Thanks, Sandy. It has been a difficult year...and that is an understatement. They say that what does not kill us makes us stronger...I don't know that I want any more strength. Having people bash me for making suggestions makes it even more difficult.....what they do not understand is that it is not that I expect anyone to do what I do....I merely suggest it because it is what has worked for me and my pups. It is not that I have the money...it is that I sacrifice other things to do it. My pups are simply my priority and why I am vilified for it is not something I can comprehend. It is, at times, difficult to offer my help to others because there is a *force* that is ready to pounce on me and say how dare me tell people what to do. OR say that I think they are bad people and should not own yorkies...that is SO far from what I believe. Now, if you are out and out making a pup suffer, sure I believe that. Most people are not that way...they love their pups...everyone loves in different ways. To some, I am over the top with the money I spend...I get that, but it is my money, my pups. BUT people must know by now that if I see something that is possibly scary/dangerous/not in the best interests of a pup, I will say it...does that mean everyone has to agree? NO! I say it because I have an obligation in my mind to educate and also to speak up for the voiceless. Am I perfect? No. Could my words be different at times? Sure...but no one is perfect and honestly in the years I have been on YT I believe I have changed my posting manner quite a bit. I will never be what others want me to be...I am not going to say "you are a good mommy" to someone who is making horrible choices for a defenseless pup. I am not going to say "your are a bad mommy" either. I simply make suggestions for people to use IF they choose.
I have thought of starting a thread about such things, but decided to just post here since clearly there are people who have issues with how I treat my pups....OR have issues with me because I must, by doing what I do for mine, make them feel that they don't do enough. So....I know everyone will see this. What I do is NOT what I expect others to do...and I am quite sick of those insinuations. I post so that those who wish to do it know how. Just saying because I feel strongly that others read my threads and think I have a lot of money OR think that I believe they should do the same. I don't TELL people what to do. I strongly suggest it at times because I see sick pups and it hurts me. I also do not have money as some seem to think.....I am in a BIG HOLE right now because of the nightmare year I have had. I honestly have no idea how I will climb out of this debt. BUT...I simply don't know another way...in my way of thinking, if I am going to take in pups, I owe it to them to provide the best that *I can*. We each have to do that...and find what is the best for each of us. I believe in God...and I believe that if I care for his little creatures it will work out. I said that when we founded YHR...we had I believe eight fosters at the time and NO money. But...I said that we should "build it and they will come" and we believed and it did!
The same will happen for my personal pups and expenses...I believe that.
OK...enough of that. As for Olivia, I have tried SO many things. The issue is really not what she likes. She just has moments where she is not hungry and she won't eat a thing. The problem is that when she needs to take meds, she has to take them on time...not when she is hungry. I have found that in the end, the only solution is the pill popper and/or my finger. It usually takes a few times, but in the end I win. I hate doing it, but she has to take her meds. The one pill that is a problem is the Denamarin and it cannot be cut or crushed...by the time I am finished cramming it, she has a blue tongue and I have a blue finger. Poor Olivia...heck, poor me. haha Thanks so much for your suggestions and well wishes!
Thank you for your well wishes...very nice to wake up to a nice post.
I want to add that I sincerely hope that people will not comment on the things I have said here.....I just had to get it out of my system so to speak. I don't want to start a whole thing about what is right and wrong...I merely wanted to voice how *I* feel since it seems everyone feels that they need to voice how *they* feel all of the time. I rarely expose myself this way. But...I have blood just like others and I bleed like them. "nuff said.