There are a few other things I want to mention about rescuing a dog mill Yorkie. For one the fence requirement obviously didn't apply to me. But, I did explain to them that I would never leave my Yorkie outside by himself because we have birds of prey in our neighborhood. We also have foxes, coyotes and a rare now and then mountain lion. Also we walk the dogs daily. So a fence may not be a requirement.
Also I think the rescue organizations go to a lot of trouble rescuing these dogs and rehabing them. The organizations are people with big hearts and they want to give each dog the best opportunity to experience a good forever home. The dogs have special needs and need a guardian who understands this.
My Mojo (rescue Yorkie) has blossomed in two months but he is still not fully potty trained and he is terrified of water. The mill owners use a cold water hose to stop the dogs from barking at the mills. Naturally the dogs become terrified of water. When I give my Mojo a bath my husband and I both work on doing it. We try to make it as untramatizing as possible. After his bath I wrap a towel around him, put him to my chest, wrap another towel around us and sit down with him for an hour or so. I don't try to dry or brush him at this time. He lays on my chest under the towels having just experienced the horror of water. My only guess is that this is a good way to handle bath time. I joined Yorkie Talk.com in an attempt to find ways to work with these sort of problesm. |