2 year old yorkie
 

I was having lunch with my grandfather this afternoon and he was saying how he knows someone who has a small dog that is 2 and needs to be rehomed. I don't know why though. Anyways he described the dog and I asked him a few questions.. He forgot the breed so I asked if it had long hair and if it had tan and all that. So I told him that was the kind of dog I was looking for. He showed me how big the dog was and I was amazed. He showed me with his hands how big and it looks like it could be just 3 pounds. He said it was too small and that we could easily step on it. I told him he didnt give dogs enough credit and that most were smart enough to avoid being stepped on. Anyways my mom is planning on buying the house. Shes going to talk to him tonight.. so if he doesn't say yes when I talk to him when he comes home from work then he won't have a say when my mom buys the house. Any tips on how to persuade him that they aren't too small?

Ellie is about 5 1/2 pounds and we live with my Grandpa who is blind. Yes, she has gotten her paws stepped on before but not just by him. We all step on her but she has learned to move. I would say never step over your dog but always walk in the path you want even if he/she is laying there. When you pass your dog just shuffle your feet and make it move. It has worked fine for us and bigger dogs get in the path just as much and when they jump they can knock you over. Just my two cents worth.

I hope you can get the dog:) Tell your grandpa that you'll put a bell on the dog's harness so he won't have to worry about stepping on the pup:)

I spent the whole day at my grandparents talking to both my grandmother and grandfather. I just got home two minutes ago because my sister called to say we were going to dinner with my moms friend and her kids. I would still be at my grandparents had she not called. Anyways we talked alot about everything his work and his old pets (he used to have beagles, a lab/cocker spaniel cross(?), a wolf/GSD cross, and bred rabbits). Well about 5 minutes before I left he called his nephew who told him about the dog and he goes 'Hey, you know the dog you were telling me about.. Do they still have it? My granddaughter wants it.' He was still at work so he said he would call back after so I told my grandfather to call me after he got off the phone. I don't even know if its deffinatly a yorkie. I showed pictures to my grandmother and grandfather and they seem to think its a yorkie.. But my grandfather said it might be a chihuahua. I'm not sure he couldnt remember the breed. Anyways I swear he has a thing for getting me two year old dogs. My first dag who I still have is a beagle. He was bred and trained to hunt. He though would rather play then hunt but still tries to go after the rabbits in our back yard which happen to be the same rabbits my grandfather used to breed. (they got loose when they where on vacation and he couldnt catch them.) Anyways he was two when we got him.. he is from the same line as my grandfathers old beagles.

Please keep this is mind. You said that you still have the beagle that was trained to hunt and still goes after the rabbits. I know that your beagle might be a good little guy but do you realize that a yorkie resembles a rabbit when they are running. So please be careful and seriously think about it before getting the little guy,

His hunting skills consist of chasing but hes met other small dogs before all he does is sniff and play.

Just an update it was a chihuahua and the owner decided she was too attcahed to rehome. I was really sad. But I understand why. I found a few more people I'll get in touch with them tomorrow. Hopefully by the end of the week I could have a new puppy!

I understand completely just wanted to make you aware of this. So you are ready. Most dogs who were trained for hunting might do very well but they still have that drive inside so you might want to do some drills with him once you get the puppy and let him know that he can't do that with the puppy. (I don't mean to get you upset)

Like I said before the reason we got him is because his instinct for hunting were horrible he'd rather play. We do have a cat who does just fine. We at one point had a rabbit and Lucas went up to him sniffed him looked at him and walked away.. When hes outside is when his instict or maybe just beasgle inuition leads him to try and find where the scent leads to. He has gotten loose before chasing after a rabbit. All he did was chase it then he lost it and comes back hes not that overly must get rabbit must kill rabbit kind of dog. Hes never bitten or growled at anything. We think that if a person broke into the house he would just run up to them and try to play. His instinct ends at sniffing. Its just the way he is. He is too friendly to do anything. He has been introduced to all kinds of dogs shelties, rotties, a mini schnauzer, a boxer and I'm sure more.