[Pam and Addys]

Hi - I'm Pam and I'm with NOLA Labrador Retriever Rescue, a rescue based in New Orleans, Louisiana. I can honestly say that I never thought I would be posting about our rescue on a Yorkie board but here I am.

Yesterday, Kim (the founder of our rescue) was searching for one of our rescues that had escaped from the backyard of the shelter's "approved puller" (that's a whole other story!). She was placing a poster on the door of a closed building when she heard panting. She looked around and spotted a mass of fur with ears, eyes and a mouth and chain in a small crate with no food or water. Next to the little guy was a cardboard box where she found a dead 7 week old chocolate lab.

There is no doubt that the dog she found would have died by the time people showed up for work on Monday so she untangled the chain, picked up a halter and collar and named the little guy "Addys" (after a town they passed by). She called her vet and convinced her to open her clinic on a Saturday evening so Addys could be checked out.

Addys is a 4-6 pound dog who appears to be a Yorkshire Terrier. Addys is intact and appears to have problems with 2-3 legs - they are either broken or deformed. Addys is at the vet's office and we'll learn more tomorrow (eg. heartworm status is a huge concern around here).

We already love Addys - he's very sweet and friendly and we definitely want to do what we can to help him. It'll be a long road before Addys is ready to find a new home but I thought there's no better place to learn about the breed and find out what we should look for in a home than on a breed specific board.

Are there any breed specific health concerns we should be asking the vet to check?