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Yorkshire Terrier

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Home:Inver Grove Heights, MN

Age: 8 Years Sex: Male Weight: 1-10 lbs

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Nicknames:
Nacho, Murr-Man, Mercy, Murphy, Murray-Elizabeth, Fonzie, Butch

Quick Bio:

-purebred

Likes:
Chewing toilet paper, peeking in the toilet and the fridge, biting anything, running out the door every chance he gets and having his pup-pal Jagger over to play

Pet-Peeves:
the lawn-mowing boys, anyone that rings the doorbell, being inside, not getting people food

Favorite Toy:
his stuffed crab that squeaks and shakes and his elephant that roars

Favorite Food:
anything we're eating- mostly cheese and ice cream though!

Favorite Walk:
To the mailbox! He leads the way every day. He also likes to walk around the block (a long way for a little guy)

Best Tricks:
not peeing on the carpet for a half-hour! He can also sit, stay, down, up (and dance, sort of) crawl, and roll over.

Arrival Story:
I found a litter of Yorkies online on a Friday morning, they had just become available that day. I called to see if any were left and how much they were. There was only one left, the runt, she said she'd hold him for 8 hours for me and I needed to let her know after that if we wanted him or not. My husband got home from work and I showed him the puppy's picture, he was very camera shy and looking away in every picture (even though his brothers and sisters were looking in every one!). After many hours of discussing whether we wanted a dog or not, my husband and I decided we wanted him and called the breeder back. By this time, the breeder changed her mind and said we couldn't have him anymore because we wern't ready for a puppy! We were crushed. Luckily, my husband talked her into it and said we loved him already and needed him at our house! We met her halfway (4 hours away) 2 weeks later. Murray was so scared (and smelled terrible!) and threw up the whole way home. But, after we got home and bathed him, he was perfect and has been ever since!

I've Been On Dogster Since:

November 8th 2004