Izzy is not my first Yorkie - I had two males back in 1977 and 1978 and one lived to be 8 and one to 14 years. I vowed that I would NEVER get another dog again because of the deep heartache and pain I felt on losing my boys (JT and Scruffy
). So I decided that I would go the cat route since my son was little and he wanted a kitty for his birthday. Well with work, divorce, travel, etc., cats were it for me and no thought of a doggie. Well where I work now there is an artist who breeds and shows Yorkies well we started talking and I told him I used to have two and that conversation was almost 3 years ago. He kept telling me every so often that I "needed" another one and I would always say, "no way...too much work" but in reality it was like too much pain because I never thought of all the good times we shared as a family and all the laughter and joy my boys brought me - I only thought of the pain when they left me. Well one day (right before Memorial Day) Dan (my artist friend) sent me video of Izzy who was in Groveport, Ohio and all he said in the email was, "Take a look at her!"...well - I said oh she's cute and all but no. Well he called his friend who had her and she called me at work and said Dan told me you need a Yorkie now. Well - that was a Friday (Memorial weekend) and Izzy was home with me on Sunday.
Something just clicked when I saw her in that video - I knew it was time. Now - when I picked her up at the breeders house she had 3 other Yorkie pups and I looked at them thinking that I might change my mind about Izzy, but then she let Izzy in and the rest is history...I knew she was mine and when we were in the car driving home for two hours - I couldn't believe she was in my lap (well in the Sherpa carrier
)....of course I cried because in looking at her brought all those memories of my boys back...but they were all happy memories of them and couldn't wait to start our new life at home with Izzy. She has filled my void and there is NOTHING like the love of a Yorkie....I love my cats dearly but Izzy is my best friend and a member of our family. I will never wait that long again.
Oh and I didn't even want a Yorkie again - I was going to get a Jack Russell cause I didn't even want to be reminded of a Yorkie. I am so glad I listened to my heart and not my head.
That's my story!!
sorry so long
