How I am coping with the dog I was not supposed to love
 

Hi everybody! This is my very first post , because... well I only have had a dog for a little over a month. However, I have browsed YT for the last couple of weeks and I am liking it a lot. I want to share my story because I am going kind of crazy trying to figure out what is happening to my mind with this dog ownership situation. So here I go:

I am a 44 year old male, never had a pet in my life until now. My parents never wanted a dog or cat even if we had a big yard. My mom was bitten by a dog when she was pregnant of myself so she basically banned any possibility of pets in my house.

So FF many decades and then I am myself, never cared for dogs , not that I was mean to them but I had never put much attention to dogs, never understood why people liked them so much, never paid much attention to stray dogs, I was completely out of it. Add to this the fact that I suffer from rinitis and my sister in law dog gave me many allergies so I always avoided her (a cocker spaniel). She has sonce passed away (her dog that is, not my sister in law). She then adopted 1 yorkie and bought a second one. They were different, I could actually be next to them without fearing any rinitis attacks, plus well, they were friendly and playful.

To complicate things my wife does like dogs but I always told her "over my dead body" or "dog comes in, I walk out".

Then we got a call. This 1 year old yorkie was been returned to the breeder as he was kicked out after 8 months as he was having "conflicts" with a baby. The breeder is the same where one of my sister in law yorkies came from and my wife had secretly asked her to let us know when the next adoption was available (she does not sell, just gives them on adoption to trustworthy people). She said to my wife "if you want him its yours, I trust you". I could not say no as I knew my wife had been waiting for this opportunity and well, besides I said to myself "its her dog", "I am not taking care of him", "I wont love him".

FF to today (Otto has been with us for 1.5 months), he is 1 year , 3 months old:

1. I love him, love him, love him! I mean like "you are now a close relative" love
2. I think about him 24/7
3.I buy him gifts
4. I am suddenly interested in the pet section of the supermarket
5. I love to cuddle with him, I dont want to work one minute overtime at work, I just want to rush home to see him
6. I have stopped caring about seeing mud inside my house
7. I go mad when someone makes fun of him
8. Since 1 month ago all my youtube searches have been dog related
9. I created an instagram account for him and my sister in law dogs (yorkies_lostitaritos) and they have more friends than I do
10. I have actually found myself inadvertenly calling him "son"
11. When we have dinner, he is the one being served first (by me)
12.I have separation anxiety when I leave him at home (not the other way around)
13. I stopped eating out when I cant find a dog friendly place
14. I am obsessed with the quantity and quality of stools he produces
15. I dont see my dog as a "pet", he is part of my life now and I want to be always together with him!


Am I going nuts or what! My wife now is jealous that Otto seems to like me more than her as this was supposed to be her dog!!!!

She tells me "you were supposed to be indifferent to him" whenever when me and Otto cuddle together in bed.

Please tell me if I need to go to terapy, Otto has entered my life and I dont understand why I am feeling so much love, I am so confused!

Welcome to the world of Yorkies, all this is completely normal. :D
You are not crazy, , , enjoy your new fur buddy.

Welcome to YT and I LOVE YOU lol, a never owned a pet before, falls head over heels in love with our awesome yorkie. No, you are not crazy lol, you are a normal yorkie owner lol. Yorkies can capture your heart in a blink of the eye and have you wrapped around their lil paw without you even realizing it lol. They are full of personality, charming, mischievous, little entertainers. You just cannot, not spoil them and give in to them. Yorkies are very child like, owning a yorkie is like having a toddler for life in your home and heart. Love that little boy and spoil him rotten lol. If your wife is jealous, well, you will just have to get another one for her, maybe a little girl. There is what is called "yorkie fever" lol, like potato chips, ya can't have just one. So welcome to the world of the average yorkie owner lol.

We need to see a picture of this amazing little boy that that changed you from a non caring dog person, to a man that runs home to be with his little boy.

I wasn't a dog person either. I always loved animals but I just never wanted a dog as a pet......until I met a yorkie and I am now on my second one.

Oh and by the way, the condition that you are describing is call Yorkie Mind Control. I see he has taken over your mind......he now owns you and you will be forced to do things you never thought you would be doing. Only known cure, DO NOT LOOK INTO THEIR EYES FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME:D:D:D:D


Oops gotta go, my yorkie wants to go for a walk.......must resist......oh hell, where's the leash?

Welcome to our world!

Resistance is futile...just enjoy it!

I know what you mean! Congrats on the baby and what you're experiencing is totally normal! I hope you enjoy a long happy life with your Otto and pleas share pics when you can.

Yorkie's have a way of making you love them. My grandfather was not big into dogs but at 19 I got Callie and I live with them and soon he was fawning all over her and even giveing up his seat for her.

Welcome!
Otto has you wrapped right around his paw! Of course! It is a Yorkie thing!
So glad you found YT:D

And I bet OTTO loves you THAT MUCH, too!

:luvu:

Glad you joined 'the club'. Welcome!

Thanks for all the comments ! I am enjoying a weekend getaway with my family including our furry one of course so on Monday I will figure out how to post pictures so I can share.

My husband was similar to you. Wall-e was supposed to just be my dog, and the day we brought him home it was true love with him and my husband! We are on a two day vacation this weekend and all of our conversations revolve around what our dogs might be doing without us! Welcome to puppy love!

LOVE that story. It is mine, too. I went from a guy who HATED little dogs to a guy who can't live without them. That's the magic of Yorkies. Welcome to the club!

I'm so glad that you found Yorkies and YorkieTalk so you can share your stories about your new little lovebug. Your life will never be the same (as you already know!) Welcome to the Wonderful World of Yorkies

Haha! This is great. Thanks for sharing your story -- fantastic!

Welcome to Yorkie ownership... and by that I mean being owned by a Yorkie!! I've always been a pet person, but now I have the joy of being commanded by two little ones!

Love your story. I was one of those "if people want to dress up dogs, why don't they just have a baby?" sorts. Now my "baby" is five pounds of hair, lets me hold him like a human baby, and actually strokes the side of my face when I put him to bed at night. My husband now has another "son". We are very blessed.

Yep, you are hooked ( line & sinker ) and congratulations on being owned by your first & most likely NOT your last yorkie. AND no you don't need therapy as that little dog who stole your heart & any ounce of good sense you thought you ever had is all the therapy you need. Welcome to YT !;)

Oh, I feel a kinship to you. My father never allowed pets, and I never wanted one. I finally caved at (I got you beat) one month away from 47. The same thing happened. Zeus was supposed to be my husband's and son's dog. Didn't happen. He is 100% mine. I, too, fit your list. I won't go anywhere my dogs aren't welcome. We don't go eat out, because I don't want to leave without them. Unfortunately, we both work but would prefer to be stay-at-home dog parents. Oh well, such is life. My husband had the bright idea that he will get a second Yorkie that will be his and my sons. One year and two months after Zeus, we got his half-brother, Perseus. Guess what, he is also mine! I love these babies so much. They both sleep right beside me every night. Happiness and love on 8 legs. I wonder how I lived almost 47 miserable years not knowing what this kind of unconditional love is. Regrets for sure. I would have never thought I would dig through doggy poo to look for the shouldn't have swallowed it object, but I definitely have. I think you are perfectly normal (at least I hope so for my sake) and wish you the best of love with your baby!

This!!!



I was going to pretty much say the same

Congratulations!!
 

Sir, it sounds like you are just, plain and simple - a GOOD MAN who loves a little Yorkie who needs to be loved.

Thank you so very much for giving Otto the opportunity to have a good life. It takes a really BIG person to do the right thing - and it sounds like you did just that. You gave your wife the opportunity to have a Yorkie in her life, you helped give Otto a good life and somewhere along the way you just found yourself lost and in love!

So happy you have joined all of us super normal Yorkie lovers here!

Your post made me smile - from 1 to 15, it's all so very true!! :D

14 had me rolling on the floor! :yelrotflm

Thanks for all the replies! We just came back from a wonderful quick trip in the forest. I forgot to tell you that I am located in Costa Rica. Also some other random thoughts on this wonderful experience with Otto:

Otto has papers as his father/mother are 100% yorkies, not that it would have bother me at all if otherwise. He came microchipped, potty trained (which was surprising as since day 1 he has not had any accident inside his new home) and I suspect he was crate trained earlier in his life as he likes to stay under our bed for some hours during the day, he doesnt seem anxious when he is left alone and he doesnt break or tinker with cords etc. We nuttered him recently and he seems to enjoy his new life. He does bark at people and kids from time to time and pushes the leash when walking, this happens specially during afternoon walks. Need to work on that!

Regarding tricks and commands, well he is no Misa Minnie! Which brings me to his weight and size, at 13lbs he is no teacup , maybe KitchenAid mixer cup?!!!! :)

Here are come pics of Otto!

Yeah many things in common! I already gave my wife the hint about a second Yorkie and she gave the look like "I cant believe I am hearing this".

Glad you love your yorkie
 

My husband is use to big dogs. When we got ginger he fell in love with her right away to.

Oh my goodness, this is the best thread I've ever read.

I feel your pain, but I've had other kinds of dogs I loved. I ADORE my 2 year old Yorkiepoo (we found out her genealogy 75% Yorkie, 25% Miniature Poodle.

Some pics
 

This my Otto! On the stroller he is on the far right. The other 2 pups are my sister in law's, next to Otto his brother Thiago and on the left, Sammy their stepsister.

Welcome to YT and i love your new baby they are little heart stealer's I love my fur kids so much and they keep me from being lonely.

Otto is a beautiful lil boy, lucky you, already potty trained. I love the stroller photo, adorable babies. Thanks for the photos.