[Jaspermom]

Until August, I had two wonderful Yorkies, Angel and Jasper. They had been with us for 11 and 12 years respectively, and were great friends of each other and of my husband and I. As you all know, Yorkies are incredible creatures full of love and personality. To me, they are the ultimate of dog friends.

When I first began looking at this site, it was because my Jasper was ill, and that is why I logged on as "Jaspermom". I wanted to see if there was any good advice about what he was going through at the time.

Mostly I firmly believed it was grief that he suffered from. Six weeks earlier Jasper's best friend and life companion Angel had been accidentally killed by my brother's dog who was really just trying to peel her off his face, and ended up breaking her fragile little neck. They were getting along soooo well. It only took a second. My poor brother suffered greatly from this, and I do not think he will ever forgive his dog, or himself. It was a very difficult time.

Jasper was 12 at the time of Angel's death, and for the past three years has not been at all healthy. We knew he did not have that long, due to his multiple illnesses, and had been thinking it for awhile. We never expected that Angel would go before Jasper. Her death hit Jasper hard, and he never recovered. Six weeks later he waited until we were out, and passed away quietly.

I miss them both so much. Their deaths were too close to each other. There was no time to get used to Angel being gone, and then Jasper was gone too...

When Angel died, I swore no more dogs. I couldn't take the pain of losing them. But after Jasper passed away, I couldn't take the emptiness either, of the house or of my heart. Less than a week later I asked my husband if he wanted another Yorkie, and he told me he was just waiting for me to ask.

So now we have Wosie. At 3 1/2 months, she is a lot more of a challenge than I ever remember my other two being, but she is also the light of my life. I adore her and am determined she become the sweet, loving, and well behaved wonder-Yorkie her two predecessors were. Wish me luck!

Thanks for letting me tell my Yorkie story. I feel so much better telling, even though there are tears in my eyes while I type. Dang, it's still hard...