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artie merlino · 04-10-2007, 04:45 AM

I will be 44 yrs. old in May, and anyone that's ever known me.....knows that I am an Animal Lover. I probably would have been a Vetrinarian if I could have afforded to go to School? I've been raised around Dogs all my Life, I've Bred Pitbulls and I've had every Breed from a St. Bernard to a Mutt, but my Yorkies are my prized possesions! I've had as many as 5 at one time (2 Parents and 3 Puppies) The more the merrier! Right now I'm down to 3, I kept my tiny female that's 7 months old now. Instead of trying to "Justify" to all my so called Friends and Family as to why I deserve 3 Yorkie's? Their cost, their clothing which is functional besides being cute! And all the 99.9% of my time and energy that is spent w/them? I have converted them to become "Yorkie Lover's" too!
When I was in Northern California, visiting my Mother, my cousin and her Parents came from the Bay Area. They had never seen a Yorkie in Person, that evening they bought a $900.00 Yorkie on the way home, that was listed in a newspaper Ad. After seeing my male Artie, that understands 3 languages;English,Japanese and Filipino, I made sure that he showed-off! It must have impressed them b/c they already had a dog (Bichon Frise) and they ended-up getting one in the time span of an afternoon!
My Sister in Texas, got a Yorkie for a Mother's day present last year, she tried to wait a year and a half for mine to have Puppies but got impatient after her best Friend beat her by getting one from a popular upscale Pet store
2 weeks later her husband bought one from the same place @ $1,800.00 plus accessories w/c made her grand total of $2,500.00 Retail!
The point of my long posts is........Everyone wants a Yorkie, but after they find out the initial investment costs etc. and the high maintenance and care they require? I've even had a total stranger call me an "Animal Hoarder" w/c applies if you have more than 1 Dog? I've heard it all! So at this point I just ignore everyone and smile.......your SIL is just Jealous of you!

04-10-2007, 04:45 AM	#58
artie merlino YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Myrtle Beach,SC Posts: 697	Just Jealous! I will be 44 yrs. old in May, and anyone that's ever known me.....knows that I am an Animal Lover. I probably would have been a Vetrinarian if I could have afforded to go to School? I've been raised around Dogs all my Life, I've Bred Pitbulls and I've had every Breed from a St. Bernard to a Mutt, but my Yorkies are my prized possesions! I've had as many as 5 at one time (2 Parents and 3 Puppies) The more the merrier! Right now I'm down to 3, I kept my tiny female that's 7 months old now. Instead of trying to "Justify" to all my so called Friends and Family as to why I deserve 3 Yorkie's? Their cost, their clothing which is functional besides being cute! And all the 99.9% of my time and energy that is spent w/them? I have converted them to become "Yorkie Lover's" too! When I was in Northern California, visiting my Mother, my cousin and her Parents came from the Bay Area. They had never seen a Yorkie in Person, that evening they bought a $900.00 Yorkie on the way home, that was listed in a newspaper Ad. After seeing my male Artie, that understands 3 languages;English,Japanese and Filipino, I made sure that he showed-off! It must have impressed them b/c they already had a dog (Bichon Frise) and they ended-up getting one in the time span of an afternoon! My Sister in Texas, got a Yorkie for a Mother's day present last year, she tried to wait a year and a half for mine to have Puppies but got impatient after her best Friend beat her by getting one from a popular upscale Pet store 2 weeks later her husband bought one from the same place @ $1,800.00 plus accessories w/c made her grand total of $2,500.00 Retail! The point of my long posts is........Everyone wants a Yorkie, but after they find out the initial investment costs etc. and the high maintenance and care they require? I've even had a total stranger call me an "Animal Hoarder" w/c applies if you have more than 1 Dog? I've heard it all! So at this point I just ignore everyone and smile.......your SIL is just Jealous of you!