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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Also ETA: I had a very, um, ridiculous vet tell me to be very careful about who came around E as a puppy and maybe for life because "Yorkies get stressed easily - and they know Yorkies bc they have them". So she was not properly socialized and we were careful about not stressing her. Bad idea. Never again would I listen to such a thing. Now I have an undersocialed, grumpy dog that has fear issues bc she wasn't exposed to enough at a young age. I would have gladly taken the risk of her getting parvo/distemper or geting sick from being "stressed" rather than dealing with the consequences as she got older. |
Well looks like your course of life is pretty darn close to mine when it comes to having a first born with issues.
Mine came home to me at 9 months old her first home could not handle her. She was listed for sale in the paper as big and good with kids and not fixed.
I know of two BYBS looking to breed her. I had no clue about her breeder I just know she was in for a boat load of hurt if someone I know got to her first. So home she came.
She big she is anything but good with kids and she well she wore a muzzle for a reason for a while.
Wee girl peed pooed throw up and tried to bite me the first day home and man if I know then what I know now 8 years later and she 9 years old and been on prozac from 7 years of age I have done a lot differnt.
I went out and I learned and learned and applied it to a lot of dogs.
I just finally have a new baby in my house a 19 week olds silkie terrier and man she the best. I got her home a 13 weeks cause I could not get down any sooner to get her. I am blessed my breeder had her butt covered for soical skils. I walked her into puppy class that the trainer took one look at her and told me she was undersoicalized.... the roof stayed on the building but her boss did get it a gentle blast and she did apologize. Next class when we went she was the one playing with the rottie puppy and going catch me if you can when all the others pups stood their looking at the poor rottie with its ears taped down as a starnger... I got my I am sorry.
The owner of the training center was seen me work with a dog she would not come near and another that was worried and turned around and non where mine and in my home just dogs I work with so she knows under soicalized is not my thing.
JL