Thanks for everyone's concern...as you can see from the timing of my post I haven't really slept at all thinking about this. I've been losing sleep thinking of different senarios of how to keep her, but I haven't thought of any good one's that would be in her best interest.
We thought about rescues, but this family member would not have that and some verbal promises were made by us before Reeses ever entered our lives and we would need to honor that. I'm sure Reeses will calm down as she matures, and in reality she really is not wild at all and she entertains us daily when she goes "puppy-crazy" the few times she does and definitely keeps Rocci on his toes...but we have taken in yorkies that are quite a bit older/smaller and aren't quite as Reeses-proof as the younger/stronger Rocci is. Even when Reeses calms down she will be more than twice the weight of the yorkies we have taken in and a few playful wrestling situations will probably result in emergency room visits for them. Plus we weren't expecting to have so many yorkies at once, and we want each one to get the attention they deserve...and Reeses being just a puppy she probably needs more attention than the rest.
Our whole family is showered by daily kisses by her, and I'm half embarrassed to say this...but she is the first dog I have ever let kiss on my lips. She is by far the most affectionate of all of our dogs...I can go on and on about her. Like I mentioned before it's not an easy decision for us, so we won't just hand her over to anyone...and we are willing to wait for the perfect environment for her to go in. I'm hoping the new owners will be YT members and will blog and/or post pictures and updates of how Reeses is doing. |