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Originally Posted by Allan  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 |
That's SO great, Allan. Congratulations on the new baby!
You are
not a traitor to Zack, nor could you ever be. Zack would be devastated to know how sad and lonely you have been. None of our babies ever would want that! Which is why I think he paused at the Bridge long enough to hook you up with the new baby... he was just waiting for your cue.