Hi Janet, welcome to Yorkietalk! What do you mean, "I received rude comments from someone telling me to stop advertising my "rat/hamster"? Someone at YT said that to you? While we do have a few pot stirrers, we have so many wonderful people here who love Yorkies. Joey was called a rat several times, but it was usually by me, lol, when he was a puppy and put his ears back, I could have sworn one of his relatives mated with a rat! Concerning feeding, Joey's breeder recommended free feeding until the age of 6-8 months. Yorkies have growth spurts and when they are puppies their appetites vary from day to day, and many people believe in giving as much kibble as they want during this period. They don't believe that puppies can get too fat, and will only eat what is necessary. I think a little tummy on a puppy is a good thing, if they do get sick and can't eat for a couple of days, they've got a little fat to hold them over. Four times a day does seem like a good amount of food, how much do you feed each time? |