Hi "YT"ers,
My name is Amber. I'm new to YT. Our family just got our first yorkie a week ago. We got her through a rescue. She is 3 yrs old and weighs about 8 lbs. Unfortunately, she was a breeder dog that had been neglected. She was a filthy mess when we got her. The rescue group was overcrowded so they were trying to find immediate homes. She had just been spayed, had a horrible eye infection, and hadn't even had a bath.
When we first brought her home, she was so scared that she was snapping at everything and everyone--except for me. She and my dog went round and round. She snapped at the kids. And in those first 24 hours, I wondered if I had made a mistake. But in the past week she has come so far. Her eyes are looking better, and we of course gave her a loooooooong bath. She cleaned up so cute! She'll go to the groomer on Tues. She has pretty much stopped the snapping at our other dog and the kids for the most part.
It took about 4 days for us to even get a tail waggle from her, but we were so excited when she did. And today I think we made the biggest step. I was in the floor playing with my other dog-- a lhasa poo. She was watching from the sidelines as always. She is always too scared to join in. Bless her heart, she has no idea how to be a pet. But today, she got in on the action. She didn't play long but her tail was wagging and she was pouncing around my lhasa poo--- so cute! We are so lucky to get to have her in our lives and make a difference in hers!
Thanks for listening.
