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Originally Posted by Jemma  Now see the Yorkiehavenrescue is a nice looking website. the pictures are good, they give you a decent history as they know it and their adoption fees are VERY reasonable. As someone said, it just might be location which stinks then. there were a couple in there my heart just jumped at. One was the little guy with the road burns. My goodness my stomach did flip flops when I saw his little body marked up.
I have been looking in shelters and looking to other rescues. The one rescue in NY is receiving 6 more Yorkies after Christmas. I received a email and phone call that I was next on the list and pre-approved. Talk about Karma. I'm typing this and my phone rings about the Yorkies. I guess they aren't as strict as some rescues although I think they should be as far as the screening process goes. But I am going to continue to look as one of those may not be a match either. Sure there might be one available tomorrow but it doesn't mean it's a match. Soooo I will continue. Ladyjane, do you think it advisable for me to make out applications to a couple of rescues within a two hour radius from me? |
Thank you! We do try.
You are talking about Tilly....she has tugged the heartstrings of a lot of people, including myself. Poor little baby. Thankfully, she is ok now.
I don't know about that rescue...they approved you without an application??? That is a bit strange. Be careful! If they do that, chances are they are not reputable, and I don't want to think what you might get. I have seen people end up with some really messed up pups that did not actually come from a rescue...although they called themselves that!
You are so right about the fact that it might not be a match ... be very careful and ask lots of questions. If a rescue has not had a pup for at least two weeks....honestly I prefer longer, then they have NO clue what that pup is like. There is always a honeymoon period....what I get in is never the same after 2 - 3 weeks! Sometimes it takes even longer to see the personality of a pup. We had one that would take about a month before her true colors came out...she turned out to be horribly aggressive with other pups. She was fine and then went goofy...we thought it was because the other pup was a female, so we placed her in a foster home with a male. Five weeks later she flipped on him. Hard to believe that a tiny yorkie could be as aggressive as she was...but she was. Ultimately she needed to be an only pup.
Yes, I would definitely complete applications because most reputable rescues are going to look at that first! Just be sure to check their website out thoroughly! If you need help evaluating them, feel free to PM me...or heck just post it here!