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Originally Posted by NC YorkieRescue  Hello everyone. I am Melinda and have been a member on this site for over five years. I just rejoined with a new screen name in July and rarely post. But, I thought it was best I say a few things and answer any questions.
Thank you all for your caring concern for these yorkies. I know initially it was very confusing, but hopefully all has been resolved. The few yorkies we are getting have all ready been rehomed. They have appointments for their spaying and are going to wonderful families. One family we have adopted to in the past, another which lost their yorkie of seventeen years to mention a couple. We do very thorough back ground checks on each applicant as well as home visits. The yorkies are always carefully assessed to pick up any potential problems that may arise in the future. They are always so different one to two weeks after they become trusting. I have seen yorkies just cling to a new owner, because I can feel they can sense the love and wanting this person has for their new yorkie. When a yorkie first comes into rescue it loved and treated like a special newcomer. Some change so much after the first week as their true personalities come out. I want to know as much about the yorkie as I can as it is not fair to the new owner or the yorkie if they are adopted out and all of a sudden they snap at someone. And, as we all know, they can snap! I have had excellent success with all of my adoptions. All of the members work hard on each adoption application. We can now do criminal background checks on line as well. That is something we could not do before.
I have been involved in rescue for over ten years and have rehomed over 500 dogs and fostered over that number. Some of the little yorkies we get are just pitiful – those that have been abandoned at the shelter sick and dirty. And, those that the owners just no longer want or have time for, or just do not want to help house break the poor baby. My husband is a saint. I could not be in rescue without his help and patience. He fixes the scratched and chewed doors and screens and helps clean up the floors. Most of the seniors we get in are wonderful dogs. They are my favorite. So much they have seen and are aware of and I will never understand why someone just abandons them in the prime of their life. They are the most loyal and forgiving. Fortunately most yorkies are very resilient and I have seen them grasp their new lives with excitement and overwhelming gratitude.
We are a non-profit group and awaiting our 501 c3. All proceeds go to help other yorkies in need, the sick ones and those that need to be updated with shots and spayed. I have a great deal of respect and undying love for the yorkie and my goal is to help all that I can. And remember, most important – Please spay and neuter, but, don’t get me started on that! Each time I go into a shelter I am just aghast at the number of beautiful dogs that only have a matter of time left. |
Im the one that got the two members names mixed up and also the rescues.
Let me try and explain.
All this time Ive been mixed up I have been pming the worng member back about these Yorkies. she always seemed to not remember saying this and that when I pmed her and here all along it was the worng person.. i thought I had been talking to OKresuce Rusty's Momma and all along it was the other member RustysMom who had set me a message no wonder OKresuce Rusty's Momma didnt remember anything I said she had said in Pm's. anyways. RustysMom did not even Pm me letting me know that you was wanting these Yorkies, So I had noway of knowing until I talked to the breeder , when she said a rescue from NC I didnt know what she was talking about, She said I gave them her info. knowing I didnt.thinking I only talked to OKrescue. so thats where I got confused, If RustysMom would of told me in pm all about this then here wouldnt of been all this confusion and me worrying about where these Babies was going, cause I have never heard of your rescue before. then When the breeder told me that the Lab rescue who was suppose to pick up the Yorkies for you didnt come. she told me to go ahead and ask people on here if they would want a Yorkie. so thats what I did.
then I got a not so nice pm from RustysMom telling me to more or less stay out of it, shes said Homes are waiting for these babies and the most experienced are dealing with the issue. Let's let the breeder and the rescue service she has chosen work.
Well that kind of upset me.
One this breeder didnt choose your rescue It was me that posted about her dogs and with out me posting about them, RustysMom passed this info to you. noone would of even known about them. so why tell me to stay out of it?? and also I had a called you and talked to you by phone before I even knew what was what . I then felt better after talking to you. But had concerns about the website that was posted as your Rescue site, there didnt seem to be any info in it, like it was not finished, no Happy endings on where the dogs that you have replaced or even updates. so when the breeder asked me about all this, I was honest and told her how I felt.
Also I still have a concerns in that you both say these Yorkies already have homes. Im sure you probaly have a list of people wanting Yorkies but shouldent they come to meet these Yorkies first to make sure they are a good match?
Please dont get me wrong. Im not saying your rescue is a good rescue or a bad rescue, I dont know either of you or the rescue. So i cant say one way or the other. all I can do is pray that these babies do find forever loving homes.
If your posting because I had started a thread asking for homes for these babies. Dont worry I only started that post because the breeder ask me to, I also explained on that thread and through Pm's that these dogs will only be looking for homes if the ride for the rescue didnt show up again. and that I would save those pm's on people wanting them and let them know one way or the other. I also ask that that thread be closed.
I too have rescued over 315 animals and rehomed them me and my husband. I know screening was needed I would also ask for a veterinary reference not just phone interviews, I would do home inspection prior to approval, and then even then I would like the person to come to meet the Yorkie and see if they was a Good fit. and I would want and exspect them to ask many questions too. I would not of just handed these Yorkies over to anyone. I would make sure they was a good fit for each other.
I know this is long, sorry about that but I wanted you to understand all thats been going on. These are the breeders dogs and she will do with them as she wants, I was only trying to help her and do what she asked me to do.