Were any YTer's husbands against having a Yorkie?

[hollie91999]

My DH was against having another dog..but when we went to see Dooney, he couldn't resist the cuteness. Now he loves him and treats him like a baby....yorkies are so special.

[Anny Mendoza]

My BF wasn't against of having one because it was going to be a small dog but because we lived separately and in studio apartments for students.
My love for dogs convinced him to get one and that's when we got Nena
After a year we decided to live together and moved to a bigger place. I wanted a second dog but he thought Nena was more than enough.
2 years after that he surprised me days before my B-Day by telling me that we can get a 2nd dog
He too is a dog person and Nena is more attached to him. She sleeps next to him, he picks her up so she can sleep on his lap etc.

[msyorktown]

Mark really wasn't against me having a yorkie...he just didn't think it was a good idea at the time....we now have three....Jersey was my birthday present from him last year....our first Raelle...he tells everyone she is his baby....um no she is mommies girl! LOL! She cant get a moments peace from him....he is always looking for her, even removes her from my lap so he can get some lovin! Don't get me wrong he loves all of them, but Raelle remember he didn't think getting her was a good idea!

[TxVicki]

My hubby absolutely loves our babies. He has never once said no. I guess that is why I have had a total of 11 over the years.

[Llutz]

When we lost our Chloe (Maltipoo) in February, my hubby said, no more dogs. She was my 1st and we had her since she was 8 weeks (she was 13 when she passed). I cried every day, not continuously, but everyday. After about 6 weeks I started looking at puppies online, rescues etc. and after about a week or so of looking Enzo popped up on Kijii - Family needed to rehome moving out of country & husband in that family did NOT like him! I fell in love instantly!!! Long story, but after I showed DH his pic and told him his situation, we contacted the seller and 3 days later drove the 4 hrs to Calgary to get our little man. Enzo went straight to DH and never moved... The rest is history, he's daddy's little man and he sleeps right next to Daddy every nite... I try and coax him over to my side but he stays right next to DH. He saved me from going into a severe depression and has been a great addition to our family <3

[amyazer]

My husband doesnt hate dogs but didnt want one either (for cleanliness purposes). So we argued until i got my first dog (kobe)...i thought he wont agree to a second one.. well i just got my second one anyway (zoey) and now he loves zoey! ( i dont see him as buying clothes for her though lol)

[baileyz]

My DH first thought he wanted a big dog, so we lived in a tiny apartment with a Rhodesian Ridgeback, (115 lb 6 month old puppy). She was a sweetie but while we were on vacation the person I had watching her, decided to give her away to someone else. After that we both agreed we wanted smaller dog. First was the dachshund, Beanie who actually would alert me about my migraines before I had any symptoms. Then we got Ginger (she is now 11 years old), and her 7 year old pup Gustoff (my husband's grandma named him, but we call him Gus) and Bailey our 1 year old Morkie. We both love the little dogs, because we can travel with them and they bring so much love and happiness.

[CouversMom]

My husband was completely against getting a dog. I was mourning the loss of my grandmother and my birthday had just passed, so I started searching for a puppy. I found Couver and brought him home. My husband was in love with him by the very next day

[theporkieyorkie]

It's amazing how addictive they are. Someone once told me yorkies are like potato chips. You can't jut have one!! That statement totally rings true for me!!

They totally have filled a void in our household for both my SO and I since we don't have any human children. Now, I can't imagine my life without them. My mom ever refers to them as her grand dogs!! LOL!!

[Cha0t1c]

Well Seeing as my mom isn't on yorkie talk ill speak for her LOL! We started out always having just two dogs. I Had a pickagenese (sp) (she was VERY MEAN!) and a Sheltie. My mom had always wanted a dog that didn't shed, so I convinced her to get a yorkie. We ended up with Star and Shadow. (sisters) They wanted NOTHING to do with my dad seeing as the pickagenese was my dads dog. She was very aggressive to anyone or anything that got near him. even if it was me or my mom. Last fall we lost Sheeba (pickagenese) to a teenage kid ( hit and run, left her in the road, my dad found her) He was DEVISTATED! Ironically the girls melted his heart and they follow him EVERYWHERE! they even sit on the back of the couch and whine and cry until he pay attention to them. Me and my mother decided to get a boy yorkie .. unfourtunatly for my dad we couldn't decide between two males.. so we got both of them.. (thunder & Lightning ) Thunder is my moms baby and Lightning is mine. (the sheltie is mine as well, shes my baby since I was 13, im 25 now) All of them are attached to my dad. He refused to get attached to them for WEEKS! until he started taking naps on the couch and he would wake up to a herd of yorkies on him. Hes gotten to where he has to share everything with them. His drinks, his food, his blankets. its so funny to watch. Retired built navy guy always carrying around a yorkie or having four of them follow him everywhere.

[Gillykat]

When I met Neil in 1997 he wasn't a cat lover (wouldn't hurt one but never wanted to live with one) and preferred bigger breeds like Labradors and German Shepherds.

Well.....16 years later we FOSTER old cats in their final weeks/months for a local charity and it is Neil who is now saying we will NEVER be without a cat!!!! And, over the past few years, he started to realise that after losing my whippet Tina in August 2008, that I really wanted a small breed like a Chihuahua. Last year we were offered two chi's through breed rescue and Neil was prepared to take me to the other side of the UK to pick them up. Unfortunately, after a long chat with the lady who was fostering them, we came to the conclusion that we couldn't have them because they HATED cats The fosterer had cats and had had to keep the cats and dogs in separate parts of the house and on the odd occasion the chi's saw the cats they would go into barking hysterics....which would NOT go down well with our neighbours unfortunately.

So I decided to save up for a puppy as then she could grow up with our cats Then, a few months ago, Neil was at work at the opencast site he is a security guard on and was chatting to one of the guys who drove the giant dumper trucks. This guy was in his 60's and 6ft tall....and took his TINY yorkie to work with him She would curl up on the seat next to him in his truck and once Neil met her and had a chat with the guy about the breed he just fell in love He came home and said ''Why don't we get a yorkie?'' I was gobsmacked as had never expected Neil to consider the breed (I'd felt he was only 'tolerating' my wish for a Chihuahua) but no, he's adamant he wants a yorkie He is even saying he will take her on nightshift with him I told him ''I don't think so!!!!'' Over the past week or so he has even suggested getting TWO puppies so they'll be company for each other on the rare occasion we are out (currently 3pm - 6pm on Saturday afternoon!). I'm actually VERY tempted as I've had two pups from the same litter before (Buster & Heidi - jack russell terriers in 1990) and despite everyone saying they would be double trouble they were actually EASIER than a single puppy Perhaps it may be worth saving for a couple of months longer so we CAN get two and then Neil can experience the joy of puppies as he's only ever known older dogs

[emii26]

David and I moved into a new place in April and he knew that I REALLY wanted a puppy for my college graduation. I had a yorkie for 14 years growing up and I wanted another little guy. David disagreed and wanted a big dog. I made a deal with him that if he went to the breeder with me and did not fall in love with a yorkie, that we would leave and look at other breeds.

Well, well, well... David picked up Bentley and instantly fell for him. 4 days after I graduated, we brought our little baby home He is definitely a Momma's boy but loves Daddy just as much!

Here is a pic of David and Bentley cuddling after Bentley's surgery.

[celstu1]

Pinktini is ADORABLE!!!
I came into my marriage with my boys, and my DH came into our marriage with his 'skin' boys. I'll tell you, my fur-boys.... WAY EASIER than skin kids! LOL DH had to take us as a package!

[Faboosh]

This thread is so funny to me- I had to lobby & campain pretty hard for almost 2 years before I broke Mr. Faboosh down enough to get a dog. He always said we'd get a dog "eventually" & that I'll get my yorkie "someday" preferrably after I finish school. He blamed it on the time involved and monetary cost.

A few short months after getting Billi & Mick (my bf) is the BIGGEST sucker for her! He gets upset that she doesn't cuddle with him when I'm around & loves to play with her and give her kisses. It's pretty cute- she's got him wrapped around her lil paw now.

[docmartin]

Irina was 'au fait' with Yorkshire terrorists as her daughter has two. I've always loved them anyway as they're such incredible little characters. Crystal now runs the place!