I hope you don't feel that I'm putting the teapots down! We have a 17lb Yorkie-Poo and love her to death!
I was just trying to play devils advocate on the issues! :)

I think contacting her vet for a reference is a good suggestion too!
Hopefully she will respond to your email about the price!

I hope this works out for you. As for her not asking you many questions-I'm sure she saw how well Jackson is cared for and know you would take good care of Marco as well.

$400 is a fair price expecially if he is neutered, if you fell in love with him, then don't let him go, you don't want to regret it in the long run. You seem like a sweet girl and could give this pup a lot of love, go for it! Btw my baby turns on Aug 15! so close together!

I would proceed cautiously. My older Yorkie, Vinnie, has been known to be somewhat dog aggressive/dominant/territorial. When I decided to adopt a second Yorkie, I worked with a rescue group in our area (Rescue Me Yorkie Rescue), as I am a big fan of adopting dogs that are really in need of homes. The people who run the rescue were awesome. I told them about Vinnie, his history, and what we were looking for with regard to a new dog. We did a "meet and greet" on neutral turf before finalizing the adoption, just to make sure it would all work out. Definitely check them out.

Another thing to consider is cost. Two dogs equals twice the cost. I don't know what your financial situation is, but it is just something to consider. I really made sure I was financially ready to provide care to 2 yorkies before proceeding with getting the second.

Wow. I missed a lot today! I don't envy you your decision ~ sounds like a tough one. Does Jackson usually hang back when he meets a new friend? Or does he usually start playing right away?

Brit, you and I are exactly the same. We get all excited about something, over analyze it, and then chicken out. The exact same thing happened to me when I got Kaji. I had already paid for him, his plane ticket was paid for, and all he needed was to actually get his tail over here. I totally panicked the night before I was suppose to pick him up. Can I really do this? Am I crazy? Have I lost my marbles? I wasn't financially stable at all, just extremely lonely. I went straight into mommy mode when Kaji arrived. Two weeks after he settled in and was neutered, I freaked out again! :rolleyes: I couldn't help it.

I hope you find out what you want soon. :)

LOL, I'm soooo glad I'm not alone! I don't remember over analyzing THIS much w/ Jackson. haha.

Maybe if I'm THIS apprehensive, I'm trying to tell myself I'm not ready, financially or emotionally.

Oh, and this chick is not budging from her $400. So I guess I just have to decide.


Oh, no! I didn't take it like that at all :)

Ehh, it depends. Since he was on a short leash, in an unknown yard, that's pretty normal. He's so used to meeting new dogs (from me dogsitting), I think it's just not a big deal to him. He probably thought we were just going to walk him, lol. So that reaction is fairly normal.

Brit I think your over thinking this to much I can tell by your post that you really want this dog GO GET HIM! your going to kick yourself in the butt if you dont. If I HAD to rehome my babies ide charge ALOT. Maybe she didnt ask you questions because she was nervous. I really think that since you are already attached and Jackson seems to like him you should go for it. !!
and i'll toss in some J names to spur you along
Jasper
Jamie
Joesph
Jacob
Jimmy
James
Justin
I took Penny along when I went to pick up Sienna and she was like...WTF mom they had Sienna and her brother there together and Penny ignored them for awhile then Sienna came up and nosed Penny and that was it that was Penny's baby she wanted NOTHING to do with the male puppy but started herding Sienna around at one point Sienna wondered off and Penny brought her back giving me this look like gee mom can you keep a better eye on MY sister please I dont want her to get hurt. So sometimes it takes a little bit but Sienna has been with us 2 months now and they LOVE each other and Penny is so much happier with a friend. You know what the best part of having more then one is. When they bound over to welcome you home you get that TIMES TWO!

Go for it :D Its a good deal and the dog is a perfect fit. :D xxx

I know it's a hard decision to make. I would love to get another yorkie, but I am afraid it will change the bond that Louis and I have. You do so good with Jackson, I am sure that you will be great with two. Plus, Jackson is so smart, he could probably teach the new guy a thing or two.:D Good luck in whatever decision you make.

I loved your post! You are totally absolutely right.
I've thought about so much all day and night. I've taken everyone's ideas into consideration. I've put my heart aside for a minute, and decided to use my brain.

After e-mailing her, she is not budging from the price. She claims she paid $600 for him, and is giving me a great deal by asking $400.

I do not feel good about the situation looking in hindsight. I remember her saying something like her uncle was the breeder, or something. Which strikes me as odd that she's so quick to sell a dog... but she was telling me little details about him in the house, etc and little things he does. She had photos of him in the blizzard earlier this year. He truly seems like a happy dog so he couldn't have that bad of a life.

But I almost get the feeling she is almost on the scale of BYBish. She told me her house was a total wreck from construction so we never even went her house, and I was like "well, can we just go in the backyard and let them off leash, I see it's fenced in?" and she was quick to say there was big dogs on the other side of fence that were mean, and again construction was going on. She said she had 3 kids and a husband but she was there by herself with a broken down old car. Mind you, this is not in the greatest little city. It's called Bowie, MD and it's become pretty run down in the past ten-15 years. The neighborhood was a little... 'trashy' if I can say that without sound judgmental.

I guess I already feel guilty enough for contributing $550 of my hard earned money to purchase Jackson from a BYB before I knew better, and I'd like to learn from my mistake and not make the same one twice. Of course I would never trade Jackson for the world.

Bottom line is I LOVE the dog. I really do. I wish I could take him. But I am starting to not feel right about the situation.

I'm thinking if I'm this apprehensive, maybe it wasn't meant to be.

Ya know, I think that may be scaring the most.

This morning, for example, I have nothing to do today until 1pm so I slept in... Jackson slept in with me until 10:20am. I had let him out at midnight last night. It's so nice having a dog that will just sleep in with you 'til whenever, and I started thinking if I had brought a second dog home last night, it definitely would not be like that anymore. When we sleep at my dads house with their dogs, he's ready and up at 7am. I know that's a little different, because those dogs wake up early so he hears them, etc. I'm sure I could condition another dog to sleep when I sleep, etc (Jackson wasn't always like this!) but I don't think I'm ready for that yet.

I guess I have to keep telling myself that maybe this just means there is another dog out there who's even more awesome waiting for me.

It sounds to me like your gut is really speaking to you, sometimes it's really hard to get our hearts to listen to that! :)
You may never regret it if you got him, but wouldn't it be great to feel really good about it from the beginning?

She said her uncle is the breeder. Did you get the feeling like she might be brokering his puppies or older dogs for him?

Maybe it's not so much the dog isn't right but maybe this time in your life isn't right for a second dog? I'm not trying to be mean or anything but if I didn't have my own place theres no way in heck I could have two dogs. It sounds like you go to your dads house often and he already has two dogs. that's 4 dogs in the house. Maybe he won't really like having two dogs coming over to his house. I know my mom won't let me bring all 3 of my dogs over. She will babysit my two little ones but no way will she watch my 3rd dog because she already has a big dog.

I think you should just enjoy Jackson and when you have your own place get a second dog. It's so hard being under someone elses roof, I just don't see getting a second dog a good idea. I know it's so tempting being on YT! Everyone is getting a second, third, or 4th dog. I know at times I want to get another yorkie but then I think and say that is just crazy for ME! lol I think some people go overboard. I've been hearing alot lately about "animal hoarding" and I think I have enough pets already. lol