[Annadoodle]

This is a very interesting thread...

I've always been a huge poodle lover...owned two in my life so far. One for 19 years...one for only 3....
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My husband served in Iraq for a year..it was a hard year...in many ways~That given the things that has happened and the lives changed..
I too have changed with them....

Sophie just kind of happend for me..she was meant for me somehow..
I had an intense desire for something different..not another poodle...
I wanted change...
Given that year..nothing was the same..everything had changed..lives changed...I wanted to continue that change..

From the moment I started to search for her..and found my wonderful breeder...it felt instant..it felt like I knew her..knew this puppy..(who was just born!)...just felt right...I felt totally at peace waiting on her...

She is the light in my life right now...her little spirit helps me daily...
I have challenges that rip at my soul...and I have to put on the strong front for many families who look to me for support....but at my home...I have a wonderful lovie named Sophie who helps me so much....

I went to another memorial for a fallen Military Policeman in our unit...Far too many this last year... Lives change on a dime...I've had his young wife on my mind most all of this weekend...they played the song... "I can only imagine" with pics of his life and last days in Iraq...

I can only imagine
What it will be like
When I walk
By Your side
I can only imagine
What my eyes will see
When Your face
Is before me
I can only imagine

{Chorus}:
Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for You Jesus or in awe of You be still
Will I stand in Your presence or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine

I can only imagine
When that day comes
And I find myself
Standing in the Son
I can only imagine
When all I will do
Is forever
Forever worship You
I can only imagine

*************I know you didn't expect all this when you asked if we would have another yorkie in our lives********
But...I honestly don't know how to answer that...
I have Sophie and love her tiny body with that huge big heart....She is here for me at this time of unknown certainty that I feel.

I do feel as if I'll always have to have the spirit of a dog in my life...I truly believe they are angels on earth.

But..If I've ever learned anything...its stating what I'll always have in my life..because I know that I can't predict that. I do know...I love, love, my Sophie~
And would be sad to have to live life without that incredible animal bond-