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Grandpa Pulled Out a Big Mountain Puzzle. Peanut Pulled Up Her Own Chair.

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The lamp is on, the kitchen is quiet, and the puzzle is about halfway done. Earl leans over the round wooden table, studying a piece between his fingers, while a landscape of mountains and sky slowly takes shape in front of him. Peanut has claimed her own chair at the table, a rush-seat wooden one, and she sits upright with her ears perked and paws together, watching like a very serious puzzle consultant. Green cabinets, a bowl of fruit by the window, and a warm lamp on the counter make the kitchen feel snug against the dusky evening.

Yorkshire Terriers are famous for wanting to be in the middle of whatever their people are doing. Originally bred to catch rats in mills, they are alert, curious little dogs that often like a high perch where they can see everything. Chairs and couches can be tempting, but jumping down from furniture can be hard on a small dog's knees and back, so pet steps or lifting them down is kind. Puzzle pieces, like other small objects, can be a choking hazard, so keep any strays off the floor. Quiet evenings like this suit many Yorkies perfectly, as long as they have company.

Earl may finish the sky tonight, or he may not. Either way, Peanut will be right there in her chair, keeping him company one piece at a time.

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