The Life of Our Beloved Yorkie, Mitzy

Where did we get our Yorkshire Terrier?

We got her from a friend's mom. She was raising a few yorkie's and dachshunds and we found out she had a Yorkie at a discount price ($200). She was worth way more than we paid. Her cleft palate was hardly noticeable and she had no problems eating or drinking. Her personality when we went to pick her up was curiosity and a bit shy.

How did we come up with the name Mitzy?

I can't remember how we came up with the name Mitzy, but the meaning of Mitzy is "small" or "bitter". Small fits her and bitter was a not so often event. She didn't want small children around her, but was a perfect angel with adults. So that was the only thing, she picked her favorites and was loyal to us.

What was her favorite thing to play with?

Socks.

SOCKS are the best thing next to sliced bread! She'd pull, yank, growl, shake it and jump for it.

When she was a puppy she had to sleep in our bed. She would climb under the blankets to our feet. I don't know how she could breathe! But she wasn't fully potty trained yet so I had to start keeping her in a crate at night. So that was the end of our furry little friend sharing our bed. After she was potty trained about a year or two later she'd sleep under our bed. We got another dog a white schnauzer named Daisy, we put them both in the hallway with a gate. They were good company for each other and comfy in their dog pillow beds.

Dressed for Cold Weather

I dress her up much, but sometimes I would put a sweater or rain coat on her. Which she didn't like at all.

Pampered

Her first five years she was our baby. She would ride everywhere with us. Fishing, Camping, Boating, Christmas Trips etc. After having children she didn't get to ride so much with us, but she was still a pampered doggie!

Cat. Temporary Resident

A stray cat tried to make our porch her home, but Mitzy barked at it every time she saw it. This cat was a little stubborn. It was also a fighter. We fed it for a while, but went on vacation and it left and went elsewhere. The kids loved the cat, but the dogs couldn't have been happier.

Growing Old Gracefully

Mitzy was slowing down a bit. Her hair remained shiny. She was still spunky.

How her last days were spent.

Around her 11th or 12th year she was losing her hearing. Her last couple of years she had no hearing at all. That did not stop her. She stayed active until about her last month (Sept 2010). She had begun to get an infection in a tooth which caused her to lose her appetite. Her body began to weaken. She was still eating, but then she lost all her jaw movement and couldn't drink water. I gave her water with an eyedropper for the last two days. We knew it was time to let her go (Oct 2010). She was very weak, in pain and could hardly stand by that time. We took her to our vet. It was the saddest day. We were miserable. It's gotten a little easier, but we miss her a lot. She was an awesome, protective, spunky, loving dog!