Please keep in mind I'm new at this. I don't know what you mean by behaviors, exactly, because mine is a puppy. Chewie came to us from a third party, highly recommended. She's a breeder of yorkies- sometimes mixing with a friend's maltese. She happens to take a few extra dogs on the big puppy holidays. I went in there particularly for a yorkiepoo and saw Chewie.
Chewie and her litter were described as being quiet and calm. I thought it was strange and observed her. She perked right up after seeing the other animals and members of the household. We brought her home. It's taken a long time to come out of her shell.
She was scared like all puppies, but she was excessive. Afraid of eating in front of us, and would pose with her back legs out to run. She trusts ME now, but hubby's one meal of the day she still does this. Her coat is unhealthy, and we have to work very hard at keeping it healthy. It still sheds and balds in one spot, and we found out why this week. She has a liver issue, GI issues, came to us with two types of worms. some of her baby teeth rotted- and we found out this particular breeder (just recently) has actual dings on his certificate with this very problem. I gave her bully sticks and Himalayan chews to get her teeth to fall out, and every one has but the canines- which will be pulled at spay time.
Let's see.... oh. She's prone to eye gunk, and it's excessive. We are keeping it under control. And, given how tall she is, I am reasonably sure she shouldn't be hovering at almost 8 months old between 2.96 and 3.88 pounds.
Now, there are very good things about my little sweetheart. She's SO sweet, and most of the time, except for some behavioral issues, so quiet. She's a doll face, and she's a huge cuddle bug. She's also extremely smart, and very athletic- we bought a tunnel and she's always running through it playing fetch. She also talks- clearly says no to dan when he tells HER no (it's hard not to give in, but we don't) is expressive with her ears, uses her cute little furry paws as hands, and loves every person and animal that she sees. She doesn't like chihuahuas, but it's because of a few bad experiences.
I don't know if Heather knew. There was a case about 4 years back on her BBB business name, about how when the puppy was shipped there were numerous issues, and along the lines of what chewie came with. No other issues, and lots of positive feedback. She was helpful and gave us a LOT of good advice. She did not have any info on the parents, and we knew we had to ask. They weren't there. She said she was AKC registered. I am NOT a snob, but it made me feel better, because I knew later I could look up the health issues.
She's not AKC registered. She's in a club that's complete crap. Chewie came from Arkansas, and we were told in Arizona. Once I got the guy's name I looked up every stitch of information I can, and then I knew exactly why, when her liver results came back, (we need to find out exactly what it is, and thank god it's probably MVD... which is hereditary, from my understanding. He knew is the issue) that he did NOT register the dam and sire on akc. He has a lot of dings on his record as I said- dental issues, and my favorite (and I say that with sarcasm) is the sold 238 puppies between 2013 and december 2015. That's my favorite. Those, POOR, dogs.
I hope I helped some. |