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Originally Posted by DBlain  Congrats on the new pup, he is a doll. I got a kick out of the description on the rescue site saying he is a tiny one, I guess they do not do much yorkie rescue, since 9 lbs would not be considered tiny, but that does not really matter if he is the right size for you. From the curve of his tail I would say he could be part pom. Take a look at the photos in my profile, he looks a bit like my Lola who is a yorkie pom mix. Full bred yorkies don't shed but Poms shed a lot. While Lola does not shed individual hair strands, I will find little puffs of hair on the floor. I never had that with my pure breds yorkies. I paid $450.00 for Lola at 16 weeks, but then had to pay for all her first year vet bills which was probably another $500.00 because in addition to her spaying I opted for a full blood panel. So for a young cute dog with full vetting what you paid is probably the going rate. I so love his tail, with Lola if I do not trim her tail it has grown as long as 14" which LOL is longer than her body, but she still carries is up high like it weighs nothing. It will be interesting to see how your guy looks if you let the hair on his tail grow longer. Lola is also quite the spinner/twirler I hear that is a big pom trait. |
I had a chuckle with the weight description as well. LOL On the phone, I found out his weight, 9.5 pounds, just under our max requirement of not being more than twice Gucci's weight.
I think the votes for pomeranian are correct. At the pet food store we ran into a pom owner. Zippy's back has slightly coarse, puffy, hair like a pom, besides the tail. His face, legs, chest and sides are very soft hair. I'd say he has a barrel of a chest in comparison to Gucci(we believe he is 100% yorkie). He usually circles three times before adding fertilizer to the lawn. I'll check out Lola's pictures! Thanks!
So, I'm voting Yorkaranian! LOL
He's gradually coming out of his shell or timid state... super social, played with a toy earlier today and the zipping around in a circle, around the room, continues. His trail walking skills are near impeccable. Three 3 mile walks really lets him express himself. He's funny with a pile of leaves. He always looking outward, alert for whatever.
He is scared of bikes so far, apprehensive of strangers on the trail, spooked easily from large dogs or people that just sort of come around the corner in close proximity. Not skittish once strangers or dogs come closer...just a guess, he eventually identifies them as non threatening.... sort of flight vs acceptance syndrome...??? We'll work on that, he can't be off leash until that is resolved. Other than the rare, bolt to the end of the leash when startled by outside "potential threats?", he's very outgoing and enthusiastic about the walks.
Gosh, our local humane society, Seattle, charges $275 for this size dog, and that's with some public funding. So, I'm totally fine with paying $200 more for this one... he's such a character.. no sign of abuse, per say... he doesn't flinch at moving feet or arms/hands. He has these eyes of utter devotion, LOL, even though he doesn't come when called. I was told that is a pom trait! LOL Oh no!
We did have our first scuffle between the two dogs late tonight. Everyone's ok though.