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clmj · 07-24-2009, 06:36 PM

I have not been on YT long...haven't yet learned how to upload a photo but I do know the loss of a pet. A year ago Memorial Day weekend my beloved Bichon Emma went into a seizure...I thought I had lost her...she was 13 years old and had been failing from a heart murmur. Her teeth were bad but her heart was too weak to undergo anethesia. I raced her to the vet that Tues. She was put on medication to help with the infection.

I thought I had more time....I took her to a grooming appt that Sat. I wanted to have her look her best for my grown children to visit as they knew her time was approaching. I dropped her at the groomer...left...never turned on my cell...ran some errands thinking that I would be with her and not have to leave her. When I got home there was a frantic call from the groomer letting me know that Emma had passed not 5 minutes after I had left! Her heart was too weak. I was a total mess....I cried...I cried...I cried. I had her through

good and bad times...and she was my soul. I thought I will NEVER get another dog.

Then about 2-3 months after her death I found myself thinking of getting another Bichon. I then realized that would be unfair as no other Bichon could even come close to replacing Emma and that it would be Emma I would expect to see when I opened my door at the end of my workday.

So I tabled my idea of another dog...one day I was online and just started to do some research...one thing led to another and before I knew it I came upon a website where I saw a picture of a puppy I couldn't forget.

I had thought a year would go by before I was ready...well that was not the case...Emma had passed the first week in June....and Bella came Sept. 26. She is a Morkie...combination of Yorkie and Maltese. I swear that my Emma sent her to me. She is the sweetest dog I have ever owned. She sleeps with me...none of my other dogs ever did...she goes with me whenever possible and she truly is the love of my life.

Finally, I had purchased my Emma a new toy the week before she passed...I never threw it away. Now with Bella it is the toy she goes to every day...almost as though she knows the connection and how she came to be mine. So I say you will know when YOU are ready. Be open...the right dog WILL find you. Healing takes time...I keep a picture of my Emma next to a picture of my Bella... Good luck to you.

07-24-2009, 06:36 PM	#101
clmj Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Williamsville, NY,USA Posts: 24	You know when you are ready! I have not been on YT long...haven't yet learned how to upload a photo but I do know the loss of a pet. A year ago Memorial Day weekend my beloved Bichon Emma went into a seizure...I thought I had lost her...she was 13 years old and had been failing from a heart murmur. Her teeth were bad but her heart was too weak to undergo anethesia. I raced her to the vet that Tues. She was put on medication to help with the infection. I thought I had more time....I took her to a grooming appt that Sat. I wanted to have her look her best for my grown children to visit as they knew her time was approaching. I dropped her at the groomer...left...never turned on my cell...ran some errands thinking that I would be with her and not have to leave her. When I got home there was a frantic call from the groomer letting me know that Emma had passed not 5 minutes after I had left! Her heart was too weak. I was a total mess....I cried...I cried...I cried. I had her through good and bad times...and she was my soul. I thought I will NEVER get another dog. Then about 2-3 months after her death I found myself thinking of getting another Bichon. I then realized that would be unfair as no other Bichon could even come close to replacing Emma and that it would be Emma I would expect to see when I opened my door at the end of my workday. So I tabled my idea of another dog...one day I was online and just started to do some research...one thing led to another and before I knew it I came upon a website where I saw a picture of a puppy I couldn't forget. I had thought a year would go by before I was ready...well that was not the case...Emma had passed the first week in June....and Bella came Sept. 26. She is a Morkie...combination of Yorkie and Maltese. I swear that my Emma sent her to me. She is the sweetest dog I have ever owned. She sleeps with me...none of my other dogs ever did...she goes with me whenever possible and she truly is the love of my life. Finally, I had purchased my Emma a new toy the week before she passed...I never threw it away. Now with Bella it is the toy she goes to every day...almost as though she knows the connection and how she came to be mine. So I say you will know when YOU are ready. Be open...the right dog WILL find you. Healing takes time...I keep a picture of my Emma next to a picture of my Bella... Good luck to you.