THis is gonna be long.......I am a totally accidental Yorkie owner! In 2003 I was finishing up my master's degree, crazy busy and the last thing on my mind was a dog! I had never had a pet at all (excepot fish that never made it with me). I had been house-sitting for a family for about 6 years and they had a westie (snoball) that I used to watch at least 4 months a year. I love snoball still! During my house-sitting sessions I often had to take her to the vet for various reasons and made a lot of friends at that office. I lived in Fairbanks, AK which is a very small town. Snoball had a vet appt. on my birthday (11/28) and as I was sitting in the waiting area the office door opened and out came the smallest dog I had ever seen (12 weeks and 1.5 pounds) and a woman came after him yelling. Turns out she had just learned that the puppy had a tumor in his belly that would eventually need to be removed and she had decided (and I will never forget this) that "she just didn't want to deal with an imperfect yorkie" the whole time she is yelling and screaming at the vet this little puppy is sitting in my lap licking me and nibbling on my fingers. The woman looked at the vet and said "you can keep him" and stormed out. There are obvious legal issues to this for the vet so they called an attorney, the local animal shelter, the police, and everyone that could help. All of this time the puppy and I are totally falling in love. I didn't care that he wasn't perfect because neither am I! THat was the day I met Simon and he has been with me ever since! The tumor in his belly was removed and he is fine and I think he is perfect!
Hallie's story.......June 2004 I get a phone call from the same vet saying the animal shelter was bringing in a small dog who had been abused (kicked/hit/slapped) and neglected and was only 2 pounds. They had taken her from her owners and seized all of her things (including her papers which is how I know her bday). The vet had known I was thinking of getting a playmate for Simon since I didn't want him to be lonely when I started my new job but I was only half serious at the time and was not breed specific at all! I had been taking Simon to the daycare at the vet's office for awhile and they all knew how spoiled he was and how well he was doing at this time so they called me to see if I would be interested in fostering this abused dog (after they kept her for awhile to moniter her health and temperament) and I reluctantly said yes! On July 3, 2004 Hallie came to stay with Simon and I and I have to say we all fell in love instantly. I adopted her officailly the next day and although we have dealt with some issues (obviously with her past) she is now learning to trust others and become more social. She is now a very healthy 5.5 pound princess!
Sorry this is so long but like I said, I am an accidental owner
