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Originally Posted by ladyjane  If a certain personality is something you are looking for, I would suggest that you give a rescue some thought. If you go to a reputable group, they will be able to tell you the personality of a pup. With a puppy, you really don't know what you will get. A good group should keep a yorkie for a minimum of about 3 weeks and thoroughly evaluate their medical needs if any...and their personality. I always suggest that people get on the internet ... on petfinder.com and search for pups and read the information about them. Just a thought......
I realize that rescue is not for everyone. |
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Originally Posted by KentuckyWoman I have considered a rescue and do look daily at petfinder. The main reason I started thinking about a puppy is that I thought it would be easier for my 2 twelve year old dogs to adjust, but I just don't know. They are little old men, but the puppy would be so much smaller for a long time and maybe forever.
The main issue is the Maltese, Snow. Scruffy would attack him occasionally and I don't want him to EVER go through that again. Snow is my "fragile flower". He is small, submissive, and is on seizure meds. I loved Scruffy, but he could be a real piece of work. I had to watch him like a hawk.
Edited to say that Scruffy was a rescue. We think somebody dropped him and he found us. I ran ads in the paper and nobody claimed him, so I kept him. This was 10 years ago before there were so many groups on the internet to help find owners. |
If not rescue, you can also look for breeders who held back pups for possible show or other reasons and then decided to let them go to pet homes. That is how we ended up with Teddy, Max's full brother. Teddy was 7 months old when we first started discussing him with our breeder. Having an idea of personalities, we decided with our breeder that they would be a great fit.