No joke when I’m saying yorkies are worse, we got a Yorkie after someone in our family died and he was at our place while his father was in hospital. When he died we decided to keep his dog. We had no idea what a ride this was gonna be, this 12 year old dog is så clingy all the time. I basically have to keep my toilet door open for him, because he doesn’t wanna be in the bathroom with me, but start scratching at the door the second I close it 😂 I’ve grown up with dogs, but this kind of dog isn’t like the «normal» ones. They have such big personalities. He have for sure turned me to a Yorkie lover. Gotta say I love him thou, he is the best dog. He is a 12 year old grumpy man, that just wanna cuddle and go on walks. Here he is living his best senior life with us.

If anyone wanna comment on his short hair, he is short beacuse his fur was matted when we got him. We are gonna try longer now when the heat is over.

Our Willow is pretty anxious about going in the car and we had a 5hr drive to get to our hotel. Was a bit apprehensive about how she'd manage the trip and the stay. And while she is mostly potty trained she has accidents inside sometimes. We brought some pee pads in case so she had somewhere safe to go in the room. And she performed great! She was quite upset when we drove out but then settled in. She peed at rest stops and while she peed in the room twice over the weekend she only did so on her pads! She was such a good girl and travel companion and I love her so much.

What I thought would be a routine “tummy upset” vet visit turned into elevated renal values.
We’re waiting on more tests and have an ultrasound scheduled. Hoping it’s nothing major—just really worried about our little boy. 💙

This is winston. Hes grown so much since we got him he was just an apple tall.. now hes maybe 2 1/2 apples tall lol.. hes still such a tiny baby. I dont think hell get past 4 lbs.. hes 5 months old and only hitting about 3 lbs. Thats ok we love him anyway. 💕 hes tiny but mighty and sweet but sour.

I was wondering what food options people have gravitated toward for their Yorkies with sensitive bellies!

My last Yorkie was on the canned Hills from the vet for 11 of her 14 years but still ended up needing to switch to homemade chicken and rice her last few years. She did really well on the homemade and I have wondered since if there’s Hills was really the best option for her in hindsight. It’s been about ten years since she passed and we just adopted our sweet little purebred blondie boy this year, but there are so many more food options now that I’m feeling a little overwhelmed by choice!

He came to us with an unhappy belly Blue Buffalo, and we have tried a couple of the more frequently recommended WSAVA compliant brands without much success (Hills Science Diet, Purina, and most recently Royal Canin). He doesn’t like the kibbles very much but won’t eat too wet so I’ve just been soaking his kibbles a little at this point, but between constant upset poops and his overall distaste for what he’s eating I’m hoping to find something he enjoys that is gentler on his belly. We’ve given each option a solid chance for his body to adjust but nothing has worked out so far.

I know there’s always back and forth about the veterinary science diets and the more “natural” options, and in the past we went with the vet recommendation but I’m wondering if there’s a healthy in between that won’t leave me doing a lot of home cooking.

He does really enjoy some freeze dried chicken bites that we use for his treats and seems to tolerate that well. Can anyone recommend a tried and true brand they’ve been on longer term that is more whole-foods based but won’t require the fridge and be a good option for a small Yorkie who doesn’t like his food super hard (he is currently charting to be about 4lb)?

Here’s our sweet boy for the photo tax ❤️

We went to my neighbors yard sale and Tuffy got some things. He got a new chair. A nice winter harness and a little retractable leash. All for 25 cents each. The chair was only ten bucks. I'm going to put wheels on it. I also got a new canister and water cooler for hiking for only 3 bucks :-)

Happy Tuffy Tuesday!