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03-19-2011, 04:22 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Banks, Oregon
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| New (and sad) Member I was 5 years old when I got my first Yorkie. His name was Gizmo and he was the sweetest thing you could ask for. He was friendly, caring, he would run to me the instant I got home from kindergarten and would follow me everywhere. I was his human and as far as my parents could see it, his older sister. When he was 7 months, I came from home school and called for him. He didn't come. I tried again and again. I found my mom on the couch and she told me that they had to put him down. We had gotten him from a puppy mill without knowing. He had an enlarged esophagus and couldn't eat anymore. A year later we got two new yorkies. A girl (Brittany) and a little boy (AJ). Brittany was very much my mothers dog. She was rambunctious and a real handfull when my mom wasn't home. But once again, the little boy loved me. AJ was a teacup, he was from a showline (we had his papers) and was calm, well behaved and perfect. He had little quirks. He liked licking up peoples noses, when my father or I would groan (in embarrassment or frustration) he would cover his nose with his paws to show his own displeasure. When they were 6, Brittany became aggressive. She was nipping at AJ and my dad's new dog, Chou-Chou, a poodle. We gave her to an older lady who had no other dogs and loved her. I moved out of my parents house at sixteen. AJ stayed with my parents because I couldn't handle him where I was living. Every time I called my parents, they put me on speaker so AJ could hear me. Any time I visited my parents, he came straight to me and slept with me. I am twenty now, almost twenty-one. Six months ago my parents called me. My dad told me that AJ was dying, he was thirteen and his heart was starting to fail. I drove from Portland, back home to Astoria not but minutes after getting off the phone with my parents. I stayed there with AJ and took him to the vet in the morning to have him put down. I stayed with him and held him till he was gone. It's been six months now and I still miss him. I see everyone on here with their new yorkie puppies and I ma happy for them. My roommate got me a new dog. Half Kelpie and half Hanging Tree Dog. He's from a puppy mill. I already know how this will end. I am new on this site, and I hope I will have a new yorkie some time in the next year. |
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03-19-2011, 05:57 PM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Louisiana, USA
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| I'm so sorry about AJ, but I am glad that he had such a loving companion for the thirteen years he was blessed with. I hope that in time your heart heals, as it's obvious that you are still grieving for the loss of your baby. Even though you've had the chance to love a different breed, I know that most of us here understand that there is nothing quite like the undying devotion and love of a yorkie. So I'm glad that you've joined, as this is an amazing forum with wonderful people, and it will be an invaluable resource once you're ready to bring home your new yorkie baby. Good luck to you, and I hope to see you on here many times in the future!! Last edited by ASTPhi877; 03-19-2011 at 05:58 PM. Reason: Comma splice |
03-19-2011, 06:03 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | I'm so sorry about the loss of AJ. There is something special about the way these little guys work their way in to your heart. As for your new baby, love him for who he is and don't dwell on where he came from. He's a lucky guy to end up with an owner who will look out for him.
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03-19-2011, 06:06 PM | #4 |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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| What a wonderful, yet sad story...And welcome What is 1/2 Kelpie and 1/2 Hanging Tree Dog.... Good Luck in aquiring your new yorkie.... Do your homework. Remember you buy your breeder first, then your yorkie. The deal shouldn't end when you walk out the door, it is a relationship for the rest of the pup's life (7x24). And last but, not least.....as you know it's a serious committment and aren't all puppies cute....If you don't feel comfortable with the breeder, contract, don't take the pup. Also, any breeder that sells you a pup on open registration without truely knowing you for a long period of time.....run the opposite direction....they care nothing of the dog only about money.
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03-19-2011, 06:08 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oklahoma
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| I'm sorry for your loss. Yorkies are special little companions. I hope someday soon you can have a new little Yorkie to love. Welcome to YorkieTalk. |
03-19-2011, 06:44 PM | #6 | |
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Australian Kelpie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hangin' Tree Cowdog
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03-19-2011, 07:26 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Rocky Mount, VA
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| I am so sorry to hear your story and loved the picture of you and AJ. As far as your puppy now goes please don't assume it will die. Just love it and care for it the best you possibly can while he/she is here to be loved. Welcome to the site, I just got here myself and have already learned a lot! |
03-19-2011, 07:32 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member | Welcome to the forum. Sorry for your loss but thank you for sharing AJ with us. |
03-20-2011, 02:18 AM | #9 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Sorry for your loss. I had a puppy that couldn't get close enough to me, & always climbed into my clothes & hoody in the same way. Your pic brought back memories for me. Thank you for sharing, & welcome to YT.
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03-20-2011, 03:23 AM | #10 |
Between♥Suspensions Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vaissades
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| So sorry for your losses. What a wonderful pic to keep have to remember what was obviously such a strong and wonderful bond! We have tons of Kelpies and Tree-ers here...they are great very energetic dogs...they also are very prone to prey drive and herding...you must be very busy with such a mix. (I'm in Nor Cal...just a couple hundred miles south of you...).
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03-20-2011, 03:42 AM | #11 |
Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas
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| I'm so sorry. I'd like to welcome you to YT. You've had a lifelong love of yorkies and they certainly are a special little doggie. I hope you find a special friend soon to love.
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03-20-2011, 11:10 AM | #12 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| Oh, sweet picture. I am certain that you are still hurting from your loss - it lasts but does get better somehow with time. I hope one day you can have your Yorkie and have the same type of bond you did with little AJ. It sounds like you two had such a special relationship. I have had 3 Yorkies and had that same type of special bond with each one of them. In the meantime, you can have your roommate's dog to love. And puppy mill dogs don't all have any more problems than others, it is just more likely. I this little dog's case, maybe things will go very well and I sure hope that they do. |
03-20-2011, 03:52 PM | #13 |
and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington
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| I am sorry to hear about AJ. It is really hard to lose them... We would love to see pictures of your pup. Good luck in your search for a yorkie. The members here will have great advice for your search.
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03-20-2011, 04:36 PM | #14 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: california
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| Welcome to YT and I'm sorry about your loss. Very cute pic...
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03-20-2011, 06:23 PM | #15 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Middleton, WI, USA
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| I am so sorry about your dogs. I once lost a cat who was very special... |
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