During nesting & empty-nest
I got my first yorkie, Chelsea when my kids were 3 & 5, and she grew up with them. Chelsea passed away just before my daughter's senior year in high school. I then went 3 years without a dog...convinced I could never care about any other pup the way I did Chelsea.
Once both my kids were away at college, they felt bad that I was home alone & wanted to get me a puppy as a Christmas gift. They looked at breeders & found one they liked, but she wouldn't sell her a puppy as a "gift" and required that they talk to me about it first to make sure I wanted the responsibility and commitment again. I thought long & hard (so long, I almost missed out on a pup at all, as they all had deposits on them by then) and finally decided yes! I ended up with the female yorkie the breeder was going to keep for herself....that's my ZoE
Never again will I be without a yorkie...I don't know what the heck I was thinking those 3 years I went without.