| celstu1 | 04-04-2008 12:55 PM |
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Originally Posted by Vanessa44
(Post 1897897)
Thank you all so much. I have some considering to do.
My Boston Terrier is 14 and has gone deaf. I'm hoping to enlarge the family before Buster leaves us to help fill the void for the children when the time comes. I can't imagine an empty house.
Now I have to make a personal decision as to if I'm really ready to make that kind of commitment to an animal that requires such a strict regime. It wouldn't be fair to go into this without the puppies best interest in mind. They are beautiful wonderful dogs. Spur of the moment uneducated unthought out decisions are the reasons rescue facilities and humane societies exsist today.
Thank you all.
| Vanessa, I have to applaud you on this!!! :bravo: :bravo: :bravo: This is a very responsible and very unselfish thing for you to do. Yorkies CAN be difficult, and a lot of work. I have 2 boys who are almost 3 years old and one is housebroken but the other pees where he pleases... no matter how much I work with him. Although I work full time and its just me so Im sure that is where my problem comes in. It really is a decision that requires a lot of thought and Yorkies do require a lot of patience. I don't know how old your children are either, but such a small dog might not be the best playmate for small children either. One of my boys is hearty at 8lbs and the other is little itty bitty bird bones at 5lbs. You don't know what you are going to end up with when they are pups, they kind of just grow up into themselves. Im glad my little one hit 5lbs bc at 15 months he was only 4lbs and TINY! I was nervous around him, nevermind if a child was around him! :)
Again Im really glad to hear you say these things. Too many people jump in blindly without research in getting a yorkie and are upset when they don't get a dog like 'their last dog' or a dog that 'does not fit their lifestyle' ... these dogs are special and unique! :) :) | 