Hey does anyone have any experience with a puppymill rescue dog, because I just got one from a friends who works at an animal shelter and rescued some yorkie chihuahua mixes and I am fostering one of the puppies. His name is Harley and he is 6 weeks old ( and the mom unfortunately didn't make it).
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my question was if anyone has any experience with one and basically I just wanted to know how he/she turned out etc.
What a sweet face little Harley has! I took in a female from a puppy mill that had been closed down. She was three. She'd had litter after litter of pups and been kept in a cage her whole life. She was missing one eye and blind in the other. After a month of hiding under the bed and only coming out to eat, bite someone or pee on something, she started interacting with the other dogs. She's 12 now and the sweetest girl ever. She's a certified therapy dog who goes to nursing homes to cheer up the seniors. I'm not sure about yorkies but those chis are really resilient little dogs. I'm betting Harley will grow up to be very handsome, loved and well adjusted!
Yes, i do. Was that your only question? lol
The dog i rescued had food agression issues, and bad teeth, but she turned out great. We worked with the food agression (every time we touched her good, she got a treat or we took it away and put some treats on it and made it better, so she was happy to have her food taken or touched after a while) but it takes work. I would talk a good bit with your local shelter about tips and a training plan.
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Harley is so cute !!
Since he's only 6 weeks old I'm sure he'll adjust and be a fine pet if he's given love and support.
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Being that young I think he will do pretty well actually. With some love and patience he will do fine.
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I have a now 12 year old black lab who was a puppy mill rescue. Apart from congenital knee problems she is a pretty good dog. She isn't bonded to me nearly the way my other regular rescue dogs have been but she's a good girl.
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Hes very young! There is a good chance that if you give him some good ol' TLC, he'll turn out fine..
hope it all works out.
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What a sweet face little Harley has! I took in a female from a puppy mill that had been closed down. She was three. She'd had litter after litter of pups and been kept in a cage her whole life. She was missing one eye and blind in the other. After a month of hiding under the bed and only coming out to eat, bite someone or pee on something, she started interacting with the other dogs. She's 12 now and the sweetest girl ever. She's a certified therapy dog who goes to nursing homes to cheer up the seniors. I'm not sure about yorkies but those chis are really resilient little dogs. I'm betting Harley will grow up to be very handsome, loved and well adjusted!
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