I grew up with toy poodles also. My mother raised them, but we also had every other kind of dog and animal (horses, cats, birds, fish, every kind of rodent, etc.) My family loved animals and although my father was in the Army and we moved, they went with us. It was kinda fun watching a horse hang his head out a trailer, moving cross country, with his big lips flying in the wind! lol I don't know when I fell in love with the breed, but when I saw one in 2008, I knew it was time. I did my research of the breed. I started looking with my neighbor and finally found two sisters at the end of February of 2009. This is when the tiny love of my life joined the family....my tiny Ally! She joined my elder pek and as she was at the end of her life, I knew Ally needed a little sister to keep 'us' company. After searching, Tia joined the family. I just love them to death. I'm not sure I would consider any other breed, but as I love all kinds of animals, my husband (who is not much of an animal person) has come to just adore yorkies. Right now, we're sticking with our two little yorkie girls and, of course, one old lady pek. |