[AngieGA]

Thank you all so much for the welcome and the kind words about Dexter.

I am very excited about finding this board. It seems to be filled with wonderful Yorkie lovers and I look forward to getting to know everyone.


I didn't mention in my post that when we found out what was wrong with Dexter and had to make the decision to let him go - I told my son that it may be that Dexter needed to pave the way for Honey (my parents poodle).
We gave her to my parents 14 years ago, before our 12 year old was born. She had been sick off and on the last few months with seizures and the vet thought she may have a brain tumor. She had cateract surgery that costs a couple thousand dollars, etc............she was very well taken care of and they were even considering surgery in another city here in GA to help with the brain tumor. She never made it that far - she died 17 days after Dexter. My parents had to rush her to the emergency vet late one night. My dear son (12) was with them, so he saw 2 beloved pets pass in about 2 weeks. My dad said he was a "rock" that he was such a help, etc. I believe that he was able to be that way because in some way he felt like Dexter had paved the way to help Honey pass over the Rainbow Bridge.

My parents are still dealing with their loss too - it is hard to deal with but I know that God helped them in some way by sending Dexter first.

Thanks again for all the kind words,