[rnnw62]

I realize that you are a young girl with the best of intentions.
It is obvious your love for yorkies, but asking a question of
such tells me that your parents really need to support you a
little more in this matter. I am getting the idea that if you
live in a brand new house and your dad won't let you put in a
doggie door he probaby isn't going to let you keep a dog that
has accidents in the house in the house for very long. My
suggestion is to pass and wait until you are more ready to
care for a pet in the way it needs to be cared for. I mean
really what is the hurry? I have a 12 year old daughter so I
know that sometimes she wants things too but if I can't do
right by it and she can't do right by it we don't bring it into
our home because it wouldn't be fair to the animal involved.
The love of yorkies wore off on my daughter in about 2 weeks
once she saw all that was actually involved in having to care
for him he wasn't so cute and fun anymore. Needless to say
it didn't surprise me when that happened and that is why when
we got a yorkie we got it because we wanted him and not because
she did. So please...please think this through. Nothing will break
my heart more than to read future posts from you telling us
about a 6 pound yorkie being kept outside in a pen wrapped
in plastic and a heat lamp, or of him getting hurt by hawks or
other dogs because he is an out door dog. I am sorry if I sound
harsh but I only say these things from experience. Right now
we have 4 dogs. I never on my own would have gone and picked
out 2 Labs. The hair is horrible but they are still kept in the house.
I thank my son who was not responsible enough to take care of
them for dropping them off on my doorstep. My next dog is a
Dachsund (weiner dog) to which again I owe thanks to my oldest
daughter because she tired of him and all of a sudden he was here
too. I shudder to think of what would have happened to these dogs
had I not stepped in an taken responsibility for them. It wasn't their
fault that their original owners sucked. It pains me to have people
look at animals like they can just throw them away when they become
inconvenient to them. Dogs or any other pet are way more than a
void to fill a want. They are companion animals that need constant
attention, patience and love, they are very costly to feed, to keep
healthy and groomed as well. There is just so much more to pet ownership than I think you understand. Even as an adult I can't have everything
I want or love and it's best to learn that lesson at a young age.