10yrs ago my husband and I were discussing having another child (people puppy),well I was discussing and he was firmly saying NO (we have 6),this is the ONLY thing he has ever said no to in 35yrs,so he must of known something. I became very ill physically for the next entire year,which gave me alot of time to think. I decide that it was time to take a different outlook on life,alot of things changed in our house that year. I purchased a tiny poodle,actually I purchased two,one for me and one for my then 10yr old daughter. They are Buddie and Bunkey.
Bunkey was my,oh so sweet,baby boy. He weighed 5lbs as an adult and went everywhere I went. He hardly ever barked and when he did he sounded like a girl,he was so tiny. Yes, he wore clothes too. I woke up one night to him having a seizure, he was very ill and gone in less than 36hrs. We never have figured out what caused his death and truely I am still not over it all. His death effected me so badly that my husband insisted that I get a new baby. I decided on a yorkie and was willing to wait. I began my research and found YT,I read and read and read,it filled a void. I made a point not looking at the wanted/for sale threads,I had a friend that thought that her female might be pregnant and again was willing to wait. On a Thursday I just had to look and there was a member close to me that had 3 little females,but I was waiting to find out on Sunday if my friend was going to have puppies in her house. There was one little girl in this picture that just stole my heart and all I could think about all weekend was this sweet face. I waited patiently for the email from my friend/no puppies. I decided to email the YT member,thinking that there was NO way that any of the puppies were left. In her response she told me that there was only one puppy left,that she was actually holding her back because there were two family members that were interested in her and it was the one that I had fallen in love with. She said that possibly I wouldn't mind filling out her questionaire (3pages) and I sent mine to her (2page). We spoke on the phone that evening (2hrs) and became fast friends. She said that she would give me her answer the next day. I didnt sleep and I waited and waited and waited. The next afternoon she sent me an email to let me know that she thought the best home would be ours!!! The puppy would not be ready until the next Monday,she had a vet apt. So I had one week!! My daughters and I spent every evening picking out names & their meanings,the breeder sent me pictures everyday and began calling her by her new name before she was picked up,"King's Minnie Mina". the meaning of Mina is "strong willed warrior" and it fits, she is the princess around here,the other dogs will even allow her to take food and chewys from them. When I went to pick Mina up she,her mommie and a sister from a previous litter were all dressed in purple dresses with matching bows. We stayed and played with mommie,daddy and sister dogs for over an hour.
I really had intended to wait until the summer for a new puppy,but this was just ment to be. Mina is my heart. I do tell her about Bunkey because he was "My lil friend",she is my sweet little girl.
Although I have had dogs all my life,I have learned so much here on YT and it has helped me be a better petparent to all of the dogs here. The people in my vets office tell me that I am the best client that they have because I ask great questions and even take new information to them. So I owe a thank you to the members here that helped me walk through my grief and helped me learn so much before Mina arrived. |