LIFE With Yorkies
 

I was sitting here AFTER I added a Dog Treat to my morning coffee this morning - I was half asleep and reached into the box out of habit and just dropped it in my coffee - I looked down and couldn't believe I haven't done that before now -

It got me laughing and remembering the things we LEARN to live with when we have yorkies...

I've learned to do the Puppy Shuffle around toys - but IF you're going to step on a toy at 2 AM....It will be the SCREAMING MONKEY ....

I've learned doggie shampoo does NOT work on human hair - How many times in a hurry have I used it ? LOTS.....cause they have MORE shampoo bottles than I do

I've learned yorkies are MORE SPOILED than my real kids were - mine could NEVER get me off the phone by whining - but the yorkie can

I've learned to Totally Omit these words from my vocabulary.......cookie....Car...Ride...Outside... Water....Go....Wanna ?

...Oh...and I don't bother to spell them either ...sign language is the best way to go - but only when the YORKIE is not looking.

I've learned THE FACE.... the Yorkie face that gets you anything you want. THEY know to use it at just the right minute.....cause us Moms just melt when we see it.

What have YOU learned from having a yorkie ?

I've learned that my skin kids now make the comments that "you always loved Mia and Bentley best!" instead of claiming one of the three of them were my favorites. LOL
Or they say "Mia and Bentley" get EVERYTHING! I learned that I can quickly turn into one of those crazy dog people whom is obsessed with their furbabies. I learned that I have no social life because I worry about the "pupsters" being at home alone. I've learned that I try to get out of vacation plans for fear of having to leave them behind. I have learned that with my kids now grown that a cute little dogs completely satisfies my maternal needs.

AND you learned to use the Term 'SKIN' kids when describing your family !! lol...

Can you imagine saying THAT in front of non-yorkie people ?

I'm not allowed to move Oscar's toys 'cause he puts them right back where he wants them......
Clothing (read underwear, socks, bras) CANNOT be left on the floor. The personals will end up in his bed, on the couch, or wherever he decides to curl up with them.....
I'm not allowed to go ANYWHERE in the house without being followed--he must know exactly what I'm doing at all times....using the bathroom will never be private again....
You haven't lived until you've stepped in cold pee, warm pee, or poo.....usually when you're still in your jammies and you've just woken up... :eek:
He IS a big dog, and no one is gonna tell him any different...

Just when I thought I'd seen it all from him, he does something else to surprise me and make me laugh :D

LOL...Those were great :D :D :D ...I got another one -

I've learned how to easily lie when I'm out ....to get home to my girls.....

saying I have to leave cause my girls are missing me just doesn't cut it with some people - I tried it - they thought I was obsessed....

These are soooooooo true! I don't have human children but if I did I have no doubt all of these would apply! I have a bunch of stuff in my head but it's early and I haven't had my coffee yet (hahaha) and yes, I have put a doggie treat in my coffee as well ;)

Tasty isn't it ? :D

Oh...lol...another one ! I've learned that I can CLEAR a room just by saying "Guess what Chanel did the other day ?"

It works especially good when there are GREAT hors d'overes on the table !

Where I work everyone has children so I just start talking about how proud I am that Hallie and SImon pottied on the pad or how cute they are at daycare and eveyone looks at me like I'm crazy!
I've also learned how to strategically place myself in the bed AROUND 2 little dogs that have mastered the art of stealing the covers and the entire King size bed ;)
I'm sure I have more but I'm still waking up ;)

Yep! I have learned to add a few new words and phrases to my vocabulary.

Skinkids - (noun) kids of the human kind, those lacking a permanent glossy, silky coat or fur as some call it. Used in a sentence - My 17 year old skinkid wrecked my car and my insurance rates will hit the roof!

Pupster - (noun) children of the furry kind. Offers unconditional love and is never judgmental. Will not wreck your car and will not cause an increase in automobile insurance rates. But may pee on the carpet.
Used in a sentence - I can't go to the movie with you because I haven't seen my pupster in 4 hours!

Pupternity Leave - the length or period of time you take off work to spend with your brand new puppy. Used in a sentence - I can't come in to work next week because I'm on pupternity leave!

PeaMutt Butter - The jar you buy specifically designated for your pupster's Kong. Sentence - (a warning to other's in the house) - Don't get into that six dollar all natural jar of PeaMutt Butter! I bought it for the pupsters, eat the Jif!

LOL !! Eat the Jiff ! lol...I love it Brenda :D

Hilarious!!
 

You guys are cracking me up. Those are too funny. I can relate to almost all of them. I'm sure I have a few of my own, but I too am just waking up and not that quick witted in the morning if you know what I mean. :D

Gosh, and I thought I was the ONLY one to ever take a "pupternity leave"! :rolleyes:

:animal-sm We have also noticed that some "friends" who were always under foot, aren't anymore!! :) And those that still are were the "real" friends and love your Yorkie baby as much as you do?! Does anyone miss them? :) People quickly learn that we make our plans around Toto! If she can't go, then we don't! Things that used to be carelessly dropped on the floor, aren't anymore ... I really love this! Heaven forbid that something is accidentally left on the floor because if it is, Toto owns it!! Had I known she would prevent this kind of clutter, I would've had a Yorkie looooong before now!! :rolleyes: She has surely changed our lives and we wouldn't trade it for anything! ;)

You are not alone. I took my first pupternity leave when I bought my maltese Bentley about 3 1/2 years ago and then again about a year and a half ago when I brought Mia home. I have also been known to call in sick if one of my pupsters becomes sick. Someone has to keep an eye on them and it might as well be me. I have even taken some of my personal days to stay home with them. :)

I keep thinking of more ...I've learned that buying a treat that they do NOT love is not a waste of money....

it's a learning process done out of love and uneaten full boxes of treats make GREAT bribes to neighbors.....

Jerry gets up @ 6:15 AM every day like clockwork, even on the weekends. I tell this to co-workers and friends they think Im nuts, but I just know if I wasn't up doing the morning ritual with Jerry he'd probably freak :)

Michael

This is like the best thread. I was reading through this and thinking..."this is ridiculous." and my partner was like...."you have done all of this, you're just as bad as they as they are."

I didn't realize that I did all of what you guys are saying, but I guess I do.

It's AMAZING!



-James

Treats
 

LOL Vilette,

We are always buying things they "do not love" and then giving them to our next door neighbor who has a big chocolate lab that likes EVERYTHING. He start licking his lips and waggin his tail when he sees us heading his way. I never give it a second thought. However, if i buy my "skin kids" something and they don't eat it I fuss at them for wasting it, I never realized I favored my yorkies like that until now. :D

:rolleyes: Our grandpup, Missy the Border Collie, loves it when Toto gets treats that she won't eat ... she always gets them!! Also, her "Mom" always knows of people who don't treat their pets well so she gladly takes food/treats and gives it to others! Nothing goes to waste! ;)

heehee...nice to hear I have LOTS of company on the unused treats !

I have learned to NOT GROSS OUT over finding a turd in an "unusual" spot !

I've even picked one up bare handed ! (Dried up of course)

eeeewwwwwwwwww !

I've learned to not sweat the small stuff - 25 toys on the floor is a normal look in my house now....not so when my kids were little but I don't tell THEM that !

I learned you will never have a decent night of sleep again!! :D

THESE are GREAT !! I'm getting such a kick out of thinking of more - lol..I was TRYING to watch tv and almost jumped up and said "I GOT ANOTHER ONE......TURDS ! lol...I caught myself before I gave my hubby ideas on having me committed....

I've learned you can NEVER have too many GROOMING Supplies ! Who cares if they overtake the human stuff !

Too funny!
I have learned not to say her name while around my other dogs because they cry thinking that their mommy loves HER best.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!

Guilty! I guess if people can compete and toss cow pies or buffalo chips then one itty bitty dried yorkie poopie isn't going to kill me.

I've learned that I can spend 20 bucks on a bottle of shampoo for the pupsters but bargain shop and cringe at spending over 5.00 bucks for my shampoo. I also learned I can spend 250.00 on a set of clippers for the pupsters (that I use less than twice a year) and spend less than 30.00 on the ones for my hubby (he has less hair). And that it's ok to leave my husband alone at the barbers but heaven forbid that I should leave my babies at the groomer..hence the 250.00 for clippers.

I have also learned that you can NEVER have too many dog beds...even though they don't use them.

And I have learned as Villette has that dogs can spell!!!!

Brenda - YOU ARE SO RIGHT - I used to know Pig Latin and maybe need a refresher course - cause I want to go "outay to breakfastay" this morning and am plotting how I can do it with minumal fuss !

lol...I can do this ALL DAY !

I've learned you do NOT throw away the mangled broken ripped up toy - it will become the FAVORITE in a nanosecond... and break a yorkies heart seeing it go into the trash....never mind there are 100 other GOOD toys - that one toy in the trash will NOT FLY with yorkies - you have to sneak it.

:eek: SNEAKING!!! I had forgotten about sneaking! Toto has a half dozen fleecy blankies ... but ... she has her fave that she looooves and of course it has to be laundered often!! If she sees me heading to the laundry room with it she stalks me and watches. She then keeps an eye on the dryer until it comes out and she can have it again!! ;)