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You have so many threads going
New Mom of rescue - I am exhausted - Help!
You need to stick to ONE thread, hopefully this is the one.
I read the above bold thread, it just broke my heart for you and this little girl and a husband that has no patience. So I am posting this for the above thread.
When we rescue these poor babies, we more then likely never know of their past. How they were treated, was there human contact. Rescues need time to build a trust in their new owner, to bond with them. Yorkies are testers, meaning, they test you to see how much they can get away with and that even means growling and nipping at you. This lil gal may not have been socialized reason she growls at everyone, she may have been hit or smacked so when she sees hands coming towards her, she doesn't know weather she is going to get smacked or loved.

You need to loose the stress and anxiety in you, dogs sense this in ppl and will feed off it.
Be positive in your thoughts and feelings that you will get results in training her and you will be the winner. If this girl sense's fear in you she will act on it, and not give up what you want to take from her.

Remember you are the one that is in control of her, not visa versa. Start basic training, sit, stay, drop it, leave it, wait. Teach only one command at a time, SIT is a easy one start with that first. Work no more then 5 to 7 minutes through out the day with her, terriers have short attention span so short training sessions through out the day is a must. When she gets it right give her a treat and praise like crazy, Cheerios are great reward treats, just ONE cheerio, if she is food motivated she will learn fast because she will want that Cheerio. Lots of praise when she does what you ask, gently clap hands, do the happy dance show her how pleased you are with her, yorkies LOVE to please their owners. When she has learned that one command start a second one, STAY. put her in a sit position say the word STAY, if she stays without moving quickly give the treat and praise, each STAY training have her stay in that position a bit longer.
Training dogs helps build a bond, trust in their new owner.
Until you gain her trust, your husband nor you should never shout at her or use a harsh tone.

Weather she is Silky or Yorkie, they have the same nature, same personalities, same mischievous lil ways.
Do not feel you have made a mistake in rescuing this baby, you have SAVED a life, yes, it is hard work to get a rescue and turn it around into a confident, trusting dog, but the rewards of your hard work are heart melting.

Everything is done in baby steps, do not expect to see big changes over night, that's not gonna happen. Depending on this dogs past it may take time to get her to a comfortable place in life, to bond, trust, gain her self confidence back, can take time. Be very, very patient with her.

As far as a long post from you, the more members know about your pup, the better they can help you resolve issues.

Sorry I cannot help with raw foods, i have no experience in that area, but we do have members that feed raw.

How did the vet visit go.