iT IS MY TURN TO SAY "I'VE GOT A SECRET"
 

I have taken a week off from Yorkie Talk but had to come back to tease a bit. It is now my turn to say that I have a secret!

No fair! We don't like secrets, LOL

Spill it sista' :D:D

Ooooh, I love secrets!! For about 2 seconds. :p

What's up?!?!?

What is it? What is it? What is it?

someone gonna be smelling the sweet smell of puppy breath?:p

Oh Geez, I never could keep a secret!

Not a puppy - A 4 year old. It is Adie and Skeeter's mother!

Our breeder contacted me a while back and told me that she was going to stop breeding and wanted to know if I wanted her. I told her dh would have a fit if I even mentioned it to him. She found Gracie another home but it fell through when the woman lost her job. I had emailed the breeder and told her that we lost Ivan. A few days later she called and asked me if dh might have softened up since I was hurting and then told me that Gracie was once again available. I told her once again that he would say no. When I got home and told him about the offer he acted as if I had accepted and wanted to know when we would get her. :eek: Shock!
She came over yesterday and brought Gracie with her. It was love at first sight as far as dh went. That little girl had him wrapped around her little paw!

So, I have the mamma the daughter and the son. DH said, "thank heaven the father is no longer around or we'd have him too! Hmmmm

Gracie isn't in the best of shape right now. She has a classic case of flea allergy and has lost a considerable amount of hair and she needs to be groomed, and spayed but I can already see the pretty little dog she is going to become. I do have a photo of her in my album. It is the first one and it is of her and skeeter the moose when he was a baby. It the best I have right now but I will soon post others!

(That was the longest time I have ever kept a secret!) :rolleyes:

I am so happy for you! That is a great secret and great news, how nice to have the whole family!! It's wonderful how things work out, I think it was ment to be for you :)

You did good keeping this secret!! Congratulations!! I looked at her picture and could definitely see why your DH is so taken with her. She looks so protective of her 'moose'. :rolleyes: How are her kiddos liking having her around? That was wonderful that your breeder thought of you and gave you another chance to take her. Can't wait to see more pics after she's all gussied up!! :D

oh YAY, that sounds like one big happy family, i'm so glad you spilled!! good luck with all of them and we hope you have a blast!

Congratulations...what a lovely story. So pleased that Dh did the right thing,and i bet he is secretly thrilled that she has taken to him so well. I love a happy ending. :thumbup:

awww congrats to you....great secret!

Congrats! What a great story :D

are you getting another yorkie...i mean if you had to come back to tease us...what else could it be...am I right? LOL

guess i typed before reading thru the whole thread! congrats!

I am so happy for you! Gracie has the sweetest face, can't wait for more pics...this was meant to be for sure. Congratulations Lou!!!

Congrats, what a wonderful story!!!

I'm so happy for you, Lou! Your story brought tears to my eyes. Now I'm off to your page to find her picture.:)

edited to add: okay, where are the pictures???

Congratulatuons!!!:thumbup::animal-pa:thumbup:

Congrates!!! How fun... You are like me... We have the family tree. (Grandma and her two grandkids. :) )

I think it's the first pic in her album - the one where she's curled up with her baby, Skeeter.

Congratulations! How wonderful that they will all be together! She is very lucky to be coming to such a wonderful home and to be reunited with her babies. Give your hubby an extra hug :)

Thank you.:)

Oh my gosh! Lucky YOU!!!
Miss Gracie looks so tiny...how much does she weigh?

PS-Hair grows...she be back to beautiful in no time....Congrats!

Everyone seems to be taking the addition in stride. Adie's nose is a little bit bent out of shape but she is getting over it. At first she wouldn't even share the couch with Gracie let alone a lap LOL. Cassie just ignores all three of them. She is that dignified 10 year old shih tzu of mine but she will be washing Gracie's face before you know it. She has mothered every member of the household and I don't think that will change. Gracie is a little scared of the others but joins right in when the group converges on one of us for treats. We found some special treats for her hair that she loves.

Gracie is probably going to be tiny - she is pretty small right now but don't forget that that picture has Skeeter in it and he was a giant singleton. I even posted about how much weight he gained in a week after he was born. I was afraid he was going to grow up to compete with beagles. We don't have an official weight on her but the breeder says she thinks she weighs around 4.5 lbs. She does feel lighter that a 5lb bag of sugar. I think she is more skinny than tiny though. We go to the groomer on Friday and I will have her longer hair cut short so it all grows out evenly. Then to the vet on Monday for shots and a check-up. I want her leg X-rayed to. She broke it at the knee when she was just a few months old and has pins in it. I just want to make sure everything is in place and looks OK. I guess it was a really bad break and the surgeon wasn't sure he could fix it but did a remarkable job on such a tiny little knee. I hope this is true. The breeder said that we need to keep her weight down because of that knee.

I am a bit disappointed in the breeder for letting Gracie get into trouble with the fleas - I found 5 on her before and during her flea bath. I would never let a dog get into that shape allergy or not. Wylie's Mom gave me some good suggestions for how to treat it and we may have the itching under control all ready. (Thanks Ann) I dug out a little two piece outfit that Adie had out grown and have Gracie wearing it 24-7 so she can't bite and scratch too. She looks a little goofy in it but it is serving the purpose until the pj's I ordered come in. IT doesn't seem to bother her a bit!

Thanks to everyone for the congrats! It feels so nice!

No one will ever be able to take Ivan's place as the gentle protector of his mommy and the little ones but Gracie has certainly taken my mind off of my grief to a pretty large extent. All of my little furbutts along with time will help me heal. And I agree with what some of you said about it being "meant to be." Even the breeder said her best hope was that she would find Gracie a home like ours.

Congratulations on adding little Miss Gracie to your family! I'm sure you'll get the fleas under control in no time, and she'll be a beautiful, happy and healthy little girl.

I'm sure Ivan is watching over you and is thrilled that you found someone to distract you from your grief. :hug:

What a wonderful story! Congratulations on your new addition.....yorkie secrets are the best kind:) xxx