Good post! CAli is my 4th Yorkie and 5th dog that I have owned. Ranging in size from 18 lbs to 4 .5 lbs. I consider myself pretty knowledgable about dogs having lived with or owned dogs for 45 years. My last Yorkie died at 6 1/2 from complications of a collapsed trachea, bought from a reputable show breeder and Cali as you all know has had many illnesss in her short life. I bought her from someone who I felt was a good breeder and she was from normal size parents. Some times you get lucky sometimes you don't. I agree the more you know the better able you are to deal with small dogs but that being said, we are not born knowing everything and even if you do everything right you can get a sick puppy. I have learned so much from people on YT and I would hate for people to stop comimg here because of some harsh comments. We can all learn frome other experiences. |