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Originally Posted by livingdustmops As someone involved in rescue and all 10 of my dogs came through rescue hopefully I can answer some of your questions.
This is a great thing you are doing for this little guy. He will respond well to your love but just remember he will never forget what happened but he will forgive. So you must go slow and be careful of any fast movements to see how he reacts to things.
It is not unusal for poorly kept Yorkies at this age to lose their teeth and they can still eat small kibble if they want but hey I bet he loves his soft food. Just make sure it is very high quality as you have to make up for years of neglect. You are absolutely correct that if his teeth were not pulled the poison would have killed him by enlarging his heart. We had to put down 2 little girls because the damage was to far gone which was sad.
You might never housetrain him but it is difficult to tell with his prostate problems. Normally I would tell you to invest in Belly Bands but I think you need to talk to the vet as there is some controversy with the urine still touching his penis and it might cause him more problems. I have my boys in belly bands.
My best advise for the time being his to keep him in an xpen with a crate inside when you are gone but when you are home, put his harness on and leash him to you so he can't wander off to other parts of the home. Hopefully now that the two of you are probably getting on a schedule you will feed him and then take him outside and soon he will learn this schedule..
He will give you years of love and devotion and I swear Yorkie Rescue's can be more loving because they know you saved their life.
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WELCOME TO YT!!!!
SO happy you saved your furbaby! You're a Yorkie Angel!
Cindy has the right answers for you!
Glad you found this site!!!!
Can't wait to hear more about him. We LOVE pictures too!
Do you have a name yet?????
Again,Welcome to our Yorkie Family!!!
