I am so very sorry about Yoda's passing. Deep sympathy and hugs. You and family will be in my thoughts and prayers during this time of sadness and grief.

I'm so sorry for your loss of sweet Yoda.

I have not been here in a long while, I am so sorry to read of Yoda's passing.....he has been an integral part of Yorkie Talk since its inception....I know it is hearbreaking, my heart breaks for you. You gave both Winky and Yoda, the life every pup should have, a life filled with love and laughter, joy, and now sad to say pain. Yoda will never be forgotten, he runs pain free and healthy now as he waits for you at the Rainbow Bridge. RIP Precious Yoda, you will be forever missed never forgotten.

I am so very sorry for your loss . . . RIP little Yoda !!

I'm very sorry for your loss. :(

I\'m so sorry. Rest in peace Yoda.

I am so sorry for the loss of your loved one. Sometimes losing a much loved pet can seem more painful, in a way, than losing a human friend. Our pets tend to be so very close to us both physically and emotionally.

It sounds like Yoda had a lot of adversity to overcome. I\'m sure he is at peace now.

Thank you for being such a loving and caring pet owner.

R.I.P little Yoda.

It\'s depressing how our furry friends can\'t live as long as we do.

RIP sweet Yoda.

Yoda\'s mommy & daddy, I am so sorry for the loss of your little prince, my heart aches for you. Yoda is now with his brother, and they are having such a great time together!
RIP prince Yoda <3 :\'(

So saddened to learn of little Yoda\'s passing. His life truly affected the lives of so many and his legacy will be appreciated for generations to come in all that has been and will be shared on YT. RIP, little one, and well done.:rose:

What a beautiful tribute and Yoda was a pretty baby.It makes me shed tears but glad you gave him all the love and care.Bless you. Susan

so sorry to read of Yoda\'s passing, may he be greeted in heaven by all the other beloved yorkies that his sight has helped through the years. RIP little guy I know you are well loved and will be remembered by many people

I am so sorry to read about Yoda\'s passing. My deepest condolences on your great loss. Yoda had a wonderful life and will have an incredible legacy of helping Yorkies and their owners with all the wonderful knowledge, friendships, sharing and caring that is a part of the YorkieTalk Community. Yoda and Winky had a incredible life with you and the love you shared with them you shared with all of us. Thank you and God Bless the newest Yorkie Angel YODA.

Yoda will live on in the hearts of those who loved him and the legacy that he leaves behind. This wonderful website is a testament to your love, and it has helped so many Yorkies and has brought so many people close together. I am deeply sorry for your loss. No matter how long our babies have been in our lives, it is just never enough, but their love and impact on our lives lasts forever. This passage helped me when I lost one of my little ones. I hope it does the same for you.

A Living Love

If you ever love an animal, there are three days in your life you will always remember . . .

The first is a day, blessed with happiness, when you bring home your young new friend. You may have spent weeks deciding on a breed. You may have asked numerous opinions of many vets, or done long research in finding a breeder. Or, perhaps in a fleeting moment, you may have just chosen that silly looking mutt in a shelter -- simply because something in its eyes reached your heart. But when you bring that chosen pet home, and watch it explore, and claim its special place in your hall or front room -- and when you feel it brush against you for the first time -- it instills a feeling of pure love you will carry with you through the many years to come.

The second day will occur eight or nine or ten years later. It will be a day like any other. Routine and unexceptional. But, for a surprising instant, you will look at your longtime friend and see age where you once saw youth. You will see slow deliberate steps where you once saw energy. And you will see sleep when you once saw activity. So you will begin to adjust your friend\'s diet -- and you may add a pill or two to her food. And you may feel a growing fear deep within yourself, which bodes of a coming emptiness. And you will feel this uneasy feeling, on and off, until the third day finally arrives.

And on this day -- if your friend and whatever higher being you believe in have not decided for you, then you will be faced with making a decision of your own -- on behalf of your lifelong friend, and with the guidance of your own deepest Spirit. But whichever way your friend eventually leaves you -- you will feel as long as a single star in the dark night.

If you are wise, you will let the tears flow as freely and as often as they must. And if you are typical, you will find that not many in your circle of family or friends will be able to understand your grief, or comfort you.

But if you are true to the love of the pet you cherished through the many joy-filled years, you may find that a soul -- a bit smaller in size than your own -- seems to walk with you, at times, during the lonely days to come.

And at moments when you least expect anything out of the ordinary to happen, you may feel something brush against your leg -- very very lightly.

And looking down at the place where your dear, perhaps dearest, friend used to lie -- you will remember those three significant days. The memory will most likely to be painful, and leave an ache in your heart--
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As time passes the ache will come and go as if it has a life of its own. You will both reject it and it, and it may confuse you. If you reject it, it will depress you. If you embrace it, it will deepen you. Either way, it will still be an ache.

But there will be, I assure you, a fourth day when -- along with the memory of your pet -- and piercing through the heaviness in your heart -- there will come a realization that belongs only to you. It will be as unique and strong as our relationship with each animal we have loved, and lost. This realization takes the form of a Living Love -- like the heavenly scent of a rose that remains after the petals have wilted, this Love will remain and grow -- and be there for us to remember. It is a love we have earned. It is the legacy our pets leave us when they go. And it is a gift we may keep with us as long as we live. It is a Love which is ours alone. And until we ourselves leave, perhaps to join our Beloved Pets -- it is a Love we will always possess.

~~by Martin Scot Kosins