Hi everyone, nice to meet you all!
This whole love for Yorkies began right before Thanksgiving. About a week ago, I saw a small Yorkie drinking from a pond in the middle of the street. He was trembling and very skinny. I picked him up and drove to the nearest pet store to buy some holistic food after hearing good things about it. I took him home, fed him and he was a happy camper...jumping up and down and happy to be with a human. I weighed him and he was 3.5 pounds. I noticed he had a phone number on his collar. I called and nobody answered. The next day also provided no answer. So I left a message this time...nobody returned my call. A few days later, I searched and spotted a "Lost Yorkie" ad online on a famous site (not sure if I can write it here). It fit his description and had his name which matched his collar. It also said $1500 reward for return of the 1 year old Yorkie. I called the number and indeed it was theirs. The guy didn't sound heartbroken in the least bit and simply said he paid $4k for his Yorkie and that his little kids miss him. He went on to say he bought him from a Yorkie site where all the stars purchase Yorkies and they normally sell for $6k. He gave his address and I said I'd drive over.
I drove all the way over to this person's house which was the biggest house I've ever seen. The guy greeted me while on his cell phone and had practically no reaction except an arrogant smile on his face. He said he ran away before and that he paid a lot of money for him. He didn't ask about his well-being nor how he was doing these last few days. I told him I called the number on the collar. He responded by saying he forgot to change it. I asked if he was microchipped. He said no and said he bought the Yorkie for his little kids and that he paid $2k for it (bear in mind, he said $4k over the phone). He then said and I quote "Thanks...you made my kids' day," almost forgot to shake my hand, and said he has to finish a call. And proceeded to go back inside his house.
I am so distraught that a person can be so cold-hearted and to buy a Yorkie simply to show off. Besides his $1500 promised reward which he made no mention about over the phone nor in person, he showed practically no emotion and no gratefulness. I fell in love with the little guy. Had this person shed even 1 tear, I would not care about the promised reward. But at this point, I feel like a true sucker driving all the way out to this mansion to bring his Yorkie back after taking care of him for nearly 5 days.
I just wanted to share my story here. This is what brought me here and my love for Yorkies now. I would love to find a Yorkie puppy as I simply fell in love with the little guy. It was a painful little start. But thanks for reading and at least I'm glad I found this site. I'll be checking out the for sale/adoption pages now regularly
