[Ldyrev1]

Hi Everyone!
I wanted to introduce myself to this forum because we need your help and support if you can give it. We recently had a mini Schnauzer (Gretel) that passed from cancer. We still have her brother (Hansel) and had talked about adopting a Yorkie when we had one of the dogs pass away.
The day before yesterday I talked with a local breeder about adopting one of her Yorkies as a "rescue" as she is breeding dogs in her home. I was recommended to do this from our local groomer and warned to NOT offer her any money. After much conversation, this breeder sent me home with one of her female Yorkies and we were just delighted to have her. The breeder showed up the next day to "see" the pet, unannounced, which raised my antenna. This morning she showed up again in tears saying that she wanted the dog back, she has had this Yorkie for five years and is her pet. Well you can imagine how we felt. I originally went into her house to pick up a Yorkie and am aware that she is way over her head breeding puppies. The house stunk to high heaven and so I felt we were truly rescuing Sophie from a bad situation.
When we got Sophie home, I made a general assessment of her health. She has one eye that bulges and needs surgery, she is completely out of date on her inoculations, her nails haven't been trimmed for over a year (she lost one while in our care), and she is undernourished because she has rotton teeth and doe not want the food I was sent home with. Now please don't kill us for sending her back as we were well prepared to give her whatever medical care she needs.
We live in a very small town and even though she probably would have not harassed us for not giving her back, other people in the community would have.
We did not want to give Sophie back to this woman because we know she will not be taken care of. The breeder called the police. The police contacted us by phone to inquire about the issue. I explained all the medical issues that this dog had and that it was due to neglect. I also expressed my concern about the condition of this woman's home and the fact that she has a Yorkie about to have puppies and no idea who she will sell them to. I call this irresponsible breeding and believe she is running a puppy mill out of her house. The police are contacting animal control to look into her situation and possible neglect. The police contacted me again to tell us we had no obligation to return the dog to the breeder. It is not an issue for police however she could take us to civil court.
Well, after talking it over with my husband we decided the cons over rulled the pros in this situation. So we decided to give Sophie back. I deeply regret it as I believe this dog will be dead in a year. I'm just sick about it. Please forgive me but in a small town, life can get pretty miserable, especially when you aren't a "local".
What I would like to know is if anyone knows of a Yorkie female (we will spay) that they would be willing to part with in Illinois? If anyone has any information, we would very much appreciate it.