Hi, I am a brreder of Shih Tzu but my husbands cousin breeds some GREAT YORKIES. They are amazing, she does live in NC, but I know she ships her puppies via plane. I'm sure she would love to hear from you, or you can see some of her puppies at sparkellyspuppypalace.com

I suppose htis is a little late but the crate training is really a good idea. I am a vet tech and also trained dogs to put myself through college years ago. You didn't mention if your dachsy is fixed or not....If he is not fixed and you do not plan to breed him, get him fixed ASAP. It will help his leg lifting and it can be a major factor in his roaming desire. Crate training - You will have to leave him in the crate overnight adn whenever you are not in direct visual contact with him. Do not let him out to play until he has been taken outside to potty. Carry him from the crate if you have to so he wont have an accident on the way. A key to crate training is that when you do take your little guy outside, use a key word like "hurry hurry" while he is urinating. It will begin to take an effect similar to running water when we have to go to the bathroom. As far as him running away, I'm not sure that is something that I have been able to break anyone of. Leash leash leash. OR one of those underground fences would be good. I have seen so many animals that have been injured by cars that I am a big proponenet of not letting them loose. EVEN in a small town. My parents let their dogs out without leashes but I guess my big turning point was when my own dog ran down to see me at my car - fresh SD snow on the ground - and he wa**** RIGHT in front of me by a speeding truck. ANyway that wasn't really related to yours was it?? You might try lots of positive reinforcement with the running issue. Let him go for aminute but make sure he knows you have a little treat for him. WHen he comes to you, PRAISE him hugely and give him the treat. Do this over and over and over. Gradually you can give him a little more space. I know it's hard not to scold them when they take off but scolding him only makes things worse. He then knows that when he comes back, he gets in trouble rather than it being a happy time. You might try this in a fenced area where you can experiment without fear of a 3 hour hunting trip. Good luck! PS... we had dachsies when I was a kid and they were all runners too! All 3 of them!

We bought a new horse. We have one already, and she is a dream. Just a good gal. I ride her now. But we were looking for a new one for my daughter to ride with me. After looking and looking, we found this poor guy. He was like a walking skeleton.They say he is about 20, but, we are not sure he is that old. No matter. The people that had him were drug addicts. My daughter's 4-H leader had saved him. When I asked her if she knew anyone that wanted to sell a horse she told us about these two she bought. We went and looked at them and just fell in love with Charlie. My daughter rode him for a few minutes and he will be the perfect addition to our family. She changed his name to Bonzi, and he has already put on weight after only a week. We decided that he won't be ridden for a few months. Going to give him a chance to really feel better. We take them to the arena and turn them loose and he is now running for short bursts with our other horse. I have a great feeling about this guy. We will keep pounding the extra senior feed and rice bran to him along with hay and barley. He has a good home now. God bless, Laury

I am looking to buy a female yorkie in or around the Camder Ar area, PLease if there is anyone out there that can help, send me an email [email protected]. Thanks...A small one preferred

Heather, Thank you for your response. I knew it was a dominance issue, but it seemed to be getting out of hand. Someone else emailed me and told me about lemon juice. Just put a little bit on the back of the kittens neck, and the other cat wont like it. I asked my vet, and she was surprised by it and said it sounded like a good idea and neither cats would get ill from it. I guess cats dont like citrus and she told me to let her know how it worked. As far as attention, I do try to give both the same amount, although its hard because the younger one knows and trusts me alot more and follows me everywhere. I believe the other one was abused by his prior owners. He is finally starting to come out of his shell with me. Athough he is very close with the other cat, he is finally starting to trust me. He even comes to me for affection now, which I love. I have already used the water bottle idea and it seems the incidents have lessened. If it continues though I will try the lemon juice. I want to thank you for your help, its appreciated. Take care, Danielle