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Separation Anxiety in Dogs

For this week’s article and the next I want to talk about separation anxiety in dogs; something that lots of loyal pups can suffer from. But first a story (you know how I love stories).

A sad Labrador retriever is not my dog, but this does give you an idea of how he sometimes looks when I leave my house even for a couple of hours these days. It’s a byproduct of my staying home almost all of the time for the last 2 ½ months.

When the coronavirus hit and we were told to stay home, I did, and Mason has had me with him almost constantly ever since.  We have sat in the house as I read, watched movies, did some writing, all of this with him living up to the Yorkie’s designation as a lapdog.

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Staying Thankful

This is a photo I took at sunset in my little town; it’s so beautiful and a reminder to me when I see such beauty to be thankful. The world is full of exquisite and encouraging things to see if we just keep looking.

Bad stuff comes along in life and we weather it a whole lot better if we keep focused on the good things while we deal with the bad ones but don’t revel in them.

This is what I’ve found to be true in my travels throughout life, and now that I have gained many years of wisdom, it’s what I’ve learned to focus on – the good stuff.

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Mastiffs, Yorkies, Cats

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Yorkies live a long time compared to bigger dogs

My sister had a Mastiff once, the biggest and yet gentlest dog she has ever owned, and poor Hazy died at the age of only seven years.  The cat mourned for days (which I understand is a long time for a cat}, because Hazy was the gentlest playmate that cat had! I know I am generalizing about things I could be more specific about if I got the facts, but I know in my experience the biggest dogs have often been the easiest to get along with.  Big ol’ labs and retrievers let the house’s toddlers pull their manes and crawl all over them, using them as horses or trucks or tractors or punching bags!

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Nature of Some Animals

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 I have not written a blog post in a year, thirteen months actually, and I chose the above honor bestowed upon my little doggy’s vet to galvanize myself into action.

I am so proud of her!  She is not only the best veterinarian I know in terms of not only proper care but also with her bedside manner, which is very important when you have a little animal quivering in fear before a needle or worse, a thermometer!  Dr. Potosky is also the authority I refer to when I give you guys information about dogs in general or Yorkies, especially my Yorkie, in particular.  I know it’s the year 2019 now, but these are the most recent awards in this and other categories of exceptional performance by businesses and individuals in Lee County, North Carolina, where I live.

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Why You Might Not Want to Choose a Yorkie as a Dog for You: Disadvantages Because of Size

Other than your Yorkie being hurt because of something dropped on her or because she jumps from too high a place.  I don’t know about problems with this if you truly like very small dogs.  I have an advantage here because my Yorkie loves to run and take long walks, so I guess that’s one reason he’s so strong.

And he’s not on the itsy bitsy side, like some adult Yorkies I’ve seen that are four pounds tops.  You have to really protect a dog that is small and fragile.  If you’re in the kitchen just opening a can of soup, it probably weighs about a pound, and if your dog is three pounds, remember that’s a third of her size.  It’s like if you weigh 150 pounds, having a 50 pound object slam down on your head or back!!!