Wow our stories are similar in how we came to love the breed. I wasn't even a dog person, I had cats my entire adult life. My neighbor needed someone she could trust with her yorkie when she went away on business trips. She knew I was an animal lover and would take could care of her yorkie.
Like you, we actually started sharing her yorkie Jasmine.....well when my neighbor moved away, I missed Miss Jasmine so much that I went out and found an adorable 7 yr old rescue who gave me 6 years of unconditional love until she passed away at the age of 13.
Now I have Duchess who was 2.5 years old (she's 4 yrs old now) when I adopted her and she is a little spitfire.....everyone and every dog in my neighborhood knows who she is
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