Cheaper by the Dozen!

[lksdolls]

I spent a little time playing on the computer on my day off and came up with a composite photo of our 12 pack. They are shown in the order of their ages and they pretty much go by weight also with Tucker weighing in at 14.5 lb down to Peanut who weighs 2.5 lb of holly terror!
Tucker and Reggie (R.I.P.) were the parents of Sassy, MoJo, Sissy, and Bo.
Sassy and Gizmo are the parents of Dinky and Peanut
Sissy and Gizmo are the parents of Roxie
Feebie and Dinky just had a litter on Dec. 22nd. Dinky's first litter, Feebie's second.
Reggie (R.I.P) and Gizmo are the parents of Lovey Girl and Star. Lovey is so much like her mama it is spooky. The only difference is their size and color and Reggie loved to be brushed. Lovey.....no way, no how!

Tucker, Sassy, MoJo, Sissy
Gizmo, Bo, Roxie, Feebie
Dinky, Lovey Girl, Star, and Peanut

I think I need a dozen more!

[lksdolls]

The picture..........

[lksdolls]

MoJo belongs to our son but stays with us for the time being while our son works out of state.

Bo is our mentally challenged baby. Due to an accident at 2 weeks old, Bo is not the brightest kid on the block and has seizures now and then but with each litter we have, he learns just a little bit more. He freaks out if he gets a hair in his mouth and spins, spins, and spins some more. It's only been a little more than a year that he can walk across the floor in a fairly straight line but he still can't do steps at all. It's only been this last year that he discovered females in heat. His little tail wags like crazy but when she moves away, he forgets about it and will go lay down. He will be 4 this coming October 29th.

I know I should down size but how can I let any of these kids go? How does one decide who stays and who should go? I can't do it!

[ARCHIE]

Linda you have 12? What a beautiful bunch of yorkie babies you have.
Thanks for that picture. I can't imagine chasing 12 around. I bet your
never bored!


Carol & Buddy

[hle_625]

How fun it must be at your house! All of your babies are adorable!

[JeanieK]

What an adorable bunch. it must be so much fun at your house.

[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by lksdolls

MoJo belongs to our son but stays with us for the time being while our son works out of state.

Bo is our mentally challenged baby. Due to an accident at 2 weeks old, Bo is not the brightest kid on the block and has seizures now and then but with each litter we have, he learns just a little bit more. He freaks out if he gets a hair in his mouth and spins, spins, and spins some more. It's only been a little more than a year that he can walk across the floor in a fairly straight line but he still can't do steps at all. It's only been this last year that he discovered females in heat. His little tail wags like crazy but when she moves away, he forgets about it and will go lay down. He will be 4 this coming October 29th.

I know I should down size but how can I let any of these kids go? How does one decide who stays and who should go? I can't do it!

That would be impossible. Like giving away a child.

[vainchick5]

You must be a really good person for God to bless you with 12 yorkies You must also have an incredible husband

[LunasMomma]

OMG I'd love to come to your house, sit on the floor, and suck up all that Yorkieliciousness! You're a lucky person

[yorkiepip]

Wow you have your hands full!!! You lucky thing!

[Tiggerwit]

Linda,

I'd take a 12 pack from you any day. Your pups are just adorable. Wish we lived closer so Alphy and I could come and play.

[lksdolls]

Originally Posted by vainchick5

You must be a really good person for God to bless you with 12 yorkies You must also have an incredible husband

Yes I do! When our white spitz died, he vowed, no more dogs! Then we got Cyrus, a black chow because our youngest was still at home. We also had 2 cats, and hubby is not a cat-person. One of the cats went to kitty heaven leaving us with Tabby who loved to have her belly rubbed. When we vacationed with friends in the FL Keys, they had a yorkie and I fell in love and told him I could give up cats for a dog like that. The following summer we got the first born from our friends. Reggie was our matriarch and died eight days after giving birth leaving me with 5 baby girls to hand raise. I'm getting ahead of myself. Reggie's sisters weigh 4 and 5 pounds, parents were 4 and 4.5 lb, her little brother Boomer was only 2.5 pounds full grown when he met up with a poisonous frog and was too small to fight off the poison. Reggie kept growing, and growing and was over 8 lb of kitty-likeness. Then we got Tucker. He also came from small parents but forgot to stop growing and is now 14.5 lb. He lays around all day flat on his back. Sassy is their first born who arrived on my foot as I sat working on the computer. MoJo and Sissy are also from Reggie and Tucker. We gave MoJo to our son because Cyrus was starting to get old but Mojo stays with us while our son works out of state. Sissy is a sissy, she runs and hides under the chair if anyone gets yelled out. When she was born she looked like she had no hair and then her ears went up. We called her Bat Girl for a long time because she was all ears. Then we got Gizmo from Louisiana so we could breed Sassy and Sissy. Gizmo looks like his head is blond in the picture but that's actually reflection from the sun. Actually, his head is almost white. Bo is also from Reggie and Tucker and we had no intentions of keeping another pup at that time but when Bo was only 2 weeks old, there was an accident, he had severe head trauma and I had to hand feed him. He will be 4 years old this October 29th. He has seizures now and then and totally freaks out if he gets a hair in his mouth. He learns just a little more with each litter we have but he will never be normal. He can't do steps, he spins, and he is a miracle. Roxie is from Sissy and Gizmo. She was the last born in a litter of 4, at 4am and Sissy ripped the cord off her belly and she wouldn't quit bleeding and I was having a hard time clearing her lungs. I sat with her on my lap, on a heating pad for 4 hours before I put her in with the rest of the litter. We bonded!!! Feebie we brought back from a trip to FL when she was only 5 weeks old but we were due to have puppies that week. Dinky is from Sassy and Gizmo. He and his brother and sister were born dark and stayed dark. He just had his first litter with Feebie. At least 2 of the pups should stay dark like him. But what is so amazing is Gizmo is so light. But the reason we kept Dinky is because we almost lost Gizmo last February when he and Reggie got into a fight after she was out of heat. We had no idea that Dinky was going to stay so raven black. Then there is Lovey Girl and Star. They are two of the girls from Reggie's litter that I hand raised after Reggie suddenly went over Rainbow Bridge. Lovey was the first born and the only one with white on her chest like her mama. Star was beautiful from birth and was sold twice but each time the sale fell through and I decided I simply couldn't part with her. Roxie took over the litter and heaven sent her milk. She truly is a miracle dog. Peanut is from Sassy and Gizmo's litter that was born July 5th last year. She and her brother Dusty were the smallest we've ever had and just had to keep her. We gave Dusty to our daughter's family because August 31st our granddaughter's dog, Blitzen, ran away. We searched for 5 days, put up flyers with a reward, talked to people in the area but he was never found. Our son-in-law was worse than our granddaughter with the loss. I couldn't take it any more and gave them Dusty, then I turned around and gave them Kira too. She was from Feebie and Spike who now lives with Faith in southern Ohio.

BORED YET??????

So that's how we ended up with a twelve pack!

[vainchick5]

Originally Posted by lksdolls

Yes I do! When our white spitz died, he vowed, no more dogs! Then we got Cyrus, a black chow because our youngest was still at home. We also had 2 cats, and hubby is not a cat-person. One of the cats went to kitty heaven leaving us with Tabby who loved to have her belly rubbed. When we vacationed with friends in the FL Keys, they had a yorkie and I fell in love and told him I could give up cats for a dog like that. The following summer we got the first born from our friends. Reggie was our matriarch and died eight days after giving birth leaving me with 5 baby girls to hand raise. I'm getting ahead of myself. Reggie's sisters weigh 4 and 5 pounds, parents were 4 and 4.5 lb, her little brother Boomer was only 2.5 pounds full grown when he met up with a poisonous frog and was too small to fight off the poison. Reggie kept growing, and growing and was over 8 lb of kitty-likeness. Then we got Tucker. He also came from small parents but forgot to stop growing and is now 14.5 lb. He lays around all day flat on his back. Sassy is their first born who arrived on my foot as I sat working on the computer. MoJo and Sissy are also from Reggie and Tucker. We gave MoJo to our son because Cyrus was starting to get old but Mojo stays with us while our son works out of state. Sissy is a sissy, she runs and hides under the chair if anyone gets yelled out. When she was born she looked like she had no hair and then her ears went up. We called her Bat Girl for a long time because she was all ears. Then we got Gizmo from Louisiana so we could breed Sassy and Sissy. Gizmo looks like his head is blond in the picture but that's actually reflection from the sun. Actually, his head is almost white. Bo is also from Reggie and Tucker and we had no intentions of keeping another pup at that time but when Bo was only 2 weeks old, there was an accident, he had severe head trauma and I had to hand feed him. He will be 4 years old this October 29th. He has seizures now and then and totally freaks out if he gets a hair in his mouth. He learns just a little more with each litter we have but he will never be normal. He can't do steps, he spins, and he is a miracle. Roxie is from Sissy and Gizmo. She was the last born in a litter of 4, at 4am and Sissy ripped the cord off her belly and she wouldn't quit bleeding and I was having a hard time clearing her lungs. I sat with her on my lap, on a heating pad for 4 hours before I put her in with the rest of the litter. We bonded!!! Feebie we brought back from a trip to FL when she was only 5 weeks old but we were due to have puppies that week. Dinky is from Sassy and Gizmo. He and his brother and sister were born dark and stayed dark. He just had his first litter with Feebie. At least 2 of the pups should stay dark like him. But what is so amazing is Gizmo is so light. But the reason we kept Dinky is because we almost lost Gizmo last February when he and Reggie got into a fight after she was out of heat. We had no idea that Dinky was going to stay so raven black. Then there is Lovey Girl and Star. They are two of the girls from Reggie's litter that I hand raised after Reggie suddenly went over Rainbow Bridge. Lovey was the first born and the only one with white on her chest like her mama. Star was beautiful from birth and was sold twice but each time the sale fell through and I decided I simply couldn't part with her. Roxie took over the litter and heaven sent her milk. She truly is a miracle dog. Peanut is from Sassy and Gizmo's litter that was born July 5th last year. She and her brother Dusty were the smallest we've ever had and just had to keep her. We gave Dusty to our daughter's family because August 31st our granddaughter's dog, Blitzen, ran away. We searched for 5 days, put up flyers with a reward, talked to people in the area but he was never found. Our son-in-law was worse than our granddaughter with the loss. I couldn't take it any more and gave them Dusty, then I turned around and gave them Kira too. She was from Feebie and Spike who now lives with Faith in southern Ohio.

BORED YET??????


So that's how we ended up with a twelve pack!

Hehe what an amazing story. I remember when Reggie passed and left behind her girls. Thank God you were able to raise them Your husband deserves ANYTHING he wants for letting his house be filled with 12 yorkies..lol

[miezzi]

They are all adorable!!!! I am still hoping to one day meet you and your fabulous little crew!!!!! How cute is that picture!!!!!!!!!

That is Yorkie Heaven for sure! LOL!

[lksdolls]

Originally Posted by vainchick5

Hehe what an amazing story. I remember when Reggie passed and left behind her girls. Thank God you were able to raise them Your husband deserves ANYTHING he wants for letting his house be filled with 12 yorkies..lol

Hubby loves them just as much, well, almost as much as I do. He likes to put on a big front, but underneath that tough surface he's just an old softy. Of course, there are times he'd like to get rid of them all, but that's only when they've done something they weren't supposed to do. I think if it came down to brass tacks, he'd fight tooth and nail to keep each and every one of them. We've had our ups and downs and on Dec. 12th we will have 42 years together. Hard to believe!!!! We even survived virtual remolding. We spent our 35th anniversary in the basement cementing a wall together. I guess you might say we have a very solid foundation in more ways than one! Every year we joke and say we're not sure it's going to work so we'll give it one more year! hehe That's worked so far and if ain't broke, don't fix it.

Every night when he gets ready to go to bed, he sits up in his chair and before he can say anything, Roxie's ears pop up and she's waiting for him at the steps. One evening he got up to go to the bathroom and mouthed that he was going to bed....early because he wasn't feeling well. Roxie was snuggled next to me and didn't pay an attention to him because it was "not time." He stood there for a minute and then said he was going to bed. She flew off the couch like a rocket. They do make us laugh a lot.