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12-03-2005, 07:19 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NY
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| Missing my special guys My two special guys passed away within a year of each other. They had the same parents, though were 2 years apart in litter years. The younger one, Spock (pictured sitting on his favorite chair), developed a serious illness that caused him to lose weight and not able to hold in most food. He spent his last night/early morning with us on Sept. 26, 2004. (He was 13.). His brother, Bumpy (picture of him resting), after leading a very long life (dealing with cataracts and loss of hearing) succumbed to "old age" (almost 16), and unable to eat, drink, walk, so we assisted his leaving on August 19, 2005. Strange that it should have happened within a year. At first I thought that I might not get another dog. I said the same thing after my first Yorkie, Choo Choo, passed away about a year before Bumpy came into my life. For most of my life, a dog has lived in my home. My husband suggested that we might want to occasionally "foster" a dog that needs a temporary home. That would be too difficult for me, getting attached and then having to say "good-bye" after a short time. So...what to do? I've begun the process of looking at listings on websites, talking more and more about missing them, and knowing that I need to find another (or maybe two) special Yorkie to live in my home with my husband and me. I'm not rushing into this, thinking that I should wait until the winter weather ends so I can better work on housebreaking/adjusting to living in a new place. One question I have concerns the Yorkie rescues. I've never brought an adult dog into my home, having always had puppies. (I have a hard time understanding how a sweet Yorkie could end up in need of a rescue.) Does anyone have experience with the rescue programs? I've looked at some sites and not found any nearby (I'm in NY state, in the Hudson Valley area). Anyway, thanks for reading all this. I've needed to "voice" some of these feelings. |
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12-03-2005, 07:24 AM | #2 |
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| I understand what you are going through . I also miss very much my 14 years old little Zsa Zsa . Even if I have rescued Yorkies . It is always as if she were in the house . Loosing her was really a traumatic experience . |
12-03-2005, 07:27 AM | #3 |
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| Thank you for the quick reply. What was your experience with yorkie rescues? |
12-03-2005, 07:29 AM | #4 |
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| They were beautiful babies. I know you will find the perfect baby to love and care for. I worry about that myself. I have six right now but are all under three. I am only 46 and already worry about 15 years from now.
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12-03-2005, 07:29 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member | I know how you feel. I lost my Yorkie Toto a year ago this month. He was 10. He went into the yard to go and another big dog came in my yard and grab him and broke his back. They tried to fix him and I diapered and cared for him for another 6 months. We then had to put him to sleep. I think of him alot and will always miss him. He was my first Yorkie baby. |
12-03-2005, 07:59 AM | #6 |
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| I dread the though tof any of my babies dying but i too have been a dog lover all of my life and have dealt with my share of pets dying. Your babies lived very loved lives and they were blessed to have you and you them. I guess death is just a part of life we all have to accept. Thanks for telling your story. |
12-03-2005, 08:20 AM | #7 |
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| So sorry to hear the story about your Toto. You did so much to make his time with you so special. Do you have another Yorkie with you now? |
12-03-2005, 08:22 AM | #8 | |
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12-03-2005, 08:25 AM | #9 |
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| Sorry to hear of your passing of your two babies. I have been very involved with Yorkie rescue and maybe I can help answer some of your questions. I have also attached some of the Yorkie Rescue websites that also might help. Please feel free to ask your questions and I will try to answer them as best as I can. Please understand that each rescue has their own rules and requirements so my answers will only pertain to how we handled things. I think it is a wonderful thing that you would even consider a rescue but they are not for everyone and it certainly is not a way to get a cheaper dog. Unfortunately there are usually over 300 Yorkie Rescue's available everyday but rarely are there puppies. So please fire away with your questions http://www.unitedyorkierescue.org http://www.yorkierescue.com/ http://www.petfinder.org http://www.yorkshireterrierrescue.net/ http://www.barkbytes.com/rescue/yorkie.htm
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12-03-2005, 09:17 AM | #10 | |
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12-03-2005, 09:18 AM | #11 | |
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How can someone adopt a "rescue dog" from another state? | |
12-03-2005, 09:34 AM | #12 | |
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12-03-2005, 09:42 AM | #13 | |
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Having said this you will need to work with each individual group if there is a dog that you are interested in. There are always exceptions to the rules and that will be up to the rescue group to determine. In our rescue we would never adopt out of state because we always had a return policy. If it didn't work out we would take the dog back. We have invested to much love and money to have the little ones passed on to another home that might not be good for the dog. We also wanted to do home visits to make sure the people were on the up and up.
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12-03-2005, 09:52 AM | #14 | |
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BTW, interesting that your birthday and mine are only one day (same year) different. | |
12-03-2005, 09:58 AM | #15 | |
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I will think of you on my birthday...funny isn't it when these things happen...
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