We love our tiny Toto with all our hearts!! When our 13 yr. old Poodle, Nicole, died I was so devestated, I couldn't even function ... I thought I would die [and didn't care if I did]. I told Patrick, at that time, not to ever,
ever even
mention another pet to me. I swore I would never get that attached to another animal as long as I lived! After some 6 + years, he began to try to show me these adorable little faces online ... I wouldn't even
look ... just
warned him not to start
that again! Did I say, Patrick is the most
maddeningly persistent person on the face of the earth? He kept on ...
finally got me to glance at them ... caught me preoccupied and I would mutter, "
whatever", just to shut him up. After about a year of this ... I found myself drawn into "Yorkie magic" ... I had only seen pictures while Patrick had been reading/studying
and without my realizing it, talked me into at least considering/looking!
We were working on a project in Missouri and before I knew it ... we had an appointment to meet Ava Tyree in Marietta, GA who had a little one who appeared would be too small to show ... an appointment to meet a vet who's specialty is Yorkies .... and I was
almost getting excited!
By the time we drove to AL and the day finally came ... I felt like I was being "railroaded" ... I simply hadn't properly mourned Nicole ... what could he
possibly be thinking?!? As it turned out, Ava was bringing some of her little ones to the vet and it was closer to meet there so we made arrangements to meet and take a look at a Yorkie puppy! Very long story short ... we met and the minute I held Toto in my arms I was totally captured by this tiny 1 1/2 lb. furball and we have never looked back! Our lives totally revolve around her!
I would like to caution those of you who have tinies about one thing. Toto comes from a long line of champions, her breeder is totally dedicated to the betterment of the breed and she is disgustingly healthy!!
She has been tested/xrayed inside out to make positive there isn't anything lurking that we might overlook.
Her only problem is
us!! Last year, Patrick reached down to pick her up one night, and she began
screaming! We rushed her to our vet [we were in Colorado] and he x-rayed and found that because we have allowed our baby, who has a frame that only supports a scant 3 lbs., to weigh a little over 5 lbs.!! Five of her little ribs had seperated and after some time and medication healed. We have tried to take the weight off but to date she is still overweight. Soooo ... since there has been no progress with such a hard winter and no exercise to speak of ... "springtime in the Rockies" is bringing a totally new routine for little Toto and she isn't happy!!
We are slowly beginning an exercise program for her and hope by next winter she will be a slim, trim 3 pounder again ... not for us, but for her!!
It's
still a learning experience for us!