I'm sorry for the length of this but I need to share my story and maybe vent a little, too.
I got a phone call out of the blue last night from a lady I'd lost touch with a couple of years ago. She had bought her daughter a yorkie for the daughter's high school graduation gift - with the warning that she would give the puppy away if the daughter didn't take care of it. Well, the daughter hasn't been taking care of it so Connie was giving it away.
Connie called me first because she knew how much I love my yorkies and thought I might give this little one a good home. She also had a co-worker she was going to talk to about taking her. The co-worker has a little male yorkie she's been wanting to breed so Connie thought she'd probably love to have a little girl, too.
She said if neither of us were interested she was going to put the puppy on Craig's List and give her away there.
I asked if she'd talked to the breeder about taking the puppy back but Connie doesn't know who the breeder is....it was just someone her daughter found on the internet that lives a couple of hours outside of Tulsa.
Then Connie starts telling me about the puppy. The parents are both under 3 pounds. Connie and her daughter brought this baby home when she was 6 weeks old and weighed only 7 ounces!!
She's now 10 1/2 weeks old and weighs almost 14 ounces.
I knew I couldn't leave this tiny baby girl to a life of breeding or who knows what else, so I told Connie not to do anything that I would be right there to get the puppy.
The girl is soooo tiny, but she seems very healthy. She ate a good bit twice last night and had a big breakfast this morning. She's pottying like she should be, has strong sharp little teeth, alert eyes, loves to play and is full of energy. But I'm so nervous because of how little she is.
So, it looks like my little family has grown again.
Is there anything special I should be doing? Or shouldn't be doing? I introduced her to my pups but I'm not letting them alone with her - they wouldn't intentionally hurt her I know, but even my little 4 pound Tate looks huge next to her. Any advice would be very much appreciated!! Help!!!