Thursday 10 February 2011

Drifting Back Early 70's

I was browsing through my photo's a few days ago, and this is my sister's little Yorkshire terrier. My thoughts for some reason drifted back to the mid seventies. I was visiting my brother and sister-in-law at the time and stayed at their house when out crept from behind the settee a little Yorkshire terrier. Her fur was badly matted and very blonde, which mean't she was quite an old dog. Looking closer her toe nails they were in a terrible state, in fact they had curled round and round. I gasped in horror and couldn't believe my eye's , the poor little mite. All was revealed they told me they had found her a few days ago hiding crouched down in the back yard. They fed her and kept her warm , she had really been neglected to say the least.!! I had never seen anything quite like this before, where she come from they had no idea. We chatted and I decided to take her back home with me , on the train. I pondered on this so I put her in my large luggage bag , leaving her head sticking out. She didn't seem to mind at all bless her. Anyway I took her straight to the vets for a check up, he cut her toe nails and what a job that was. He told me that she was indeed an older dog but not sure how old.
I called her Beauty as to me she was. I remember the first day I took her up on Clapham Common , all that open space to run around on , oh the look on that little dogs face. She ran with such joy and it brought a tear of joy to my eye. I think I had her for about 18months before she became too old to carry on.
She will always remain my little Beauty, and at least she enjoyed her final years. :)

7 comments:

  1. I'm glad Beauty found a good home with you. Bless you for caring for her.

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  2. Bless you for taking such good care of Beauty and making her final years happy ones!

    HUGS!!

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  3. Arrrh you gave Beauty the love and freedom she wanted and she came to you for a reason, What a beautiful Story. And Memories you will cherish for all time.. Thank you for sharing with us. xx

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  4. Sheila, I's so glad I popped by and read this it brought a tear to my eye, what a lovely tale and a lucky little dog, you must have been heart broken when she died.
    Thank you for signing my GB with a pic of Will-ee, and for your visits to my site.

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  5. Sheila, Looking at that cute, sweet little face, and reading your post brought tears to my eyes. I am so glad this story had a happy ending.

    I just don't understand how people can be so cruel to other people, and animals. Bless you for taking in this little dog, and giving her a good home, filled with Love and Care. I am sure you both reaped many Blessings, in that 18 months of Beauty's life.

    Thanks for stopping by for a visit, and all your well wishes. I do hope you and Wile-e had a wonderful Valentines Day. Have a wonderful rest of the week.
    Hugs, Dianne :)

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  6. Plucky little dogs yorkshire terriers. Many moons ago we had a fairly big greyhound cross of some description. I can still see it being chased by the neighbours yorkshire terrier. If yorkshire terriers came the size of labradors, they'd need to be covered by the dangerous dogs act.

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  7. I am so glad you and Beauty found each other, it was meant to be. She looked a lovely dog x

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