[Cirlonde]

I looked forward to getting a Yorkie for almost 8 months. When the time finally came to get Chloe, I was almost physically sick to my stomach I was so nervous. We drove about four and a half hours to pick her up and all I did was worry that I had made a bad decision...that I was rushing into it...that I would do something wrong or break her...that I was paying too much for her... We'd also just recently had to put my nine year old poodle to sleep, so I also worried about falling in love with her and having to deal with the pain of losing her at some point.

Then we got to her breeder's home and the woman was standing at the door holding the most adorable little fuzz ball who, when she was put down on the floor, hopped around like a little bunny rabbit. All of a sudden, all those giant butterflies and all that anxiety just disappeared like it had never been there. On the trip back home I could hardly sit still I was so excited and happy. I just couldn't quit snuggling her!

Now granted, after we got home, the nerves came back a little because she was so tiny and I wanted so badly to do everything right. But the nervousness was never as bad as the day went to pick her up and within a week I was totally and 100% convinced that she was perfect for us. My husband and I call her the "best bad decision we've ever made". (Bad as in irresponsible not evil.)

So yes, I think it's perfectly normal to be so nervous that you don't even have room for excitement. But trust me, it goes away fast and you'll have plenty of time to be excited too!!
-C