[chibiboy]

Hi everyone! I've been reading here for a few weeks preparing for the arrival of my new baby and finally decided to pop in and introduce myself.

I live in Tucson Arizona and my bundle of joy is coming home tonight. We named him Chibi. I am an avid dog lover and have had a German Shepherd and Rottweiler growing up. Now that i'm married ( in December) and living in an appartement we decided to go for smaller dogs which are more convenient for appartment living.

I had a Shih Tzu a few weeks ago but it turns out she had a congenital condition (persistant right atrium arch) which started to show 5 days after she moved in with us. She started to lose her strength and deteriorated fast, after several consultations and the vets recommendations we decided to put her to sleep. She was only 14 weeks. Needless to say my husband and I were devastated.

I was looking into finding another Shih Tzu when I met a friend who has a 12 year old Yorkie and I simply fell in love with the little one. I did lots of reasearch and finally decided to have one.

After the last experience with small dogs I am kind of weary about the sort of congenital health problems that they may develop and wonder if there is any major tests that I shall consider on his first trip to the vet, tomorrow evening.

Also, since Chloe had just left us, I have saved her toys as well as her crate and blankets. Is it necessary to buy new bedding/crate/toys to make them his own or is it fine to use the same ones?

Thank you for your time and I would really appreciate some feed back. Maybe I am worrying over nothing because I do trust the breeder but I have to admit that I am traumatized by my last experience.

Dana