This is fun to read!
I had cats and parrots and always wanted a dog, but the timing just wasn't quite right. My parrots took a lot of time and attention and my dh told me that until I "got rid" of the parrots
( AS IF....I'd had them 20 yrs and 18 respectively)....I couldn't get a dog.
One of my parrots was really sick and I knew I was probably going to lose her and while I was going thru the agony and stress of trying to keep her alive, my neighbor told me she thought I needed something to take my mind off her and that she had some breeders bringing some Yorkies by. I said "Oh, I don't want a yappy little dog"
and she said "Well, they're not any more yappy than these guys (her 3 Maltese)....so I sort of just avoided the subject.
The day came when the breeders were going to be there, and I was "conveniently" at the gym all afternoon and came home, thinking I was "saved" from having to go next door and make excuses about a dog I didn't want. BUT......
as I drove up to our house, my neighbor's best friend was just leaving and saw me and walked over to me and told me "OH, you HAVE to go see those puppies, they're precious". So, I was sort of stuck.....I went over and the second I saw Max, I was in love
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I knew my dh wasn't going to let me spend that much on a dog, but I decided to take him next door to just show him how cute they were....I reminded him that he said I could have a dog if I got rid of the birds (well, one was dying and the other one I had staying next door part time), and it was almost my birthday.....so he said YES!!! I couldn't believe it. He was sort of shocked at the price, but now he always says "it's the best money I've ever spent
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I had no clue how incredibly smart and cute and loving Yorkies were; now I can't imagine having any other breed. Even though I love all dogs....Yorkies are my favorite.