wow, i see this is a tough situation for you on so many levels. I know there are different kinds of service dogs. with suzi being so small i take it she is an emotional type of service dog. I do not know what is disabling your son, and i see that he is 16. Maybe he would like a different breed of dog to be his buddy and helper?
my thinking is that suzi is a year old and you had her from a puppy so you trained her to be your service dog. you say that you want another dog to be your sons service dog, but you'd perfer an older yorkie. what if you get this older yorkie and she/he has no interest in being a service dog (ie doesn't want to spend tons of time with your son, doesn't like suzi, has housebreaking/training problems)? Maybe a trained service dog like a larger mixed breed/lab/golden/doodle would be nicer for him? ya know?
i'm just throwing my thoughts out there. i know this is tough for you.
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