Wow you guys just make this decision harder. These little Yorkies are like potato chips aren't they? Can't just have one!
Vet bills? Ugh.. don't even go there. I've seen my share of vet bills but with the teeny ones, they're almost unavoidable. The little ones can go downhill so fast. Even just an upset tummy sends us straight to the vet. I now have insurance one her, just in case! I'm prepared for that though. I'm very good friends with my vet and he knows how overprotective I am.
Bath time here was a 3 ring circus act until I put her in a puppy cut. It makes grooming so much easier and I don't have to deal with the matting. I love the look of the long hair, but Gabby's hair is like cotton (a fault, I know but she's perfect to me) and it mats up so easily. The puppy cut just made sense.
There will be the poo crew issue, but I have one of those 8 panel play yards for toddlers. Plenty of room for 2 and that's where all the amenities are, including pee pads. When I'm not home or can't watch her, that's where she's at. I live at the base of the Wasatch mountains. We have hawks where I live, so no being outside unsupervised.
The only thing that's really a concern is bed space. Gabby sleeps on the bed with us and somehow ends up with half of it. I'm wondering if another dog is going to relegate me and hubby to the floor.
90% of the reason I'm considering this dog is because of her size. I didn't intentionally seek out a teeny one. It just happened that way. Gabby was charting out to be 5lbs, hit 2lbs and quit growing. So placing a 5-6lb dog just seems to me like potential for injury. If I get her a dog that's close to her size, it stands to reason that the risk would be lower?
I guess we'll be making a 2 hour drive to meet this new little girl and see how her and Gabby interact together. If all goes well, we might have another furbaby