 Missing my special guys
My two special guys passed away within a year of each other. They had the same parents, though were 2 years apart in litter years. The younger one, Spock (pictured sitting on his favorite chair), developed a serious illness that caused him to lose weight and not able to hold in most food. He spent his last night/early morning with us on Sept. 26, 2004. (He was 13.). His brother, Bumpy (picture of him resting), after leading a very long life (dealing with cataracts and loss of hearing) succumbed to "old age" (almost 16), and unable to eat, drink, walk, so we assisted his leaving on August 19, 2005. Strange that it should have happened within a year.
At first I thought that I might not get another dog. I said the same thing after my first Yorkie, Choo Choo, passed away about a year before Bumpy came into my life. For most of my life, a dog has lived in my home.
My husband suggested that we might want to occasionally "foster" a dog that needs a temporary home. That would be too difficult for me, getting attached and then having to say "good-bye" after a short time.
So...what to do? I've begun the process of looking at listings on websites, talking more and more about missing them, and knowing that I need to find another (or maybe two) special Yorkie to live in my home with my husband and me. I'm not rushing into this, thinking that I should wait until the winter weather ends so I can better work on housebreaking/adjusting to living in a new place.
One question I have concerns the Yorkie rescues. I've never brought an adult dog into my home, having always had puppies. (I have a hard time understanding how a sweet Yorkie could end up in need of a rescue.) Does anyone have experience with the rescue programs? I've looked at some sites and not found any nearby (I'm in NY state, in the Hudson Valley area).
Anyway, thanks for reading all this. I've needed to "voice" some of these feelings. |