New guy with a 7 month old Yorkie!
 

Greetings everyone! My handle is Chili Dawg and my little yorkie is "Zena Bandita Sebastian". She will be 8 months old on July 3rd. Been lurking around the site since December of '08 and finallly decided to take the plunge and post.

When people ask me what type of dog Zena is, I tell them she is a Yorkie Terror! :D They don't really pick up on my play of words and is my little inside joke. Zena is anything but a terror. She is the perfect dog so far (now that she is toilet trained). She loves every human within site and will readily run over to say hello. We took her to two dog parks over the weekend. She did not play with any dogs, but greeted every human she could find instead! How funny!

Zena was the runt of the litter of four females and at 8 weeks of age she weighed 1.8 pounds. She now weighs 7.5 pounds and is bigger than her three littermates! She even out weighs her parents, both of which weigh 6.5 pounds! To me Zena is the perfect size for our home.

We named her Zena (after the Warrior Princess TV show) because she was so tiny but with a really big heart. The Bandita moniker was added because she will steal your shoes and socks every chance she gets. Sebastian is my partner's maiden name.

One thing about her has us puzzled. She is still in her black and tan puppy colors at almost 8 months old. Her litter mates and parents are all very light with the typical bronze and blue coats. I'm hoping her coat will not get lighter for we love her puppy colors.

Zena will sit in our laps for hours and will play with the grandkids all day long. She is the perfect dog so far. We could not have asked for a better one for she is the best dog ever (we've had poms and poodles and mini pins).

Enough of my rambling for now. I look forward to interacting with you all. Gotta run! Zena just took off with my flip flop! Woof!

~Chili Dawg

Welcome to you and Zena :) Nice Intro! Hope you share some pics of your lil one...

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Hey Chili Dawg, you're from my old stompin' grounds! Welcome to YT and I hope you n Zena enjoy your stay!

Welcome!

lol. We both have a similar play on words. Before my girl got sick i used to call her a little yorkshire terrorist.. lol..

Welcome to Yorkie Talk. Your Zena is a cutie. I bet she has you wrapped around her little paw.:)

Welcome to Yorkie Talk! I am glad you came out of lurking and decided to introduce Zena and yourself!

Welcome!! Your little girl is adorable, love the name!

We were supposed to get Zoey, her litter mate and second smallest in the litter of four females. Minnie, the runt of the litter was promised to someone else who balked on the deal. We adored Minnie so much the breeded said we could have her. Well, our daughter's pom is named Minnie so a name change was in order. On the drive home my partner came up with Zena because she did not care for Zoey and the tiny pup had some attitude. Funny how things worked out for us.

~CD

:welcome4: to you and Zena.
Hope you enjoy it here!!

Welcome to Yorkie Talk, my little boy George is 7 months old as of yesterday and he is still dark in colouring except his head has gone grey, what do you feed your baby Zena as my George is only 4.5 pound and would love him to weigh a bit more, so glad you've joined as you will enjoy it and this site has so much information and fun things too.

Hi CD & Zena!
 

Welcome to YT...well, you joined in 08...shall we say 'Nice to meet you finally!' lol
Momo stayed black & tan...I love his coloring.

Welcome! Glad to have you on YT!! :D

Welcome Zena - your are adorable. Love your coloring. Can't wait to see more pics!

Hi and welcome. Her pic on your avatar is adorable. She does have very pretty coloring, especially the darker colors under her eyes, I guess it helps your little bandit be more stealthy. :p

I feed Zena Royal Canin Indoor Puppy 27. I fed her a tube of Nutri-Cal supplement until it was gone; bout three weeks worth. She eats chicken and cheese on occasion. Nothing too fancy yet. I do plan to feed her more veggies for she seems to eat every plant I have in the backyard.

~CD

She has this thing for my flip flops, socks, and the GF's house shoes! She will sneak in and grab one, then beat feet for the back yard with her "prize." She destroyed my all molded rubber flip flops while she was teething. Better than our furniture I suppose! I have a new pair now and she does not go for them as often, but will snatch a dropped sock in flash!

~CD

Make sure the veggies are steamed or cooked before giving it to her, otherwise they can't digest it. Mimi & Momo love green beans...the frozen ones (since they're already cooked). I nuke it before & cut it up into little pieces & mix it in their kibble.
Eating plants must be a puppy thing...Momo used to eat plants in the house & we had to move everything up.:D You probably know already, but some plants are poisonous to dogs, so becareful.

I have several fruit trees in the backyard and she loves green pears and peaches. She tackles them when they fall to the ground. I always take them away from her when I can. I started a raised-bed veggie garden and she has stayed away from it so far. SHE EATS ALL ThE LEAVES THAT BLOW INTO OUR YARD, but has not gotten too sick so far. And I thought dogs were carnivores! LOL! She loves to chew on twigs; better than chair legs I suppose. I will steam some of the peas I have in the garden for her to see how she likes them. Thanks for your tips. I do have some grapes that are fenced off from her at the moment. Oh, and I do know about garlic and onions and chocolate (is chocolate a vegetable?). Woof!

~CD

Hi, just wanted to welcome you to yt.

Welcome Chile Dawg and Zena. My Bailey is a year and half now and he's still dark and tan. He also likes to chew on my house slippers.

Welcome to YT!! I just had to smile at your stories of Zena - she sounds like quite a little character! She's so cute in your avatar, we'd love to see pictures, and hear more stories! :)

Welcome to YT!!!
You will enjoy it here........ great website!!!
As far as Zena's color...... I am sure you will notice some change as she gets older..... esp if her parents are the "blue" and tan color. But it is fun seeing them go thru this stage. Our little Seymour is not as blue as our little girl Shelby, he is darker. It just depends on the dog! :)

Welcome to YT!

Hi! :wavey: Glad to see you finally took the plunge and joined us online. :p

Yogi has stayed the black and tan color, and we are thrilled! His older sister, Gracie Ruth (same parents-different litter) went silver, and is in fact still changing colors. Silly girl can't seem to make up her mind what color she wants to be, she's tried on nearly every combination. :D Boo is black and red, so it's nice to have 3 with their own unique individual color.
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Don't want to add to the worry of what these babies eat, (and don't they put everything in their mouths!) but please be careful with the peach pits. They are toxic to people and animals. I believe it's cyanide that is found in them, may be arsenic, but if I remember correctly it's cyanide. Either way it's not good.

Zena looks like a real cutie, can't wait to see more pictures of her as she grows up!

Welcome Chili Dawg & Zena! Say "hey" to your GF too! Glad you came out of lurk mode and decided to join in! I did the same when I joined many moons past. Helps to get the lay of the land before diving in. Your Zena sounds like quite a girl. I have a new thief in our house too -- Rocky Blue. He also has a thing for flip flops but really prefers the leather ones! Arrrgghhh! And don't let the least bit of tissue or paper towel be left around -- he will find it and shred it before you can say "Rocky -- no!" I worry he will think that is his full name.
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It is a form of cyanide (Amygdalin) found in peach pits. But it is really not that lethal unless in massive quantities. A person would have to eat something like a pound and a half of the seeds inside the pits before they would have a problem (think bushels). I would definately not feed peach pits to a dog, but if they happen to chew on one, we won't have to freak out. Peach and Apricot pits were used to make a cancer-fighting drug that did not work (laetrile). People could take 500 mg 3 times a day (which would be a LOT of peach pit seeds) with no ill effects.

Hello and Thank you for jumping in and introducing yourself and your family to us all! You will all Love it here. Can't wait to see pictures of Zena. She sounds like a doll!!!

Hi and welcome to YT! I too have a larger Yorkie. She is 8 lbs. and 9 months old. She was 2.1 lbs when I got her at 12 weeks. According to the charts, she should have maxed out in the 5 lbs range. So much for that!
Hope you have fun here!
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I just wanted to say Hi and :welcome4:.