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08-11-2007, 03:12 PM | #31 | |
Lovin my Pixie Pooh Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
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Its certainly a tough situation! I feel powerless to be honest...its going to happen whether i agree with it or not.. I'd like to see how she/they cope with toilet training etc..they need to train their 2 year old first if im going to be brutally honest..they cant cope with her..she rules the house! the whole family have to rally round her to keep her happy. they need that 'Super Nanny' to sort her out!
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08-11-2007, 09:09 PM | #32 |
YT 1000 Club Member | it sounds like they won't listen to you even if you strongly suggest that they don't get a yorkie. if they get one (which might just happen), i believe you should just encourage them to do things right and maybe encourage them to let you babysit alot (the dog, not the kids ).... which could lead to you owning the dog at the end! atleast he/she would be in better hands. |
08-12-2007, 01:43 AM | #33 |
Lovin my Pixie Pooh Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
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| I'll give you another example of what this 2 year old can be like... Their neighbours have cats...one is the most gorgeous little kitten..(that i fell in love with by the way!) I saw her in the garden carrying one of the adults around by IT'S HEAD!! when i told my sister what i had seen her doing, she told me she had seen her carrying the little kitten in this way and had to run outside to take the kitten off her! can you imagine if she picks up a baby Yorkie in this way!!! If i tell them i think this is not a good idea all i will get from them is..'we will be watching her constantly with the dog!' I'm sorry...but they were not watching her while she was torturing their neighbours cats were they!! you cannot physically watch/restrain a lively 2 year old every second of every day..it is impossible! at some point she IS going to get her hands on this puppy and do it some harm.
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08-12-2007, 06:42 AM | #34 |
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| aarrgghh, this has to be soooo frustrating for you!!
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08-12-2007, 06:50 AM | #35 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Los Angeles,California
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| yorkie for niece IMHO, I would say no to bringing a yorkie to this household. Take it from me, I am a single person and even raising Boobah is a lot of work. Taking her to the vet when she got injured, shots for rabies, being fussy with her food and nonetheless, the puppy's sleeping habits. Sometimes they don't like to be played with all the time and require sleep. You don't want a tragedy to happen to this puppy.
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08-13-2007, 10:00 AM | #36 |
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| Boy, you are in a rough spot aren't you! I wish your sister could stand up to to her husband and tell him "no." But it doesn't look like that is going to happen does it. I think the only thing you can do is try to help your sister teach the little ones how to handle a small animal and make sure everyone knows what to watch for. I'm all for trying to talk the 13 year old into getting a bigger dog too but the two year old could hurt a bigger dog too! Sigh. There doesn't seem to be a good answer for this problem short of shooting the husband - but I'm not suggesting that! |
08-13-2007, 10:53 AM | #37 | |
Lovin my Pixie Pooh Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
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I'm going to have a phone chat with my sister sometime this week...i can almost guarantee she is not 100% in favour of this dog either...I'm going to be as honest as i can about my feelings on this without offending her.
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