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The Rainbow Bridge Poem is a familiar and comforting way to say" I'm thinking of you" when a person loses their pet. Many people don't realize the pain and grief that is experienced is often as painful as losing a member of the family.There is a large selection of these Rainbow Bridge Poem cards and also "Loyal dog" cards available at my Cafepress shop.There is a slide show of some of the cards that are available here. Also, many of the cards can be viewed by clicking on the individual breed pages, especially in those sections labeled "portrait" at Dogdaze Designs.You can read the Rainbow Bridge poem HERE in its entirety and also read about my Newfoundland Dogs and the joy that they have brought to my life. When all is said and done, there are always, beyond the pain of losing your pet, the many good memories of sharing life with another of God's creatures. Living with one of God's creatures and accepting the responsibilities of caring for that animal, whether it be dog, cat, or something other, is an experience that everyone should have. Because, on top of accepting that responsibility, you receive, in return, absolutely unquestioned love back.They say that having a pet, and petting that animal, can reduce your blood pressure and give you added years to your lifetime!

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A Final Resting Place

Back in 2001 I took a trip to the west coast, while I was gone Our poodle died and my Father in Law buried our pet (Missy) in the back yard with a little steping stone so as to remember where we buried her. I never thought much of it, but my wife and I are seriously talking of selling the house.

Sitting on the back porch I looked out and it accurred to me that we were going to have to remove the stone and the flowers we kept there. my wife asked me if I was going to dig her up, and I just can't even think of doing that, I think that the only thing left would be bones.

So the article below makes a lot of sense.

John

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Although some pet owners still opt to bury their pets in the backyard, more people are turning to formal burials, complete with granite markers for their furry friends

A final resting place- al.com

Thank Y ou For All Those who Help Our LIttle Friends

Jeff and I really never knew how much Indy had meant to us until we had to make a decision that would change our lives. Indy would wake Jeff up several times in the middle of the night to go out and to get a drink of water, he loved his water, when it came time for him to eat he would let you know, he would even start an hour or so early, dancing around and nugging your leg, Indy never barked but when he wanted something he would let you know.

We new something was really wrong when Indy started pacing and whimpering, I contacted a vet near our home and ended up taking him in, and as you all know we had to make a decision for the sake of Indy, we cried at the thought of losing him but knew what we had to do, Jeff left work to be with us at the vets office, Indy knows he is LOVED!, I held him close to me the whole time telling him we all love him as he fell asleep. Besides losing a family member that has 2 legs it is just as hard to lose a family member with four legs.

Indy came to Linda a scared little man, but with lots of love and time he came out of his little shell and learned how to show love back. Whom ever let Indy out of theirs lives years ago don't know what they were missing..

Indy's ashes will be spread out over the mountains of North Carolina, He will be free once more to romp and play with the big dogs, and I am sure he will keep them in line :)

Again, thank you all for doing what you do in giving four legged souls another chance at a better life.

We miss Indy, but his time had come and we didn't want him to suffer, not even for one more day for our sake.

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One From The Heart

When I first met Indy, he was so shy acting, so scrubby, he had longer legs than what I expected, his hair was short, infact I am not sure his hair ever looked long, but he was cute,
Indy had such a gentle spirit, sometimes he was so quiet you would almost step on him, when he had to go out side he would go to the door and just patiently stand there maybe scratch on the door until someone let him out, for some reason he never liked walking on grass, I think it was because he was raised in a puppy mill and was always on concrete.

Indy would lick you sometimes but it was usually only one lick, I hear he only weighed 4 lbs when he was adopted, he weighed about 11 lbs or so when he left this earth, I don't think Indy knew how to react to love a lot, he did his best though, we figure he had about 17 years on this earth and 5 of them we know was good, he had it coming.

We had him for about 3 years, our other dog Bear wasn't as patient with Indy as we were, Indy has been with my son Jeff and shelly until March 26, 2007, Jeff an Shelly took him to the vet and found out he had cancer.

In the end he was blind and deaf , his body was shutting down.

In the last 5 years Indy was never alone or lonely.
On March 26, 2007 Indy was put to sleep.

I am not sure if there is a place for dogs to go when they pass on, but if there is, sweet Indy will be there.
Linda and I miss Indy, and I am sure Jeff and Shelly does to.



John Shelton

PS: If you had a dog, Yorkie or not and would like to post his pic here, feel free


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dog lovers prefer mongrels

I own a Yorkie, Yorkshire terrier, a dog, what ever, or he just might think he owns me, anyway, we love him, but for the most part I havespent a lot of hours in peoples homes, believe it or not, some of the best dogs were of some sort of mix, and picked up at the Humane Society, one of the things you have to remember is If you own a expensive dog, the treatments can be even more expensive. Not to say they are not worth it, I do believe they are.
John Shelton

It is Still hard to beat a Yorkie

Dogs are for life, not just for exhibition. I became convinced of that when I visited Crufts four years ago. My conviction is reinforced every time the annual show comes around and is publicised by pictures of potential winners from exotic breeds. Being one myself, I am instinctively on the side of mongrels. But it is not my highly developed egalitarian instinct which has turned me against the canine perfection that comes from pedigree. I just find the idea of loving a dog because of its appearance inherently repulsive. Dogs should be loved because they are dogs. Nothing less. Nothing more. My dog Buster happens to be extremely handsome - he has the shape of a small alsatian and the coat of a Staffordshire bull terrier.


Crufts dog show: Real dog lovers prefer mongrels » Kuwait Times Website
Published Date: March 14, 2007
By Roy Hattersley
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The Yorkie

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The Beginning of the Yorkshire Terrier in England and the United States

I don't think I can say it much better than here.

If you are looking for a tiny dog with the spirit of a much bigger terrier, the Yorkshire Terrier most certainly fits this description. Despite the Yorkshire Terrier’s tiny size of just a few pounds, this dog is lively and thinks of himself as much larger than he is.



The Yorkie’s background goes back to the 18th century. During this time of the Industrial Revolution in England, many Scotsmen left their country for the south. They looked for work in the mills in England. They brought their families and also their dogs. The dogs they brought to England during this period were Skye Terriers, Paisley Terriers and Clydesdale Terriers. The dogs ranged weight of 6 pounds to nearly 20 pounds. All of these dogs were heavily coated. Some of them had a silky texture. All of them carried blue-tan or gray coat colors.

One of the most common breeds in Yorkshire, England at the time was the Waterside Terrier. The Waterside Terrier was a blue-gray dog with a long coat. The size of this dog was between 6 and 20 pounds. It was a combination of the Skye Terrier, Paisley Terrier and Clydesdale Terrier and formed the present-day Yorkshire Terrier. This Yorkshire Terrier of today has a long, beautiful coat with silky steel blue and tan colors. The Yorkshire Terrier is one of the smallest dogs in the world and one of the most popular toy breeds.

Weavers who worked in the mills liked the Yorkshire Terriers because of their ability to kill rats as quickly as a terrier, but was small enough to carry in their pockets when they went to rat-killing competitions. The weavers desired a small size of the breed, but also ones with the toughness and intelligence of the terrier. This may account for the attitude much bigger than the actual size a Yorkshire Terrier still possesses today.

Yorkies were being shown in England by the early 1850s. The weight fell between 5 and 18 pounds. The classes they were shown in were: Broken-haired Scotch, Scotch Terriers, Blue and Fawn Terriers or Yorkshire Terriers. At the time the English divided the approved breeds at the time into two groups: The Sporting Group and the Non-Sporting Group. The Yorkshire breed was placed in the Non-Sporting Group. However, the dogs were still shown in the various classes of Scotch Terriers, Blue and Fawn Terriers among whatever other classes the dog seemed to fit into. The English Kennel Club recognized the breed as the Yorkshire Terrier and placed it in the Toy Group by 1886. The Yorkshire Terrier Club of England was formed in 1898. The Yorkie still reigns in the top ten breeds in popularity in Britain.

The breed became quickly known in England and had numerous supporters. The “Father of the Yorkshire Terrier” was a dog owned by J. Forster and bred by Mr. Eastwood of Huddersfield. The dog’s name was Huddersfield Ben. Huddersfield Ben sired numerous champions for other kennels.

The first Yorkie whelped in the United States was in 1872. American shows began in 1887. The breed classes were divided by weight: under 5 pounds and over 5 pounds. Eventually it was decided to have one weight class for all Yorkies with weight between 3 and 7 pounds. There were just too few entries of the larger sizes to have two different classes. The Yorkshire Terrier Club of America was formed in 1951.

The Yorkshire Terrier is a very popular breed in the United States. Many breeders have contributed to the breed through excellent breeding and outstanding wins. The Yorkshire Terrier places in the top ten breeds in popularity of the AKC breeds. It also ranks as the number-one Toy Dog in America. The little Yorkshire Terrier remains a great favorite to many people.

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