Oh. Yeah, no go for that. A close family member has lupus and that means weakened immune system-- so I want to avoid any possible contamination. As that person prioritizes first over anything, or anyone to me. I'll see about the other suggestions people mentioned, and I'll see what else I can give her that is clean, sterile, etc.

Forgot to add:

I also have to divide her food into very small meals because she won't eat things in one sitting. She barely eats 1/3rd in the morning, then another 1/3rd noon, and 1/3rd during the evening. Though there are times where she will eat it all in one sitting-- I'd rather not be wasteful... Plus it's not really a good habit for her to pick up on.

I've been reading a guide sent to me by another user and it's been great thus far. I also have been progressing on her learning "back", "Stay" , as for "Sit" and "Leave it" I only got a little bit further.. but not much progress on that. Yesterday was wonderful though, the boiled broccoli made her "sit"- now if I can just get her to do it without a treat or something of high value...

She's also half way through learning her name but still doesn't always make eye contact when called by name. I suppose she may have selective hearing. lol (i joke). I am certain eventually she will progress. I am also going to revise on Sasha's training as late evening yesterday and today have been sort of an eye opener. She's okay with my dog, but the dog my brother is "baby sitting" (for a few days) is a male boston terrier- and he's less than 1 year old and not sure why but he's fully "intact"... Not sure if that makes a different, but we tried introducing them through a barrier and none of our dogs took kindly to him at all.

I saw that he had no tail and then thought to myself they might had docked it and kind of shivered at the thought of that going down.. but then I realized bostons don't really have tails... I felt silly.

Look at you is a good command too because you can distract them from something g else by doing it. Growing up we had two beagles so I get the selective hearing lol.

RMB = Raw Meaty Bones. They are the best for chewing and cleaning their teeth. I like to get the Bison rib bones from Whole Foods and then cut them to yorkie size. AWESOME!

Cheese - I'd just get that super cheap pre-sliced cheese that comes in little individual slices. Any flavor, really.

I would not worry too tremendously about the germ thing. It can be highly exaggerated. Have her chew it on a towel. Simple.

I'll try finding some cheese. Got her some bones from walmart. It was on our way back to the docs. I wanted to see if she would even like them. Also got her a doggy bed. At first she tried to chew on it but then I put in on top of my "bed" (it's not a bed it's just we've been moving so we got this old mine that we're going to get rid of once we finish with the move and I've been in the living room- thus the weird living arrangements.) and I put her bone there too, and anytime she tried to bite the bed I'd shhh her and redirect her attention to her bone. so far she hasnt tried to chew it up.

I don't know if I can leave her alone with that bone though.. says to only let her have it when I am there. (all the bones there said the same thing).

As for the raw bone thing it would had been a good idea years ago. Just I don't want to risk being the cause of that person getting sick when I could had chosen an alternative. If there was a way to disinfect her (safely) to keep germs low I wouldn't mind.. by disinfect I mean... like you know how we use hand sanitizer. I highly doubt they make that for dogs that could also go on the chin area where the water would drip down to.


Bacteria grows pretty fast, I know things tend to be blown out of proportions.. but I remember when I was younger we were shown how fast it would take for bacteria to grow if given the right conditions. So I just like to be clean about things.

I've been working today again on back, stay, and sit. I also worked on "come" for a short while. Then I worked on leave it and the potty training.... she seems to only want to go 1-2 a day at most. Rarely she goes 3 x a day. While sasha easily goes 3-4 times a day.

Then again she also is a reluctant eater.. but on my siblings suggestion... if she doesn't eat the food within 10 minutes-- I take it away and try again later during the day(with fresh clean food of course) until she gets out of the habit.

Oh, also forgot but today I kind of made something up (or at least I think I did as I havent heard of someone doing it). Since she's a troubled eater and eats on her own time. I sat near the dish and repeated (and pointed repeatedly to the food bowl) "Eat" and all my attention was focused on the food bowl and somehow she just ended up doing it... It was rather weird because usually you have to be looking at them for them to do something.. but I guess because I cut off the attention she started to eat, and when she would I'd pet her and say good girl and if she stopped eating, I'd repeat and in no time she did it.


I also got her to sit by the door without a treat being offered. (For sit I had been offering thin pieces of boiled broccoli- she likes it boiled but not raw- then again so do I).

I am hoping she learns more and more. :) She makes me excited.

Just don't buy rawhide or made in China!

Err... :x We ended up buying these sticks called excer-hides and upon closer inspections they are rawhides.... They come in a small tube shape that can actually be chewed on by them...

She only chewed on it for a while and didn't had much interest probably because I was in the room... Sasha on the other hand was chewing and chewing and chewing.

We took them away when sasha is sleeping, and when I put mine to bed....

I got them because I wanted to see her level of interest in chewing stuff like that. She had some, but she mostly just resource guarded. Took sashas as well-- in which I remove from hers and gave to sasha later(again she doesnt have it now- neither of them do).

Rawhide is really bad. The pieces swell after they are in the stomach and can cause blockages. Here is a video that explains it really well. https://youtu.be/Oc265q0ZRss

One of my dogs cannot eat cheese with out getting diarrhea. She loves it though and would eat it if she could. We give our dogs 12" long bully sticks and take them away when they get down to a bout 3 inches long to avoid any choking issues.They are completely digestible unlike rawhide which can cause stomach blockages.
Sounds like this girl is suffering though all the drastic changes she has just gone through. Yorkies do tend to get cold very easily. They do not have an under coat like most dogs have. Mine are still wearing their shirts and sweaters even though the weather is a bit warmer. They are heat seekers and want to cuddle all the time. We keep them in warm clothes until it is over 70 degrees day and night.
This is a very sensitive breed. They tend to bond with their owners. She may have been attached to someone and does not understand what she has been through.
You can read the various information threads here on YT and find out about the health issues common to Yorkies so you know what to watch for should she show symptoms. I hope she perks up for you. What she is exhibiting is not typical Yorkie behavior. Hopefully she will come around with lots of love and patience from you.

Well apparently my mom gave it back to her dog early this morning and she finished consuming it when I got up(she got up a lot earlier than I do).

I am throwing the rest out, will she be ok? I got her some actual bone... a rib bone from walmart with pieces of jerky still on it.

She's been gnawing at it. Later on I will wipe down her mouth area. She's been so into it. So I guess it is raw...

Is there a way to disinfect them/clean them? She won't be able to break it.

She's actually not a yorkie. I came in here wanting a yorkie but got her instead. I mean in the long run I wouldnt mind a yorkie. Just that I fell in love with this pup, and figured its still a good place to learn.

Anywho, I don't think I'll go with a bully stick... considering they're made of bull's penis? Rather gross. :x

Just keep an eye out and make sure she is still pooing regularly and not acting weird. When raw meet is room temperature it grows bacteria so that is something to keep in mind. Dogs can get salmonella. Any bones that are long lasting have the possibility of being to hard for teeth and possibility of growing bacteria. I don't really give long lasting chews any more. I use edible nylabones and they last a good 20 minutes or so. Raw just has so many issues in my opinion. It can get on their paws and spread that way too.

Yeah I am thinking of getting rid of it too. Now that I think about it, saliva + uncooked bone + time = bacteria growth .

so maybe I'll give the nylabones a try or those greenies.

Also, she's been having problems lately -- "selective hearing" and today she fell out of lapse from the pooping outside streak... she didn't even need to go that badly because all she did was like (and not to be gross) 1/4th of what she normally poops. So it was rather small (even for her) but she did pee a lot. I had taken her out the night before and I made sure she didnt drink before bed... She just did it on the spot.. and her crate is in her bedroom (which was my old bed room and a bit far from the front door and more so from the back)..

I tried shhing her or surprising her to see if she'd stop so I could take her out but she just had "Selective hearing" again...


She only listens when she wants to and I haven't done anything to merit it. I've been extra consistent with her training. I took her to a class but she just didn't like being near a big group of people with dogs... she was shivering and growling.... So we decided not to take her until we can find a private dog trainer.

But now I just don't know how to get her to listen to me. She doesn't really come to her name that much anymore. Only when she feels like it.

I just took her out and she pooped a bit more but not that much either (and she had eaten an hour or two ago-- she usually doesn't go that fast after eating-- I have been taking her out hourly for 10-15 minutes).

On leash she pulls a lot, and again no amount of training will do anything if she doesn't first listen/pay attention....


On the plus side she hasn't destroyed her dog bed which I had a weird feeling she would had.

She still holds in her pee, and poop anytime I take her out and only goes when she's about to burst....

On the plus side she isn't super yappy either.


Is there anyway to get her to listen to me? To actually come to her name? She knows her name already. She sometimes looks at me when I say it. She just seems aloof recently, as of like 2-3 days ago. I haven't done anything to her either.

She's not that aloof if I am sitting on the floor though, but then she just sits on me without me asking her to which I assume is probably a bad thing training wise? Not sure.

You just have to keep being consistent some times they have accidents. Are you praising her and giving her a treat when she goes where you want? The best thing to do with her name is say it and then come when you have treats. Some times is takes a lot of work especially with rescues.