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Originally Posted by SirTeddykins  So glad that you are consulting the experts re: this. It may help to know that all of the above advice/opinion was mirrored by Teddy's vet. Teddy is small, at 4lbs, and I have been told that he requires more mental health care as a result (lucky for him that is my specialty)! Apparently, there is some correlation between YT size and neuroticism and separation anxiety - both of which Teddy displays to a large degree in comparison to the bigger Yorkies. Consequently, some exposure therapies and desensitization socialization techniques used successfully on bigger dogs result in extreme stress and anxiety for Teddy. It's good to have a vet which specializes in YTs because, otherwise, I could have ruined this boy!
Good luck and happy you have found someone to consult re: your puppy search. The search is hard work but pays off! |
Thank you for your help. I was referred to a lady locally with an especially tiny Chihuahua, who confirmed again what we'd been told. She added that feeding three to four times a day,
(a little and more often etc), helps the little digestive organs to assimilate nutrients. Fortunately we are both retired and can avail this need. She added
(having had two) they tend to get very close to a caring human, who coalescing with their needs, they can then feel secure. She thought as there were two of us that wouldn't be a problem for Crystal to embrace, who is a very 'big hearted' and unselfish dog anyway. Yorkies she thought, even 'tiny's' were of a more robust frame and independence anyway.