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Originally Posted by jrsygal37  Hi. I'm a volunteer with a local rescue. I'm also mom to five rescues. My oldest is Bella who is 5 yrs. old and my younges and newest and last (LOL) is Beans who is 7 months old. There are good and bad with everything. Good breeders and bad breeders and good rescues and bad rescues. Please don't count out rescue. All five of my babies are rescues. Lilly who is 17 months came through the rescue I volunteer with and her adoption fee was only $400 which included her spay, shots, heart worm, flea and tick and all her medical. She's very healthy. Beans was a private adoption/rescue. I paid $300 for him and then another $90 for neuter him. He is very healthy too (Thank God). However, like you I lost my baby. She was only 17 months old. The only one bought and not rescued. Breeder seemed fine. Nothing stood out really but the signs were there and even someone experienced like myself or at least should have been experienced missed the signs. Like you I had to put my baby down. We actually lost two in a year. Our 10 year old Newman to cancer and our 17 month old Jersey who my boys and husband brought home for Mother's Day for me to help my grieving. It's not about where whether your Yorkie comes from a rescue or a breeder. It's about reputation. PLEASE consider keeping your eye on rescue. There are so many to no fault of their own end up without homes. Yes, some rescues can be rude but you have to also understand the amount of idiots they have to deal with on a regular basis. No excuse but after awhile in order to survive some of what these fosters / rescues see you have to be hard but that doesn't mean they don't care. Any reputable rescue will ALWAYS have the best interest of the dog in mind and will ALWAYS be upfront about any health issue. If I can help in any way with helping you locate one please let me know. Elaine |
I volunteer for a rescue and for an adult dog over 6 months they charge $295. For a puppy it's 300 something. I also rescued one of my boys and got him for free and he was only shy of a couple vaccines and was neutered. When you rescue from a reputable rescue expense covers all vaccines and spay/neuter.