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Though Tibbe was cage-crazy when I got him & we had a very rough start due to my physical problems & his not knowing anything about the world or having basic living skills, I, in time came to love him more than life itself! He was just the dog I needed & his determination to trust & learn from me, his eagerness to enjoy this wonderful new life he had somehow found despite his fears & his willingness to try to overcome them just caught at my heartstrings & never let go as we worked through our problems. I realized doing things for Tibbe - the obedience training, the constant trips outside for potty training & play, the leash training & short walks(I couldn't make it far), the teaching him about baths, nail trimming, tooth brushing, hair grooming, proper behavior around visitors & other dogs, teaching him to play with his toys, the vet visits, plus all of the other things involved in properly caring for a dog - was actually helping me after the initial weeks of increased pain & discomfort. I was getting stronger & flexible again - all thinks to 5 lbs. of Yorkshire Terrier!!!

My love for him, which was already so strong, quadrupled just out of sheer gratitude for all he'd given to me on our journey together. After a year with Tibbe, I had a perfectly housebroken, extremely smart, obedient, fun-loving, constant companion who seemed to understand about 200 words & phrases, greeted me at the door every time I came home as if I'd just won the lottery & he was getting half & who never left my side when I was having a bad day. Plus he had a bit of attitude, which is always good for a laugh. He's a real little toot!

No matter how hard it was at first & how hard times were, I now have a true friend I literally couldn't live without. I so enjoy having a best buddy who thinks I am the most wonderful person in the world & I know he the most wonderful dog ever. I'm so proud of how far he's come from the first day I brought him home. We have a mutual admiration society that grows stronger every day. On top of all that, he's so darn cute to look at, he's pure eye-candy. We have a great life together & he's so important to me in so many ways, I couldn't make it without him & wouldn't even want to try. I thank God for that day I woke up in May, 2008 & decided to call Jilly's breeder & rather than the fat, jolly female puppy I went to see, she brought out Tibbe "just to look at", telling me she thought we were made for each other, then telling me his hard life story. Well, she was 110% right when she gave me Jilly & she hit the bullseye again when she presented Tibbe!

Starting with baby Scotty, then tiny Jilly & now my little Tibbe, I have truly, truly been blessed to have them all in my life and each has filled it with year after year of priceless Yorkie love.