[paulapoo]

I had just bought my first house. I'd had a bulldog w/my ex and decided I wanted small and non-slobbering. Someone called that knew of a 3.5 pound yorkie that the owners wanted to give away. He kept getting out of their fence and running around their neighborhood. I went to see him and immed. fell in love.(as most people do) He was 3 yrs old and not neutered. I had him fixed so he would lose some of his urge to wander. That's how my Shorty came into my life. After meeting Shorty, my friends and family began to calling Yorkies "shorty dogs". And everyone wanted a "shorty dog" or just wanted to take him home. Shorty is responsible for 5 of my friends making the decision to get a yorkie! He was that special. In my circle, the breed was re-named for him! Someone would say....did you know Jeff got a shorty dog? Shorty got a brain tumor and died at age 8. I had him for 5 years - through marriage and divorce. A dogs devotion is endless, I wish I could be as good to other people as my dogs are to me. Oh yes, I love shih-poo's too!!