How heartbreaking that little Sophie has gone so long without any love in her life. If you decide to take her into your home just know that she will be a LOT of work. When I brought Bogey home he was from a shelter in Indiana and I am positive that he had no real contact with humans prior to me. I will never forget when Jane and I took him onto their fenced yard to see how he would react to me~he took off running along the fence without any direction. We had to finally catch him so that I could (try) to sit with on a bench. He had no idea that I was just trying to love on him. When I took him home he was a hot mess in the car on the way home. He shook constantly, did not know how to go up and down that stairs, didn't know what grass was, how to walk on a leash (still debatable
), was a matted mess from head to toe, could not get onto the couch without help, didn't know what a bath was, shook for car rides, didn't know how to sit on your lap or cuddle~just a little wild man. It has now been been with me for 18 months and he is a new pup! I already had 2 so he had a lot of help with potty training and love and attention.
Then I brought home Truman who had a very questionable background. He was also found on the streets and was so malnourished he was not even able to stand. He was much older (well over 12) and very sick. His mats came off like something you would see on Animal Cops.
He was blind and would flinch if you moved too fact. After months of working with him he would allow me to hold him on my lap and gently pet him. Eventually he came when called and then would roll over for belly rubs~the ultimate in trust IMO.
He even began to wag his tail and greet us at the door.
llcornell (Leni) who is also a member here has had a few sever cases of puppy mill releases and she might be a great resource to also contact about her experiences with Sam, Daisy, Ella, and most recently Maria. Maria would spin and eat her poop before it would even hit the ground.
But with lots of love, pineapple and reassurance Maria was recently adopted. Ella was also adopted and is now lives and works with a Social Worker
Here are a few links that you might like to read that could help in your decision.
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/tra...nt-advice.html http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...ed-yorkie.html Ella TRUMAN BOGEY
It is not an easy road when you have a pup with issues such as what you have described but it can be done with a lot of work and determination. You need to come to the realization that you might never have a perfect little one and if that is OK with you then that really is all that matters.
If you do decide to bring her home please do not hesitate to ask me anything.
If you do decide to not adopt her please try to get this owner to turn her into a rescue instead of a shelter. She might not make it out of there alive