Bacon Basics

Some information about Bacon has already been covered in the 'About' section, but I will post his stats here for ease of access:

Name: Bacon

Sex: Male, neutered

Nationality: American (but we don't hold it against him)

Breed: Yorkie Terrier

Weight: approx. 4 pounds

Age: 4 years old

Height: 3 hockey pucks (Go Jets Go!)

Energy Level: Low

Living arrangements: lives with his single, working person (me) and his housemate Dixie, a 6 year old, 15 lb, pom x. We live in a condo (so no yard). My condo has wall to wall carpets. Let me say that one more time, WALL-TO-WALL CARPETS.

History: As far as we know, he's spent his whole life in a puppy mill being used for breeding. There is, however, a bit of a mystery in that his tail has been docked. Why would they dock his tail??? Was he originally bought as a pet then ended up on craigslist as a 'free to a good home dog'? Curious.

A crucial piece of information is that I am pee pad training. Living in Winnipeg, it can get down to -40C or more in the winter. This is no place for little dogs. Its fall right now and in the mornings it's usually between 5-10C. He starts shivering immediately. Soon it will be too cold to take him out at all...he could literally freeze in a few minutes. Hence the pee pad. In fact, its not even really a pee pad. Its a potty patch. I bought it at one of those 'As seen on TV' stores at the mall. It's basically astroturf that drains into a tray underneath. He seems to 'like' it more then the regular pee pad, but he still hasn't used it on his own. I like it because it's easy to clean and it's a one time purchase, and I don't have to worry about it leaking through onto the carpet etc.

Bacon is on Natural Planet Organic canned Chicken Dinner. He LOVES it. This is the only brand I've found so far that doesn't upset his stomach. He also gets 'Roll Over' training treats and dried jerky treats. Too many of either of these and he gets the runs. He seems to have a delicate tummy. Human food, even just plain cooked meat, is a no-no.