Yodi's Adventure Discussion Thread - YorkieTalk's Traveling Yorkie

[TOY]

At the moment poor Yodi is resting. She is recovering from

(a) a near heat stroke from being out in the heat and humidity in Jackson, TN while her host family sat in the air conditioning totally unaware we had a caller

(b) Taffy's total attack on her...first with trying to steal her cute pink Texas shirt (Who knew Taffy wanted a pink shirt!) and then

(c) Trying to eat her little button nose to

(d) deciding that one of her furry legs looked awfully inviting


Finally, the spoiled princess of the house did calm down enough to pretend to love and welcome her to our home. (Either that or she was biting her and I called it a kiss.)

Oh my goodness...Twalla did you dip her in something that is magnetic to a Yorkie or something? I have a "Yodi" myself and she never gets the reaction that poor Yodi got. It's as thought Taffy senses that Yodi is going to be sharing her attention the next few days!

Right now she is resting on the highest piece of furniture in the house. Of course, I have to build a fence of sorts around her so that she wouldn't fall off in case she walked in her sleep. I know she wouldn't intentionally jump down into the possible jaws of death.

My sweet little baby Taffy has turned into a demon child since I've been oohing and ahhing over Yodi. As much as I've looked forward to this, it may be a long few days...LOL...

Actually what's going to happen is that we're going to lay on the Southern hospitality and show Yodi the sights while little Miss Priss cools her paws here at home if she doesn't start acting like she has a semblance of manners.

Right now? She's in the dog house and definitely pouting. I did get some photos of the fiasco that I'll post tonight.

[erickajm]

Yay! She has landed in Tennessee! I love that state and I'm sure Yodi will too! Can't wait to see some pictures!

[Lisa and Pic]

Yea, Yodi is in Tennessee! Glad she is resting up high. Lol. Can't wait to see pictures.

[Miao]

I LOVE the story telling. Too cute!

[twalla]

It was probably the steak carvers in the box!!!

[JMuedog]

Originally Posted by TOY

At the moment poor Yodi is resting. She is recovering from

(a) a near heat stroke from being out in the heat and humidity in Jackson, TN while her host family sat in the air conditioning totally unaware we had a caller

(b) Taffy's total attack on her...first with trying to steal her cute pink Texas shirt (Who knew Taffy wanted a pink shirt!) and then

(c) Trying to eat her little button nose to

(d) deciding that one of her furry legs looked awfully inviting


Finally, the spoiled princess of the house did calm down enough to pretend to love and welcome her to our home. (Either that or she was biting her and I called it a kiss.)

Oh my goodness...Twalla did you dip her in something that is magnetic to a Yorkie or something? I have a "Yodi" myself and she never gets the reaction that poor Yodi got. It's as thought Taffy senses that Yodi is going to be sharing her attention the next few days!

Right now she is resting on the highest piece of furniture in the house. Of course, I have to build a fence of sorts around her so that she wouldn't fall off in case she walked in her sleep. I know she wouldn't intentionally jump down into the possible jaws of death.

My sweet little baby Taffy has turned into a demon child since I've been oohing and ahhing over Yodi. As much as I've looked forward to this, it may be a long few days...LOL...

Actually what's going to happen is that we're going to lay on the Southern hospitality and show Yodi the sights while little Miss Priss cools her paws here at home if she doesn't start acting like she has a semblance of manners.

Right now? She's in the dog house and definitely pouting. I did get some photos of the fiasco that I'll post tonight.

HAHAHA! I can already tell that this leg of Yodi's adventure is definitely going to be amazing and very very interesting! Can't wait to see pictures!

[TOY]

Oh, dear Gussie! Have you all seen the movie that was popular a few years ago called Perfect Storm? We seem to have had one of those around here this afternoon/night and we have the destruction to prove it!

My husband brought in the packages today as he was leaving to go to Nashville. Poor Yodi was in them but Frank failed to mention there was a specially wrapped and decorated box in today's presents. I vaguely recalled the short ring of the doorbell hours before that was to have alerted me we had boxes delivered. I suppose Taffy's crazy antics should have been a clue but then she's always showing out when my attention is focused on something besides her.

I totally forgot that today was Thursday thereby shortening my week in a bad way. (I have to stay at home tomorrow for Schwan's to come and that's going to rain on my parade just a bit.) Actual conversation in our house: Husband says, "Today is Thursday." I reply, "When did that happen?" He answers, "This morning!"

I know...I know...but we have to find some way to entertain ourselves so we end up doing our own comedy routine without meaning to. It works fine unless one of us is trying to be serious. We generally end up laughing. I think we might even earn a dollar if we took the show on the road...LOL

So....I had forgotten it was Thursday which meant that I had forgotten he was going to a bluegrass concert in Nashville (a 1.5 hour drive away) but he was spending the night. (Yes, I'm a GRITS...girl raised in the south...but bluegrass is not my favorite style of music so I don't get the season ticket at the Rhyman.)

A few days ago when I discovered we were getting Yodi, I suggested that he take Yodi with him to the Rhyman but he declined which is putting his reaction down in too nice a way.

TO BE CONTINUED...

[TOY]

I don't do the heavy cleaning in the house anymore due to heart issues so I have housekeepers who come in on Thursday to do the vacuuming and such. Thursday? Beginning to see a pattern here? I'd also forgotten they are on vacation this week which makes the rest of the day even a sadder state of affairs.

I'm working on a project, Frank's left for Nashville, and Taffy's'.....WHAT? Yep, Taffy has managed to find the one paper napkin that wasn't thrown away and has managed to shread it into a mathematically improbable number of pieces. Plus, the entire living room is strewn with toys making it look like a pet store has exploded within our walls and remember we are expecting a guest...dear little Yodi.

About then I read a PM telling me that Yodi is at my house! What a gracious Southern hostess I turn out to be... I have to read from a poster in ENGLAND that I have a guest here at the house! Why that alone would keep me from ever winning a Southern charm award!

Sure enough, Vicky was right! Poor, poor Yodi all hot and exasperated at being ignored was quite eager to be released from the box until she met my sweet little baby girl turned demon. Their first encounter is a story unto itself.

As luck would have it about that time the phone rang...husband calling to tell me he is in a traffic jam. (It ended up taking him 5 hours to get to Union Station and he missed the concert but at that time we were hoping he would be able to make it in time.)

TO BE CONTINUED...

[TOY]

So now we're to the point you wer interested in all along...

Yodi's close encounter with Taffy the sweet little baby turned demon. In her defense I must remind you that she is an only child and has never had to share hence she doesn't think she has to. In fact, she loves for us to play with her but she doesn't want to give us back the ball or toy so that we can toss it again. She's definitely a diva but until this afternoon, I had not realized the demon that lived within the spoiled little princes
Picture One: She's fine with the box. Her last experience with a box she could reach was the GE so she's already in her "gimme" mode before I even get the paper completely removed.

Picture Two: She's a little shocked at seeing another Yorkie resting there in the box and really doesn't understand (nor like) my oohs and ahhs over the new arrival.

Picture Three: It may be a dog thing but it's not proper ladylike behavior for a Southern girl to sniff at another's unmentionables. I was a bit taken aback at Taffy's "scratch and sniff" approach to our guest. Obviously we need more than a refresher course on Manners 101.

[TOY]

After taking Miss Taffy aside and scolding her in my best Southern schoolteacher manner, I was sure she would be on her best behavior and I assured Yodi that yes we were indeed so glad we were chosen as her new host family. Yes, indeed, it was our honor and we are going to have a great time showing her around Jackson.

Picture 4: Taffy is finally acting like the sweet Southern little lady she is. Why I can just tell she's just getting so close to her and kissing her on the cheek in that European style. (Now we don't normally do that. We're more the hugging type but I did remind Taffy that Yodi is from Europe and might expect that air kissy thing.)

Picture 5: Now Taffy is whispering sweet things in Yodi's ears. I just knew she'd love to have a sister. Why she's already sharing secrets and plans for the things they are going to do together! How sweet...bless her heart, Taffy can be a sweet thing when she tries.

Picture 6: Oh dear! Oh dear! Why is Yodi giving me such a look of total panic? I do declare I can read it on the girl's face! Turns out Taffy wasn't whispering sweet things in her ear. She was telling Yodi that she had better not touch her toys or else! And she told her that no one likes a tattletale! Oh me, time to rescue poor Yodi.

[TOY]

I separate my terror from a shocked Yodi and while I'm comforting Yodi from her fright, Taffy does a bit more inspection on the box. However, I could tell she was eavesdropping as I talked to Yodi. Then I told Miss Priss (AKA Taffy) that she was to apologize and be nice while I tried to protect the contents of the box from the gnawing teether Taffy has become.

Picture 7: Taffy's snooping while I comfort our little guest.

Picture 8: I persuade Taffy to be nice and dust off her manners.

Picture 9: While I thought Taffy was finally showing her gentle side, she was actually nipping poor Yodi's ear and threatening her traumatizing poor Yodi to no end. It is evident by the eyes that my sweet little Taffy is possessed by the jealousy demon and if I don't separate them, I fear for Yodi's safety!

[TOY]

I am determined that the girls are going to get along so I encourage them to hug each other...okay...I forced them to hug but what else could I do? This is supposed to be a really fun experience and we're going to have fun if it kills us!

I promise you guys that I did nothing to make Yodi have the following expressions. These pictures even kinda freak me out...LOL

Picture 10: It's sorta like that question about a tree falling in the forest and no ones hears it... Does a hug really count if someone forces it?

Picture 11: Okay, maybe forcing the issue wasn't the best idea. Yodi doesn't seem to be having much fun yet.

Picture 12: Well, I definitely can recognize a look of sheer panic when I see one! I rush in to rescue Yodi and send Taffy to pout while I console Yodi and place her up high for a nice nap.

[TOY]

Yodi was exhausted (and still slightly traumatized by her less than stellar welcome) so she slept a long nap. Taffy whined and moped around because Frank wasn't here to spoil her tonight and I was caught up in all the Hollywood drama unfolding. (Amazing how people who call you everything but human when you're alive can speak so eloquently about you in death. I don't particularly have one feeling or another about MJ's life but I sure hate to see anyone die at his age. Selfish, I know because I'm older than him and it makes you pause...but maybe that's a good thing.)

Anyway, too much excitement today in our perfect storm of a day so I decided to show Miss Priss how one should generously give to their guest. I bedded Yodi down for the night in the highly coveted UT bed and blanket that Miss Sarah gave Taffy at he last GE. After all, she is in Big Orange Country ...Tennessee...home of the Lady Vols, Pat Summitt, Bruce Pearl, and the 1998 National Football Champions! (Sorry, I don't even know the new football coach's name because I liked Phil Fulmer myself.)

Somehow Taffy didn't quite understand the spirit of giving (or loaning, in this case).

Picture 13: Yodi settles in for the night.

Picture 14: Taffy watches in slight outrage.

Picture 15: Taffy begins to plot her strategy for tomorrow. Oh dear!

Well, I plan to act like Scarlett O'Hara and "think about that tomorrow." However, with a true Southerner's optimism, I have to believe it will be better between those two.

If not, I'm going to have a great time showing Yodi around while Miss Priss cools her paws and pouts on her own time here at home!

[Izzy Princess]

Woot! Woot! Vicky you gave great clues and what started my head thinking was the mascot - I looked at it and saw a baseball bat and I knew it wasn't major league so that's how I started to search Google for minor league mascots..and voila!!


Taffy you are so sweet and love that last picture of you scheming on how to handle Miss Yodi..lol.

Can't wait to see what happens next........

[abby2473]

Originally Posted by TOY

Picture 6: Oh dear! Oh dear! Why is Yodi giving me such a look of total panic? I do declare I can read it on the girl's face! Turns out Taffy wasn't whispering sweet things in her ear. She was telling Yodi that she had better not touch her toys or else! And she told her that no one likes a tattletale! Oh me, time to rescue poor Yodi.

I am in stitches LMAO!!!