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Originally Posted by matese (Post 4747243)

OMG how terrifying for you both. Thank goodness Piper girl was not harmed.

Originally Posted by Hollen (Post 4747345)

I posted a longer, detailed reply to this thread three days ago, and it still hasn’t shown up. I’m not sure if this length of time is normal, is a function of the holidays, or if my reply was lost to cyber space. Posting a quick reply to see if it shows up...

Originally Posted by Hollen (Post 4747345)

I posted a longer, detailed reply to this thread three days ago, and it still hasn’t shown up. I’m not sure if this length of time is normal, is a function of the holidays, or if my reply was lost to cyber space. Posting a quick reply to see if it shows up...

Originally Posted by Hollen (Post 4747233)

Thank you for the reply! Yes, I have questions for the “breeder” as well. Like I said, Cookie has a long history- she came to me through a dear friend who is a dog rescuing addict. She, through another long story, had Cookie and several siblings that she was rehoming, but also willing to keep if she needed to. Cookie has CKC “registration papers” and vet documentation for vaccines. I never intended to get a dog. My 17 year old Chihuahua baby just died in November- it broke my heart. But when we saw Cookie, we just knew she was supposed to be our dog. I can’t explain it. If I had intended to get a Yorkie, I would have researched, found a quality breeder, done it right. I have an English Budgie with more illustrious lineage than mine:D. But she’s our girl. We know she may have some serious health issues, and we are fully committed to caring for those as they need it. She’s our girl.

The vet visit went great, except... she appears to be up to two months younger than reported on her “papers.” Her baby teeth are still coming in. Big surprise, right? I’m actually kind of thrilled, though- I’d love to see her hit that 5lb mark, or somewhere up there, for the sake of her health and fragility! 6 months old means more growing time, maybe. We’ll see- we’ll love her if she’s a dinky Yorkie or a porky Yorkie.

She’s on an antibiotic for her cough- her trachea looked great. They will run the blood work and liver test before her spay. She wants to wait to spay her until her canines come in so we can see if they will need to be pulled or not due to retention, so maybe another 2 months.

We bought out the pet supply store of chew toys and pink princess beds. I even got a Yorkie mug. I’m in trouble:p

Originally Posted by Hollen (Post 4747233)

We bought out the pet supply store of chew toys and pink princess beds. I even got a Yorkie mug. I’m in trouble:p

Originally Posted by Hollen (Post 4747354)

Aaaah! Ok, I’m getting the hang of this. Thank you guys! Lovetodream, I will ask about that. My vet said she was ok if she had a cycle before spaying, because the newer research indicates that the hormones from that cycle are beneficial to them in terms of cancer prediction. Is that not best practice for Yorkies? Thank you All- there will likely be a repetitive post due to my learning curve.

Originally Posted by Hollen (Post 4747357)

Thank you, Lovetodream, for the spay information and the insurance suggestion! I will look into both of these Tuesday.

On a totally different note, after reading a lot of posts here, we decided to start clicker training Cookie today. Oh my goodness- it took 2 click rewards for her to “get it.” She’s so smart! I’m loving her terrier-ness:-). I am seeing why you all are so passionate for the breed. I had no idea!