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Originally Posted by Alvi  Yeah, I forgot to add some details.
I am aware of the size of my Yorkie, he is my life, but I let him be a dog. Even if we're all biased about this, we need them more than they need us. This breed is more than a hundred years old and it hasn't always lived in first world homes with fancy breed-specific food and cute toys, clothes and treats, they were ratcatchers and they probably were taught to do that in an ugly way.
In comparison to many Yorkies I treated him like a normal first-world dog and that doesn't mean abandoning him. I always go for long walks with him so he releases his huge amounts of energy, I always taught him what to do and what to avoid doing, with treats, not violence or such. And I've always showed him my affection, he once again, my life. But that doesn't mean he is my owner, I am his owner.
Maybe some of you might keep them more time inside than some cats and wash them with fancy conditioners but he is my buddy and I don't really care about his looks but just being a healthy Yorkie which he is.
I never neglected him and I never will, that's why I am on this forum and I ask tons of questions. Sorry for the rant, I just feel you thought I was such an awful owner, which I'm not.  |
I'll be honest, I thought you were an uninformed owner, not 'awful', being a 'first time Yorkie owner'. But I can see now, I am wrong.
I agree, too, I know my dogs would be happier outside more, but the mosquitoes have gotten so bad here the past 3 years we don't go out much anymore. Hopefully soon it will cool down and the bugs will die off, and we can spend more time outside, without getting eaten alive!
BTW: Your pup looks great, happy and healthy! And handsome too!