I think I just bought a puppy mill Pup :(

[punkie]

Originally Posted by pepe mint

she jumped from my daughters arms (6 year old daughter...not very tall )

it broke both of the bones in her leg

Oh I'm sorry to hear that. I hope she feels better soon.

[sweetr72]

Oh...what about the name Punkie??? I think that would be the cutest..and there are no punkie's on this forum yet...at least none that I know of..

Dawn

[punkie]

Originally Posted by celstu1

Punkie, that is wonderful! I couldn't be happier for you and for ??? (his name now please??? hehe) I honestly feel that this is going to be GREAT for you and for him! With that little face..... oh man I just love all these dogs, but I have a TEENNYYY bit weak spot for the little boys!

Now ... If this is for your first YORKIE, you have a LOT of learning ahead of you! You may have been able to handle a 170lb Dane (beautiful by the way!!) but he had NOTHING on a YORKIE! HAHAHA

PS - ebay has good deals on strollers!! Just a little fyi!

Thank you This is my first Yorkie and I'm kind of out of my league I think. I never had a small dog before. But I have all of you to ask for advice
I will definitely keep ebay in mind if he gets to be chubster, LOL. Thank you.

[punkie]

Originally Posted by sweetr72

You bet!! Something good will come out of it for sure...hopefully this guy can be reported and stopped...but at least you will do your part by trying to stop him..I cannot wait to hear what name you two finally agree on...its fun trying to come up with a name...there are lots of old posts too with name suggestions or you can start your own post asking for name suggestions...we are always eager to help in that department!!

Dawn

Thank you Dawn. It's so hard to pick a name. There are so many good ones. But I'm excited. I would love some suggestions.

Speaking of stopping the puppy mill guy, who would I talk to exactly? The Humane Society?

[punkie]

Originally Posted by Tiger's Mom

I have been reading this post and am so happy for you that you have finally decided to keep the little one.

I feel that it isn't the size that really matters . . . what matters most is the bond that is created between the 2 of you . . . it looks like you both will totally be happy with each other.

Thank you He is really good dog and so affectionate. He's a cutie

[punkie]

Originally Posted by sweetr72

I had a different bribe in mind...but oh ya I must get this dirty mind outa the gutter...wrong forum LOL...

Dawn

LOL, you're so funny Dawn. I could resort to that as well if the brownies don't work. LOL.

[punkie]

Originally Posted by sweetr72

Oh...what about the name Punkie??? I think that would be the cutest..and there are no punkie's on this forum yet...at least none that I know of..

Dawn

I do like the name Punkie. My boyfriend thinks it's stupid This is where the bribe would come in, LOL.

[celstu1]

Originally Posted by punkie

Thank you This is my first Yorkie and I'm kind of out of my league I think. I never had a small dog before. But I have all of you to ask for advice
I will definitely keep ebay in mind if he gets to be chubster, LOL. Thank you.

I actually think Punkie is an AWESOME name!!! Great idea!!! Im a bit partial to Dexter To me there could never be enough Dexters in the world! HAHA

I am a newbie yorkie owner myself, I got my first one june 05 and he died in Sept 05 so these guys (dex & fletch) are REALLY my only experience! They are fun and fiesty! They are small guys who think they are MASSIVE! All I can recommend is read read read and ask your questions here! I have realized how LUCKY I was when I got my boys! I had NO idea about luxating patella (sp?) and low blood sugar and collapse tracchea and sooooo many other things! I was VERY lucky the breeder I choose had some healthy pups! I did have a scare, my Dex had a heart murmur that was still there after 6 months, my vet was nervous and we almost went for a echocardiogram to see if he needed surgery and then by his first year checkup, it was gone thank god! Anyways, you are in good hands here! You'll learn all you'll need to know! The women and men here are THE BEST!!

[sweetr72]

My husband calls Reece Punk all the time lol...its funny you say that!!

Dawn

[punkie]

Originally Posted by celstu1

I actually think Punkie is an AWESOME name!!! Great idea!!! Im a bit partial to Dexter To me there could never be enough Dexters in the world! HAHA

I am a newbie yorkie owner myself, I got my first one june 05 and he died in Sept 05 so these guys (dex & fletch) are REALLY my only experience! They are fun and fiesty! They are small guys who think they are MASSIVE! All I can recommend is read read read and ask your questions here! I have realized how LUCKY I was when I got my boys! I had NO idea about luxating patella (sp?) and low blood sugar and collapse tracchea and sooooo many other things! I was VERY lucky the breeder I choose had some healthy pups! I did have a scare, my Dex had a heart murmur that was still there after 6 months, my vet was nervous and we almost went for a echocardiogram to see if he needed surgery and then by his first year checkup, it was gone thank god! Anyways, you are in good hands here! You'll learn all you'll need to know! The women and men here are THE BEST!!

I'm really sorry about your little one who passed away. I'm glad you have your other two babies to love

I had read about collapsed trachea so when we got the pup, I got him a couple of harnesses instead of a collar. I read about low blood sugar too, so I make sure that he eats often. But I have no idea what luxating patella is.

It's comforting to know that the people here are so knowledgeable.

There are some things I'm wondering about. When we got him, we were told not to exercise him too much because it's not good for his bone development. Is this true? So we don't really let him walk around much. We take him outside but only let him walk a few feet and then carry him. He get all of his exercise running around the house and playing with his toys and my boyfriend. We took him to the park once and the kids kind of scared him. They were trying to play with him, but he didn't like them moving so quickly towards him and making a lot of noise. So we try to stay away from kids now, although I worry that this will cause him to be not socialized enough with children.

Also I was wondering abut when to have him neutered. I've heard from some people to not wait past 5 months but other have said after 6 months.

[punkie]

Speaking of making him eat often, he seems to like his new food we switched him to. We're giving him Innova now instead of Eukanuba because we read it was really low quality. What does everyone here feed? Would anyone recommend Innova?

[sweetr72]

Originally Posted by punkie

Speaking of making him eat often, he seems to like his new food we switched him to. We're giving him Innova now instead of Eukanuba because we read it was really low quality. What does everyone here feed? Would anyone recommend Innova?

I feed Blue Buffalo from Petsmart...my dogs LOVE it..they were on Nutrience before but the new food is much better...Innova is supposed to be a really good food too!!

Dawn

[punkie]

Originally Posted by sweetr72

I feed Blue Buffalo from Petsmart...my dogs LOVE it..they were on Nutrience before but the new food is much better...Innova is supposed to be a really good food too!!

Dawn

That's good to know. He likes it a lot. He's eating a lot more than when he was on Eukanuba. Maybe that's just because he's getting bigger now, LOL.

Does anyone's dogs twitch a lot when they sleep? I have never seen it to the degree of this little guy before. He twitches all the time when he sleeps and chews in his sleep and smacks his lips constantly. It's really bizarre.

[Stella's mom]

I feed Canidae kibble and either Canidae canned or Merrick. I haven't read all the post but I hope you decide to keep the pup. I have never heard a breeder guarantee the size/weight of a puppy since there are so many variables involved. Sometimes even seeing the parents isn't a promise your dog will be in their weight range. My daughter bought a pup and we saw it's parents but he has grown to a healty 9 lbs at 9 months, he was 2lb 9 oz at 8 weeks so she knew there was a possibility of him being out of the weight standard. I asked the breeder about his weight and she told me it had to come from back in his bloodline.

[sweetr72]

The smacking of the lips and twitching are very normal for my guys...for sure...Reece especially is very loud...Soleil my baby girl likes to run in her sleep lol...she cracks me right up!!

Dawn