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Originally Posted by yorkie_mama22

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!!!!

I do not understand all the hostility you are sending out at all! I did not see anyone jump on you in the least. In fact, I saw where they commended you for looking in to training your bullie and approaching this to ensure safety for your dogs and your child. Just because someone mentions a concern does NOT mean they are telling you what to do or not to do. No one said they blamed your bullie either. I don't think many here blame another dog when they accidently hurt a smaller one during unsupervised play. You are making accusations that just never happened here!

I think EVERYONE who read of all of Stormy's medical history would have some concern! You make it our business when you post on this forum. No one was uncivil at all to you -- in fact it was just the opposite. I think a great deal of care was taken with wording to try to ensure you were not offended or saddened any more than you already are. No one said you were a bad owner! You did make a thread about how long to wait after losing a dog to get another. That does give some indication that you are thinking about getting another even though you say you are not. So, when people mention that maybe a larger dog would work better with this enthusiastic breed you now have, that is not a slam on you! You yourself, said you think you should get a larger dog as a 5 pounder is too small to be with the bullie. So, why are you now throwing a fit when someone else agrees with you?

Your own history is that you had a small dog that you chose to rehome before it was a year old because of housetraining issues. Then you had a small dog that got into Nair and drastically injured her nose, requiring surgery to rebuild it. You told us all how you could not afford the surgery and the vet decided to do the surgery for you anyway. There was a point I thought the dog was being PTS but it turned out that did not happen. Then the vet was going to keep Stormy, I thought. But evidently he decided to give her back to you after the surgery. I may have missed some steps in there and feel free to correct if I got a detail off a bit. Then you tell us that the bullie accidently killed your poor Stormy. Now you say Stormy had a history of seizures and this may have been a seizure. So, if some suggest a larger dog might do better for you and your family (including this bullie) it is with sincere concern and not any slam or insult. I would never tell you one way or another to get a dog or not get a dog. But, when you post about the possibility of getting one -- or in this case, the timing for getting one, then you should expect some input! It might not all be exactly what you want, but rest assured, people are going to comment on what they feel is important for you to consider. Just as you feel you love your dogs, others love and care about the welfare of all dogs too.

I think you may have soem underlying feelings coming from somewhere besides these posts. I reread through and just do not see that anyone was slamming you, insulting you, or telling you what you could or could not have. There was genuine compassion, sincere caring, and concern for all -- you, your family, the bullie, Stormy, and any future dogs you decide to have or not.Try to keep an open mind. Look at the posts in a positive way. For someone to take the time to write to you, shows that they do care. We may not all post exactly what you want us to but I think it should be evident that we care. Good luck in whatever decsion you decide to make, a small or large dog, soon or after a longer period of waiting, to breed the bullie or not, to combine breeding a bullie with another dog, yorkie or otherwise. Lots of alternatives that have been brought up one way or another. So, your thread is NOT a simple one to answer!