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08-06-2007, 05:38 PM | #16 | |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas
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__________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue. | |
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08-06-2007, 05:47 PM | #17 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 680
| I had never had pets before (aside from a turtle and a hamster) and it seemingly came out of the blue to some people who know me to just up and get Tucker (although I had researched for a long time unbeknownst to them) . When people asked me why I got a dog I told them that (1) I had always wanted a Yorkie from the time I met my friend's old guy Toby more than 10 years ago and (2) I was experiencing serious baby fever and the husband and I are just not in a place to have a baby right now so I got the next best thing. I guess I do baby Tucker although I didn't really see it as being exceptional since I have never had a dog before and for me the indulgent things I do are the norm so I wasn't sure what people were referring to when they used the expression "treated just as a dog." Tucker is definitely my little boy...and who would have thought it...I always said I wanted girls!
__________________ *~* Tucker's Mommy *~* Proud Member of The Little Gentlemens Club Tucker loves Holly |
08-06-2007, 05:49 PM | #18 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Palatka, Florida
Posts: 6,523
| I treat Cody like a baby not "just a dog". he is part of the family. !! he sleeps in the bed with me and you better believe NOTHING is getting through my bedroom door. the slightest noise and the yorkie bark comes out. ! i love shopping for him. he loves to ride in the car with me. i can't have skinkids. cause of my disability with my bad back. So he is my family and we are complete! i love you cody!! oh and the best part is he has me wrapped around his paws. he wakes me up every morning at 7 am. to potty and plays we dont go back to sleep til lunch time. its hard to resist their puppy eyes and that face when their in trouble lol |
08-06-2007, 05:50 PM | #19 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tampa, Fl.
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| my boyfriend thinks it is weird that I say I love my yorkie, but I seriously do. It may sound horrible but I would choose her life in a heart beat over some person I didn't know. I love her like she is my own child and I only want the best and longest life for her. I get so upset when I imagine a day I'll have to live without her. She brightens my day and she is a loyal friend. I spend more time with her than I do with anyone else...she sleeps with me, is by me when I eat, do my homework. I would do anything for her, even go into debt if she ever got sick to help her! I don't think it is weird, i think some people just don't understand how you could really love "just a dog" like you would your own child. She is my baby!
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08-06-2007, 06:00 PM | #20 | |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas
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__________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue. | |
08-06-2007, 06:04 PM | #21 | |
and Hopeys Mom Too Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisiana
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__________________ Donna's little herd.... Tooties Dogster http://www.dogster.com/?271687 Hopeys Dogster http://www.dogster.com/?448723 and Tinker, TBone(RIP) Laci .. OH, and Me-Kitty(RIP) | |
08-06-2007, 06:27 PM | #22 |
Love My Furbabies! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere
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| This is what I always keep in mind when people ask, why do you do all that for "just a dog"? Just A Dog From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog," or, "that's a lot of money for just a dog." They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog." Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog." Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day. If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise." "Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person. Because of "just a dog", I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment. "Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day. I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog", but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a man or woman." So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog" just smile… because they "just don't understand." by Richard Biby (From "The Versatile Hunting Dog" NAVHDA's Magazine; February 2006) |
08-06-2007, 06:38 PM | #23 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Palatka, Florida
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08-06-2007, 06:41 PM | #24 | |
Slave to Princess Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NJ
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08-06-2007, 06:45 PM | #25 |
Therapy Dog Donating Member | Ditto, ditto, ditto - love this post - some of them are bringing a tear to my eye - and as my friends and family tell me, "I want to come back as some kind of pet in your house."
__________________ Cynd, Izzy (Yorkie) & Cosmo (Biewer)(Secwetary & Charter Membwer of the Dirty FurKids Cwub)-Jusz say NO ta bein' cwean!)proud member of the CrAzYcLuB! ~The PINK club~SRC |
08-06-2007, 06:46 PM | #26 |
Slave to Princess Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NJ
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08-07-2007, 09:05 AM | #27 | |
Lovin' to the MAX!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Yorkieville
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That's really beautiful! Thank you for posting it; I'm saving it and printing it out to keep!
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08-07-2007, 09:25 AM | #28 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
Posts: 16,218
| Whatever the pet, for those of us who truly love them, they are actually "FAMILY MEMBERS". How could you treat them any differenty? |
08-07-2007, 09:28 AM | #29 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | obviously not just a dog. Much more than a dog, a furbaby, a furkid, a member of the family. Like others said, you don't dress a dog, or get special treats, toys, blankets, shampoos, vitamines, etc. Or, you don't miss a dog when you are having a fun vacation, but you do miss your furkid and feel awful that you have to leave it with your mom (although you know your yorkie is not really missing you because he's having a good time too...) |
08-07-2007, 09:33 AM | #30 |
Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY
Posts: 10,455
| i treat lexi as the daughter i never had... even when i have to go away for more than 8 hrs and mom comes over to babysit, i still call as if any mother would her human child to see if everything is ok... my family, friends, etc knows exactly how i am with lexi... they either accept it, or its too dam bad... as a matter of fact people ,peers, friends ask me how the baby is doing and they are referring to lexi...
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