Rachel, I'm not sure if you remember or not but I took in a boy rescue on December 7th. He'd been with his foster mom and three other yorkies for a year. Toby is the love of my life (second to my hubby of course) and although it is taking a lot of patience and dedication, I wouldn't trade him for the world. Toby is neutered and when we first got him he too "marked" but whenever we aren't home, he wears a belly band. We've had him almost five months now and he no longer marks. He has had accidents in his belly band but they are far and few between. Dogs don't like to be wet and I think the only time he's had an accident is if we've been gone longer than 6-8 hours and I can count on one hand how many times we've left Speedy and Toby alone that long in five months. As for worrying about them getting along, Toby sat and observed for about 1-2 weeks and then he started coming around. He and Speedy are best buddies now. He still tries to dominate and be the alpha dog and we are still working on that but I have no complaints. He's the lap dog I've always wanted. I have no idea what kind of life he had in the puppy mill but hs foster mom was wonderful to him and when I got him (he was 3 1/2 years old) he had no health issues and is still very healthy. He was 8 lbs when we got him and he now weighs 10 lbs and is holding that weight. It's very possible he and Sadie won't get along at first but DON'T GIVE UP. It takes time. Make sure you continue to give Sadie all the attention she's always received. Toby gets very jealous now whenever I pay attention to Speedy and he butts his way right in there. It's funny and cute but they both get equal attention. I have so many pictures of the two of them sleeping in the same chair and most of the time you can't get a finger between them, they are that close when they are sleeping. Give it some time after you bring him home. It will be a huge change for both of them. Good luck and please keep us posted. We want pics! |