We're thinking about getting a new YT soon..

[Care28]

Thank you all so much for your caring replies. We talked this morning and we're definitely going to wait until January to start really looking. That gets us through the holidays and gives us some time to grieve.

I definitely don't want a carbon copy of Kelli, she was one of a kind and I don't want to taint her memory by going out and finding another dog to replace her whether it be in looks or personality, because she can't be replaced. She had her own quirks and habits that we're just now starting to laugh some over, instead of just constant crying.

I still cry, and probably will for some time to come, but I don't want to wait years to feel the joy of another yorkie either. I never knew how completely special they were until we met Kelli.

[ttreatsyorkies]

Sometimes people get lost in grief and they over look the happiness that was there. I'm glad to hear that your heart has opened so quickly. We are meant to love and share our love. Puppies are the best thing to help a sad heart. When we lost our girl bassett of 11yrs, we said we couldn't get another, but within a few months we were at a breeders picking one out. We choose to get a boy instead of a girl, that I think was a little easier on our guilt lvl. I hope you are able to find a breeder close, so maybe you can start bonding with your new puppy before they are ready to come home with you.

[sabrinasmom]

Gor for it. Our animals, like our friends can't be replaced, but we can and I think should make room for more. I wish you the best with finding your new companion! It's so much fun. I have a little girl coming in a couple of weeks myself, and I'm so looking forward to it!

[chachi]

I think it is geat that your gonna get another one. I would wait untill after the Holidays too but thats only a few weeks away it will go quickly.

[TatumsMom]

You've gotten a lot of good advice here already but I just wanted to add my story. We lost our 15 year old toy poodle in April 2004. I have always considered myself to be a very "strong" person but this really got me down. He was my "first-born" and even if I didn't spend every second of the day with him, I still felt such an emptiness when he was gone. It was expected because of his age and heart condition but that didn't make it any easier to deal with. I thought that the right thing to do was to give it some time and put off finding another pup for a while - just didn't know how long that "while" was supposed to be. Then a good friend of mine told me that if a Yorkie pup was what I wanted, I should go out and find it. She said there is no set rule of grieving time and that each person is different. I shouldn't feel unfaithful to my other dog just because I felt I was ready for a new one. Best advice I could have gotten! I think I just needed someone else to confirm what I felt. I got Tatum about 3 weeks after having to put Dax (the poodle) down. We knew that the new pup would in no way "replace" what we had with Dax but she has given us so much joy in her own way. I'm so glad we did it. Everyone is different in their grieving process so you have to know yourself. I wish you all the best in finding a new baby and am so sorry for your loss.