[Yorkiemom1]

I always reminded my senior that she was #1 in my pecking order, under me....newcomers had to adjust under that. My senior who had been with me, lovingly and loyally and lovingly devoted to me for 10 years before I brought the others into the family, was always made to feel SHE was still my matriarch.....she deserved the peace and quiet and preferential treatment I gave her in her senior years. I did like you....I took her out by herself, just she and I....she did very wel with Crickette and Haliee, they all loved and respected each other, and I am sure they would chat about me loosing my mind bringing all these "nasty dogs" into the house!.......I let her mix and mingle with the puppies that were 12-14 weeks old, waiting to go to their new homes....she always loved babies and was gentle and tolerant with the "kids"....and they were young enough, they were not challenging anyone about anything! And she spent all her time with me, either in my lap, in my bedroom, sleeping with me, or crated at the foot of my bed. I closed off my kitchen and she stayed in there with me while I cooked or cleaned up the kitchen. It was a bit of an adjustment for us all, but she was worth it.....she left me at 16 years of age, as always, in my arms, where I kept whispering to her she was always my very favorite......