Thanks everyone. I certainly will not abandon YorkieTalk and I will post pictures of the new puppy as soon as she comes home! Right now, we are likely going to pick her up on August 2 (so we still have some time). I will add that I do have conflicting feelings right now. On the one hand, I am so excited about getting a new dog. I have been so upset since Zack died and the house has been so quiet, but like I said earlier, I do feel a bit like a traitor to Zack. Also, Zack was the least amount of work imaginable. He was paper trained; he virtually never barked; he did not shed; he had a great demeaner; he was always happy; etc... And the lab will have to be walked mulitple times a day; will shed a lot; will likely bark; etc...
But, it is time for a new puppy, and like I said, we could not get another Yorkie. Zack will always be my first dog. He showed me how great Yorkies are (and dogs in general). I never knew that I could be so attached to a 4.5 pound bundle of energy or that I could be so devasted by his loss. I know that Zackie would understand about our getting a new puppy and I talk to him all the time about his new sister and the like.
-Allan |