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llapan · 07-29-2012, 05:02 PM

I monitor a website where Microsoft Word / Visual Basic programming tips ate regularly posted. Yesteday, I saw that the website's editor, Allen,had posted the a personal item about his desire to re-home his two-year-old female Yorkie.*He and I exchanged emails about this, and below are combined quotes from from Allen's website post and from his emails:

QUOTE***Our latest dog is a cute little Yorkie named Abby. She's almost two years old, and we tend to call her "Little Bit" instead of her given name. (We call her Little Bit because she's only a little bit of a dog; she weighs only five pounds.)

Unfortunately, our home situation is such for the last several months that we aren't able to spend as much time with Abby as we would like. This is unfair to the dog, and we don't see it changing in the near future. So, we are looking for a new home for Abby. We don't want to take her to a shelter, but instead figured that we'd look to place her in a home, in our area [Utah], that would be able to spend the appropriate amount of time with her.

She is crate trained. (By this I mean that she doesn't go nuts when in a crate. She sleeps in her crate, which is in our room beside our bed. She is quiet until we wake up--whether it is 6 hours or 9 hours--and then she reminds us she is in the crate and needs to be taken outside to do her business.). *We've taken good care of the dog, and I want her to be well taken care of in the future. (She is spayed and has all her shots up to date.)

My wife thinks we should advertise in Craig's List, but we haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm probably going to have to do that soon. *

*If you know of anyone in Utah who might like a good, healthy, happy Yorkie that isn't a yapper, runner, or digger, let me know.
My e-mail address is allen@sharonparq.com. ***END QUOTE*

In the emails I exchanged with Allen, *I begged him not to take his Yorkie to a regular shelter, telling him that there are specialized Yorkie Rescue organizations which are extremely knowledgeable about the special needs of Yorkies, and that those organizations go to great lengths to find the best possible homes in which to place any Yorkies that need to be rehomed.*

Since I don't personally belong to any Yorkie rescue organization (and since Allen doesn't belong to this YorkieTalk forum),*l offered to post Allen's re-homing request on this forum, in the hopes that someone will step in and work toward getting Allen's dog into a suitable home, one where she will get sufficient love and pampering and care. I also mentioned to Allen that if a perfect home can't be found for his Yorkie *right away, the Yorkie Rescue organizations would go to great lengths to find a wonderful interim foster home for her (so she wouldn't have to languish in a shelter until a perfect "forever" home could be found for her). If I didn't already own three Yorkies (a 3-year-old who weighs only *four pounds, and two *6-month-olds who already weigh *five pounds each)--plus an 11 year old Welsh Corgi--I would seriously consider adopting*this dog myself. *But--since I work full-time, and only have a few hours a day of at home leisure time,*adding a fifth dog to my home would be spreading the individualized attention and love a little too thin, in my opinion.*

Allen didn't mention any re-homing fee, so I assume he is not requesting one. You would have to verify that information with him directly. Again, he is not a member of YorkieTalk, so any inquiry should be made to him directly through his personal email address,*allen@sharonparq.com

One final thought. *I know that sometimes exchanges with people needing to give up their Yorkie can get a little heated and accusatory toward that person. All of us on this forum love our Yorkies almost beyond reason, and we are *hard-pressed to understand why anyone would ever give up one of these lovable, loyal, sweet tempered, and child like dogs. But i hope everyone will try to take the high road and apply*the principle of " Until you have walked a mile in his shoes ..." *After all, he could decide to just dump this dog in a shelter--if he gets too many unfriendly emails*from passionate Yorkie owners.*

Thanks to anyone who can help.

07-29-2012, 05:02 PM	#1
llapan Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cleburne, TX Posts: 23	Almost 2 yr old Yorkie female, spayed, living in Utah , needs to be rehomed I monitor a website where Microsoft Word / Visual Basic programming tips ate regularly posted. Yesteday, I saw that the website's editor, Allen,had posted the a personal item about his desire to re-home his two-year-old female Yorkie.He and I exchanged emails about this, and below are combined quotes from from Allen's website post and from his emails: QUOTE*Our latest dog is a cute little Yorkie named Abby. She's almost two years old, and we tend to call her "Little Bit" instead of her given name. (We call her Little Bit because she's only a little bit of a dog; she weighs only five pounds.) Unfortunately, our home situation is such for the last several months that we aren't able to spend as much time with Abby as we would like. This is unfair to the dog, and we don't see it changing in the near future. So, we are looking for a new home for Abby. We don't want to take her to a shelter, but instead figured that we'd look to place her in a home, in our area [Utah], that would be able to spend the appropriate amount of time with her. She is crate trained. (By this I mean that she doesn't go nuts when in a crate. She sleeps in her crate, which is in our room beside our bed. She is quiet until we wake up--whether it is 6 hours or 9 hours--and then she reminds us she is in the crate and needs to be taken outside to do her business.). We've taken good care of the dog, and I want her to be well taken care of in the future. (She is spayed and has all her shots up to date.) My wife thinks we should advertise in Craig's List, but we haven't gotten around to it yet. I'm probably going to have to do that soon. * If you know of anyone in Utah who might like a good, healthy, happy Yorkie that isn't a yapper, runner, or digger, let me know. My e-mail address is allen@sharonparq.com. *END QUOTE In the emails I exchanged with Allen, I begged him not to take his Yorkie to a regular shelter, telling him that there are specialized Yorkie Rescue organizations which are extremely knowledgeable about the special needs of Yorkies, and that those organizations go to great lengths to find the best possible homes in which to place any Yorkies that need to be rehomed. Since I don't personally belong to any Yorkie rescue organization (and since Allen doesn't belong to this YorkieTalk forum),l offered to post Allen's re-homing request on this forum, in the hopes that someone will step in and work toward getting Allen's dog into a suitable home, one where she will get sufficient love and pampering and care. I also mentioned to Allen that if a perfect home can't be found for his Yorkie right away, the Yorkie Rescue organizations would go to great lengths to find a wonderful interim foster home for her (so she wouldn't have to languish in a shelter until a perfect "forever" home could be found for her). If I didn't already own three Yorkies (a 3-year-old who weighs only four pounds, and two 6-month-olds who already weigh five pounds each)--plus an 11 year old Welsh Corgi--I would seriously consider adoptingthis dog myself. But--since I work full-time, and only have a few hours a day of at home leisure time,adding a fifth dog to my home would be spreading the individualized attention and love a little too thin, in my opinion.* Allen didn't mention any re-homing fee, so I assume he is not requesting one. You would have to verify that information with him directly. Again, he is not a member of YorkieTalk, so any inquiry should be made to him directly through his personal email address,allen@sharonparq.com One final thought. I know that sometimes exchanges with people needing to give up their Yorkie can get a little heated and accusatory toward that person. All of us on this forum love our Yorkies almost beyond reason, and we are hard-pressed to understand why anyone would ever give up one of these lovable, loyal, sweet tempered, and child like dogs. But i hope everyone will try to take the high road and applythe principle of " Until you have walked a mile in his shoes ..." After all, he could decide to just dump this dog in a shelter--if he gets too many unfriendly emailsfrom passionate Yorkie owners.* Thanks to anyone who can help.