I lost my baby! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Cha Cha · 10-28-2009, 05:44 AM

I have always fancied myself as a pretty knowledgable dog and puppy owner. Just like human babies, I puppy proof my house. Well, my 3 month old baby chewed throw a power cord and electrocuted herself last weekend. In all my years of having dogs I have never even come close to having this happen and it was so incredibly traumatizing to us all. She was doing very well at house training, and I was in the process of giving her a little more freedom to roam. When I thought she had found a nice cozy place to sleep since it was nap time, I never even realized she had honed in on a power cord. While I feel totally responsible and guilty, I am not here for sympathy, but rather to remind you of some dangers you may not normally think about. I looked long and hard for her....she was perfect.

BonBon · 10-28-2009, 05:47 AM

I am so sorry for your loss.

Thank you for this needed reminder.

sunshinnes · 10-28-2009, 06:00 AM

I am so sorry for your lost ....

Darlene68 · 10-28-2009, 06:00 AM

I am so sorry for your loss.

jasminr · 10-28-2009, 06:02 AM

I'm very sorry and thanks for sharing this, when my jasmin was just a pup she also chewed the power cord and got an electric shock but thanks god wasn't strong enough to kill her.....Like you I also tough of everything but.... Accidents happens and I'm sure you were really careful with your baby.... Again I'm so very sorry

Perrella · 10-28-2009, 06:03 AM

I'm so sorry, I know how very hard it is. Thank you for the much needed reminder, as we all tend to slack as they get older!!

Sharly4 · 10-28-2009, 06:06 AM

I'm so sorry for your loss.

Sookie · 10-28-2009, 06:17 AM

My sincere condolences. My puppies are 3 months old and they chew everything in sight. I will definitely be watching them more closely now thanks to this thread. RIP little one.

Micah my love · 10-28-2009, 06:17 AM

I am so sorry for your loss, please don't blame yourself they are like little children as much as we try we can't always keep them from getting a fall or a bump on the head. just remember the good times that you had with her

Cerise · 10-28-2009, 06:19 AM

Thank you for the warning and sharing this with us. My heart goes out to you for your loss.

JohnnieWalker · 10-28-2009, 06:27 AM

I'm so very sorry for your loss and can't imagine the pain you must be going through. I love my dogs with all my heart and as I'm writing this, my 4 month old Morgan is sleeping on my lap. He's never chewed on power cords, but that doesn't mean he won't ever. Thanks for sharing your story and reminding all of us, that accidents can and will happen, no matter how careful we are. They can get into trouble in the blink of an eye and you did everything you could, so please don't blame yourself. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers.

francis53 · 10-28-2009, 06:39 AM

So very sorry for your loss! How terrible to lose her in that way. It is good to remind us all how quickly a puppy can get into something. I know I have several cords that have puppy teeth marks in them, I didn't even notice it until later! Please do not feel quilty abut what happened, it was an accident, not an on purpose.
Martha

GurleyGirl · 10-28-2009, 06:40 AM

I am so sorry for your loss. Thanks for the reminder that pups are like babies... they must be watched. Anything can happen in a split second.

Hugs to you.

puppymom · 10-28-2009, 06:53 AM

I too am very sorry for your loss. It is almost impossible to really puppy proof a home, I have found that my Yorkie is much worse than any puppy I ever had at finding stuff to get into.

mypreciouspups · 10-28-2009, 07:09 AM

I am so very sorry for this loss and how your baby died!!! Thanks also for this reminder as we all need reminders from time to time. Do not blame yourself for you sound like you were a good mommy and did the best you could, oh and what a reminder that these furkids are really like human children...
sending hugs..

10-28-2009, 05:44 AM	#1
Cha Cha Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where the deer and the antelope play Posts: 7,069	I lost my baby! I have always fancied myself as a pretty knowledgable dog and puppy owner. Just like human babies, I puppy proof my house. Well, my 3 month old baby chewed throw a power cord and electrocuted herself last weekend. In all my years of having dogs I have never even come close to having this happen and it was so incredibly traumatizing to us all. She was doing very well at house training, and I was in the process of giving her a little more freedom to roam. When I thought she had found a nice cozy place to sleep since it was nap time, I never even realized she had honed in on a power cord. While I feel totally responsible and guilty, I am not here for sympathy, but rather to remind you of some dangers you may not normally think about. I looked long and hard for her....she was perfect.

10-28-2009, 05:47 AM	#2
BonBon Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: With my yorkies Posts: 10,350	I am so sorry for your loss. Thank you for this needed reminder. __________________ He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. -- Author Unknown

10-28-2009, 06:00 AM	#3
sunshinnes Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: saint petersburg, florida Posts: 447	I am so sorry for your lost .... __________________ CoCo's Mommy

10-28-2009, 06:00 AM	#4
Darlene68 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 4,923	I am so sorry for your loss. __________________ Darlene Bailey Blu & Jesse Bee

10-28-2009, 06:02 AM	#5
jasminr not ending love Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: nj Posts: 833 Blog Entries: 2	I'm very sorry and thanks for sharing this, when my jasmin was just a pup she also chewed the power cord and got an electric shock but thanks god wasn't strong enough to kill her.....Like you I also tough of everything but.... Accidents happens and I'm sure you were really careful with your baby.... Again I'm so very sorry __________________ Jasminperritochikito dog? Im having a love attack

10-28-2009, 06:03 AM	#6
Perrella Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: VA Posts: 8,040	I'm so sorry, I know how very hard it is. Thank you for the much needed reminder, as we all tend to slack as they get older!! __________________ Tena & Zhoie Sweet Little Miracle

10-28-2009, 06:06 AM	#7
Sharly4 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX USA Posts: 610	I'm so sorry for your loss.

10-28-2009, 06:17 AM	#8
Sookie My Four Sweet Babies Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Jersey near Philadelphia Posts: 5,452	My sincere condolences. My puppies are 3 months old and they chew everything in sight. I will definitely be watching them more closely now thanks to this thread. RIP little one. __________________ I LOVE MY BABIES

10-28-2009, 06:17 AM	#9
Micah my love Donating YT 100K Club Member & Top YorkieTalk Poster! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: western KY Posts: 108,935	I am so sorry for your loss, please don't blame yourself they are like little children as much as we try we can't always keep them from getting a fall or a bump on the head. just remember the good times that you had with her __________________ Betty & Micah my love + Yogi

10-28-2009, 06:19 AM	#10
Cerise Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,601	Thank you for the warning and sharing this with us. My heart goes out to you for your loss.

10-28-2009, 06:27 AM	#11
JohnnieWalker Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In the sticks, MN Posts: 219	I'm so very sorry for your loss and can't imagine the pain you must be going through. I love my dogs with all my heart and as I'm writing this, my 4 month old Morgan is sleeping on my lap. He's never chewed on power cords, but that doesn't mean he won't ever. Thanks for sharing your story and reminding all of us, that accidents can and will happen, no matter how careful we are. They can get into trouble in the blink of an eye and you did everything you could, so please don't blame yourself. You'll be in my thoughts and prayers. __________________ *Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail." - Henry Wheeler Shaw*

10-28-2009, 06:39 AM	#12
francis53 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 714	So very sorry for your loss! How terrible to lose her in that way. It is good to remind us all how quickly a puppy can get into something. I know I have several cords that have puppy teeth marks in them, I didn't even notice it until later! Please do not feel quilty abut what happened, it was an accident, not an on purpose. Martha

10-28-2009, 06:40 AM	#13
GurleyGirl YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scott City, Missouri Posts: 1,879	I am so sorry for your loss. Thanks for the reminder that pups are like babies... they must be watched. Anything can happen in a split second. Hugs to you. __________________ Joanne Gurley's Yorkies

10-28-2009, 06:53 AM	#14
puppymom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 79	I too am very sorry for your loss. It is almost impossible to really puppy proof a home, I have found that my Yorkie is much worse than any puppy I ever had at finding stuff to get into.

10-28-2009, 07:09 AM	#15
mypreciouspups Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Florida/Canada Posts: 5,514	I am so very sorry for this loss and how your baby died!!! Thanks also for this reminder as we all need reminders from time to time. Do not blame yourself for you sound like you were a good mommy and did the best you could, oh and what a reminder that these furkids are really like human children... sending hugs..