[theporkieyorkie]

I ended up borrowing the name from my mother, because that is what she calls her dogs, who happen to be the sons of my dog Princeton...and no, I was not the breeder....I adopted Princeton from the breeder.

I had the "pleasure" of babysitting my moms dogs in September while her and my step father went on vacation, so I was able to get a few pictures of her boys.

Rambo, is the smallest one and is the first picture.I call him Princeton's mini me because he looks the most like Princeton. He is supposed to weigh 3 lbs, 4 lbs max but weighs 8. He can fit Princeton's buddy belt, yet is half the size of Princeton. His tongue often sticks out because it is too big for his mouth. Rocky is the other one and he is a solid 14 lbs....and probably should weigh between 8 and 9 lbs. He has less physical problems than Rambo because he is on the larger size for yorkies, but none the less, he is still obese.

Rambo is so fat that you can't even tell if he's peeing or not.....somewhat humorous, but when you hear about all of the health problems associated with his weight, you quickly wish he could get some pounds off. He has back problems, an enlarged heart and a collapsed trachea to boot. The collapsed trachea was not caused by wearing a collar. The vet says it's genetic and I suspect his enlarged heart and weight issues aren't helping the problem either. He is on prednisone for his back and allergies, which makes it extra hard to loose weight....and on top of that, like many yorkies, he is a picky eater. Veggies....forget it. Dog food.....even canned....please?!? He does nibble on Royal Canine here and there but he prefers chicken and when he gets sick of that,he eats steak.

My mom has spoiled them to the point where there is no "high value" food for them. While I somewhat blame her for them becoming fat, I also understand what motivated her to feed them like she did. Rambo gets hypoglycemic and has been hospitalized for it....so the fear of loosing him due to not eating drove her to feed him whatever he would eat. He couldn't exercise because of his heart and his back....and now his trachea.


Anyways, thought I would finallly share the pictures of the "porkie yokies." I've never seen yorkies as obese as them.......but you can't help but fall in love with them when you meet them.