Frusterated and needing to vent...
 

So I was talking to a male co worker this morning who told me that he had gotten his fiance a new yorkie puppy for Christmas..The little one weighs a little over a pound he said. (did not tell me how old) I started telling him about having nutrical on hand and why and feeding every 3 hrs when they are that small and gave him this website to get information on the breed. He cut me off and said, "Well I guess we will just see, because at my house we treat our animals as pets, not children"...They have 6 children all under the age of 8...Im afraid this little one doesnt stand a chance....:cry:

Sadly I think you are right. It is such a shame.

WTH.. So making sure your PET is healthy and does not die is not a big concern?? Nothing personal but I think your coworker is piece of poo :p

I wish I could have just 5 minutes alone with that breeder who sold that poor puppy to that family of apparently uncaring and certainly inexperienced Yorkie owners with all those babies. Just 5 minutes.

Why don't you try to find out the breeder's name and city, state? I know we here would love a heads-up about that person's operation.

It be nice if you could actually talk to this co-worker's wife. She may have been a little more receptive to the info..being a mom and all.

None taken...he has never been my favorite person, now he is about as low on the totem pole as you can get...I told him about costs of vet care since my Prissy had such a sensitive stomach when she was that little...he told me I was crazy...I wanted to smack him in the head:mad:

He could be treating that dog as a dead pet at his house if he doesn't try to learn more about a tiny, extremely frail dog.

Im not sure where he got her...I was getting so mad at his lack of concern I didnt even ask...Hopefully they will realize it's too much before it's too late and I can take her off his hands...

Maybe you could ask him who her breeder was and where she or he lives?

Oh, I hope you do get that little one! That would be wonderful and such a saner outcome for her.

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I think this is a WONDERFUL idea.....
Your co worker does not treat their pets like kids.....why in the world would someone that wants "a dog" opt for a breed like a Yorkie? They are high maintainance and demand to be part of the family, not just "the dog"....kind of like buying a "Lambo" when all you want is to go 25 mph......no one is getting the best from either object. But on to the breeder.....we could possibly embarrass the heck out of them...but that pweson could care less about us, our adoration for our babies, especially our Yorkies,.....they got their money for that commodity, if it survives a team of kids, great!! If it doesnt, well, that is a potential return customer!!!

I am wondering if 5 WHOLE minutes alone would be needed...LOL

This is likely the sort of thing statistics and headlines are made of...and why rescues, animal control, the ASPCA/Humane Society, etc., exist in the first place, sadly.

Ill ask when I see him again...I dont cross paths with him a lot, but knowing he has that baby in a dangerous situation will make me seek him out!

I'd sure like to know who that individual is who would sell a tiny, tiny Yorkie to people who apparently have little interest in taking the care it will need to try to survive if it gets hypoglycemic, nights of diarrhea, etc., from the kids probably feeding it BBQ. Not to mention selling a dog to someone who has a houseful of very young children who is no doubt going to turn the "pet" over to them to have their way with it. Poor little dog. I am glad I don't have to be around that man myself as I'd probably lose my job over him! Ugh!

Well, a dog has to be potty trained just like a "kid." They need shots just like children do. They have to be bathed and fed....just like a child. So I suppose these people think that the puppy is going to do all that for it's self?

Odds are they bought it at a pet store. I'm sure the puppy mills had plenty this Christmas season.

oh thats just wrong! i hope the lil baby does ok but it sounds like its a bad situation...yikes.

I was thinking pet store also.

I figure if it is his fiancé and they have 6 kids under 8 they both must not be bright enough to get the concept of abstain or birth control so the odds of them getting the puppy is like a child are slim :p

Thats exactly what I was thinking. The breeder is probably as close as the mall. Something like that just makes me sick. That poor baby. You know they are not going to watch close enough how those kids treat the little thing. If it lives through the slinging around and dropping and Lord knows what it will be a miracle. Maybe they will get tired of it and sell or give it to someone that will love and take care of it. So many babies are just thrown aside after Christmas. Stomach turning....

Poor puppy, he doesn't have a chance with that way of thinking.

I'm hoping they get tired of the pup and turn it over to a rescue rather then it getting extremely sick or dying.

Omg, what a disaster waiting to happen :(.

I don't know how you feel about this idea...but, what if you put together a little "Congrats on your new puppy!" gift bag...get some cheap little toys, safe little treats (maybe the edible kind, like training treats so he gets a little nutrition treat), and then put in some Nutrical too...and whatever else might help the little one. If you're kind of close to the guy, a little gift wouldn't be weird. If you're not close to him...then ya kinda have to think about it, I suppose.

yep a diaster waiting to happen, I can just see how that dog will be treated when it starts having potty accidents in the house, chances with that many kids they will not have much time to correctly house break the pup. I like Ann's idea very much. There are lots of cheap toys and stuff that you can find, put it together with in a gift bag and a note. Put it in a sealed envelop for his finance and address it from one yorkie lover to another. Make the note a cogratulations on your new yorkie, but include some puppy tips and your phone number, say yorkies are not like other dogs and that if she has any questions she can call you, something like us yorkie lovers have to stick together. However before writing the note do try to find out if she has had yorkies before, chances are not but you don't want to have egg on your face after finding out something like she grew up with yorkies all her life. Also you can find out the breeder by making up a story that you have a friend looking for one and your breeder does not have any would he mind sharing the contact info with you. If you come off as excited and wanting to see photos you will find out more and if need be able to help. Let's face it if he sees you as a yorkie know it all, if anything goes wrong he will be sure to hide it from you

Hopefully, he is just one of those kinda guys that likes to SOUND like a hardass. I know many men that will make comments like that....but it couldn't be further from the truth. Like are they that insecure in their masculinity that they can't show that they could care about a lil animal & adore it.

If he bought the pup for his fiance, I think it's pretty sweet. Hopefully, some of those 6 kids are hers, so she's a mom herself and will mother this little furbaby too!

I would check and see how the baby is doing and I would tell him if he thinks he really does not want the resaponsibility of a little toy breed puppy around 6 kids, just let YOU know and you can take that baby.....just dont turn it into a pound or kick it to the curb.....maybe he will remember that and contact you when that baby is not housebroken within a week or two!

God bless and protect that little Yorkie.