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Originally Posted by BellaDonna  I am a new yorkie owner but long time dog owner. I am also an older woman and I have made many mistakes with dogs in my lifetime. I should never have tried to have a puppy and children at the same time!
They are both lots of work and responsibility.
My main advice to you is patience. Watch every episode of the Dog Whisperer you can and remember if your dog has issues it is always your fault! Tough to know but it is true.
In the end if you find you don't have the patience to give DJ the best life he can have and if you begin to realize he wasn't the best choice for you, don't be afraid to admit it and make the best choice and rehome him.
I am not saying you should do this I am just saying please keep an open mind and know if this is best.
If you are young you have many years ahead of you and maybe now just wasn't the time for a small breed puppy or a puppy at all.
No matter what you decide I wish you and DJ the best of luck. |
This really is good sound advice. I researched the Yorkshire Terrier breed for 5 years before I even considered a real purchase. My last year of researching I found this site and it turned all the ideas and conclusions of yorkies I had made upside down. Everything I thought I knew was wrong, and not just because one person, or two people or even 20 said it. I never took everything they said at face value at first, I looked into it. When people like Mardelin starting putting supporting facts, articles, websites to back up what she was saying, that's when I started to respect her and this site. She wasn't typing just to type and inflate her ego, she typed because she knew and cared. That's when I finally really looked into YTCA and the AKC.
NatNatt- if you don't believe what you read on this site, it is your right to question it. Ask for supporting information and you come to a conclusion yourself. Vets went to school to learn general knowledge of many different species of animals. Some specialized some went into general practice. But when it comes to a particular breed, some know nothing at all, that's when you turn to well known, respected breeders who have studied this breed for years, studied under mentors who did the same so knowledge and advances have been passed on from generation to generation of careful well thought out breedings.