[Sallyvine]

Thanks for your input, As I said I am sure not all rescue groups are that way. I do need to set the record straight. I got Lolly from a breeder. She has had and will continue to have a wonderful life. She is a finish show dog but was not a successful breeder. I paid a very reasonable fee for her, but she was not a rescue in any way. Anybody would love to have this beautiful little girl. In that sense I didn't do anything very altruistic. I did not wish to go through puppyhood again.

However I was willing to take one of these sadly abandoned and abused little creatures and nurse it back to health. The dogs I wanted to "rescue" were not rescues either. They needed to be "re-homed." They had not been abandoned. In one case an owner had died, another had a minor hip problem, and couldn't stud.

Unfortunately, I could not find any real Yorkie rescue groups close to me. Please continue with your good work.

As a footnote, several years ago, my brother's family discovered a mixed breed in their yard. For several days my sister-in-law gave her food and water. Then they discovered she was sleeping on their deck at night. They finally coaxed her into the car and took her to the pound. The pound vet said she was in good shape, groomed nails clipped, etc. The happy ending is that after the seven day waiting period for advertising and health tests my brother's family took her.

My guess is that for whatever reason, someone couldn't keep her, and abandoned her in a nice neighborhood with a lot of children rather than take her to a shelter where she might have been put down.

Sallyvine