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11-30-2010, 06:34 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New Orleans, LA
Posts: 13
| Potential Yorkie Mommie :) Hi all, I've been lurking here for a few weeks now gathering information from all of you wonderful Yorkie owners and felt it was time to introduce myself. I am considering a Yorkie, I've done a lot of research and feel this could be the dog for me. My concern is the dog would be at home by itself as I do work and I am single. I wouldn't want to be cruel or have the dog become depressed. So then I though well maybe I could get two and they could be company to each other while I am at work. A friend of mine here at work, who is also single, has two dogs, a Yorkie and a Chiuaua. So I am at a cross roads in my decision. I hope I would be a good and responsible pet owner, I love animals so much and I really really want one. But my bigger concern is making sure my dog would be safe and happy. Cindy |
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11-30-2010, 06:43 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, Texas USA
Posts: 2,473
| Hi, welcome to YT...I have three now (2 yorkies and a chorkie)...I only had one yorkie, for about a year, and I always felt bad, when I went to work, and had to leave her, so I got another one...and then another one lol...More than having a pair, because they are left alone, I think having two is just much better for the pets all around...They're pack animals, and need the interaction w/each other, whether, you're home or not...I will say, however, my babies know when I'm about to leave (I'm a pet sitter, now, so I'm in and out), and all three go find a place to sleep, 'till I get back...I'm sure, if I were gone for a long stretch, they'd wake up and play or whatever...Two is a tad more work, double vet and double grooming, but 10 times the fun, watching them interact...I've had several different breeds of pups, over my lifetime, and yorkies, hands down, are the ones that make you smile the most...They're hilarious!!! I'd say go for two! |
11-30-2010, 06:57 AM | #3 |
Between♥Suspensions Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vaissades
Posts: 7,979
| Personally I started with one, had him a year or was it two...and then got two more at the same time so right now I have three. Of course when I got the two together only one was a pup and the other was 2 years old so I definitely didn't get two pups at the same time. It seems to have been done though-quite a few recent threads in the general forum about two at once lately, might want to go review them. I wouldn't recommend getting two initially unless you have lots and lots of at home time or could take them with you etc, maybe that's just me. Two adult dogs that were needing to be re-homed together might be a really good idea-what a wonderful oppertunity that would be. If you are not all into the puppy idea-there are so many rescues out there that have a pair they don't want to separate and it is so hard to find people willing to take two...just putting that out there. Here's two of the getting two forums from the general category... http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...ouble-fun.html http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...-together.html |
11-30-2010, 07:03 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New Orleans, LA
Posts: 13
| Thank you both for your replies I have checked the Yorkie Rescue sites and I found two that a Baton Rouge rescue organization would only rehome together - apparently the two dogs forged such a bond the organization is reluctant to separate them. The issue there is I haven't owned a pet in a while and I don't have a vet record, and this organziation won't let me adopt with proof of a vet. Are all rescue organzations the same regarding this? While a new puppy is appealing, I think I would prefer to rescue a Yorkie. |
11-30-2010, 07:16 AM | #5 | |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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We got our first little bundle of fur 10 years ago when we brought home Barney. He was happy but we felt he would do better with another dog while we worked. So, we got Daisy. The two of them have been best friends all this time. When they were 8, we decided to get a third dog and got Teddy. I think having more than one dog is good, but the flip side is that it is double or triple the expenses. Vet care is astronomical and if you end up with a dog that has a breed issue like liver shunt or LP, you are paying thousands in care if you are doing it properly. Even a single episode of actue pancreatitis (common in the breed) can run you upwards of $2,000 if the dog has to be hospitalized. So while I agree that dogs love company, having two or three can be expensive. I always say that loving a dog is not enough - you have to be a good and responsible pet owner and to me, that means regular vet visits, socializing your dog to the world around you, providing companionship and mental stimulation such as obedience training, and so much more. I'm sure you will make the right decision for you! Again, Welcome to YT.
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11-30-2010, 07:19 AM | #6 | |
T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England
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Maybe talking to LadyJane or Megansmomma about rescues and how they work would be helpful. I know that YHR will not adopt out their dogs to just anyone. They may be able to steer you in the direction of finding a rescue. There are yorkies landing in shelters all over the south daily and I know that rescues cannot take all the dogs ending up in the shelters.
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11-30-2010, 07:22 AM | #7 |
Between♥Suspensions Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vaissades
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| A couple many years ago I volunteered at a local rescue here, while it was preferable people had experience with pets (especially dogs when adopting dogs & so on) and they have an established vet references, and personal references, often personal references were accepted and it was taken into consideration that personal references were of other pet owners. Some rescues are pickier than others, search around and especially if they do an in-home inspection often showing your want to adopt and ability, along with the effort you put in like going and meeting the dogs and so on will really be taken into account. Then again the non-prof rescue I volunteered at didn't even do home inspections as many do now. Many pounds also have a private adoptions section where owners can screen and re-home their own dogs and the pound simply offers a listing service in hopes to keep dogs from being brought there. |
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