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Originally Posted by celstu1  Thanks!!!  They are little stinkers... but soooo cute! Even after 7 awesome loving years with them I still look at them and think they are the CUTEST and the most impressive animals Ive ever been graced with. They are smart, needy, stubborn, loveable, manipulative, curious, bright, naughty, sweet, funny. They have behaviors that I firmly believe they know what they are doing. There is a logical thought process there, whether it's just action & reaction, they know. Dexter knows when Fletcher is on my lap, if he just looks at the window and barks that Fletch will go flying to the window and my lap is open for Dexter to curl up in!! He does this soooo often, it's hysterical and you know he knows exactly what kind of reaction he's going to get when he barks at the window.
Raising 2 pups at one time was not that hard. It's like 1 1/2x the work of only 1 pup. They both go out at the same time, eat at the same time, sleep in the same bed, small enough to both be with me at the same time. I am sooooo glad that I got them both at the same time. They are so attached to each other and so happy, they are never alone. One is never without the other one. |
I hear what you're saying about they're never being alone and happy to have each other. I never raised two at the same time (I'm bowing down atm cus to me THAT'S a heroic accomplishment!!! ), however I did have 3 dogs (all over 75 pounds, 2 flat coated retrievers and a german shepherd) and they were all a year apart. They grew up together and grew old together... It's hard having 3 large elderly dogs, however small dogs are a whole other story. When they need to be carried it's going to be a non issue, large dogs cannot be carried especially when one of them weighed as much as 150 pounds and he WASN'T EVEN A BIT FAT, just a HUGE canine (much like a small pony!!! Lol). I'm in a new phase of my life...and it's with small breeds now. Back when I was in my late 20's I had a 3 pound pomeranian, so tiny breeds aren't actually new as an experience so much as they are a new chapter in my life to have smaller breeds from here on in (tho I adored my large ones, it broke my heart not to be able to carry my babies when they needed me to).
I loved hearing your yorkie story...sounds like they're both vying for mommy's attention and have a system lol. My new boy is on his way to working "the system" here with my shih tsu mix too. He's only been a part of this family for a week and a half...but he's well on his way to enjoying his new routine and navigating his way thru the rules. It's funny to see him try to be an alpha dog here with my family...he's learning pretty quick that I'M the leader. I feel he's in desperate need to have SOMEONE take the reins and he's relaxing into it, as surprised as he was to receive it. He's 1 years old and as a little baby he had no training and no leadership (and we all know in the canine world SOMEONE has to step up and lead...so he did). He's an almost 3 pound little boy with the weight of the world on his tiny little shoulders...finally he's slowly beginning to relax. Life is beginning to feel easy (as it should) and he can simply enjoy his new position as a loved baby boy within a family pack. How isn't that hitting the lottery??