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[matese]

Hello every one, I "think" I should have introduced myself on Feb.15 when I registered, sorry, better late then never, no? About me, I have had females yorkies for over 30 yrs, the last of my brood I had to put down on Oct, 1, 2013 at the age of 16 y/o. I swore NO MORE FURBABIES for me.to over whelming, to painful when they leave you and go to rainbow bridge. I donated every thing dog related to my local no kill shelter. It took 3 trips in a pick up truck, I had so much from my previous babies and my little girl that I had just put down, toys, leashes, harnesses, sweaters, coats, food, 5 foot kiddie pool, you name it, I had it. For 3 weeks I cried, my house felt so empty, I was so lonely, I knew with time the pain would ease up, I could not drive my car, I was a hazard on the road, my mind would drift back to the day I received the call from my vet saying to come and say my last goodbyes, I had to put her down, I would start to cry, had to pull off the road, so I just didn't drive unless it as absolutely necessary. 3 weeks after putting my sweet girl down I received a call, my son died in his sleep, heart attach, he was not sick, nor did he have a heart condition, he was 50 y/o, in shock and in a foggy daze I took care of laying my son to rest I could not believe in 3 weeks I lost two loves in my life, very, very over whelming. 3 weeks after loosing my son my vet called me, they had just rescued a 2 y/o male, neutered, micro chipped, house broken yorkie, it was a surrender dog, not an abused dog, I thanked my vet for thinking of me, but I swore no more dogs, and I would not take a male dog because they mark everything. My vet said not necessarily, it depends on the dog. She said please just come look at him, she said there's something about him that reminds me of your little girl. Out of respect for my vet thinking of me, and knowing it would be safe to "just" see the dog because although I was fighting with myself about getting a rescue dog I knew I would NEVER get a male because of their marking everything. I saw the dog, and he came home with me that day lol, he also came with a shopping bag of things, harness, leash, sweater, coat, bed. The prev. gave what ever belonged to the dog. I have him 3 months now and I ADORE him. He is very smart, very well trained, such a clown, has me wrapped around his lil paw...There is more to this story, as to why he was given up, but I don't think I have enough room to tell it all. All I can say is my Cody gave me back my life, my house is a home again, he rescued me, not me him. He is a very special lil boy, I have been blessed. I found YT by accident, another blessing, it's wonderful to see there are other ppl like myself that adore their yorkies, and consider them their babies and not just DOGS. I have read many posts since registering and the members are truly caring and loving. I am sooo happy I found this site and will be a member for a very long time. Thank you for reading this posting

[Yorkiemom1]

Welcome to YT!!! Your story about your Yorkie resonates in the hearts and souls of so many of the members on here! You will find you are absolutely among friends here, and just about all of us are "stupid in love", "no holds barred" with our babies, loving them almost as much as any other family member....you never have to think YOU are alone in anything you do with or to your babies...there are many of us that are right there with you! Last but ceretainly not least, I am so sorry for the loss of your other little Yorkie, and your son!! OMG.....how did you ever survive that??? You are strong and you came out on the other side stronger.....

[MNT2012]

thanks for sharing your story! i got my baby boy Toto in a similar fashion. i found him wandering un the empty field next door to me. i took him to my local shelter and told them if no one claims him in 21 days id be glad to give him a home. i ended up loving the breed soo much i now have 3 yorkies. these dogs are an absolute joy.

[matese]

I see the posts here, members adore their yorkies, ppl that do not have pets cannot understand the stronger then strong bond you build with these babies, my family always thought I was a bit touched in the head lol. It's wonderful to find a site JUST for yorkie.... Loosing my son was very traumatic, so was having to put down my beautiful little girl. I needed this little guy. The day I went to see him and knew he was coming home with me, I told my vet of loosing my son, she gasped and said omg, she said there was a reason this yorkie was rescued, she said he came to us for you..... 10 days after I adopted Cody my aunt that raised me died, she was a mother to me, when I got older she was a sister to me and always my very best friend, again, unexpectedly, if Cody was not in my life I don't know how I would have gotten through that. 3 deaths in 7 weeks. Cody rescued me, he makes me laugh instead of crying, he is my sunshine on cloudy days. He is very special to me. Thank you for your beautiful reply. I see by reading posts the understanding members have, and are very supportive.

[matese]

I purchased my first female yorkie (Kajon) in 1984, at that time I had a white poodle also (Kia) , in 1987 I got my 2nd female yorkie (Schnae) , now I had 3 badies, in 1996 my poodle passed away, in 1997 my first yorkie passed away, now I had one baby that was pining away for her lost sister, she wouldn't eat, play, not her little clown self, I gave her 6 months to get over her grief. 6 months later there was no change, so out I went to get her a sister (Matese). I use to call them roadway, where ever the puppy went Schnae was always right behind her. The closeness of these two dogs was incredible. In 2005 I had to put Schnae down, now Matese was all alone and in deep mourning, due to work hours I was gone 16 hours a day, I could not get her a sister. I gave her all my time, love, attention, when I had to put her down in Oct. it was over whelming, she was the last of my brood. Yorkies are so easy to fall in love with, they are such little clowns. You started with one, now you 3 lol, awesome. I love the breed, this lil guy I adopted is my sunshine, he's such a silly clown, he gives me belly laughs every day. Thank you for sharing your story with me. Enjoy those lil babies, they are such a joy.

[MarkFromSea]

I never thought I'd like a little dog... but he is very special to us, Gucci aka Crab Bait. He's our nutless puppy mill stud.... rescue.

[matese]

Yorkie are litle in size,

BUT

GIANTS in courage, spirit & protectiveness

[matese]

Originally Posted by MarkFromSea

I never thought I'd like a little dog... but he is very special to us, Gucci aka Crab Bait. He's our nutless puppy mill stud.... rescue.

I like his AKA cute

[MarkFromSea]

Originally Posted by matese

I like his AKA cute

Thanks!

[PamperedYorkies]

Welcome!
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your loved ones.
Your story resonates so much with me. Although my circumstance were different, I did go through a year of ups and downs and more than 1 close call myself. It was very scary. We had just rescued Max and when I was at my lowest, and alone because my husband was traveling, that little boy pulled me through. Tears well in my eyes as the memories are still so vivid. I couldn't understand how he did it, but he gave me peace, companionship, and yes, even a shoulder to cry on. He would climb up on my pillow and would nearly dig his head under mine while I cried my eyes out.


I had always had hounds (still have a Beagle who is 14 years old now) or Labradors and it's a long and crazy story how we came to rescue Max, but like you say, we didn't rescue him, he rescued me. Needless to say, I fell in love with the breed. Now I have a little girl (Lola) who just had 2 babies...and I'm hoping to continue to learn and do all I can to make a positive contribution to this breed that literally saved my life.

[matese]

it's amazing how much comfort a little ball of fur can give. I have my Cody only 3 months, the 6 weeks I went through before adopting him was more then a night mare, I have had yorkies in my life for 30 + years, ppl I would meet would ask if I lived alone, I would say "no I live with my dog" I was NEVER alone, now I was 1000% alone, my house that I have always loved being in was now still, quiet, empty, lonely, I hated to be in it, so many memories of my little girl, I could hear her breathing, I could hear her freshly cut nails get caught in the carpet, I could hear her little snores. Then the news my son unexpectedly passed away. I did what had to be done in a hazzy fog, like it was not me gong through this, ALONE, I had no family left, and friends live to far away. 3 weeks after laying my son to rest I adopted Cody (not a planned my vets gift to me because she knew what loosing my little girl did to me) . He is more then special to me because of the 6 weeks of loneliness I went through, he bought life back to my house that is again A HOME, now filled with life, love, joy, happiness and comfort, Cody indeed RESCUED me, and he is my first lil boy. He came from living in the city, now he will be a country boy, he LOVES running in the yard (which now has 3 feet of snow, so no yard for him, he is confined to deck only) Cody and I are gong to have an awesome summer this year....I would love to hear how you got max, if you have time pls tell me......2 babies lol. Did you post "guess who's 2 weeks old"? they are beautiful babies. Are you planning on keeping the both of them?

[PamperedYorkies]

Originally Posted by matese

it's amazing how much comfort a little ball of fur can give. I have my Cody only 3 months, the 6 weeks I went through before adopting him was more then a night mare, I have had yorkies in my life for 30 + years, ppl I would meet would ask if I lived alone, I would say "no I live with my dog" I was NEVER alone, now I was 1000% alone, my house that I have always loved being in was now still, quiet, empty, lonely, I hated to be in it, so many memories of my little girl, I could hear her breathing, I could hear her freshly cut nails get caught in the carpet, I could hear her little snores. Then the news my son unexpectedly passed away. I did what had to be done in a hazzy fog, like it was not me gong through this, ALONE, I had no family left, and friends live to far away. 3 weeks after laying my son to rest I adopted Cody (not a planned my vets gift to me because she knew what loosing my little girl did to me) . He is more then special to me because of the 6 weeks of loneliness I went through, he bought life back to my house that is again A HOME, now filled with life, love, joy, happiness and comfort, Cody indeed RESCUED me, and he is my first lil boy. He came from living in the city, now he will be a country boy, he LOVES running in the yard (which now has 3 feet of snow, so no yard for him, he is confined to deck only) Cody and I are gong to have an awesome summer this year....I would love to hear how you got max, if you have time pls tell me......2 babies lol. Did you post "guess who's 2 weeks old"? they are beautiful babies. Are you planning on keeping the both of them?

You have certainly been through a lot. You must be such a strong person to go through all you've been through in such a short period of time. I can't imagine how difficult it was for you and I'm so glad that Cody found you ;-)

The story of Max started at a pet shop. We used to have large fish tanks, both fresh and salt water. We were pet shop hopping looking for (or more like evaluating) places that had good healthy fish, preferably both types. We went into a shop and it had a community board, on it a flyer with Max's photo. There wasn't much information, only that it was an owner surrender and the shop owner had agreed to hold onto him for a couple of weeks hoping that one of his customers would be able to take Max. Otherwise, he was going to be turned over to the shelter.

I had 2 medium dogs at the time and had discussed with my husband the potential for a third. We had entertained the idea of getting a small dog, but decided to just wait. The 2 other dogs we had were the Beagle that we still have, and a Basset Hound Rescue that we were still working on a lot of issues with. However, when we saw Max's photo and heard the story, we asked if we could see him. He was so stressed, matted, frantic….I felt so bad for the poor little thing, and the decision was made. Max went home with us and has been a very unique, fun, and loving part of our family ever since

[PamperedYorkies]

Originally Posted by matese

it's amazing how much comfort a little ball of fur can give. I have my Cody only 3 months, the 6 weeks I went through before adopting him was more then a night mare, I have had yorkies in my life for 30 + years, ppl I would meet would ask if I lived alone, I would say "no I live with my dog" I was NEVER alone, now I was 1000% alone, my house that I have always loved being in was now still, quiet, empty, lonely, I hated to be in it, so many memories of my little girl, I could hear her breathing, I could hear her freshly cut nails get caught in the carpet, I could hear her little snores. Then the news my son unexpectedly passed away. I did what had to be done in a hazzy fog, like it was not me gong through this, ALONE, I had no family left, and friends live to far away. 3 weeks after laying my son to rest I adopted Cody (not a planned my vets gift to me because she knew what loosing my little girl did to me) . He is more then special to me because of the 6 weeks of loneliness I went through, he bought life back to my house that is again A HOME, now filled with life, love, joy, happiness and comfort, Cody indeed RESCUED me, and he is my first lil boy. He came from living in the city, now he will be a country boy, he LOVES running in the yard (which now has 3 feet of snow, so no yard for him, he is confined to deck only) Cody and I are gong to have an awesome summer this year....I would love to hear how you got max, if you have time pls tell me......2 babies lol. Did you post "guess who's 2 weeks old"? they are beautiful babies. Are you planning on keeping the both of them?

Forgot to respond to this…yes, those are my babies. I still have not decided what I will do with the pups. As of right now, I'm focused on making sure they're healthy. Down the road, I'll evaluate my options depending on how they turn out

[lisaly]

I am so sorry for your very deep losses, but I'm really glad that you opened your heart again to your little boy. I really believe our little ones bring so much warmth, happiness, and laughter to our hearts and homes. I've also only had female Yorkies, but I hear that males are so lovable. When our first Yorkie Jolie died, it was only six weeks before our little Ashley joined our family. We also added two more little girls within the year who had the same sire as Ashley. Kiwi and Gracie passed away earlier, but Ashley was with us until right before her seventeenth birthday. We were so lost and lonely without her. Our Katie has done so much to heal our hearts and bring joy into our lives. She was three when she joined our family less than two years ago. We adore our little girl more than I could ever express, just as we did our little ones before her. I'm so happy you and Cody have rescued each other.

[matese]

Originally Posted by PamperedYorkies

Forgot to respond to this…yes, those are my babies. I still have not decided what I will do with the pups. As of right now, I'm focused on making sure they're healthy. Down the road, I'll evaluate my options depending on how they turn out

I cannot go into any place that has puppies specially yorkies, I am very weak when I see babies in cages, I want to take them home & give them an awesome loving, fun filed life..... That was wonderful you took max, ....the puppies are adoeable, it would be wonderful if you could keep them, even with the brood that you now have, I LOVE puppies, they are a lot of work, house breaking, the teething stage, but so rewarding when you get past all that. Good lck in makig your desion. I look forward to seeing your post on their progress.