally Posted by Chelsey Thx Aimee for ur reply, i sit for her regularly when she has to go somewhere, its a few hours everytime but i guess, its enough time to teach mine the same habits, another thing that gets to me, i dont intend to run my friend down at all and i have spoken to her about it to no avail, she keeps telling me that her puppy eats very badly, but she feeds her the same food she feeds her adult labrador x chowchow.... now i have given her my opinion on that, but she tells me thats all she wants to eat and refuses puppy food... whats so strange is that the times i sit for her pup she eats at my place and i feed her what i feed my puppy ( royal canin ) and she cleans her dish, her puppy is very skinny and her coat is dull... i have given her some of this food to take home with her to try and she tells me that she wont eat it at home?
what im really worried about is the pups health, i mean we all want our babies to grow into healthy adults huh.
What frustrates me is that i dont know the underlaying problem it makes me feel sad coz i want the best for this pup as i would for any animal, i cant discribe the feeling i get when i see Chelsey and the other pup together... Chelsey is such a bubbly chubby happy baby and then theres this other little thing that looks in need of i dont know what  she doesnt seem to grow either but thats probably coz she doesnt get what she really needs .....
i really dont know what else i can do... if anyone else comes up with an idea ill gladly take any advice  |
This doesn't sound like a good situation to me, and I too would be very worried about the puppy. There could be an underlying medical problem, but I would certainly never feed a Yorkie the same thing I was feeding a large dog. (edited to add: There are, of couse, exceptions to this...some of the high quality, premium dog foods are okay for both, but in different amounts! -- sorry, didn't mean to make a blanket statement like that)
You've said you've spoken to your friend, with no results, and I'm really sorry to hear this. It sounds like she believes that she can treat the Yorkie like a big breed and it will end up find and dandy (of course, I may be way off base here, but it's what I'm gathering from what you're saying...)
Do you know if she's taken the dog to the vet? I would hate to see her suffering from something that is treatable with a little TLC and a vet visit.
I suggest you speak with your friend very candidly. Let her know you are very worried about her pup, and only want what is best for the both of them. Is she overwhelmed with having too dogs and too proud to admit it (something I have seen before)?
In my opinion, something probably needs to be done about the situation. As far as sitting for her, you may have to put your foot down with that. If it becomes apparent that your baby is picking up bad behaviors, I would quit having the other dog over.
Of course, this is also coming from someone who spoils her dogs silly, and I know many people think I'm crazy because I treat my dogs so well
I wish you luck with this hard situation and I hope the other dog improves and your friend is open to any advice and guidance you have