[YorkieTime07]

Originally Posted by SugarMama

I just wanted to let you know that I'm on the receiving end of a re-homing. I got my baby Sugar last Friday from a lady who could no longer give her the time & attention she needed. She's a single mom of a 4 yr old and she's been working longer hours. She felt badly that Sugar was in her crate alone all of the time. She listed her in the classified ads on petfinder.com. I saw her notice and emailed her. We emailed back and forth several times, she had good answers for all of my questions and we agreed to meet. I know she was a good mommy to Sugar because Sugar is such a sweet dog. We brought her home Friday evening and as soon as she stepped foot into our house it was like she'd lived here forever. She didn't have any adjusting time, she was just home. The prior owner lived in a townhouse w/out a yard, just a concrete patio, so Sugar didn't have anywhere to run & play. We have a house w/ a large fenced back yard and Sugar loves running & playing or just laying on the deck watching the birds fly by. She's wonderful w/ my children and she's very interested in becoming friends w/ my cat (my cat isn't too interested in that but he tolerates Sugar!). My husband, daughters, and I fell in love with her instantly. She's a wonderful addition to our home.

I'm sure your baby will be adopted by a wonderful person/family who loves Yorkies but possibly couldn't afford to spend the money to purchase one from a breeder. She will be their special baby and they'll spoil her rotten.

I feel for you also because I have had to rehome a dog once before. She was a beautiful American Bulldog (70+ lbs). She was wonderful w/ our family but she was extremely aggressive to others, mostly children. She bit one of my neighbor boys on the hand, luckily it wasn't a bad bite, but she had the jaws and the muscle to seriously damage a child or an adult. She tried to bite another boy on his head, luckily my dad had ahold of her leash and was able to keep her back far enough so she only got drool on the boy. She never gave any warning growl or action, she just lunged. I tried everything to find her a new home myself but couldn't find any takers. She is now at an American Bulldog Rescue and I tell myself every day that she's found a wonderful new home w/out children. If I could have thought of any way to keep her I would have because I loved her so much, but any time we had company I had to keep her in her crate. Since we live in a neighborhood and have children over all the time it wasn't fair to her to live most of her life in a crate. My worst nighmare was that she would injure a child and I would have to have her put to sleep.

You need to forgive yourself for giving up your baby and know that she will find a wonderful forever home. Good luck with all of your responsibilities. Take care of yourself as well as all of the others in your life.

well said