After I lost my first Yorkie, my husband wanted to get two puppies, but I was unsure. We only got one little girl, Ashley, who was with us for almost seventeen years. Although my husband worked from home, he was unable to give her his undivided attention. Ashley wanted someone to play with her at all times, so it was then me who wanted another dog and my husband unsure of how Ashley would react to sharing attention. Ashley was six months when Kiwi joined our family. She had the same sire, but a different mother. Ashley loved Kiwi, even though Kiwi was far more dominant. Their breeder had been to our home many times, and saw how loved and happy our girls were. Almost a year later, she asked us if we would take Gracie, who was six months old. She fell in love with her, and she kept her hoping she would get big enough to breed. When she remained tiny, and their breeder knew she would not be big enough, she gave us our precious little angel. Gracie's father was the same as Kiwi and Ashley, and the minute my husband saw her, Gracie instantly stole his heart. We would have missed out on so much if we decided against a third little one. All three were within a year of each other, all puppies. I will forever love those precious little girls. We have so many beautiful and happy memories of them, each with a very different personality, but so very loved. They had each other to cuddle and play with, and I think it's also healthier. They were young, so they readily accepted each other. My husband told their breeder he would see for a week if it worked out with Gracie before he fully committed to her, but their breeder, knowing how much he adored our girls, knew he would never give Gracie up. I was sure of it also. Before she was home with us, he already decided. We would do it again in a heartbeat. Two Yorkies aren't much more difficult to handle than one, three a different story. I walked all three together, bathed all three every Friday night, and took all three on many outings and vacations. Medical is triple, but they were worth every penny and even the deep heartbreak when losing them. The loss is still very difficult, but the far greater loss would not to have had them in our lives.
I have an album of photos on YT, but I will post a few. Unfortunately I need to do it separately. I'm on my iPad. |