My chihihiua (she was mixed, though) lived to be 17. She had 9 lives. She got loose and ran away from home. She was gone for days. Then, came by a miracle came back home. Just appeared in the yard one morning. Pregnant. She got in a fight with a bigger dog and had to get a lot of stitches. She got hit by a car. She had a heart attack, but yet still lived another 6 months. We brought to the vet to be put to sleep because she started to get another heart attack. but died before the vet could do the procedure. My Lacey (my yorkie) turned 13 on January 11th. But, June 30th had to put her to sleep due to kidney failure. If her kidney had not started to fail, I am sure she would of lived a lot longer. She tried to hold on almost to the very end. I miss her so much and wish dogs could live as long as people. Saying goodbye to Lacey was the hardest thing I ever had to do. 13 years just is not long enough. |