How long did it take to REALLY love them?

[peanut]

I can honestly say that I fell in love with all of mine the minute I held them, I fell so much in love with Bear, that I was suppose to be getting another girl from a different litter but that little sweetie just caught my eye and nothing else would do...

[cchu]

Zoe was actually a gift form my BF and a few friends. I want to say that I fell in love with him immediately but I don't think I did. It was fear at first sight because he was so tiny and fragile. I really thought that I would kill him because I didn't know how to take care of such a small creature.

After I got him home and fed, he was up and playing!! I fell in love! He was just the cutest thing I have ever seen in my entire life.

I have to say that the moment I knew that he was my everything was when we discovered he had luxating patella. He was limping all the time and it just looked so painful. Every part of me WISHED that it was me and not him that had to deal with the pain and surgery. That's when I knew it was REAL love.

[mizzwanned]

Originally Posted by stedmansmommy

Being completely and TOTALLY honest here - I fell in love with Stedman the very SECOND I saw him!!! I swear - the minute I saw him FLY out of that x-pen and attack another little Yorkie girl (lol poor little thing), I KNEW he was the little guy for me, LOL Then he "HOPPED" across the floor and grabbed a pencil that was laying on the floor and took it in his mouth and RAN and tried to get away from all of us I just KNEW he had to be MINE! He was (and still is!) just sooooo totally FULL of spunk and character - he was SUPER playful, yet very loving - and of course, CUTE AS A DANG BUTTON!!!

That reminds me so much of Teddy, he is the excat same way. He is always getting himself into trouble, always so playful and running away. Well when I first saw Teddy I thought he was just so cute and I was so happy I got him. As soon as I took him out the crate, he was shipped to me in he was so curious. I could tell he had a lot of personality and he does. I fell in love with him right away. He is a total moma's boy and my bf always comments on how he loves me more Everytime I come home he doesn't even let me put my things down and he's jumping all over the place.

With London she was very quiet and much tinier than Teddy was. She was very sleepy and still and it took me a little to get used to her because her personality is very different to Teddys but they are like ppl, they all have diff. personalities. So now I am totally in love with her and she's so adorable and shy but can get super hyper when she wants. She's a little more independent but recently she has been wanting me to pick her up a lot and gets happy when I come home.

[ehunney]

I feel in love the second I saw his picture! I had just lost a pom puppy I only had for a few days to parvo (his breeder turned out to be a broker and she refused to take responsibility after he died) and I was devestated. Then I was on a website and saw Shana's store and saw her chloe. I had never thought of getting a yorkie before , but i saw chloe and knew this was the breed for me. I spent weeks on puppyfind.com and then I came across tuckers ad. His former name was stubby because of his short, little legs, haha! He was wearing a big blue bow and his little tongue was sticking out his mouth and he had little button eyes. I instantly started smiling and burst out laughing and I hadn't laughed in almost a month because of my pom pup, Nator dying. When I went to pick him up from the airport I saw his crate and saw nothing inside of it and I thought to myself "Oh no, I got scammed, there is no puppy!" and then all of a sudden I heard a squeal and he smashed his face against the front of the crate and starting jumping. I saw him and burst into tears. He was the most beautiful thing ever.

[bettyeanne]

We had never seen a Yorkie [just pictures] and the day we finally met Ava, she had three for us to choose from ... we had paid for "pick of the litter". She brought out the first one .... I turned and looked into the most beautiful face I had ever seen. She just looked at us with those little black button eyes and that little sliver of tongue sticking out and her gaze never left my eyes! It was as if she was looking into my soul and I was a goner. Patrick and I were both totally in love with this little piece of fluff and we never even looked at the other two! She is everything and more than we ever hoped for and we are totally devoted to her! She still looks deep into our eyes as if she is wondering what we are thinking. I will never forget that day as long as I live!

[Emmsmom]

Oh man. I hate to even say this.... It took me a while to really bond and love him. I had wanted a Yorkie for so long and when we finally went and got him I started to feel guilty about how much money I was getting ready to spend. I started to think about what I could be buying my daughter instead....

When we bought him we had a choice of two pups.(Diesel or his brother) His brother was MUCH bigger (yeah yeah I know)and VERY outgoing. Diesel however was a little shy and timid thing. It was so pitiful. I could tell he took after his mom. She was very shy but yet still friendly. SOOO needless to say I bought the small,shy little one! His little eyes really got to me. On the way home Diesel decided to "mark" his territory and PEED ALL OVER ME! It was so funny! Needless to say I brought him home and treated him like a baby!

I can't really say when I feel in love with him because I don't remember the exact time. I do know that if something was to happen to my baby I would be totally devasted!!! Of all the dogs we have ever had my bond with him is the strongest. So can I tell you when it happened? Nope Do I love him? You bet!

[ldenise]

With Buckeye the second I saw him. Ahia was different. It took me a while with her. we didn't have that special bond for a while. Buckeye and I were so attached to one another. Tressie and Archie the second they were born. and ... the other 2 (Cash & Maddy). it 'bout took all I had to let them go to other homes. that is why we kept the other 2.
Now......... I am as attached to Ahia as any of the others. They look at you with those eyes and it is hard to even correct them when they need it.
those eyes............they are so ........HUMAN.

[stedmansmommy]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

That reminds me so much of Teddy, he is the excat same way. He is always getting himself into trouble, always so playful and running away. Well when I first saw Teddy I thought he was just so cute and I was so happy I got him. As soon as I took him out the crate, he was shipped to me in he was so curious. I could tell he had a lot of personality and he does. I fell in love with him right away. He is a total moma's boy and my bf always comments on how he loves me more Everytime I come home he doesn't even let me put my things down and he's jumping all over the place.

With London she was very quiet and much tinier than Teddy was. She was very sleepy and still and it took me a little to get used to her because her personality is very different to Teddys but they are like ppl, they all have diff. personalities. So now I am totally in love with her and she's so adorable and shy but can get super hyper when she wants. She's a little more independent but recently she has been wanting me to pick her up a lot and gets happy when I come home.

Oh my gosh, Stedman and Teddy sound SO MUCH ALIKE! Steddy is the same way - if I leave...whenever I come home he is FREAKING out, jumping up at me (although he doesn't get very high LOL) - he is just a TOTAL momma's boy!! Hubby teases me and says that if you looked up momma's boy in the dictionary, you would see Stedman's picture by it LOL Which is SO the truth! But I gotta admit, I love it Hah!

But this is ONE reason though (probably the ONLY reason) why I am kind of hesitant to get another baby I want one, and am SURE that in the hopefully NEAR future I will have another one - but I am just so afraid that the new baby's personality will be SO DIFFERENT...and that I won't get used to it We just LOVE and spoil Stedman SO MUCH... and I am just so afraid that I won't be able to love another baby the same way I love him And I DO NOT want one or the other to feel left out. I think this SAME thing is what is bothering my husband about getting a little girl - although of course he refuses to admit it

Also, it freaks me out because everyone I know is CONSTANTLY telling me that Stedman is going to be soooooo JEALOUS and depressed if I get another baby, because he won't be the center of attention anyone. I mean we give him ALOT of attention, almost CONSTANT attention - plus I am here all day because I work in my home, so he gets DOUBLE the attention lol. I don't even HAVE another baby yet and I ALREADY feel bad because I don't want him to feel left out or jealous, or like he is put "second" because mommy and daddy have a new baby. I just don't want him to feel hurt or jealous in any way - it makes me SO sad just THINKING about it!

[aarnold808]

Originally Posted by mizzwanned

That reminds me so much of Teddy, he is the excat same way. He is always getting himself into trouble, always so playful and running away. Well when I first saw Teddy I thought he was just so cute and I was so happy I got him. As soon as I took him out the crate, he was shipped to me in he was so curious. I could tell he had a lot of personality and he does. I fell in love with him right away. He is a total moma's boy and my bf always comments on how he loves me more Everytime I come home he doesn't even let me put my things down and he's jumping all over the place.

With London she was very quiet and much tinier than Teddy was. She was very sleepy and still and it took me a little to get used to her because her personality is very different to Teddys but they are like ppl, they all have diff. personalities. So now I am totally in love with her and she's so adorable and shy but can get super hyper when she wants. She's a little more independent but recently she has been wanting me to pick her up a lot and gets happy when I come home.

Can I say I absolutely agree with you.. My Teddy was EXACTLY the same way you described. When I got Theresa, I experienced the same issues you did with your London! Glad to know we have had similar experiences. But I love both of my babies so much now!

[Amber_lv]

ok i have told this story a millon times lol but.....
I fell in love with Peeka to the first time i seen him i had a choice between Peeka and Boo (the one my mom got) But i walked into the breeders house and was there a whole 3 min when i felt this poke in my toe Peeka just struted up and bit my big toe LOL I said oh and he looked up at me and then licked my toe(eww gross i know) but i had to have him he was ballsy like me lol. I tell it like it is and he does to lol. It was like he was saying i bit you now your mine lol.

[alaskayorkie]

Good thread!

It took some time for both of them. My wife brought Eddie home, and while I thought he was cute I never thought he'd become my dog, not in a million years. His feistiness grew on me. Then his smarts grew on me. Finally, his delicateness grew on me. I realized he needed special attention because of his size, and if I didn't do it no one would.

By the time we got Jack, I was gaga over Eddie and got Jack as companion for him. He was cute but tiny and no athlete like Eddie. I never thought I'd fall in love with him the way I fell in love with Eddie. But I'll be darned if Jack didn't prove his feistiness too. Not only did he recover from leg surgery in record time, he wouldn't back down to Eddie when Eddie was being a bully.

This winter, Jack totally won me over. While Eddie still runs when I try to put on his coat to go out in the cold, Jack is game. He shivers faster than Eddie, but he doesn't want to miss the walk. He's all canine, too.

I love them both equally.

[Safire]

I was in love with Tetley before I even met him - I had his picture posted next to my desk and would stare at him for hours. When we arrived at the breeder's I spotted him from across the room amid a dozen dogs and knew that was my baby. We bonded immediately.

My husband has taken longer to get attached, but told me two nights ago that he is now officially in love with him too.

[BLowry]

I fell in love with my girls the day I saw them...I first saw Sadie when she was 5 weeks old so she was bouncing all over the place...actually...she picked me! I kept in touch with the breeder from the time her female was in heat until she had the pups...I feel like "I" gave birth to Sadie!!LOL! There were only 2 females and it was a HORRIBLE decision to make...I brought my Mom with me (she's a dog lover too!) and she was NO help at all! well, after 2 hours!! I finally decided which one I wanted...I got up to leave and Sadie (she was not the one I chose) came over to me, sat on my foot and just looked up at me...Well.....guess who I took! I new at that moment that I was in love! Lillies Mom had 3 boys and 2 girls...Again I wanted a female...2 of the boys died and 1 female...I got to see the puppies when they were a week old (same breeder) well, it was a no brainer! the smaller female did not look healthy so that left only 1 female so I didn't really have a choice...Well, when I went to pick her up to bring her home I just couldn't believe her sweet loving personality!!! Again....instant love!

And that's my story of "puppy love"!

[Maggie Mom]

Maggie picked me! The family I got her from lives on a farm and the dogs were outside when I arrived. They had 2 males & 1 female...I wanted the female. When we arrived, I saw the mom, she was beautiful, the pups were sitting on the front stoop. All of a sudden, this little bundle of fur came bounding down the step and straight for me. I fell in love instantly with my little Maggie Mae!

[Diego]

I loved my little rescued one instantly . Actually , I have a little 2 years old that have been in 4 different homes before arriving here . She have to be treated like a puppy because she don't know what good treatments are . I am sure with patience , love and attention she'll become a lovely little one .