This is a horrible situation, and I do feel badly for your loss and the pain you and your family is going through. I am concerned because whenever big and little dogs are kept together, there is always a risk of injury, and the little dog will always be the one to suffer.
I had a GSD, a maltese, and a yorkie at the same time. I got lucky, there were no fights that resulted in injuries.
After the GSD and Maltese passed away, I was left with my Yorkie. He was very depressed, so we got 2 more Yorkies and a Biewer to keep him company.
Tinkerbell is 14 pounds, Peek a Boo is 7 on a good day. Their first day together, Peek went after Tink, basically, she opened her mouth and his head slid into her mouth. She did not bite down. Her teeth did injure the skin on his nose, he had cuts, not puncture wounds. He had one cut on his lower eyelid, which began to swell immediately. I cleaned all the wounds I could find with Sterile saline, and applied Triple AB ointment, and took him directly to the vet to check for any injuries to his eyes. The swelling was gone by the time we arrived. Nothing else was found, so we went home.
The next day he had a large amount of pus in his eye. I rinsed the eye, and as I was applying the TAB eye ointment, I saw another cut on the inside of his lower lid. We were very lucky a tooth did not puncture his eye.
If this had been a large breed dog that bit down, he would have been killed.
So even a large Yorkie can be a problem, enough to cause serious damage to a smaller Yorkie.
Also, having multiple dogs can pose problems. The first year my four were together, if one stumbled or took a bad step, the other 3 were right there, I thought ready to attack. Same if one sneezed or coughed. Thank goodness I haven't seen that behavior for quite a while. But it is still in the back of my mind. This is why I interrupt all arguments between them. Fighting is absolutely not allowed. If I am not sure what they are doing, I stop them. And bc of behavior problems with Tink, rough play is not allowed, either. Nor bullying. By jumping in I am also reinforcing my position as the Alpha.
It is more work having multiples, and I really have to be paying attention all the time. It has gotten easier, as now I can read their body language and can hear the difference when they bark or whine enough to know what's going on, and whether or not I need to intervene.
I wish you luck with whichever decision you make... |