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Jennie · 05-13-2006, 01:53 PM

Sadly I have to tell of a tragic accident to one of my puppies. A new owner had the horrible chore to call me today and let me know that her new baby Yorkie had died last evening. Why, because they did NOT follow my advise and remove her collar when left alone. Her collar got caught on something in their utility room and she strangled to death. She was but 11 weeks and 2.8 pounds. Their 11 year old daughter found the baby when she got home from school. It was too late to spite all their efforts to revive their little "Jewels". I was devastated. It is my first loss out of 18 puppies I have placed in the very best homes I could find. My pups go to their new homes between 10 and 12 weeks, depending on each individual puppy and where they are in their development. Jewels was more then ready for her new home.

I do all I can to educate and print off as much information as I can for my owners. We have a long interview and question and answer session before I even give them an application. These were good owners. They made a silly error. Please, please let everyone you know to REMOVE the collars when your puppy is unsupervised. I NEVER< EVER leave a collar on my pups unless I am with them. I color code my pup with nail polish as soon as they begin to outgrow their birth collars, at about 8 days old. They have a color, and with that a number and from that time on they are double coded. The vet uses that same code to record their shots, exams and sex as well as the dam and sire. It is a great and safe way to tell them apart. I had two large litters, two six packs and a litter of four. One six pack and the litter of four were only 8 weeks apart. It is very important to have them coded for rate of growth, who walks first, who eats first, this and that. After the age of 8 weeks or so it is easy to know who is who. They never chew off the polish and I reapply each week when I clip their tiny nails. I buy the polish to match the color of the birth collars so they are alway the same color. I tell my folks to use a harness and put the tags on the harness. If hung up on a harness they may be caught but they will not strangle to death. How horrid. We are all so devastated. Please pass this on as a reminder.
Thanks, my friends.
Jennie

05-13-2006, 01:53 PM	#7
Jennie YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 7	Broken Heart today Sadly I have to tell of a tragic accident to one of my puppies. A new owner had the horrible chore to call me today and let me know that her new baby Yorkie had died last evening. Why, because they did NOT follow my advise and remove her collar when left alone. Her collar got caught on something in their utility room and she strangled to death. She was but 11 weeks and 2.8 pounds. Their 11 year old daughter found the baby when she got home from school. It was too late to spite all their efforts to revive their little "Jewels". I was devastated. It is my first loss out of 18 puppies I have placed in the very best homes I could find. My pups go to their new homes between 10 and 12 weeks, depending on each individual puppy and where they are in their development. Jewels was more then ready for her new home. I do all I can to educate and print off as much information as I can for my owners. We have a long interview and question and answer session before I even give them an application. These were good owners. They made a silly error. Please, please let everyone you know to REMOVE the collars when your puppy is unsupervised. I NEVER< EVER leave a collar on my pups unless I am with them. I color code my pup with nail polish as soon as they begin to outgrow their birth collars, at about 8 days old. They have a color, and with that a number and from that time on they are double coded. The vet uses that same code to record their shots, exams and sex as well as the dam and sire. It is a great and safe way to tell them apart. I had two large litters, two six packs and a litter of four. One six pack and the litter of four were only 8 weeks apart. It is very important to have them coded for rate of growth, who walks first, who eats first, this and that. After the age of 8 weeks or so it is easy to know who is who. They never chew off the polish and I reapply each week when I clip their tiny nails. I buy the polish to match the color of the birth collars so they are alway the same color. I tell my folks to use a harness and put the tags on the harness. If hung up on a harness they may be caught but they will not strangle to death. How horrid. We are all so devastated. Please pass this on as a reminder. Thanks, my friends. Jennie