The Gang That Lives At My House

[Janet]

Here is my crazy gang....except for Penny

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[JJJ]

What a gorgeous gang :thumbup:

[gja1000]

I love your gang and I have the same steps in front of my couch too! LOL! I don't know how you manage five Yorkie though. I have my hands full with 2!!!

[Janet]

Believe me...my hands are full. If it wasn't for their barking, it would be a breeze. The barking of 5 Yorkies drives us all crazy.

[DIANE W]

Janet.... they are all so cute, I am not a cat person though, she/he looks lovely, i cant imagine managing 5 dogs, i have enough with my Harvey, i have never in my life had more than one dog at a time.
Sometimes i think it would be nice company for him, but he is such a little lovable dog, he is besotted with his mummy, i would hate for his personality or behaviour to change, besides i dont fancy the puppy training again. It would be nice to watch him play, as he is so small it is difficult for him to play off lead with other dogs in case he gets hurt.

[Janet]

Diane....I actually have six dogs...lol. 5 Yorkies and a Golden Retriever. Here's a picture of Penny:

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I've never been one to care for cats either, but this little girl has sure stolen my heart.

[DianaB]

I don't know how you manage 5 dogs either!! There was a free male yorkie in the paper a few weeks ago and I would have loved to have seen him but the temptation would have been too great to bring him home........and THREE barking yorkies would have driven me over the edge!! LOL

It looks like the cat is right at home!! How cute!!

[Janet]

Diane...can you post some pictures of your Harvey? How small is he?


She had made herself right at home. All three of us really love her. Rick said something about having her declawed and let her stay in the house, but I just can't stand the thought of flying cat hair and having them walk on everything after they've been in a litter box....too gross. She does good outside and we do let her in the house once in awhile. She loves playing with the dogs.

[DIANE W]

Janet.... i promise i am going to try to post some pictures, it is something i have never done and though i think i will be able to do it.... i keep putting it off, i will do it soon.

Harvey is only 3.5lb, he loves other dogs, but he would easily get hurt in the rough play. He really is my baby, he is very close to me always.

Your Penny looks like a lovely gentle girl, i do like retrievers, but we have never had a big dog, when i was a child i had a black little poodle (peppi), and since then we have had yorkies, Harvey is 6 now, he is such a bundle of fun, always playing with his toys.

I have never had much to do with cats at all, they just dont do it for me, but i am sure you could easily get attached if one joined the family.

[JJJ]

Penny is absolutely gorgeous. I always wanted a golden retriever.

Diana W. my little yorkie is also 3.5lbs and she can definitely manage herself with my other two dogs (6lbs and 15lbs). They love to snuggle with me, that never changes.

[DIANE W]

JJJ...... Oh i dont think for one minute he wouldnt manage with other dogs, but i am too afraid that strange dogs would hurt him, either intentionally or during play, he loves to play and thinks he is a big dog, but he thinks all dogs are just out to play, and i am not going to take that chance of him getting hurt.

We dont treat him like a lap dog, he loves to go for long walks, and plays rough and tumble, but when we are home, he just wants to be held in my arms, as soon as i sit down:D

Its nice to hear you have a little one too, is yours as fussy with food as Harvey...... he is a nightmare, wont eat dog food, loves something one day, and the next he will leave it:mad:

[JJJ]

JJJ...... Oh i dont think for one minute he wouldnt manage with other dogs, but i am too afraid that strange dogs would hurt him, either intentionally or during play, he loves to play and thinks he is a big dog, but he thinks all dogs are just out to play, and i am not going to take that chance of him getting hurt.

We dont treat him like a lap dog, he loves to go for long walks, and plays rough and tumble, but when we are home, he just wants to be held in my arms, as soon as i sit down:D

Its nice to hear you have a little one too, is yours as fussy with food as Harvey...... he is a nightmare, wont eat dog food, loves something one day, and the next he will leave it:mad:

Yes, but when she does that I don't give her no more food. All she will have to eat is the kibbles I leave out for them. The smaller the pickier they are.

[Janet]

My Joey is 3.5 lbs too, but he had never had trouble eating his dog food. I do give them all Cheerios for treat, bad thing is, every time we open cereal they all come running....lol

[DIANE W]

I am just way too soft with him i know i am......... I just think he is so little, he needs to eat, i know he just winds me right around his little paw:D

My last yorkie Benji... he was not a problem with eating, he ate normal dog food and loved every bite.......... not this litte boooger, i know it is my fault too.

[Janet]

Of all my dogs, everyone knows that Joey is my baby and yes....he is so spoiled it's horrible. I babied him way too much.

[DianaB]

Reuger is a picky eater but they only get what's out.....and whatever Dean drops on the floor........which is plenty.

Jazzi will pester me when I sit down to be held. She has her special spot right beside me!! Dean on one side......Jazzi on the other!!!

[judy]

Max was the fussiest puppy ever! He wouldn't eat anything I offered him. Now, he will eat anything at all.. If I open the fridge, he tries to get inside to grab something! Annie was always good with her food. If I change it, she has to be convinced, but she is just no trouble.

Sophie is just so cute! She is in her pen right now. I want her to eat her own breakfast, not the big dogs' food. She is not at all afraid of them, and wants to come out and play. She cried last night when I put her in the pen to go to sleep, but she fell asleep soon enough.

Annie is afraid of her. She barked at her last night, but gave it up this morning (I hope). Max is much friendlier than Annie, and doesn't seem to care about anything but trying to get into her pen to eat her breakfast.

I hope Annie doesn't change because of Sophie being here. I would hate that! I am making a big fuss over Annie, and she came in to eat here breakfast. I would love for them to play together.

Sophie clearly is not afraid of either of them!

[DianaB]

That's a puppy for ya'!! Not afraid of anything!! I bet that Sophie is so cute to watch!!

[gja1000]

Rowdy was a very picky eater when he was young too. I had to get down on my hands and knees to get him to eat. In fact, he only ate those toddler meat sticks (hand fed by ME) until he was about a year old. I finally found some kibbles he would eat, they were teeny tiny little kibbles - if I tried him on big ones, it was a no go.

But now he eats like a horse - everything in sight. I can't even free feed kibble anymore because he would get too fat. My other little guy, Rex, only eats till he is full and if you left kibble out all the time and he didn't want it, he wouldn't eat it. I feed them 1/2 (each) small can of wet food in the morning and then a little kibble in the evening. Sometimes Rex won't even eat in the evening and I have to watch or Rowdy will eat Rex' kibble.

[Lindsey]

I thought I had commented here earlier, but I guess not! Janet, your "gang" is beautiful! You have such great looking dogs! I want a Golden Retriever someday too.

Lucy is our picky eater... she only likes dog food LOL!!! Try to treat her with a peice of cheese or some strawberry or banana - NO WAY! She spits it out. Lol what a dog! Luckily her brother and sister are there to clean up what she doesn't want :D

[Janet]

Thanks Lindsey. I love them all, but it's getting to be too much. They look so much better in long coat, but I just can't find the time to groom them so I cut them all short. Much easier. Still, if I knew I could find them the perfect home, I'd rehome a few of them. It just makes me nervous to think about it, because the ones I would let go are the really bad barkers and I mean BAD!! I'm afraid that after awhile the new owners would get fed up and then either treat them bad or rehome them. So....they are here. If Ricky moves, he'll be taking a couple with him so that will help alot.