[wnalegria]

Tuesday eve I got a frantic phone call. A young lady had a litter of yorkie puppies that had been born on Sat/Sunday. 2 naturally on Sat and two by C-section on Sunday.

The puppies mom would not take care of the puppies- and the owner was tired with the bottle feeding aspect , It is a lot of work and only had one puppy left.

I told her to bring her female and the puppy over and I would see what I could do to help her. The baby weighed just a tad under 2 ounces. I tried to force the mom to lay down and take care of this little mite- she refused and wanted nothing to do with the baby. She was not acting at all loving and trustworhty with the baby. You could see that she was afraid of the baby and it could be harmed by her. She simply wanted to sit in her owners lap. She had not bonded with this baby at all and was not going to.

I kept the baby and placed him with a litter of puppies that I have that are two weeks old. My momma even though a first time mom herself has been taking care of this little one. I bottle fed him the first night and we have him up to 4 ounces today. He is still not out of the woods but he has a chance at life.

It is very shocking to look at this little mite in with the bigger babies. He is curled up with the larger kids and is nursing along with the rest of the gang.
I am so proud Of Reva for taking this baby on as her own and for the good care that she is giving him as well as her own.

This is the first litter that I have had for a long time and it is good to hear baby noises in the house again. Hope that one of my three will be my baby for the show ring next year. I just have to sit back and watch them grow and enjoy.