~ Dear Friends at YTNR:

 

I love your newsletter! I laugh, I cry and I smile.  I adopted Jesse and Kirby a little over a year ago from Hannelie and they are the greatest joy in addition to my other two Yorkies, Murphy and Maggie.

 

I read Hannelie's section of the newsletter and that is why I am writing to you today.  Hannelie is one of the kindest most genuine people I have met in my entire life!  We met at her home to be introduced to Jesse and Kirby, two Yorkie brothers who were up for adoption.  We brought Felix our almost 141/2 year old, Maggie who was 12 and Murphy who was 6.  The meet and greet went well and we were so overjoyed when the boys were ours to adopt.  My Yorkies were so happy to wander through the yard and even my blind and almost deaf Felix wandered around and had a good time.  Her dogs were so crazy and vocal that I thought at the time something was wrong with them.  Maggie and Felix were/are not very vocal. They only bark when I came home.

 

Within 10 days of getting the brothers, our Felix took a turn for the worse and his cancer had spread.  He was in pain and it took me almost a week to let him go.  The vet came to the house and Hannelie and another friend sat with me and helped me let Felix go. It was one of the hardest days of my life.  Felix came from a puppy mill and was the light in my life.  I had been in several accidents and had spent almost 3 years mostly in bed.  He got me up and through 6 back surgeries.  I could not believe the support and kindness that Hannelie showed me and our family at that time.  Little did I know how many times she had been where I was.

 

Her care of her dogs, almost all seniors has been an education for me in may ways.   She has guided me through the changes that are happening to Maggie who will turn 14 in January.  She supports me in so many ways; always making time for me, no matter how small the need, an ear to listen and a heart for sharing her knowledge and kindness!  As I read her article I could see all of the pups at her home.  They are all loved and cared for in so many ways.  She works full time, has two horses, two llamas, cats and at the beginning 8 Yorkies and a South African Ridgeback! She cares for a farm, has a huge garden and and a yard!

 

  Hannelie has lost three dogs in the last year and it is amazing that she continues with this blessed work.  I don't know if I could do what she does on a daily basis.  I saw her work with Ellie and Nala who came for fostering this year and they were such happy and much healthier dogs when they went to their adoptive families.

 

Every time I visit I remember Neffie, Jack and Tuffy running and sometimes dragging themselves through the amazing yard that Hannelie so generously gives them.  Caroline, Eloise, Nico and Polamin are so loved and well cared for that I wish every dog could experience that level of love!  I think of her every day and pray for her and the pups she cares for. We are all so very grateful that she is part of our lives and the lives of so many pups over the years.  She is the angel in all of our lives!

 

In closing, thank you to all of you who work so diligently for these little guys who are such loving, independent (stress on independent) and intelligent. 

 

Sincerely,

Lynn Garcia

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~ What a great and fascinating issue.  Wow.  Mom especially liked Hannalie's article on aging pups.  She learned so much and thanks Hannalie for sharing her thoughts with us.

We love you all.  Best people in the whole world are Yorkie people.

Penelope Dawn Pockets

"Yorkie prayers are Angel's wishes!"

"A dog has lots of friends because he wags his tail and not his tongue." Anonymous

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~ Thank you for your story about dear Neffie. I have shared my life with 8 Yorkies over the years and all but one lived long lives. Most were rescues. I currently have a harem of 3. When our little Thunder was killed by renegade dogs my husband insisted that every new Yorkie we got would be named after the weather. So we then had Stormy, Dusty, Rainy and Heaven2Betsy. Heaven was so little when I got her she just had to have that name. She will only respond to her full name. Rainy and Sunny are 9 and H2B will be 6 in December. When I lost my husband 9 years ago my babies got me through it. The names may change through the years but the love and devotion never changes. I'm 68 and I will have a rescued Yorkie till the end of my days.

Thank you Yorkie Rescue

Mary Kay O'Hanlon