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Originally Posted by celstu1  This sounds great! All the right steps to ensure that your dog, possible future pups and your family are taken care of. 
I never meant to offend you, please understand that Stormy and her story actually emotionally affected some people here. I followed her story, go back to your old posts... I responded to a majority of them. The death of Stormy affected me emotionally. My heart went out to her, seems she went through so much and then to have this happen just seemed sooo unfair to that poor baby. I want to share my grief with you a little bit because I want you to know my words to you were not meant to offend. My heart broke when I read those words. I cried, real true tears, for your Stormy.
My Stuart died when he was almost 5 months old. None of the vet care in the world could have saved him. He somehow, somewhere got into rat poison, never at my house, but I have a suspicion that my neighbor was using it around his garden which was against the fence adjacent to my yard. I could not have known. It was an accident. My first major trauma with a dog. My boys now live in a bubble. LOL I don't think you are a bad mom AT ALL. I know you loved Stormy very much. I do think you need more experience with smaller dogs. That is not a negative statement, nor an attack on you in any way. When you asked about how long some people waited before getting another pup, I think a couple people here felt that you should think twice about getting another yorkie when you have another larger breed in your home who is a puppy and who plays rough right now, that it might not be a safe situation with a pup. I am relieved to hear that you are looking into training for this bullie pup, thats wonderful!! |
The only way to get experience with small dogs is to own small dogs. Yes I have owned larger dogs in the past only but I also owned a small dog for 10 months without ONE issue. She was healthy and well taken care off, my daughter was even younger then she is now and things were fine except that she would not stop going to the bathroom in my daughters room, even with a closed door she managed to get in some how and go to the bathroom. I rehomed her it was too much for me at the time.
TO be honest and 100% with you I am not even sure that my bullie even TOUCHED Stormy. After much discussion about the incident and step by step what happen it doesn't seem that my bullie bit her, I am not in denial and I am not sticking up for this dog, it just doesn't add up. When I came on here and posted I was grieving and distraught. I only knew what I saw and that was that my dog was dead! I didn't ask for details I was screaming, yelling, crying. You can only imagine what my household was like. It really seems like Stormy may of had a seizure or even a stroke. The way my fiancee describes how he found her, her position, her body, how she was acting is EXACTLY what she was like when she had a seizure, TWICE in one night back in Nov. The vet NEVER figured out what it was and it was put on the backburner because it never happen again. Last Monday I was gone for a few hours and the whole weekend I was at work from 10am til 12pm. I didn't bring her to work that weekend because my daughter had been crying about me leaving and I thought I'd let her stay home because they get along good. For all I know she may of been overwhelmed and stressed out. I started working part-time and brought her in on the weekends with me. The schedule was changed, I don't know if she may of had an undiagnosed issue. Who knows. To blame this dog for something that noone witnessed is not fair. I regret that I did not bring her in for an autospy. It just doesn't all add up to me. Maybe they were playing and something may of occured, it just so may of been this but I truly don't know and can't say that this dog hurt her in anyway for all we know she may of had a seizure. I don't want to sound like I am making up excuses, I am not, that is the last thing I would do. If I knew in my heart 100% that my bullie hurt her on purpose I wouldn't deny it especially if it was a vicious attack she would be GONE! But this dog is VERY loving, she has been affected by this as well for all I know she may of been trying to help Stormy, she loved Stormy VERY MUCH, they did alot of things together and got along good, yes my dog would try to play rough but every time that would happen Stormy would growl at her and she would leave her alone. It just doesn't make sense.
Because this has even happen gives NOBODY a right to tell me what kind of dog I can own or not, even if I have a big dog here, I see big and small dogs together ALL the time, because someone on here may not agree with it isn't there business really.
I know Stormy touched alot of peoples lives, and she was here for a reason, if her story didn't touch anyone then there is something wrong with them. She was the sweetest dog ever and I would love to keep her memory alive and fight for all the poor abused, mistreated animals in the world and help fight against puppymills since this is where she came from. we really don't know what type of other problems she may of had. I know it may sound like I am crazy or making up excuses but I really am not, I love dogs, I love all animals! ESPECIALLY my Stormy. Everything happens for a reason and I feel what happen, happen because God needed her to come home at the best possible time when she was feeling well and healthy. My WHOLE entire family went through so much heartache, and sleepless nights with her my WHOLE family, everyone is devastated but noone blames my other dog and nobody has said I shouldn't known another yorkie. I come here for support and a shoulder to cry on because you all understand, or so I hoped you would. some may think I am a bad owner, whatever thats fine.
I made this post to just inquire how long people waited, I was in no way saying i was ready to get a new dog and EVEN if I was that is NOONES business! People on here should stop jumping on other people because they don't agree with something, theres more civil ways to handle that, theres nicer ways to tell someone your opinion. I hope I dont sound rude or anything but I am simply stating how I feel. And I feel that I am a pretty damn good owner and if I want another yorkie tomorrow, next week, next year or NEVER is
MY DECISION! please don't feel offended but how would you feel someone to tell you you need more experience with yorkies, theres SO MANY people who come on and are first time owners!!!!