Everyone talks about the "empty nest", but just as my older daughter was ready to go off to college, I remarried. We have four children between us, but they are all grown and live on their own. We married in our 40's and are now in our 50's so never had a child together. Our little Yorkie is our child together! She is so loved and spoiled by both of us, and our "people" children think we are nuts. However, they are all getting pets too. No Yorkie grandchildren yet, just one little people granddaughter, cats, two bigger dogs, and a Shih Tzu puppy.
