[theporkieyorkie]

IMO, working with a rescue is definitely the best way to go when it comes to rehoming your pets.

Unlike shelters, a lot of rescues use foster home settings for their dogs...meaning someone takes the dog into the home and they care for it and love it like their own pet until it finds its furever home. Rescue's, IMO give better health care. They also seem to stress the dogs out much less since they are in a home environment instead of some huge kennel setting where a lot of dogs don't thrive. On top of that, a lot of rescues don't seem to have the time limits that a lot of shelters have. If you take your dog to the humane society here, there is a chance your dog will be put down. Rescues tend to be more patient and forgiving than shelters do. I've seen dogs stay at rescues for a year plus.


On top of it all...IMO, most rescues do a better job at placing pets. Since they aren't so worried about a time limit and other dogs needing the spaces, they take the time to find the right adopter. A lot require home visits...they do back ground checks...some require fences....and a lot will make you sign a return policy, meaning that if the dog doesn't work out, it goes back to the rescue and nowhere else. It is much harder to adopt a dog from a rescue than it is from a shelter because the rescue wants to find the best home they can.

I will say...it's probably going to be a lot more challenging to rehome both of your boys in the same home. That means someone is going to want to adopt 2 dogs. What they do have going for them is that they are younger and they are small dogs. Small dogs tend to get adopted out much quicker than bigger dogs...and taking 2 small dogs on is not as big of a task as taking 2 big ones on.


I am not super familiar with a lot of rescues out of my area, but I would call around and ask questions. I know that some rescues will let you participate in the process of rehoming your dogs. If you don't have to give them up ASAP, they may even let you keep them until they find a new home, or the baby comes...whichever comes first.

You could also place up flyers at local vet clinics to see if anyone is interested...and on other pet forums. Maybe someone will step up here and want to take your boys. I've seen other people post that they needed to rehome their pets and people have shown interest here.

Hope this help a little!! I am sure there are others here who can tell you a lot more than I can. I know quite a few people here, bless their hearts, are involved in rescue's and rehoming Yorkies. Hopefully they can chime in with some more advice.