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hi to all out there im new to this and hope im in the right place
i have just taken on a stray yorkie from our local dogs home in staffs uk
he was so matted and his coat was full of knots mats poo and shavings from the kennel
as soon as i saw his little face i fell head over heels in love with him
going to the dogs home is a very stressful and heartbreaking thing to do
anyway i named my baby joe i only told him this name 3 times and he responded to it
i brought him home on the 29th jan this year gave him lots of hugs and kisses even though he was in the state he was it didnt matter to me
last week i took him to the groomers and even they could not rid him of his problem coat so i had to take him to the vets and he was sedated and clipped right off nearly naked
hes had a bath at home and he is an absolute darling
he is so loving back and never leaves my side
he has overcome me having to leave him home for 2 hours in the morning also in the afternoon whilst i go work
he even lifts each front paw when he wants to go out for wees or poos and if i miss this he does it on the mat hes so good and sits straight away from day one
only problem i have is last sat he got my budgie and killed it and now is licking his lips at my guinea pig i have put him high up away from joes reach
wondering if joe will ever accept my piggie or will i have to send piggie to another home any advise on this would be great
so after such a long introduction i look forward to keeping in touch here i only found this site by accident it looks great bye for now

Welcome to YT. You're going to love it here. Don't know what to suggest about the guinea pig , it could be a problem as you don't know his background. My two are fine with all other animals, but they were here before the yorkies, so CoCo & Coffee are used to them.

Sheilagh

Welcome. I can't wait to see picures of Joe :)

welcome to YT ,Glad to have you here,

Welcome to yt:)

Welcome to yt. Thank you so much for rescuing little Joe. Can't wait to see pics of him. You will love it here.

joes pics
 

thanks for the welcome have been trying to get pics along side here as you all have can not sus it yet but i have got 3 pics of joe on the gallery have a look the first was when he came home all matted and dirty second after i tried to cut some off and third after the visit to the vet
he seems much more comfy now without all the mess
ill keep trying to get pic here thanks

Welcome to YT! So glad you rescued little Joe! Yorkies were bred to hunt rats. He may see your Guinea Pig as a large rat. Idon't know if keeping it up high would help or not:confused: Good Luck!

Welcome to YT!

Bless you for rescuing him! Welcome to YorkieTalk!

Welcome to Yorkie Talk! What a good person you are to take in a stray. Joe is a lucky boy and he sounds very smart. Maybe he killed the bird because he is new and felt unsure at first. If he has had a rough life he might need more time and understanding. Sounds like he has a wonderful forever home now. Probably keep the guinea pig out of his reach for now...hopefully he will realize the GP is part of the pack. Looking forward to seeing more pictures of Joe. :thumbup:

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birders
 

I have a boston terrier and a min schnauzer that will jump up almost as high as my head to kill birds. It freaks me out everytime!

My yorkie on the other hand will be in the front yard where we have a bird feeder (to attract birds away from the back yard where the other two spend a lot of their time) and 50 birds can be on the ground feeding and she never even notices them (of course half the time she has her hair in her eyes since she takes it down EVERY SINGLE time I put it up)! lol... but I think she just isn't interested.

Congrats on your new yorkie and welcome to YT. I have a love bird and a canary, and I wouldn't trust having either of them out of their cage with Maddie around. My younger yorkie, I'm not sure, but I don't think she'd hurt them, but I'm not going to take a chance.

Welcome to YT!! How wonderful that you've rescued Joe & can give him a forever home. Someone else from Stoke On Trent just joined YT in the last 2 wks - don't know how big that is, but I remembered the name because I had never heard of it before and then another YTer posted that they or their family was from there -- gosh, I don't remember who.

Be sure to sign Joe up for our Little Gentleman's Club, you can do so on this thread: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...ight=gentleman

Hi and welcome..I am looking forward to seeing pics of Joe and hoping he doesnt make your guinea pig his next lunch.