[capt_noonie]

My MIL's yorkie was a rehome. She got her from a friend's daughter. She was pretty much only fed leftover people food her whole life. It took several weeks to wean her off people food. First she gave her plain boiled skinless chicken breast and mixed the water the chicken was poached in with some kibble. Little by little she took out the amount of chicken and increased the amount of kibble. She is now on all kibble thankfully.

I agree with the above not to use a collar for walks. The piggy noises could be collapsed trachea, however yorkies do make a sound called reverse sneezing that is not dangerous and is common, but the hard part is telling which one the sound is. Snoring I think is adorable and both of mine do it.

I would keep her pee pad trained for indoors. It does come in handy on bad weather days. I have one that is dually trained indoors and out (kind of) and one that was and now only wants to go outside. Even if she doesn't mind the cold, I DO! Parts of my legs really hurt in the cold and I don't want to go out if I don't have to.