Thank you for taking this sweet little girl in. You have received some really good advice and not much I could add, so wanted to wish you the best with this little girl. You did a very good thing for her. I'm sure she is having a hard time being moved around so much lately, yorkies can be very sensitive. I adopted a 5 month old yorkie (from a humane society shelter) whose mother was a puppy mill breeder and was rescued when her pups were only 2 weeks old. (my Pixie was one of those pups.) Even though Pixie was so young she had a lot of behavioral issues most likely from lack of socialization. The first 3 days she was home with me she wouldn't come near us but stayed right next to my older girl Zowi at all times. It has been almost 2 years since her adoption day and she is a completely different little dog, but she is still timid sometimes with strange people / strange situations. She sleeps in bed with me, follows me everywhere, and has even become a great little cuddler. She still adores Zowi so much. I agree with others and would get bloodwork run ASAP and go from there. Without that info it is hard to say what is really going on - behavioral problems verses a medical issue - or a combination of the 2. As sad as it is sometimes people find out that their pup has a medical condition so they "pass it off" to someone else because they do not wish to deal with it. Years ago, my dad adopted 2 yorkies who were brothers from same litter that were left at our local shelter because both had a heart condition the owners of 14 years did not want to or could not handle. I would be giving her Nutri-Cal daily to make sure she does not have an episode of hypoglycemia. Getting her teeth fixed is also very high on the list of priorities, but please make sure bloodwork is done on her before surgery to make sure she's strong enough. I'm sure with TLC, time, and adressing possible medical issues she will come around and be a different dog. Also, welcome to yorkie talk.... I wish you all the best with your new sweet little rescue. Please do keep us posted on her progress! |