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My first yorkie Lacey came from a pet store. My parents made a hasty last minute decision on a dog. They did not even plan on getting a yorkie. They just saw her playing in the cage with her brother and fell in love. They did not know about almost all pet store dogs coming from puppy mills. Lacey was healthy though so we were lucky. And we raised her for 13 and half years until her death from kidney failure in June 2005.

My new yorkie puppy Chloe is now 10 weeks old. I was grieving heavily after losing Lacey and knew I wanted another yorkie. I searched for almost 4 months. None in our local paper and knew I was not going to buy from a pet store. I started seaching the internet. And found this site called Louisiana Classifieds. Searched it at least 5 times a day. Hardly any yorkies were advertised and when they were it was too far away in another part of the state. I really wanted my yorkie puppy home by Christmas. In October, I ran across an ad online on Louisiana Classifieds about yorkies due in December. The breeder lived in Thibodaux, only 5 miles away from where I lived! So, I immediatly called her. But, my mom had a budget of only $650. She was selling her females for $950. And one female if any were produced was already guaranteed to her daughter. Second female was promised to the lady who provided the stud. So, I knew our chances were very low. She would have to produce 3 females in order for us to get one. But, my mom and I drove out there anyway to meet the breeder and the soon to be yorkie mom. I knew in my heart that one of her puppies was meant for us. I had to do a lot of convincing with my mom because she thought $950 was out the question. But, after lots of begging like a little kid, she caved in. Well, on December 28th, we got an e-mail from our breeder. The puppies were born. 2 females and 1 male. Our breeder sadly sad she was sorry but the puppies were sold, but she was going to keep lookout for any other yorkies for sale in the local area. Because of the fact that only 2 females were born, one went to her daughter and the lady who owned the daddy was buying the other female. And the male was sold to another lady as well. As soon as I read the e-mail, I cried for about a half hour. And went back to my yorkie search, heartbroken. Then, about 2 weeks later, our breeder called. The lady who owned the daddy backed out on buying the other female. She had hurricane damage to her home and did not have time for a puppy after all. So, the breeder says if you put down a deposit as soon as possible, she is yours. My mom and I went over that evening. I almost cried as I saw the puppies for the first time. It just felt so right. They were only 9 days old. Of course, my mom gave her the deposit to hold her until she could come home. Tell me if things don't have their way of working out! That is my story of how I got Chloe Cheyenne! She is now 10 weeks old and I love her so much that I can't describe it! My dream of being a yorkie mommy again came true! Thanks to all you YT for all your love and support during my time of grief over Lacey and during my search for Chloe!