How wonderful of you to be a safe haven for a Yorkie out all alone!
Indeed the first impression does give the feeling that she has been neglected and abandoned. However, she may have ben staying alive by sheer determination trying to find her way back to her home.
I agree with the others who suggested a vet check for a microchip and some investigative work on lost Yorkies in the last few months. Just from reading heartbreaking stories on this board and seeing posted notices around our neighborhood, I know it could be very possible that someone's hearts are breaking as they search, hope, and pray for their Yorkie's return.
What impresses me most about this Yorkie is the determination to survive in spite of all odds. That will to live doesn't sound to me like a Yorkie that was mistreated but rather one that keeps hanging on to be able to return to its home. It must have had a good life to not give up when life became such a difficult challenge.
You provided shelter from the storm, so to speak, but I hope in the calmness you reconsider your plan to seek the history. This could very well be someone's beloved pet who needs to be reunited with its human.
If there is no microchip, I would check for inquiries that have been made to area vets, animal shelters, and pounds. This Yorkie's human family may have searched unsuccessfully but left contact info at high pet areas. I can only imagine their despair as their attempts to find their pet failed.
Finding a Yorkie a new home would be a wonderful experience, but just imagine if you could reunite a family.... very possibly a family who has given up hope. This Yorkie sure has survived the ordeal with some determination, to say the least. What if this were your Yorkie...would you not want someone to at least try to find you?
I can't help but wonder if your backyard/backdoor/back doorstep somehow resembles one in this dog's history. It is rather a miracle that you heard the bark and responded as you did. I continue to believe that things in life happen for a reason. You very well could be the one chosen to bring the family and the Yorkie back together again. |