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Kc757 · 04-04-2016, 06:21 AM

Well I have had my Bella for about a month now and she is going on 16 weeks already and boy is she big LOL. She has a ton of hair and a big ol belly to match lol(but I still love her the same). She is doing so good and is officially a tomboy. She loves to run, play, jump and even bark at you from time to time just to get your attention to play with you or boss you around. We love her so much and the whole house treats her just like another family member because she is. She is truly spoiled! We can't even go to a store without buying stuff for her even if it's just a toy or new hair brush. Last weekend I brought craft materials so I can make her an overnight tote bag in case we go out of town lol. She is doing so much better with potty training, where she will whine to go outside to poop and pee or will use the pad if we are gone for an hour or two or in the middle of the night when we are sleep. She loves to eat treats and her dad(my bf) gives her organic goats milk sometimes as he has had some experience in raising dogs and said goats milk is healthy for them. Recently I have noticed she doesn't eat a lot and she sleeps like all the time. I dunno if maybe because she is still a baby or because she sometimes gets bored. We play with her all the time and my bf is home with her during the day until i get home so he takes her for walks and she gets to play with him. We feed her Cesar dog food(which at first she loved) and she will sniff and eat a little but then just walks away. She doesn't go back to it until later that afternoon(when we feed her in the morning) or later that night(when we feed her in the afternoon). It's obvious she is hungry because she will stare at our food or try and take food from us if she hears a bag of chips lol. I dunno if we should change her food or just continue to feed her the same brand but it has me a little worried. She is getting older day by day and her weight has picked up but I do not want her to get sick or have low blood sugar as I have been reading about some of the health issues yorkies can have. She still runs and plays like normal and act like she is ok. I always find myself worried about her whether she is sleeping or when im work because she is my first and only baby. I don't have any kids and this is really the first dog I have ever cared for and owned. I helped raise my mom's dog who is a shih tzu but he was my mom's dog and back then I only helped but never was truly the sole person responsible for him. I get emotional because we have formed a huge bond with Bella and we both love her so much. I could never imagine something happening to her. I had an incident last week where before work I took her in the yard to pee one morning and our neighbor was coming one the street with his two labs. Normally he walks on the side walk on the other side of the street but when he saw us outside he decided to switch sides. I turned my back one minute and one of his dogs almost tried to grab at her but only barked before bella was quick enough to back away(she was on her leash as well) She was scared but barked right back at him until he got out of distance from her. I was mad because for one the neighbor didn't apologize(he is really nasty and mean anyway) and for two he didn't try and pull away until after the dog tried to come at Bella or until after i pulled her away. Clearly you were too close in my yard to be walking your dogs when my dog was in our yard minding her business. Also why did you decide to switch sides when you saw us outside, like he did it intentional. Needless to say I was pissed but I know to be more careful and haven't seen him since walking his dogs by our yard. I checked her right after and she didn't have any marks or bruises on her so she is ok. I told my bf about it and he was mad as well and said he wasn't going to take her out as much anymore only to potty but we hate having her confined to one room all day. I dunno if I should be worried or am I just be too overprotective?

04-04-2016, 06:21 AM	#1
Kc757 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Norfolk, VA, USA Posts: 22	Worried mommy or too overprotective? Well I have had my Bella for about a month now and she is going on 16 weeks already and boy is she big LOL. She has a ton of hair and a big ol belly to match lol(but I still love her the same). She is doing so good and is officially a tomboy. She loves to run, play, jump and even bark at you from time to time just to get your attention to play with you or boss you around. We love her so much and the whole house treats her just like another family member because she is. She is truly spoiled! We can't even go to a store without buying stuff for her even if it's just a toy or new hair brush. Last weekend I brought craft materials so I can make her an overnight tote bag in case we go out of town lol. She is doing so much better with potty training, where she will whine to go outside to poop and pee or will use the pad if we are gone for an hour or two or in the middle of the night when we are sleep. She loves to eat treats and her dad(my bf) gives her organic goats milk sometimes as he has had some experience in raising dogs and said goats milk is healthy for them. Recently I have noticed she doesn't eat a lot and she sleeps like all the time. I dunno if maybe because she is still a baby or because she sometimes gets bored. We play with her all the time and my bf is home with her during the day until i get home so he takes her for walks and she gets to play with him. We feed her Cesar dog food(which at first she loved) and she will sniff and eat a little but then just walks away. She doesn't go back to it until later that afternoon(when we feed her in the morning) or later that night(when we feed her in the afternoon). It's obvious she is hungry because she will stare at our food or try and take food from us if she hears a bag of chips lol. I dunno if we should change her food or just continue to feed her the same brand but it has me a little worried. She is getting older day by day and her weight has picked up but I do not want her to get sick or have low blood sugar as I have been reading about some of the health issues yorkies can have. She still runs and plays like normal and act like she is ok. I always find myself worried about her whether she is sleeping or when im work because she is my first and only baby. I don't have any kids and this is really the first dog I have ever cared for and owned. I helped raise my mom's dog who is a shih tzu but he was my mom's dog and back then I only helped but never was truly the sole person responsible for him. I get emotional because we have formed a huge bond with Bella and we both love her so much. I could never imagine something happening to her. I had an incident last week where before work I took her in the yard to pee one morning and our neighbor was coming one the street with his two labs. Normally he walks on the side walk on the other side of the street but when he saw us outside he decided to switch sides. I turned my back one minute and one of his dogs almost tried to grab at her but only barked before bella was quick enough to back away(she was on her leash as well) She was scared but barked right back at him until he got out of distance from her. I was mad because for one the neighbor didn't apologize(he is really nasty and mean anyway) and for two he didn't try and pull away until after the dog tried to come at Bella or until after i pulled her away. Clearly you were too close in my yard to be walking your dogs when my dog was in our yard minding her business. Also why did you decide to switch sides when you saw us outside, like he did it intentional. Needless to say I was pissed but I know to be more careful and haven't seen him since walking his dogs by our yard. I checked her right after and she didn't have any marks or bruises on her so she is ok. I told my bf about it and he was mad as well and said he wasn't going to take her out as much anymore only to potty but we hate having her confined to one room all day. I dunno if I should be worried or am I just be too overprotective?