I tried for 6 months to adopt a yorkie from a rescue and I was turned down. I am an animal control officer and that was not good enough because I did not have a fenced in yard. So finally we got one as a stray at the shelter that no one claimed. But that was probably because of the condition he was in. He was full of worms and had a broken pelvis and dislocated hip. But he is doing good now and spoiled at my house. Most shelters have a list of people wanting certain types of dogs and they call them when a dog comes in. And I can tell you from experience that small dogs go out of the shelter as fast as they come in. Rescues charge so much to adopt one and you have to go through so much that it is easier to buy from a breeder then go through the hassle. |