I was 8 years old and my mom's friend had a yorkie. I fell in love immediately. I decided then and there that that was the dog for me. Well, I grew up on a ranch....lots of animals...big dogs, cats, sheep, goats, pigs, cows, horses, chickens, rabbits, and so on. But there was no way my mom was going to let me have a little tiny "in house" dog. She never liked animals in the house and it was not allowed. She said the ranch was no place for a little dog. I cried and cried and cried
.....it was all I wanted for Christmas, my Birthday, whatever....still she said no. I was heart broken but eventually I got over it and stopped bothering her for a dog she would never allow me to have.
30 years later......an associate at the office has a 4 yr old yorkie and again, I fell in love. Game over, I had to have one and there wasn't anyone to stop me or say no. Best thing I have done in a really long time....my life is so much richer because of my Derby Dog. This week, we will be getting our 2nd yorkie. I'm so excited! I've been waiting 30 years for these little guys....
