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dalady25 · 12-11-2012, 05:24 AM

Hi Yorkie Lovers

,

I am brand new to this site (my first post). I do not own a Yorkie, but dearly love the ones I do know & have been around. I am considering getting my own after recently losing my own beloved 13-year-old mini-schnauzer.

From time to time I "babysit" a good friend's 3 YO Yorkie & have several friends who own Yorkies. So, I'm trying to learn more about them than what I have found on general internet sites. Also, I feel that what 35,000 true Yorkie owners-lovers have to say about their own personal experiences with Yorkies is the most valuable.

My situation-problem- & question today:

All my friends & most of my neighbors know that I am a true dog lover, so last week when a nice neighbor asked me to help her find a good home for her beloved 3 YO Yorkie, She said & I observed (after several hours) that the dog was a wonderfuI, sweet, loving, well-behaved dog. Therefore, I was only too glad to help. The owner was an older lady who recently divorced; had an adult son with a brain injury who recently came to live with her & was facing a move to another state. She felt that with all of this going on, she could no longer care for her Yorkie. So, I immediately began calling my dog-lover friends. The mother-in-law of one of my very good friends' had recently lost her elderly Shih Tzu & wanted her. She has now had her about 10 days. The dog seems to love the lady, but is very fearful of the owner's husband & has bitten the lady's 7 yo granddaughter.

The granddaughter's mother (my friend) says that her daughter did nothing to aggravate the dog, but rather only bent over to pet her. I called the original owner. She was astounded; said the dog had never done anything like that before; had always played with her own young granddaughter & never (to her knowledge) been abused.

Are Yorkies generally just one-person dogs? The new owner is now trying to decide whether to try to find the dog a good home somewhere else or is there hope that the dog will become acclimated to the new owner & new situation?

Any comments or suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

12-11-2012, 05:24 AM	#1
dalady25 YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alabama Posts: 371	Grieving Yorkie? Hi Yorkie Lovers , I am brand new to this site (my first post). I do not own a Yorkie, but dearly love the ones I do know & have been around. I am considering getting my own after recently losing my own beloved 13-year-old mini-schnauzer. From time to time I "babysit" a good friend's 3 YO Yorkie & have several friends who own Yorkies. So, I'm trying to learn more about them than what I have found on general internet sites. Also, I feel that what 35,000 true Yorkie owners-lovers have to say about their own personal experiences with Yorkies is the most valuable. My situation-problem- & question today: All my friends & most of my neighbors know that I am a true dog lover, so last week when a nice neighbor asked me to help her find a good home for her beloved 3 YO Yorkie, She said & I observed (after several hours) that the dog was a wonderfuI, sweet, loving, well-behaved dog. Therefore, I was only too glad to help. The owner was an older lady who recently divorced; had an adult son with a brain injury who recently came to live with her & was facing a move to another state. She felt that with all of this going on, she could no longer care for her Yorkie. So, I immediately began calling my dog-lover friends. The mother-in-law of one of my very good friends' had recently lost her elderly Shih Tzu & wanted her. She has now had her about 10 days. The dog seems to love the lady, but is very fearful of the owner's husband & has bitten the lady's 7 yo granddaughter. The granddaughter's mother (my friend) says that her daughter did nothing to aggravate the dog, but rather only bent over to pet her. I called the original owner. She was astounded; said the dog had never done anything like that before; had always played with her own young granddaughter & never (to her knowledge) been abused. Are Yorkies generally just one-person dogs? The new owner is now trying to decide whether to try to find the dog a good home somewhere else or is there hope that the dog will become acclimated to the new owner & new situation? Any comments or suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated.