Any new word yet?

I just stumbled on this thread! Waiting for news as well!

Just waiting to hear more.

Tammy

Well, I still haven't found this little guy's owner. I spoke to the animal shelter here and the lady there told me that the particular area he was found in is notorious for BYB's.....and that it's pretty likely that he was being used for a breeder, and just got out going after some other dog that was in heat:( .
I have a feeling she may be right.

I noticed when I was clipping some of his hair after I bathed him the other day that he's still got his dew claws. So it seems like someone who cared enough to dock his tail so he looked like a typical yorkie, but didn't want to spend much money on him. Or it may be a cultural thing too, as she told me that it's mainly Hispanic in that area. I know the area is nearby, but I'm just not familiar with it since I pretty much stay in the few towns surrounding me or go up to N. CA.
I guess the sad thing is, is that nobody's looking for him, or so it seems.
My dh is having fit b/c he's marking (I'm getting a bellyband from a member here, but it's not here yet, and I've been trying to clean everything up as quickly as I can. It has caused a lot of stress to me b/c my dh is not a very compassionate person. And ANY change throws him into the dark side of his bipolar state. Just kidding. I'm in a bad mood over the way he's being about this baby, as if it's the dog's fault.

Anyway, am going to be taking him for his vaccinations and have him neutered when I can (he has to have been missing for a month before I can consider him "MY" dog, and I don't want to neuter him unless I can't find the owners; it's not fair).

I think once the bellybands are in use, things will be a little calmer here. We'll see. I'm just trying to keep my composure and do what's best for everyone. Unfortunately, my dh likes to decide how things really are (like I wanted another Yorkie so my friend and I 'schemed" this whole thing and I'm really NOT trying to find it's owner and I'm LYING to him, which just infuriates me:mad: ). But he's out of here tomorrow for the week, so I'm just keeping my trap shut!

For a fast belly band fix.... this is what I made, and they worked so good and are so comfortable on the front of the babys hind legs it is what I still use.

Ace bandages. Cut to fit around the baby... a little snug cuz they loosen up. Run each end through the sewing machine to keep them from fraying. Then I sewed velrco on each end. I buy the over nite pads from kotex and cut them in half and put it inside. I tried belly bands and they rubbed his little legs raw....this worked great for me and was afforadable.

Wishing you luck with this little guy....he is a cutie!!

Kathy-Ut

Thank you! I'll try that at least for tonite. My stomach is in knots and Madison is acting out I think b/c he knows that there's tension in the house. Which just makes matters worse. Everything was FINE until dh saw him lift his leg this morning:( . I suppose I'm going to have to bring up the fact that I'm also the one who cleans the toilet seat:cool:; I don't see a whole lot of difference.

I feel for you. That happened when we had a puppy mill puppy with extreme issues (was mislead when we got her). The tension in the house (from dh) only made the psychological issues that much worse. I feel your pain. :hug:

Bless you for being such a compassionate person!

It sounds like you're already in love with this little guy. I hope things smooth out with your DH.

Thank you. That helps. I'm not happy he's marking on things either, but I am sure that he's going to be perfect once he's neutered! I wish I could have it done now, but he's got to have all his shots first, plus I can't do it til he's been missing a month.

And it's kind of hard too, after having just Max for 3 yrs and him being the center of our universe....they get along, but I think that Madison is just a little more agressive (not BAD, just ....hormonal I guess) and I think it scares Max a little. So, I feel torn between trying to make the new dog feel safe and secure and cared for, and giving Max as much love as ever (along with making sure that Madison isn't humping him, that I am cleaning up anywhere that madison marks and making sure that Max isn't picking up that habit:rolleyes: )...it's a full time job, LOL. But I can't just "get rid of him" or take him to the shelter; the thought of him being alone without someone to love him breaks my heart!
And having my dh act like I don't care about Max b/c if I did, I wouldn't have another dog in the house just makes me really upset. Although, he DID pick up more dog food for him when he went to the store and then asked if it was the kind he liked....so maybe there's hope. It's just very hard when your partner is not only not supporting you, but seems to be working against you. And I fear that the little dog picks up on that, which makes me even more upset:( .

Thank you:) . I'm sure he'll chill out, but he can just make things so unpleasant when things don't go exactly as he wants them to:( . I wouldn\'t care if it were just ME, I just don\'t like the dogs to feel any anxiety. Maybe I just anthropomorphize too much......

Ahhhhhh - try to hang in there.

Trust me the Belly Band with help alot. Right now the marking is a big issue. And once you can control that, things will get a little better from there on until he can get neutered, and YES once the neuter is complete, things will also be much better too.

I know how stressful it all is, b/c you have night and day doggies :( - but once you can get him neutered, that should \'curb\' those raging hormones that he can\'t help but want to release.

I would definitely try to make some sort of home made belly band until the real ones arrive.