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Figment713 · 06-25-2005, 06:50 AM

Subtitle: Oh, my aching back....

Subtitle: Bouncing Yorkies!

First of all, let me admit that "sylph-like" was NEVER an adjective that would have been applied to me. I weighed over 9 pounds at birth, and grew proportionately!

Secondly, in addition to down comfortors for winter, we have a "feather tick" on our mattress which we LOVE...not as much as our yorkies, mind you, but it does add to the comfort of the bed. (And when it is time to have the tick cleaned/laundered, the job costs $100.

mg: We're kind of protective of it, and try not to incur that expense more than once a year or so.

So, anyway, yesterday our sweet Molly (7 months old next week) went in for her "big girl surgery", and the removal of 10 baby teeth which were giving her the look of a little shark! It had been over three years since we had Maggie spayed, and I had erased from my mind how REALLY hard it is to cold-bloodedly leave them at the vet in the morning!

(And she was so very happy to be the only yorkie invited to go riding in the car that morning...Happy, even thought "Mom" had apparently suffered a brain-fart and forgotten to feed her breakfast...

)

Anyway, I picked Molly up at the end of the day. If "pathetic" had a face, she was it!

Now, normally, Maggie sleeps with us in the bed, but Molly and MacKenzie, being babies (7 months, but only with us since the end of April and 3 months, respectively) sleep in crates at the side of the bed. They seem to be fine with this. They don't even cry when put in the crates.

Well, I couldn't leave Molly by herself in a CRATE...poor little bunny. And I wasn't really trusting her on the bed (she'd already passed out in the water dish, and nearly drowned...Seriously, she came into the family room with her whole head dripping!). So, Maggie and Molly and little MacKenzie (had to be fair) and I slept on the couch.

Now, these are very little dogs (4 pounds, 2.5 pounds and about 2 pounds), but, hey! I am not!!! And, of course, I had to keep very still to keep from disturbing them...Maggie tucked between me and the back of the couch, Molly laying on my diaphragm, and MacKenzie wrapped around my neck!

This morning I work up as one BIG CRAMP!!! I don't think we moved all night...I take that back, at some point during the night someone (probably Molly from the volume of it) did get up and have a MAJOR bout of diarrhea on the pillow they use to get up on the couch (It's in the washer now).

And, Molly....Well, here she is, less than 24 hours out of surgery, bouncing about as if nothing had ever happened. As she raced across the yard to spy through the fence on the neighbor dogs, I was having to remind her that she is still convelescing.

Tonight, she's back in her crate!!!!!!!!! I'm back in my bed, and all is well with the world!

NCyorkie · 06-25-2005, 06:53 AM

Glad to hear she is doing well and you get your bed back tonight!!!

HeatherHamptons · 06-25-2005, 06:56 AM

LOL that's the life I lead EVERY night. My babies sleep whenever they want and I try not to disturb them. Because of this, I get an AWFUL pain in my neck and back...but it's all worth it to see them frollicking around with all that energy they get from a good night sleep.

lycansmom · 06-25-2005, 07:34 AM

AWWW you are such a good mommy and i am sure your babies just love their little slumber party.

LIL MIS' MAGIC · 06-25-2005, 08:48 AM

The things we will do for our babies...my girls do the same thing, they sleep where they like and then I try to get comfortable around them...as I don't want to distrub them!! Even though they are small they somehow seem to take up a lot of room...lol...

babi1542 · 06-25-2005, 09:01 AM

How cute! The sacrifices we have to do for our furbabies!

Deegan's mom · 06-25-2005, 03:46 PM

Awww. Such love.

That made me laugh and shed a tear at the same time!

Passionfruition · 06-25-2005, 04:15 PM

I loved reading your story! You're right, the things we do for love *sigh*

Other than Sully, our yorkie, we have a 3yr old Himalayan/Siamese cat (long hair/calico) named Penny. She's nearly every bit as friendly and loving as Sully....and they both love to sleep with me.

Not my husband. But me. So no matter where I sleep, whether it is the bed or the couch, I'm the crazy "Snow White-meets-Dr. Doolittle" girl covered with animals!

My husband gets his side of the bed...but somehow I'm always having to adjust my position to accomodate Sully and Penny! So I can totally understand!

It's funny trying to picture you sleeping on the couch covered in yorkies!!!! That's just great.

But you know....I wouldn't have it any other way. If I didn't have a loving husband, a snoring dog and a purring cat to sleep with...my life just wouldn't be complete.

P.S. I also understand about waking up to diarhea (did you read my last Sunday's emergency? Yeah, it was gross and my Nautica comforter is still at the dry cleaners. Oh well it needed it anyway. LOL)

Marie · 06-25-2005, 04:28 PM

Im glad that your little one is doing better. I understand so well the things we do for love. Gucci sleeps with us on our bed and We wouldn't have it any other way.

Lady of Yorkies · 06-25-2005, 04:42 PM

We've got 5 who like to sleep with us. Matty who will soon go to her new home wants to sleep with us but since she's not staying I can't teach her bad habits, now can I. Pirogue, my 10# bag of sugar, doesn't go to sleep with us but I wake up to him in bed with us, the same with Autumn. Pirogue sleeps with my daughter and Autumn Rose sleeps on the floor under me. I don't know why she wants to go to sleep on the floor or when she gets up on the bed. The 2 little ones Mr. Big and Lacijo try to sleep between our backs and the bed. Mr. Big for me and Lacijo for hubby. We sleep on our sides and when we try to move these little lumps don't make a sound. I had to pull Lacijo out from under my hubby one night and she didn't make a sound. I keep trying to make Lady sleep in the floor(dog bed) with Matty but she's always on the foot of my bed when I wake up. Poor little Matty has to sleep by herself.

sillyjacki · 06-25-2005, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Figment713

(probably Molly from the volume of it)

And they thought you couldn't single them out!

red98vett · 06-25-2005, 05:26 PM

That was so sweet and just like everyone else is saying - We do let them dictate where we sleep and I love it too...Glad your baby is feeling better

MY girls think I am their bed...They have 3 beds but sleep all around me....and on me.

I have lots of nicknames for the girls but I also have some for myself.

I'm also the called 'The Runway' ...perfect for all takeoffs and landings.

06-25-2005, 06:50 AM	#1
Figment713 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 123	What I did for love... Subtitle: Oh, my aching back.... Subtitle: Bouncing Yorkies! First of all, let me admit that "sylph-like" was NEVER an adjective that would have been applied to me. I weighed over 9 pounds at birth, and grew proportionately! Secondly, in addition to down comfortors for winter, we have a "feather tick" on our mattress which we LOVE...not as much as our yorkies, mind you, but it does add to the comfort of the bed. (And when it is time to have the tick cleaned/laundered, the job costs $100. mg: We're kind of protective of it, and try not to incur that expense more than once a year or so. So, anyway, yesterday our sweet Molly (7 months old next week) went in for her "big girl surgery", and the removal of 10 baby teeth which were giving her the look of a little shark! It had been over three years since we had Maggie spayed, and I had erased from my mind how REALLY hard it is to cold-bloodedly leave them at the vet in the morning! (And she was so very happy to be the only yorkie invited to go riding in the car that morning...Happy, even thought "Mom" had apparently suffered a brain-fart and forgotten to feed her breakfast... ) Anyway, I picked Molly up at the end of the day. If "pathetic" had a face, she was it! Now, normally, Maggie sleeps with us in the bed, but Molly and MacKenzie, being babies (7 months, but only with us since the end of April and 3 months, respectively) sleep in crates at the side of the bed. They seem to be fine with this. They don't even cry when put in the crates. Well, I couldn't leave Molly by herself in a CRATE...poor little bunny. And I wasn't really trusting her on the bed (she'd already passed out in the water dish, and nearly drowned...Seriously, she came into the family room with her whole head dripping!). So, Maggie and Molly and little MacKenzie (had to be fair) and I slept on the couch. Now, these are very little dogs (4 pounds, 2.5 pounds and about 2 pounds), but, hey! I am not!!! And, of course, I had to keep very still to keep from disturbing them...Maggie tucked between me and the back of the couch, Molly laying on my diaphragm, and MacKenzie wrapped around my neck! This morning I work up as one BIG CRAMP!!! I don't think we moved all night...I take that back, at some point during the night someone (probably Molly from the volume of it) did get up and have a MAJOR bout of diarrhea on the pillow they use to get up on the couch (It's in the washer now). And, Molly....Well, here she is, less than 24 hours out of surgery, bouncing about as if nothing had ever happened. As she raced across the yard to spy through the fence on the neighbor dogs, I was having to remind her that she is still convelescing. Tonight, she's back in her crate!!!!!!!!! I'm back in my bed, and all is well with the world! Last edited by Figment713; 06-25-2005 at 06:55 AM.

06-25-2005, 06:53 AM	#2
NCyorkie Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fayetteville/Sanford, NC Posts: 429	Glad to hear she is doing well and you get your bed back tonight!!! __________________ Tonia, Romeo & Denero

06-25-2005, 06:56 AM	#3
HeatherHamptons Got Yorkie? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 923	LOL that's the life I lead EVERY night. My babies sleep whenever they want and I try not to disturb them. Because of this, I get an AWFUL pain in my neck and back...but it's all worth it to see them frollicking around with all that energy they get from a good night sleep. __________________ R.I.P sweet Prince.. You are dearly missed. My heart breaks thinking of you, but i know you're in a peaceful place. We love you sooooo much sweet boy

06-25-2005, 07:34 AM	#4
lycansmom Luna_Bug's Chew Toy Donating YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 1,199	AWWW you are such a good mommy and i am sure your babies just love their little slumber party. __________________ "some people without brains do an awful lot of talking dont they?"

06-25-2005, 08:48 AM	#5
LIL MIS' MAGIC Yorkie Lover Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Midlothian, Texas Posts: 4,377 Blog Entries: 3	The things we will do for our babies...my girls do the same thing, they sleep where they like and then I try to get comfortable around them...as I don't want to distrub them!! Even though they are small they somehow seem to take up a lot of room...lol... __________________ Kristin, Mom to: Lil Mis Magic, Sailor and Captain

06-25-2005, 09:01 AM	#6
babi1542 Double Trouble Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 4,658	How cute! The sacrifices we have to do for our furbabies! __________________ PEBBLES AND SASHA MY DOGS ARE NOT SPOILED...I'M JUST WELL TRAINED!

06-25-2005, 03:46 PM	#7
Deegan's mom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 1,271	Awww. Such love. That made me laugh and shed a tear at the same time!

06-25-2005, 04:15 PM	#8
Passionfruition Proud of my Sully! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: beautiful CHARLESTON, S.C. Posts: 5,454	I loved reading your story! You're right, the things we do for love sigh Other than Sully, our yorkie, we have a 3yr old Himalayan/Siamese cat (long hair/calico) named Penny. She's nearly every bit as friendly and loving as Sully....and they both love to sleep with me. Not my husband. But me. So no matter where I sleep, whether it is the bed or the couch, I'm the crazy "Snow White-meets-Dr. Doolittle" girl covered with animals! My husband gets his side of the bed...but somehow I'm always having to adjust my position to accomodate Sully and Penny! So I can totally understand! It's funny trying to picture you sleeping on the couch covered in yorkies!!!! That's just great. But you know....I wouldn't have it any other way. If I didn't have a loving husband, a snoring dog and a purring cat to sleep with...my life just wouldn't be complete. P.S. I also understand about waking up to diarhea (did you read my last Sunday's emergency? Yeah, it was gross and my Nautica comforter is still at the dry cleaners. Oh well it needed it anyway. LOL) __________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - I love my Sully (the Wonderdog!) Last edited by Passionfruition; 06-25-2005 at 04:21 PM.

06-25-2005, 04:28 PM	#9
Marie Mom loves Gucci Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 6,427	Im glad that your little one is doing better. I understand so well the things we do for love. Gucci sleeps with us on our bed and We wouldn't have it any other way. __________________ Huggies, Gucci and Marie http://www.dogster.com/?132187 "I have been egged"

06-25-2005, 04:42 PM	#10
Lady of Yorkies YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,562	We've got 5 who like to sleep with us. Matty who will soon go to her new home wants to sleep with us but since she's not staying I can't teach her bad habits, now can I. Pirogue, my 10# bag of sugar, doesn't go to sleep with us but I wake up to him in bed with us, the same with Autumn. Pirogue sleeps with my daughter and Autumn Rose sleeps on the floor under me. I don't know why she wants to go to sleep on the floor or when she gets up on the bed. The 2 little ones Mr. Big and Lacijo try to sleep between our backs and the bed. Mr. Big for me and Lacijo for hubby. We sleep on our sides and when we try to move these little lumps don't make a sound. I had to pull Lacijo out from under my hubby one night and she didn't make a sound. I keep trying to make Lady sleep in the floor(dog bed) with Matty but she's always on the foot of my bed when I wake up. Poor little Matty has to sleep by herself.

06-25-2005, 05:26 PM	#12
red98vett Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33,590 Blog Entries: 1	That was so sweet and just like everyone else is saying - We do let them dictate where we sleep and I love it too...Glad your baby is feeling better MY girls think I am their bed...They have 3 beds but sleep all around me....and on me. I have lots of nicknames for the girls but I also have some for myself. I'm also the called 'The Runway' ...perfect for all takeoffs and landings. __________________ Villette, Chanel & Cheri www.DesignsByVillette.net Custom Address Labels and Note Cards using YOUR Photos! Just Click HERE!