Just wanted to make the community aware of mast cell tumours and the importance of catching them early.

I noticed a small lump on the back of Mr Tolby’s neck, between his shoulder blades. We initially left it for a couple of months, thinking it was either a cyst or an insect bite, especially given the recent hot weather.

The lump gradually increased in size to about that of a small garden pea. We took Mr Tolby in for a routine check-up, where a fine needle aspirate (FNA) was carried out and sent off for testing.

Unfortunately, the results came back positive for a malignant tumour. Further blood tests were carried out, and the results came back the same day.

Thankfully, these showed no signs of the cancer affecting his organs or of any obvious spread in the bloodwork.

The very next day, surgery was booked, and Mr Tolby had an area of approximately 3 inches removed. The surgical margins were wide and deep, with the hope of removing all the cancerous cells in the area.

He’s now back home recovering and, as usual, keeping an eye on the biscuit cupboard! ❤️

If in doubt, please get your pups checked sooner rather than later. Even a small lump can turn out to be something more serious, so it’s always worth getting it checked by your vet.

Mr Tolby loves watching this channel and seeing everyone’s contributions, so I wanted to share our experience with the community in the hope that it might help another pup.

Give your pups an extra cuddle from Mr Tolby! 🐾

So if you remember me suffering here about a month ago, hi! Wanted to share this pic I keep laughing at, as well as some good news in my initial old post! Thank you to everyone who offered kind words and advice back then!

https://www.reddit.com/r/Yorkies/comments/1wt50b9/melkor_my_35_yo_is_getting_neutered_in_two_weeks/

We just got these 2 cuties from the same person. 1 is 8 weeks and the other is 7. Same Dad, different Moms. The person said one is morki and one is yorki. What do you think? Doesn’t make any difference but just curious for vet purposes. I’m so in love! Anyone have look alikes ??

We just got back from Luca’s nephrology appointment, and the news is encouraging! ❤️ He’s been classified as Stage 1 kidney disease, but his labs look great and his blood pressure is stable. For now, his only treatment is a renal diet.

Thankfully, we caught it early and started his renal food right away. We’ll continue monitoring his labs and follow up in 3–6 months.

While his long-term prognosis depends on how things progress, he’s doing really well right now. With early intervention and continued care, we’re hopeful Luca can enjoy many more happy, healthy years. ❤️🐾

Thank you for all the prayers and good vibes!

We love our brave, little Luca. 💙💙💙

This corner of our neighborhood has become another digging spot for the Tuffster. This time it's ground up leaves and he just loves it. Also look at the all black wooly bear I saw yesterday at the park. As always have a great day and a happy TUFFY TUESDAY!

Video in comments.

I recently adopted a 7 year old stray Pearl. I make sure to walk her for 15 minutes before bed. She pees but doesn’t always poop. I let her run free in the uncarpeted areas, but she wakes me up at 3 AM to pee. She also gets excited when she see me in the morning and pees. If I sleep with her on the couch she is fine, but I don’t want to have to sleep on the couch with her and I am afraid she is going to get excited and pee if I allow her in my room and then I am going to have to clean and shampoo the carpet. I am considering putting pee pads all over the apartment, I have done the kitchen so far. Would appreciate any advice on how to make sure we both get some sleep. Pic of Pearl sleeping on me when I took a nap.

Hi everyone, I’m getting a female Yorkie puppy at 10 weeks. She will initially stay with my family in one European country, then move with me to another at roughly 15 weeks.
I’ll be staying with my family for maybe half the time between now and then, so we’ll get plenty of time together, but I won’t be there consistently. They also have an adult dog, so he’ll be used to having people and another dog around.

Once he comes home with me, it’ll just be the two of us. I work in the office three days a week and will arrange care while he’s little, but I’m conscious that going from a busy family home to living with one person could be a big adjustment.

How would you handle those weeks with my family to help prepare him? Would you start practising short periods alone and sleeping separately from their dog while he’s there? How much consistency would you aim for between the two homes?
Would love to hear from anyone who’s done something similar. Mostly worried about him getting attached to everyone there and then finding the move difficult.

My girl has been warming up nicely. She used her voice for the first time to get my attention over the weekend and that was amazing.

We’re seeing much less nervousness and more tail wagging and play time with little brother as well. My girl has come a long way in the 3 weeks she’s been home.

Questions:
#1 I noticed she has stitches on her arm in the bath this week. I knew from her paperwork that she was cut by the groomer when she was first found as a stray in May.
Will these stitches come out on their own? Our vet did not mention them at her last checkup and I just noticed them.

#2 She is wholly uninterested in food most days. Some days she will eat and others she won’t. She will go a day or two without eating and only having a drink once or twice. She always has access to water and we feed our other pup twice a day. We offer her food both times and she will sometimes only eat once a day or not at all. Never in the mornings and sometimes in the evenings.

We are still feeding what her foster mom suggested (Heritage farms kibble + wet food and a bit of Dr Marty’s freeze dried raw) and she gobbles it up when she chooses to but it’s very inconsistent and never daily. She has eaten when I’ve hand fed her sometimes as well.

She did have heart worm treatment in July and August before she came home.

She’s still 7 lbs which is about 0.5 lbs more than when she was found in May. Her energy has been up as she is feeling more comfortable here so our vet was not really concerned with her feeding habits right now. I do track her feeds and potty time just to stay informed of her health.

After typing all that I guess I’m really interested to see if anyone had has the same experience with their adopted former stray dog.

You all have been so kind and I thank you all for answering my questions.

Likes to sleep in weird positions, this is one of them

Hi I have about a 5 year old Yorkie. We are her second owners. We have had her for about 3 years now. Anyways to my questions. I'm getting her groomed this week and just looking for inspo pics I've realized i havent seen any yorkies with her hair type. She could be possibly mixed. Hopefully you can somewhat see it in the pictures. It's mostly on her body, around her neck then her head gets softer. She was bathed in dawn weekly her previous owner said so maybe that's part of it? Any tips or shampoos/conditioners that could help?

The boy is overwhelmed with joy. It's the little things! Sound on!

https://reddit.com/link/1xggl01/video/ukdvuls07xxh1/player

Hii! So I’m getting my new puppy this Friday as an early 30th birthday gift! He’s 5 months and I’m so excited! I’m looking for some stuff to buy for when he gets home on Friday and one of the top things I see people buying are the playpens and crate.. So I was wondering are they really necessary? It just seems like it will take up a lot of space. I work from home and when I am out the house it’s usually not for super long.. I have my own apartment & I live in NYC. I do plan on training him to use the bathroom outside eventually. Also any brand suggestions for the essentials would be greatly appreciated!!

Harper graduated puppy kindergarten! She had so much fun in the classes we are moving on to the next class, which teaches life skills (obedience and commands).

She gained so much confidence in six weeks and made a ton of friends.

She learned a lot and even finally learned 'down' the last week of class. 😁

She came wearing a tuxedo. I just need a little bowtie!