[maxdog]

I've had dogs my entire life. But I went 8 years without one because our schedule would have meant we would have to leave him/her at home alone for up to 12 hours Mon- Fri. I didn't want to do that so I suffered without one. Toni always wanted a yorkie. When I 1st met her she had a pink purse and a pink collar with the name Sasha on it. Her boss told her one day that if she got her yorkie she could bring her into work every day. That sealed the deal. The only issue was that the 1st one we got was a boy so the pink purse and collar weren't going to work! But she took Max to work every day for about 8 months and all was well. Until the landlord of the business complex she was in got wind of it and sent a letter to all businesses saying "NO DOGS". We did not want to leave him alone at home so we went and got his sister, who we of course named Sasha, from the next litter to keep him company. She was finally able to use the pink collar and bag! Until I switched jobs about 16 months ago I took them both to my office every Friday. They loved it and so did the people I worked with. I have to admit when we 1st decided to go ahead and get a dog I wanted to get a German Shepherd. I like to tell people that she wanted a yorkie and I wanted a Shepherd so we did what all couples do - we compromised - and got 2 yorkies! But honestly I don't think I'll ever have anything but a yorkie for the rest of my life.