If there are no dogs in Heaven,
then when I die I want to go where they went
-Will Rogers


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Ladd at about 6 mos. with a Yorkie "top knot" -
that never stayed in place
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Ladd at about 18 mos. in our rental house in Tuscaloosa, AL (123 Short 25th St)
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Winnie's mommy, Chelsea, with her first litter - one of those pups is our Winéphred
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A close up of Chelsea eating with curious pups
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Chelsea in her whelping box with the three pups
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A 30-something Jim Sain with two of Chelsea's pups
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Chelsea's first litter - all three
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Retta, Chelsea's owner, and the three pups
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Laddie meeting Muphee in San Diego - doesn't look too thrilled
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This is Winnie at just a few weeks of age
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Our first Christmas card after Winnie joined us (Ladd, lft; Winnie, rt)
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This is the photo from which the above Christmas card was made
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A young Winnie (lft) with Laddie resting at the base of a 100 year old pump organ (with head on "Mr. No Face")
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Winnie's first litter - Bess and Camilla (note the perfect Yorkie whelping box - a Reeses Peanut Butter Cup carton)
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Winnie (front) and Ladd on the "cat condo" with Elizabeth Marie Sain sleeping on the couch
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Yorkies are very portable; notice the "pocket dog"
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Eight Yorkies in our backyard - mom and dad on the concrete pavers (rt-lft, Bessie, 3 pups, Winnie, Camilla, 1 pup and Ladd)
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Three in one of Winéphred's litters
(don't they look like minnie rottweilers?)
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Andrew as a baby with Ladd protecting the newest Sain "pup"
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Our littlest one - Connie
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jps and Connie in our kitchen
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Connie and I taking a nap
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This is Bart. He is one of Winnie and Ladd's pups and is now a member of the Rose family (Ric and Isa)
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Bart and his brother, Filo, in the Rose back yard
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Bart and Filo getting a big love from Isa Garcia Rose (can't tell they're loved a bunch, can you?)
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One of our litter pups in the grass out back
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A gaggle of Yorkies in my lap - happiness
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The four girls of the pack (Winnie (front), Connie, Camilla and Bess (back, lft-rt)
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You got to love that face (Bessie seeking some love)


This is my best friend, Laddie, sleeping on the porch at age 15 yrs. 8 mos.

"Jim's Wee Laddie" (his registered AKC named) passed away on December 5, 2005. He gave everything he had to stay with us as long as possible. At 16 years and 8 days of age he was set free from the bonds of his failing earthly body. We miss him so!

[click here to view the growing memorial for our Yorkie pup, Laddie]



...and then there were four...



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Here are the girls chillin' out during an afternoon nap
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Here are the girls again chillin' out at the cabin