My mother was adament that she didn't want a dog. No No No more dogs!! Amelia has paid for herself 100 fold in the last year.
I moved back in with my parents a number of years ago to help because they have health issues. My father is in begining stage of Alzheimer's and my mother suffers from a number of different ailments. I truly believe that Amelia has added time onto their lives because they now take her for walks and get down in the floor to play with her. My fathers mind is much sharper from where it was even 6 months ago. My mother has a great deal more energy and neither are as depressed as they were before she came.
I think that each breed of dog is different. Each dog is like a child. They have their own peronalities and quirks. They have things 'associated' with the breed but aren't controlled by that.
Someone on here said that it is impossible NOT to smile when you see a Yorkie. And after watching people when Amelia comes in the room I totally believe that. She had some problems with the whole potty training thing in the begining because she doesn't care to pee in the snow but we've worked through all that.
We wouldn't take anything for Amelia at this point and mom has gone from NO DOG to picking out another that we will be picking up in September.
