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xaanta · 03-21-2015, 10:40 PM

Hi. My name is Tammy. I am getting a yorkshire terrier mix puppy that has a yorkie as a mommy and a chihuahua as a daddy. It was not a planned breeding, but the mom and dad belong to my nephew, and somehow the dogs got together while my nephew and his girlfriend were at work. Our puppy right now is a week old, so there are still several weeks before he gets to come home. We are not paying for him, merely for his shots. My nephew lives very close to me, a half block away, so I will get to bond with the puppy while he is still with his mommy, and get to check in on him as he grows. I will get to see him for the first time tomorrow. Our hopes are to train him as a diabetic alert dog for both myself and my husband, to wake my husband when he stops breathing at night (which he does nightly), to wake us in the case of a fire or something (we both have several medical problems), and to help with our anxiety, depression, and my PTSD. I am disabled per the law, and meet the ADA requirements. My last service dog was a lab mix, but she got old and passed away, unfortunately. We trained her ourselves, with the help of some local trainers. This pup I will be training alone using Sue Ailsby's training levels program. I have never had a yorkie or yorkie mix, but I wanted to go with a small dog this time, since I don't need mobility assistance. I know that it is best to use the smallest dog that can do the job. I look forward to getting to know you all.

03-21-2015, 10:40 PM	#1
xaanta YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Tell City, IN USA Posts: 1	Introduction Hi. My name is Tammy. I am getting a yorkshire terrier mix puppy that has a yorkie as a mommy and a chihuahua as a daddy. It was not a planned breeding, but the mom and dad belong to my nephew, and somehow the dogs got together while my nephew and his girlfriend were at work. Our puppy right now is a week old, so there are still several weeks before he gets to come home. We are not paying for him, merely for his shots. My nephew lives very close to me, a half block away, so I will get to bond with the puppy while he is still with his mommy, and get to check in on him as he grows. I will get to see him for the first time tomorrow. Our hopes are to train him as a diabetic alert dog for both myself and my husband, to wake my husband when he stops breathing at night (which he does nightly), to wake us in the case of a fire or something (we both have several medical problems), and to help with our anxiety, depression, and my PTSD. I am disabled per the law, and meet the ADA requirements. My last service dog was a lab mix, but she got old and passed away, unfortunately. We trained her ourselves, with the help of some local trainers. This pup I will be training alone using Sue Ailsby's training levels program. I have never had a yorkie or yorkie mix, but I wanted to go with a small dog this time, since I don't need mobility assistance. I know that it is best to use the smallest dog that can do the job. I look forward to getting to know you all.