I may be getting another yorkie today! Wierd - I typed this already and it seems it disappeared so if it shows up sorry for the duplication. Anyway...I got a lead on a little male who needs a new home. I just spoke to the owner and she will show him to me today at 3:00. I am so excited, I can't stand it. I have been thinking of getting another yorkie for a while now (thank you YT'ers). I don't wan't to say too much and jinx myself or have someone else beat me to him. I have seen one picture and he is really adorable, 10 months old, 3 lbs, not neutered (yikes - belly bands) and AKC registered. I'm thinking I should bring my Brandy with me to meet him. What do you think? |
How come they are giving/selling it away? |
She's just been accepted to a university and will be living in a dorm. Not free, she wants $700 for him. |
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That IS a great price! Let us know how things go! I'm a little confused about her needing to give him away because she is going to college. That's something a person should think about before getting a dog! |
Wow that sounds really excited...I hope that everything goes great for you!! Let us know what happens....he sounds just precious!!! |
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wow, he sounds adorable..let us know what happens:D |
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Congrats!! I hope it works out for you!! He sounds like a little cutie pie! What is his name? Will you be re-naming if you get him? What do you want to call him? |
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I posted this on another thread and hope it helps you. No, I would not bring your dog as the rescue is already confused/scared and trust me they will get along given some time. First the new one has to spend time just with you so they can smell you and learn to trust you (your drive home would help with this). When a new rescue comes in, which is very scary with a pack of 10 I set up my xpen in the backyard and put the new one in the xpen and then I let everyone out. They all make a mad dash to the pen and then the sniffing, leg lifting, growling etc, begins but the new one is protected. I let this go on until my gang wanders away and the rescue looks at me and says what are they doing? I then open the pen and let the rescue out to start wandering around. If my gang comes back, in droves I am ready to jump in if there are any serious problems (I have never had to do this) but usually the new one will let everyone say hi by smelling the fanny. It is very important that this process happens and sometimes there are little nips but that is not reason enough to jump in as the other dogs have to learn the new one can take care of itself. Because we are outside no one feels to threatened by the new one. I always also have an xpen set up in the house so this is where I put the rescue (in my family room) so again everyone gets comfortable with the new dog. The new dog feels protected and I watch for her/him to show interest in the other dogs. Usually once out everyone goes running through the house like mad demons and I again I watch for stress on the new one and if I feel everyone is running the new one down then I put them back in the pen. At first they spend more time in the pen but I just think everyone needs to feel safe. I do not separate the new dog into a other room but the room we are all in so they get comfortable. If everyone is comfortable right off the bat then you won't need the pen in the house but you will have to gage that. If you are the least concerned use the pen and feed the new one in the pen but last. Food order is important as it shows pecking order and you don't want to confuse the little ones you already have. I am not sure what you do with sleeping but my whole gang sleeps with me and I always allow a rescue to sleep with me also but more about that later if you get this little one. Please feel free to ask any questions and I will try to help |
It's funny, the reason I have Brandy is my daughter going to college. Her senior year in high school she wanted to get a little dog "of her own". She had little money and wanted to pay for it herself. She searched the internet and became very frustrated when she discovered that there was no way she could ever afford one, especially when I pointed out vet costs. After much discussion we decided to get one as a family dog. Good thing because my daughter has now gone away to college and there is no way she could have handled a dog. I couldn't be happier because Brandy is such a joy. When my daughter finishes college and if she still wants a yorkie I will help her get one of her own, and if there is ever a time she couldn't take care of it I would take it in. Anyway, I don't know the dogs name yet. I wouldn't change his name unless I absolutely hated the name and in that case I would change it to something that doesn't sound much different. So, anyway...should I bring Brandy with me? The owner asked me if I had ever owned a yorkie before and I told her about Brandy. I asked her if I should bring Brandy to meet him and she said I could if I wanted to. She asked me if Brandy is ok around other dogs and I assured her that she was. But I don't know. Maybe they will take some warming up time and maybe I shouldn't bring Brandy into him home. I don't know. What do you all think? |
Bring her! |
Well he's only 10 months. How far away is he? You might want to leave Brandy home, only because the little guy might get stressed out leaving his home. And you don't have any idea what he's like in the car. Sounds like a great deal for you. Good Luck! :) :) :) |
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