koa

Meet Koa, a 10-12 year old, 9 pound Yorkie boy being fostered in McKinney, TX. Only Texas applicants will be considered.

Hello everybody out there in this big beautiful world. It's me, Koa checking in with you to tell you what's been going on in my life since my last pupdate.


Let's start with telling you that the hair on my feet is growing back and that they are itty-bitty baby hairs growing on my leather ears. I've been gaining weight and I'm almost at the perfect weight. Foster mom felt comfortable enough that I was healthy enough to go get my much needed neuter and more so needed dental. She thought I'd come back toothless but I ended up being able to keep a couple of toofers. I had so many missing teeth already and actually my foster mom found a couple before I got my dental that must've fallen out on their own. She said when she found them it was like walking on a Lego ha ha ha. This is why it's so important to take your puppers to your dogter for their annual visits, their vaccinations and the dental when it's needed.


Because I got intubated for my surgeries, I still have a little bit of a cough, but it is clearing up. I am still so scared of everything, still very very head shy, the wind still scares me when I'm outside and if you suddenly approach me I get startled. It is getting a little bit better. Foster mom has been so patient when approaching me to give me my eye drops, but I still cringe when she picks me up. It is taking me a while to learn how to become a dog. I do not play with toys or other dogs here at my foster home. She is hoping that that may change someday.


I am a mature little guy, so I do sleep more than usual but I am also awake more than I used to be during the daytime hours. I do like to be outside just to enjoy the weather, smell the fresh air and watch all the other dogs do their silly stuff while we are all outside. I'm enjoying wandering the house just to be wandering.


I don't need a whole lot in my life. Just someone to love me for who I am. Someone who will be patient with me as I learn how to become a dog. Someone who will feed me nutritious food, which by the way I eat a mix of hard kibble and canned food. Sometimes foster mom throws a little bit of poached chicken and rice in there. She tends to sneak some vegetables in there too. I am a very quiet little guy. I don't even bark when all the other dogs are barking at the Amazon guy. Then again that could be because I do not hear anything. That kind of makes it difficult for foster mom to approach me because I cannot hear her coming or her voice. A nice yard that's fenced in would be pawsome. I can coexist with other pups that are about my size. I'd love my future home to have Pawrent(s) who work from home or are even retired. I walk nicely on a leash and foster mom says I am the bestest car rider she's had in a very long time.


I still see the eye specialist regularly so they can keep tabs on my eyes and what they're doing. The eye dogter told her that my right eye is healing well. I do have dry eyes so I will need to have eye drops put in 2 to 3 times a day. The ones we use do not cost much and can be found on Amazon. On our next check up we are hoping that we can stop doing the three other eye drops that I am currently on. The bottles last a long time so it's not very expensive to keep up on my eye medication. I do need to see an eye specialist twice a year just to keep tabs on my dry eye.


I love being brushed. Plus, I get to go get groomed very soon as I just have to wait for my neuter stitches to heal before they can get wet. Foster mom has given me baths, and I am a very cooperative pupper in the tub.


I'm still searching for my forever home and my very own fairytail ending. Could you possibly be my king or my queen to love me fur furever so I can become your prince and your castle? If you have any questions about me, please reach out to my foster mom at stickhors@gmail.com


Love, Koa