Sooo we are getting a temporary dog today

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And I mean temporary. He is NOT staying I mean it

My MIL has been told by the council she has to rehome two of her dogs. She has 4 but the council policy is two dogs and three cats.

When she moved into the property with one dog and then got three more we did warn her but was fobbed off. Any ways it's come down to it now and after a big decision she's decided to rehome the two Yorkshire terriers
(She has one GSD, one Lab and two yorkies)

One of the yorkies is not getting on so well with the GSD so she has asked if we will take him until she can find a new home.

Dh was desperate to say yes so I've reluctantly agreed. I don't like Yorkshire terriers. It's silly I know but I just see no appeal in that breed.

He will be here later and I know he will be good with my children because my MIL has my kids occasionally. In fact Dylan (the dog) is my dd(3) best friend.

I will show you some pictures later when he comes. I just hope my cat doesn't go too nuts. Or that Dd becomes so attached that she won't want him to go

He is really not coping without a fellow dog friend

He has regressed badly with his toilet training and howls as soon as you leave the house.

He needs a dog friend and we can't have another dog.

The neighbours are already getting themselves worked up so I think we have to make some hard decisions. MIL can't take him back.

If she still had the female yorkie we would take her and give it a go it she doesn't have her anymore

Gutted

He's naturally going to go through a period of instability and upset, he's not going to settle immediately, he's going to need fuss and attention to get through this. He will be upset going from an established pack to being an individual. It doesn't sound like you've given him long enough.

Could you contact whoever took the other Yorkie and ask if they would consider taking him too or letting you have her back? The odds are she is unsettled too.

He has had to go to another home

He spent 3 hours howling from 4am this morning which has upset the neighbours. He was really understanding but at one point he actually thought I was killing the dog because he was that loud. He could hear it all through his house and half way down the road.
Luckily it didn't wake kids kids up.

I had a lady come round earlier with her dogs and he went nuts. Completely changed his behaviour. He was suddenly confident and happy. He desperately misses dog company so we let her take him with her on a trial basis to see what he would do and he spent the entire afternoon snuggled up to her dogs!

We miss him desperately but it was clear we wasn't the right home for him. He was trying to engage the cat but even she started to get nasty with him

What a shame OP.

Our girl can't cope alone. Fortunately we're in a position to have 2. DH has just been away for a couple of days with our other dog and and girl dog has been thoroughly miserable.

It sounds like you've made the best choice for Dylan.

Just spoke to the lady and she said apart from a couple of whimpers he slept all night...

This is a dog who howled from 4.30-7.30 yesterday morning

I'm just glad he's happy