Guess that sounds legit, I'll have to look it up though.
So far, she's giving me happiness and testing my patients!

What's worse? She got my other two chiming in,more than she ever did before (barking)

I live in a studio apartment so she's only out when I am.

Praying she is well :hands:

Thank you for your patience and bringing her into your heart.

Please keep us posted :)

I agree with you on the tails being docked but the dew claws for sure should be removed otherwise there is a chance that they can rip off at an older age and it is very painful for the dogs - I know, I had a dog with one remaining dew claw and he used to get it caught in his blanket, on the couch, etc.

I lol'd when I saw what you posted about her name. :)

She's doing well :)
Not a toy breed at all! She can go for 1/2 mile walks but can they hike like a bigger dog?

I know some that go 4 miles every day so there's that.

These are working dogs, from Yorkshire, my neck of the woods here in the UK. The men here would of expected a dog to pull it's weight, no nampy pampy dogs, toy or not.

You will find many views on the tail docking and dew claw removal, here in the UK it's illegal. They can't run or turn so fast without the dew claw, from the reading that was posted here, by some one studying the reason for a dew claw. The article is probably still on the board. My dogs ( not Yorkshire Terriers) have always had their dew claws and never had a problem.

My little one goes hiking with my big dog and still has energy leftover. These guys have no problem keeping up with the big ones. We can take about 3 mile hikes. But, like with any dog training for the distance. Start slow and build up your distance. You'll be amazed at what these little ones can do.

Enjoyed this post! :D and Congrats!

We have old Native American trails all around where I live. Gracie loves to go hiking. I'm sure she could go much further than I am able to go now. We do start out going fairly short distances in the spring and work our way up to the further distances. When she wants a break we either stop and rest or I just pick her up and carry her for a while. That usually happens when the summer heat has set in. Sometimes I wish I could hitch a ride home myself.:rolleyes:

Galen has his tail and dewclaws

Hows the girl holding up??

It's been my experience that most of mine go into heat at 9 1/2 months, so I doubt she's pregnant. I knew she looked young, she's just starting to blue.
I would spay soon, but wait until you see if she needs any retained baby teeth that need to be removed too. Usually around 6 months old. That way she only needs to have anesthesia once.
One other thing, did you return to where she was found to see if there were flyers up? I would think that was her neighborhood. A Yorkie that young was probably not dumped, but escaped.

I am so glad she found you and you found YorkieTalk! Congratulations on your new baby girl :D

I haven't read the entire thread. However, I do hope you tried to find this babys owner. She is a young pup and could have easily got lost. Even in the shape she was in, the owner could be sick and upset over losing her. It doesn't take long for a pup to go downhill. I'm glad you are taking care of her. But please do try to find her owner. I would be devastated if one of my babies got lost and the person who found them didn't return them.

Omg really? I honestly can't believe you said this. I know lots of good pet owners that haven't had their animals microchipped. There are also bad owners who did have them microchipped. I think this is absolutely not true. :thumbdown

I'm not sure what you mean by this comment, but it really upsets me. Mine are not chipped..does that make my home not good:confused: Not being chipped has nothing to do with whether the home is good or not.I live in a tiny rural area and my dogs are never out of my house without me..EVER. This little one is just a pup and not spayed yet. I think micro chipping is done at the time of spaying. Just saying
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If no owner is found then kudos to you for taking in this little girl. But my heart breaks thinking she may have a family out there who is missing their baby.

Yeah I agree with you, lots of people provide great homes and their dogs aren't chipped. Some puppy mills chip their dogs because law require, so whether a dog has a chip or not, it means little in providing information about whether this dog was loved and cherished.

Mine are not chipped for the simple fact that I have read about some bad things happening from chips. Guess that makes me a bad owner also. I am glad this little one is safe for the time being but I am heartbroken for the real owners. I only saw the OP say he had posted on FB unless I missed it. I really don't feel enough has been done to find this pups family.

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I soooo agree!!

I find this whole thread unbelievable! I am glad that grumpy is taking care of this baby.. but some of the posts are beyond rude and judgemental. How can we judge the "owners" of this baby and take that as a right to keep this dog?

I take pride in being a good doggie mom... not all of my pups are micr chipped (or they werent until they were older) .. if I miss one day brushing their hair they can look horrid. I love my dogs and they are well cared for..better then I care for myself. How DARE some of you make the comments that is so judgemental of something they are unsure of!!! I hope if your pups every get loose or lost and are all messy the person who finds them make more effort then you are advising grumpy to make to find you

I am glad grumpy loves this baby and I hope the joy of having this little life is not "tainted" by knowing you did not do what is right and find the owner. I think you will make a wonderful yorkie parent, but as much as you are already in love with this little guy think of how the owners feel now!!

Grumpy.. I am waiting for an update on how your girl is doing? Did her nipples go down yet...???

I just read all the posts today.

I can see you are a good person and are trying to the best you can for this little cutie. I hope all goes well for you and her. If it happens she finds her prior home, I wish you well because it will not be easy, once you fall in love. If it turns out she is yours you will not regret having a yorkie.

I'm sure since you are on this site, you are seeing that a yorkie will take a chunk out of your pocketbood. They have a lot of dental issues so you have to be prepared for a few hundred annually for cleaning, plus many other thing that will pop up as they age.

My little Libby has nails that are too long. They grow so darned fast and she fights me. My husband and I have to do this task together and we fear she will 'break' when we try to hold her still. She is a tiny, thin 3 lb and wiggles like nothing I have ever seen before.

A couple months ago when she was having her blood tested I told the assistant as I was handing her to, to go in back for tests to BEWARE! I told her she can wiggle like nothing. She just smiled as if to say 'I've seen every situation, this tiny dog will not be a problem' Well when she came back in with her she said she had never seen anything like Libby. She said, and I thought, this just summed it up to a T.....'She's like a fish out of water'!!!!
Now I know how to explain it to people that want to hold her and I have to tell them it isn't really a good idea.

She is just a little live wire. God she is soooo darned cute! I am so blessed to have her in my life.

Don't have a chip either. BAD MOMMY long nails and no chip!

Best wishes and hope to see a post soon!

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A dog could slip it's collar- I know everyone of my dogs has managed it at some time. Luckily mine came back to me when called or I was quick enough to chase after them. Of my 6 furrbutts- Only Buddy my former rescue/run away is microchipped. He would slip a collar in the blink of an eye (neck is bigger than his head) and then escape the house, car, etc. I was terrified he would escape while I was at work and wanted to make sure he would be returned.

Just because a dog is not tagged and chipped doesn't mean the pup was not loved.

A dog could slip it's collar- I know everyone of my dogs has managed it at some time. Luckily mine came back to me when called or I was quick enough to chase after them. Of my 6 furrbutts- Only Buddy my former rescue/run away is microchipped. He would slip a collar in the blink of an eye (neck is bigger than his head) and then escape the house, car, etc. I was terrified he would escape while I was at work and wanted to make sure he would be returned.

Just because a dog is not tagged and chipped doesn't mean the pup was not loved.

OP- I know this thread was started a few weeks ago but other than Facebook what have you done to try and find the pups owner? Did you contact animal control, local vet offices, shelters, rescues, etc.

It seems like you are doing the very best for her.

Now don't you just love little dogs!:D

Checking for updates on this little girl. Also was kind of curious if you had her chipped and her nails clipped at her vet visit. Hope she is doing well.