Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Love Affair with Yorkies

Blessing after her first grooming session


Hong Kong Dog Rescue's charity event 2010
Adoption Saves Lives


Inquisitive Blessing at tenth week

I've always had a soft spot for Yorkies. Back in college, I had a Yorkie named Di Di, then there's Kobe and now Blessing.

I learnt about Blessing from an HKDR (Hong Kong Dog Rescue) newsfeed on facebook. Blessing, then Minka, was surrendered and in need of a foster over the long weekend. There was no photo nor details except that she was a senior. Somehow I sensed the urgency of the message and I contacted HKDR right away. After a couple back and forth emails and phone calls, I picked Blessing up at the vet that afternoon.

That was ten weeks ago. My foster turned into a permanent adoption and Minka was renamed Blessing. The vet gave Blessing a clean bill of health. As a 14-year old, she's mighty healthy. The pressing thing then was to get her weight and spirit up.

Well, she's passed with flying colors on both counts, gaining a whole pound and a half. She's also come out of her early wariness and shyness and shown herself to be a true Yorkie. I found the following on a Yorkie site and the description could not be more Blessing. 

"Yorkshire Terriers are lively and inquisitive, physically and mentally quick, and spend much time trotting or dashing around checking things out. Lovers of comfort, Yorkshire Terriers enjoy snuggling into soft pillows. Keen of eye and sharp of tongue, they won't fail to announce strangers, often in a high-pitched voice [incessant and loud as well]. They are bright and quick to learn, but are rather willful and opinionated [definitely the latter]. Housebreaking is notoriously difficult with Yorkies [tell me about it!!]."

Despite having have to clean up after yet another kid, and a messy one at that, I am truly happy to have adopted Blessing. Call it a love affair with Yorkies or serendipity.

2 comments:

pascale said...

yay! you finally posted! hahaha
Your love for another 'Yorkie' is significant.
I am so happy for you that you found another love.
I know you are in love with dogs and animals alike but not every dog is your 'love' if your know what I mean.
Finding 'the one' is like spotting a shooting star in the middle of the city night out. Congratulations on having 'Blessing' to smile about.

bonnie said...

Yes, I finally got around to posting, it's long overdue :p

I know exactly what you mean by 'the one'. Porky is 'the one', so is Blessing.

I love your metaphor of 'finding a shooting star in the middle of the night', it's one in a million, right?

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