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10-06-2014, 10:57 AM | #16 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: New Haven, ct
Posts: 19
| She honestly was getting a tiny bit of bacon as a treat after I squirted bitter antibiotic in her mouth -- not as a meal. She's been getting beef liver and chicken breast fried with Pam, so no fat and Wellness Core Toy Breed for food. She didn't eat much this morning and I'm not sure Toto (the Yorkie) ate at all. He kept trying to bury it. Are Yorkies normally really fussy eaters? |
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10-06-2014, 01:29 PM | #17 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Carolina
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| Best Wishes! Thank you for saving the little ones! My husband and I have only ever rescued our babies. Our first Yorkie was in 2009 and she passed away tragically in 2013. She was 9 years old. We adopted our second Yorkie shortly thereafter. We've always had Chihuahuas, so those were our first Yorkies and we immediately fell in love with the breed. They've all varied in size, but our Yorkie is 4.5 lbs. And our newest addition, Pinky (a Chi), is 3.5 lbs. - before we adopted her, her weight was not noted so we had no idea how tiny she was until we met her in person. Anyway, their size is just a number and its amazing how well they fit in and how active they are. It just takes the rescues a little longer to really warm up, but once they do there is nothing like them! After going through so many varieties of food, we've finally settled with Castor and Pollux Organix for small breeds. Its fantastic. And our Yorkie (who is the pickiest) loves it! We're very strict with not allowing them table scraps or human food because many years ago our first Chihuahua got deathly ill from eating meats (hotdogs, bacon, steak, hamburger - even though none had seasoning, it was really awful that we fed her that) on a regular basis (we honestly were unaware of the harm it does to their little intestines). So now we try to stick with organic dry kibble, which is much much better for them. Best wishes for you and your new babies!
__________________ Oli Cocoa Graycie Pinky "...love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation." October Peanut Last edited by Iluvalldogs; 10-06-2014 at 01:32 PM. |
10-07-2014, 08:00 AM | #18 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wylie TX
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| Beau is my first fussy eater. Maybe I just say that because he wont eat dry food. Everyone else eats just fine. My husband would not stop giving the dogs treats no matter how I begged and all the arguments I gave. Finally I got him to use dog food as treats, the dogs are so little, they seem like mini treats. I don't like to feed scraps as it makes them beg and stare while I eat. I try to discourage barking as it seems the more they are allowed to bark, the harder it is to get them to stop. I usually use a spray bottle of water. Right now Beau is intrigued by the cats and I have to spray him and put him in time out when he barks or nips at them. Luckily they just ignore him.
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10-07-2014, 12:23 PM | #19 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: New Haven, ct
Posts: 19
| Well, I hope I can answer this without the computer crashing. We finally found out last night -- they were raised on human food. We've been painting the living room and got Chinese. This is the first time Annie has show any interest in anything. She wanted that food! They have NO idea what dog food is aside from dry. Poor Annie can't eat dry because she is almost toothless and her mouth is full of stitches. The poor thing is eating when she is so hungry she can't stand it. Since I've always provided food that was delicious to tempt malnourished dogs to eat this breaks my heart. But she won't eat any "real food" human or dog. I don't dare use a squirt bottle since Toto is still afraid he's going to be hurt. His barking is funnier than annoying because he's so little. Widget is a different matter. When she barks it's piercing and really loud. I'm sure she wonders why she gets fussed at and we just laugh at him. I actually don't mind begging. I enjoy watching them get creative and think up ways to get me to fork over treats. Some of the funniest moments have been watching them thinking of something that will work and then carry out their devious plan. My favorites so far have been my Joe, a beagle-doxie who would stare a hole in me until I looked at her and then she'd looked at the ceiling pretending she was never interested at all. And a big collie who would just plant one foot gently on my leg until I noticed her and then snap that leg tight against her chest like a salute. Of course the little one who come up when I read a poem about a blind dog and was in tears. He let me hug him -- and stole my sandwich! LOL So the food follies continue here but they are at least eating something. I really thank everyone for their stories. I'm learning something new every day here. |
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