[jamiesaari]

YorkieShadow: Thank you so much for taking the time into researching and finding Chopper's information. I have good news to share and have included information below from my original post when asking for advice about Annie.

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Something truly unbelievable has happened and I'm still feeling like I need to give my head a shake as my wishes and dreams rarely come true in such an instant for me. Maybe it's Christmas magic ...

I received an email from the operations manager of the Humane Society in Thief River Falls, Minnesota saying that she thought I would have the perfect home for a female Yorkie she had recently rescued. The four-year-old little girl was seized from a neglectful home in the area and was suffering a horrible infestation of fleas. The humane society treated her and she no longer has fleas, but has dry skin and a bit of dandruff from the aggressive treatment they needed to give her.

She is four years old, very tiny (less than 4 pounds) and looked very cute in the photograph she sent me. My daughter and I decided to take the drive (three hours there and three hours back) today and we instantly fell in love with her. She has the most beautiful little face and a cute little overbite. We have decided to name her "Tika" (as we loved the name of Omega's Yorky named "Tinka").

Tika's personality is very much like Annie , except Tika has more confidence and curiosity like a puppy. She is very afraid of new people, but warms up much quicker than Annie did. She does not like my mother's Pug, "T-Bone", but I'm sure she will warm up to him down the road.

It is the most amazing thing, but this little girl is definitely the right one for our family. She instantly took a liking to Annie's cushion bed and is laying in her bed next to me in the same way Annie did. Both Tika and Annie tremble like crazy when they are in new situations or meeting new people.

I hope this doesn't sound strange, but I believe Annie is smiling down on us. I am so thankful Annie came into my life because she awakened my love for dogs again. There was something so special about Annie and I will continue to love her for the rest of my life. Rescuing "wounded souls" is truly my calling. I'd like to devote a month or two to fully training Tika to use her "pee pad" and adjust to our home. I may take in another Yorkie down the road, but will limit myself to no more than two dogs.

I plan to follow the story of the 8 1/2-year-old male in New York City and if he is available after Tika has settled in, I may welcome him into my home as well (if his owner agrees to rehome him with me, of course).

Here are some pictures of my new little girl. Although she looks like a puppy, she is really four years old.