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Tasha Marie · 11-01-2008, 08:44 PM

I have always been a terrier fan...adopted a silky-skye mix back in the early 80's. I soon found out why the family wanted to get rid of him..he had a brain tumor and a jekyll and hyde personality...one second he was sweet and loving and the next he went into a fighting dog mode. It broke my heart to have to put him down because he bit a friend and he had to live in a crate..I did everything I could for him. In the early 90's I fell in love with a little Australian terrier in a wonderful pet store whose owners I knew very well. I was going thru a separation and needed something...and he was it. What a doll! We went everywhere together, and he was my little hiking and camping buddy as he was a very sturdy little dog! i had him 11 years before he suffered renal failure and I had to say goodbye. I was devastated. I have his ashes in a beautiful stained glass box my friend custom made for him. I also keep some in a vial that I take with me when I go hiking or camping. He still comes with us, my little Hobbes.

Then came Keighley...a sweet timid wire hair fox terrier..she was the runt of the litter and I scooped her up...my Mom had just died after years of being ill, and again, I needed something...and I still have her. She has a thyroid condition and is allergic to a lot of things including June Grass, soy products, poultry, etc. she is doing good at 11 years old.

We also have a yellow lab, Mesa. She is a doll and a really fun dog and loves to play with everyone. She tolerates Tasha very well! Then came Tasha....i wanted a tiny dog that I could easily take with me shopping and what have you. She loves to curl up with Mesa especially, Keighley isn't as receptive to the cuddling tho! She gets a funny look like what are you doing, kid! Move over! lol! She always curls up with Mesa, as a matter of fact she is curled up with her right now with that big 96 pound lab who is on my sleeping husbands' lap! So cute! this is a nightly thing! She sleeps with us too, loves to get right under the blankets. One night I woke up and couldnt find her, and she was all stuffed at the bottom of the bed, all cozy, silly girl! She is a very big presence for such a tiny dog! all packed full of love!

11-01-2008, 08:44 PM	#55
Tasha Marie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: colorado Posts: 43	just cuz! I have always been a terrier fan...adopted a silky-skye mix back in the early 80's. I soon found out why the family wanted to get rid of him..he had a brain tumor and a jekyll and hyde personality...one second he was sweet and loving and the next he went into a fighting dog mode. It broke my heart to have to put him down because he bit a friend and he had to live in a crate..I did everything I could for him. In the early 90's I fell in love with a little Australian terrier in a wonderful pet store whose owners I knew very well. I was going thru a separation and needed something...and he was it. What a doll! We went everywhere together, and he was my little hiking and camping buddy as he was a very sturdy little dog! i had him 11 years before he suffered renal failure and I had to say goodbye. I was devastated. I have his ashes in a beautiful stained glass box my friend custom made for him. I also keep some in a vial that I take with me when I go hiking or camping. He still comes with us, my little Hobbes. Then came Keighley...a sweet timid wire hair fox terrier..she was the runt of the litter and I scooped her up...my Mom had just died after years of being ill, and again, I needed something...and I still have her. She has a thyroid condition and is allergic to a lot of things including June Grass, soy products, poultry, etc. she is doing good at 11 years old. We also have a yellow lab, Mesa. She is a doll and a really fun dog and loves to play with everyone. She tolerates Tasha very well! Then came Tasha....i wanted a tiny dog that I could easily take with me shopping and what have you. She loves to curl up with Mesa especially, Keighley isn't as receptive to the cuddling tho! She gets a funny look like what are you doing, kid! Move over! lol! She always curls up with Mesa, as a matter of fact she is curled up with her right now with that big 96 pound lab who is on my sleeping husbands' lap! So cute! this is a nightly thing! She sleeps with us too, loves to get right under the blankets. One night I woke up and couldnt find her, and she was all stuffed at the bottom of the bed, all cozy, silly girl! She is a very big presence for such a tiny dog! all packed full of love!