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TeddyandTiffy · 02-29-2008, 01:10 PM

I live in Southern Indiana and this is so sad WHY??? WHY??? Do “BACKYARD BREEDERS” do this to babies? Why do they experiment with our Breed? Can’t they understand what may happen if they take such chances??? Why would U risk having Yorkie babies in this shape or worse??? Why breed our Yorkies under 5 lbs. to try to have the small “So Called” Teacups??? What is wrong with the 5 to 7 lb. Yorkie??? I’m so thankful I’m NOT a “BACKYARD BREEDER” or a “PUPPY MILL”!!! I’m so thankful ALL my litters have turned out healthy and all my Yorkies I have now 5 of them are 100% healthy!!! This healthy can only happen if WE as BREEDERS take care of our Yorkies and make it happen!!!! Please read some of the things they had to say about these babies below, and they do make since once U read them. Maybe people will realize just what a “BACKYARD BREEDER” or a “PUPPY MILL” is after reading what they have to say!! I’m sorry I just had to say something after going here to read about these babies and the life of HELL they’ve gone through or going through due to their owners not caring about our YORKIE BREED!!!!

Could anyone here help this little man “Baby GUS” he’s in need of treatment and going to Indiana Purdue on Monday, March 3rd and I feel so badly for him, I’m going to send him some money, I just thought maybe if some of us here could send a little (Maybe a cost of a new toy or hair bow for our own Yorkies) to help him, he could be able to have a chance at life like he so deserves, this breaks my heart to see him this way and so much in need of his surgery. They have a meter there at the site and have only raised $600.00 of the $4000.00 they need for his medical needs. Just look how precious he is and how cute!!! He's a living doll!!! Just click on the links below to view these 2 babies and while U're there just go view these babies who's lives has been destroyed by owners and breeders...There are stories to almost all the babies at this site of their past...It's so very sad!!! Hugs, Lee
P.S. Maybe put in U're heading if U donate money for Gus' Surgery???

2/25/08
Baby Gus
Little Gus is only 3 months old. This is what happens when amateur owners decide they want to breed their Yorkie without doing the proper research into the pedigrees of the parents. PLEASE leave the breeding to the professionals!!!
Gus has a Liver Shunt and sadly, not all Liver Shunts are treatable. He may die before his time.
We will be taking Gus to Purdue to see if he can be fixed. Updates will follow.
Please help us help him by sending a donation for his medical expenses, they will easily exceed $3000.00.
Little Gus is being fostered in NW Indiana.

2/26/08

We were unable to get Gus's records from his breeder's vet so we had to re-run his Bile Acid testing and have confirmed his Liver Shunt. Gus has an appointment on Monday March 3 at the Purdue Small Animal Hospital for an evaluation and possible surgery. Surgery will depend on exactly what type of shunt Gus has and on the outside will run us $4000.00
http://www.petitepaws.org/spotlightbabygus.htm

9/27/06
Meet our little "Thor", he is NOT adoptable at this time.
Thor is one of three puppies that was surrendered to us by a back yard breeder. He needs your help!

Thor was born without a penis. There is just a little hole that he pees out of and only when stimulated. He also has a slight heart murmur which could be a number of other issues. Thor weighs 1 pound 4 ounces and is around 6 weeks old.
We are going to be taking him to Columbus TODAY for a few tests and possibly surgery to fix him so he can pee on his own.
Updates to follow as we receive them.
9/28/06
Thor is at Ohio State University in Columbus and having surgery today.
They feel he has a very good chance for a successful repair and did not seem real concerned with his heart murmur. They said his penis is there but covered over with skin which they will cut back the skin and stitch up. Please keep this sweet little boy in your thoughts and prayers.
PART 2
Thor is out of surgery and all seems to have been successful, he even peed! He took a bottle and is being spoiled rotten by the staff. He is a big hit needless to say.
Special thanks to his foster mom and dad who took off work, drove over 100 miles and spent the night in Columbus all to get little Thor the medical attention he needed. We have the most awesome members in this organization! Thor and his two sisters were no more than 4 weeks old when they were turned over to us. Connie and Gary sacrifice so much for this organization and for these rescued babies. God bless them both.
11/14/06
I'm sure glad these rescue angels saved me from the mill. The treatments I've had has saved my life. I can now pee with no problem.
I've had a cough since my surgery and I'm on my 4th round of antibiotics. I sure hope this one works as I hate taking medicine. When I see Mom with the bottle I run and hide and fight her the entire time. Mom always wins.
At my last visit to OSU I weighed almost 2 lbs. I love to play with all the dogs here.
I want to THANK everyone that has sent money so far as I grow I may need more procedures done. If you have an extra few dollars please send it to the angels because if they don't need it for me they sure do some of my friends here that are in need of treatments. My Vet bills so far are $600.00.
Sassy my friend had her heart fixed that was big dollars and my new friend Savanna has to have HW treatments. At the dog event we went to I meet Orion and he has something wrong with his liver and there was other dogs there that need a home so bad. Please help if you can.
Love, Thor

http://www.petitepaws.org/spotlightthor.htm

MyFairLacy · 02-29-2008, 01:37 PM

It's so sad that dogs are suffering because of backyard breeders and puppymills

It just makes me sick that this country allows breeders to use their dogs as a business and sell sick dogs to people. I just wish more breeders would educate themselves BEFORE they breed...and I wish more breeders were ethical.

TeddyandTiffy · 02-29-2008, 01:38 PM

I just went & donated money for Gus through Paypal, It was so very easy to do takes U a few minutes to do and U can do this right under his picture on this page: http://www.petitepaws.org/spotlightbabygus.htm just scroll down to the middle of the page and if U don't have a Paypal account they do have a address for U to mail dontaions to & on U're Paypal it is already ready to donate under Gus' name!!!...I couldn't help but to try to help this little precious baby...Can U help too??? I sure hope so!! It does make U feel good when U give to those in need! After all I'm blessed with Healthy Yorkies why not help one in need?? Hugs, Lee

my2boyz · 02-29-2008, 01:47 PM

I'm glad you're willing to help but I think you should know that a liver shunt can show up in anyone's dogs...not just a BYB or puppy mill dog. There is no genetic marker for LS so you can't tell who is a carrier and it can show up unexpectedly. Now, if the breeder knows there is LS in their lines and they continue to breed those parents over and over then that's different...shame on them and they should be stopped.

I hope this little one is able to be fixed and placed in a loving, forever home.

TeddyandTiffy · 02-29-2008, 02:06 PM

Here is 2 emails that I got from "Indiana Petite Paws" not more then 15 minutes after giving my donation for "Gus", I thought it was nice of her to do this! I'm glad I could help Gus!! Hugs, Lee

Dear Lee, Thank you so much for your generous donation to Petite Paws on behalf of Gus.He sure is a dear little guy--and he needs all the help he can get. Thanks to the kindness of people like you, we can help Gus and the other furkids who have nowhere else to go. Again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts, and a BIG THANK YOU kiss from Gus!
Sincerely, Gayle Orlando
Indiana Petite Paws

Dear Ms. Calvert:

Thank you so very much for your donation for our Baby Gus. Your kindness and support are appreciated.

--
Bambi L. Adams
IPPRA

Sugar's Mom · 02-29-2008, 03:12 PM

you should have seen the mess I ran into in Indiana recently when I was looking for a puppy. it is so very sad. Adorable little puppies living sick and in deplorable conditions. i reported them to the place in your post. They told me they would check it out but must not have. I asked for an update but have not heard from him.

011011 · 03-01-2008, 05:54 AM

That is so sad it just breaks my heart. Dont know how people can do that!
I took our pups in for a check this week to my vet, and he had just put down a small poodle with liver shunt,she was very small and only 9 months old it was so sad.My vet and another clinic thought putting her down was the best option for her? I was suprised that she was so young and that was their best option for her.

MyPeanutAbbyGra · 03-01-2008, 10:15 AM

I hate this! Especially because I'm from Indiana. Trust me, not all people from Indiana are bad pet owners! I promise!

I will check out the link. I applied to be a foster Mom for petite paws a while back and dropped the ball when I lost the lady I was talking to, phone number. I really need to get back into the swing of it.

Thank You for trying to help these little ones.

I'll check out the link and do what I can do.

MyPeanutAbbyGra · 03-01-2008, 10:20 AM

After looking at that site, I'm not sure that's the same org. I applied to.
I did make a donation for Gus. Bless his little heart. I hope he can be helped.

tiggerr36792 · 03-01-2008, 10:23 AM

After reading all those precious stories that tug at our heart strings, I send in a donation and hope there are more ppl who feel as I do and donate also!

MyPeanutAbbyGra · 03-04-2008, 09:08 AM

Just giving a little bump...they are still a long way from their goal.

TeddyandTiffy · 03-04-2008, 10:13 AM

I wanted to thank each one of U who donated to Baby Gus!! I'm sure he is in need of U're donations!! I told my 2 older daughters about him they too donated under my younger daughters name and my younger of the 2 put it on her My Space page to try to get him some donations ...I thought that was so sweet of them!!! See they hoop and holler about me and my Yorkies but deep inside they too have that Yorkie Love !!! I've been watching his site to see how much he has gotten. On Friday he had $600.00 Sunday @9:06 a.m. he had $905.00 @ 4:06 p.m. he had $955.00 & @ 4:49 p.m. he had $970.00 & I checked his donations update this morning & he's got $1000.00 in Donations I'm tickled pink!!! I'm so happy!!! For some reason this little baby has got my heart !!! I don't know if U're names has been added or not to his donations but if U could please let us know here if U donated & under what name it is Mine is Etta "Lee" Calvert & Heather & Valerie Calvert...U don't have to say how much! Here's what his site says as of today: Hugs, Lee

3/3/08

Gus is at the Purdue Small Animal Hospital. They did an ultrasound and have confirmed his Liver Shunt but they have not yet ruled out MVD. Four out of five of the liver enzyme tests can back abnormal. They will consult with the surgeon on Tuesday and then we will know more.

evenstar · 03-04-2008, 10:57 AM

Although there isn't a genetic marker for LS at present, there are some very good tests that can be done that are good indicators of carriers. Dr. Center, who is currently working on finding the marker, says that no Yorkie with a bile acid test higher than 15.00 should be used in a breeding program. This would be a good start to weeding some of the carriers out.
Hopefully, the genetic marker will be found this year and everyone breeding Yorkies will take advantage of it.
Charlie

TeddyandTiffy · 03-05-2008, 06:02 AM

I just thought I'd let U all know that Baby Gus is up to $1772.00 I'm so happy for him...Boy his donations just keep coming and that is a blessing to his foster parents I'm sure!!!! Thanks so much for all of U giving to such a precious baby! Hugs, Lee

TeddyandTiffy · 03-05-2008, 06:52 AM

I just went and found this out on Baby Gus site....Please keep him in U're prayers!! He's a precious baby!!! That's today and my time here now is 9:50 a.m. so he should be getting ready to go into surgery, please keep him in U're prayers!! God Love Him!!! Hugs, Lee

3/4/08

Gus is scheduled for surgery to repair his liver shunt tomorrow, 3/5/08 at 10:30. We will update the minute we know anything. Please keep him in your prayers.

02-29-2008, 01:10 PM	#1
TeddyandTiffy Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seymour, Indiana Posts: 1,384	Please READ & Please HELP... I live in Southern Indiana and this is so sad WHY??? WHY??? Do “BACKYARD BREEDERS” do this to babies? Why do they experiment with our Breed? Can’t they understand what may happen if they take such chances??? Why would U risk having Yorkie babies in this shape or worse??? Why breed our Yorkies under 5 lbs. to try to have the small “So Called” Teacups??? What is wrong with the 5 to 7 lb. Yorkie??? I’m so thankful I’m NOT a “BACKYARD BREEDER” or a “PUPPY MILL”!!! I’m so thankful ALL my litters have turned out healthy and all my Yorkies I have now 5 of them are 100% healthy!!! This healthy can only happen if WE as BREEDERS take care of our Yorkies and make it happen!!!! Please read some of the things they had to say about these babies below, and they do make since once U read them. Maybe people will realize just what a “BACKYARD BREEDER” or a “PUPPY MILL” is after reading what they have to say!! I’m sorry I just had to say something after going here to read about these babies and the life of HELL they’ve gone through or going through due to their owners not caring about our YORKIE BREED!!!! Could anyone here help this little man “Baby GUS” he’s in need of treatment and going to Indiana Purdue on Monday, March 3rd and I feel so badly for him, I’m going to send him some money, I just thought maybe if some of us here could send a little (Maybe a cost of a new toy or hair bow for our own Yorkies) to help him, he could be able to have a chance at life like he so deserves, this breaks my heart to see him this way and so much in need of his surgery. They have a meter there at the site and have only raised $600.00 of the $4000.00 they need for his medical needs. Just look how precious he is and how cute!!! He's a living doll!!! Just click on the links below to view these 2 babies and while U're there just go view these babies who's lives has been destroyed by owners and breeders...There are stories to almost all the babies at this site of their past...It's so very sad!!! Hugs, Lee P.S. Maybe put in U're heading if U donate money for Gus' Surgery??? 2/25/08 Baby Gus Little Gus is only 3 months old. This is what happens when amateur owners decide they want to breed their Yorkie without doing the proper research into the pedigrees of the parents. PLEASE leave the breeding to the professionals!!! Gus has a Liver Shunt and sadly, not all Liver Shunts are treatable. He may die before his time. We will be taking Gus to Purdue to see if he can be fixed. Updates will follow. Please help us help him by sending a donation for his medical expenses, they will easily exceed $3000.00. Little Gus is being fostered in NW Indiana. 2/26/08 We were unable to get Gus's records from his breeder's vet so we had to re-run his Bile Acid testing and have confirmed his Liver Shunt. Gus has an appointment on Monday March 3 at the Purdue Small Animal Hospital for an evaluation and possible surgery. Surgery will depend on exactly what type of shunt Gus has and on the outside will run us $4000.00 http://www.petitepaws.org/spotlightbabygus.htm 9/27/06 Meet our little "Thor", he is NOT adoptable at this time. Thor is one of three puppies that was surrendered to us by a back yard breeder. He needs your help! Thor was born without a penis. There is just a little hole that he pees out of and only when stimulated. He also has a slight heart murmur which could be a number of other issues. Thor weighs 1 pound 4 ounces and is around 6 weeks old. We are going to be taking him to Columbus TODAY for a few tests and possibly surgery to fix him so he can pee on his own. Updates to follow as we receive them. 9/28/06 Thor is at Ohio State University in Columbus and having surgery today. They feel he has a very good chance for a successful repair and did not seem real concerned with his heart murmur. They said his penis is there but covered over with skin which they will cut back the skin and stitch up. Please keep this sweet little boy in your thoughts and prayers. PART 2 Thor is out of surgery and all seems to have been successful, he even peed! He took a bottle and is being spoiled rotten by the staff. He is a big hit needless to say. Special thanks to his foster mom and dad who took off work, drove over 100 miles and spent the night in Columbus all to get little Thor the medical attention he needed. We have the most awesome members in this organization! Thor and his two sisters were no more than 4 weeks old when they were turned over to us. Connie and Gary sacrifice so much for this organization and for these rescued babies. God bless them both. 11/14/06 I'm sure glad these rescue angels saved me from the mill. The treatments I've had has saved my life. I can now pee with no problem. I've had a cough since my surgery and I'm on my 4th round of antibiotics. I sure hope this one works as I hate taking medicine. When I see Mom with the bottle I run and hide and fight her the entire time. Mom always wins. At my last visit to OSU I weighed almost 2 lbs. I love to play with all the dogs here. I want to THANK everyone that has sent money so far as I grow I may need more procedures done. If you have an extra few dollars please send it to the angels because if they don't need it for me they sure do some of my friends here that are in need of treatments. My Vet bills so far are $600.00. Sassy my friend had her heart fixed that was big dollars and my new friend Savanna has to have HW treatments. At the dog event we went to I meet Orion and he has something wrong with his liver and there was other dogs there that need a home so bad. Please help if you can. Love, Thor http://www.petitepaws.org/spotlightthor.htm

02-29-2008, 01:37 PM	#2
MyFairLacy Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 11,003	It's so sad that dogs are suffering because of backyard breeders and puppymills It just makes me sick that this country allows breeders to use their dogs as a business and sell sick dogs to people. I just wish more breeders would educate themselves BEFORE they breed...and I wish more breeders were ethical. __________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue.

02-29-2008, 01:38 PM	#3
TeddyandTiffy Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seymour, Indiana Posts: 1,384	Donation Given!!! I just went & donated money for Gus through Paypal, It was so very easy to do takes U a few minutes to do and U can do this right under his picture on this page: http://www.petitepaws.org/spotlightbabygus.htm just scroll down to the middle of the page and if U don't have a Paypal account they do have a address for U to mail dontaions to & on U're Paypal it is already ready to donate under Gus' name!!!...I couldn't help but to try to help this little precious baby...Can U help too??? I sure hope so!! It does make U feel good when U give to those in need! After all I'm blessed with Healthy Yorkies why not help one in need?? Hugs, Lee

03-01-2008, 10:15 AM	#8
MyPeanutAbbyGra I love my baby girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,718	I hate this! Especially because I'm from Indiana. Trust me, not all people from Indiana are bad pet owners! I promise! I will check out the link. I applied to be a foster Mom for petite paws a while back and dropped the ball when I lost the lady I was talking to, phone number. I really need to get back into the swing of it. Thank You for trying to help these little ones. I'll check out the link and do what I can do. __________________ Tammy, Mama to Abby Grace Daisy Mae RIP Peanut & Chloe, ABBY 's WINSTON Within the heart of every stray Lies the singular desire to be loved

03-01-2008, 10:20 AM	#9
MyPeanutAbbyGra I love my baby girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,718	After looking at that site, I'm not sure that's the same org. I applied to. I did make a donation for Gus. Bless his little heart. I hope he can be helped. __________________ Tammy, Mama to Abby Grace Daisy Mae RIP Peanut & Chloe, ABBY 's WINSTON Within the heart of every stray Lies the singular desire to be loved

02-29-2008, 01:47 PM	#4
my2boyz Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my house :) Posts: 5,219	I'm glad you're willing to help but I think you should know that a liver shunt can show up in anyone's dogs...not just a BYB or puppy mill dog. There is no genetic marker for LS so you can't tell who is a carrier and it can show up unexpectedly. Now, if the breeder knows there is LS in their lines and they continue to breed those parents over and over then that's different...shame on them and they should be stopped. I hope this little one is able to be fixed and placed in a loving, forever home.

02-29-2008, 02:06 PM	#5
TeddyandTiffy Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seymour, Indiana Posts: 1,384	Here is 2 emails that I got from "Indiana Petite Paws" not more then 15 minutes after giving my donation for "Gus", I thought it was nice of her to do this! I'm glad I could help Gus!! Hugs, Lee Dear Lee, Thank you so much for your generous donation to Petite Paws on behalf of Gus.He sure is a dear little guy--and he needs all the help he can get. Thanks to the kindness of people like you, we can help Gus and the other furkids who have nowhere else to go. Again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts, and a BIG THANK YOU kiss from Gus! Sincerely, Gayle Orlando Indiana Petite Paws Dear Ms. Calvert: Thank you so very much for your donation for our Baby Gus. Your kindness and support are appreciated. -- Bambi L. Adams IPPRA

02-29-2008, 03:12 PM	#6
Sugar's Mom BANNED! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 9,248	you should have seen the mess I ran into in Indiana recently when I was looking for a puppy. it is so very sad. Adorable little puppies living sick and in deplorable conditions. i reported them to the place in your post. They told me they would check it out but must not have. I asked for an update but have not heard from him.

03-01-2008, 05:54 AM	#7
011011 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: minnesota Posts: 1,432	That is so sad it just breaks my heart. Dont know how people can do that! I took our pups in for a check this week to my vet, and he had just put down a small poodle with liver shunt,she was very small and only 9 months old it was so sad.My vet and another clinic thought putting her down was the best option for her? I was suprised that she was so young and that was their best option for her.

03-01-2008, 10:23 AM	#10
tiggerr36792 BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California Posts: 6,685 Blog Entries: 1	After reading all those precious stories that tug at our heart strings, I send in a donation and hope there are more ppl who feel as I do and donate also!

03-04-2008, 09:08 AM	#11
MyPeanutAbbyGra I love my baby girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,718	Just giving a little bump...they are still a long way from their goal. __________________ Tammy, Mama to Abby Grace Daisy Mae RIP Peanut & Chloe, ABBY 's WINSTON Within the heart of every stray Lies the singular desire to be loved

03-04-2008, 10:13 AM	#12
TeddyandTiffy Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seymour, Indiana Posts: 1,384	Update On Baby Gus... I wanted to thank each one of U who donated to Baby Gus!! I'm sure he is in need of U're donations!! I told my 2 older daughters about him they too donated under my younger daughters name and my younger of the 2 put it on her My Space page to try to get him some donations ...I thought that was so sweet of them!!! See they hoop and holler about me and my Yorkies but deep inside they too have that Yorkie Love !!! I've been watching his site to see how much he has gotten. On Friday he had $600.00 Sunday @9:06 a.m. he had $905.00 @ 4:06 p.m. he had $955.00 & @ 4:49 p.m. he had $970.00 & I checked his donations update this morning & he's got $1000.00 in Donations I'm tickled pink!!! I'm so happy!!! For some reason this little baby has got my heart !!! I don't know if U're names has been added or not to his donations but if U could please let us know here if U donated & under what name it is Mine is Etta "Lee" Calvert & Heather & Valerie Calvert...U don't have to say how much! Here's what his site says as of today: Hugs, Lee 3/3/08 Gus is at the Purdue Small Animal Hospital. They did an ultrasound and have confirmed his Liver Shunt but they have not yet ruled out MVD. Four out of five of the liver enzyme tests can back abnormal. They will consult with the surgeon on Tuesday and then we will know more.

03-04-2008, 10:57 AM	#13
evenstar Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lubbock Posts: 43	Although there isn't a genetic marker for LS at present, there are some very good tests that can be done that are good indicators of carriers. Dr. Center, who is currently working on finding the marker, says that no Yorkie with a bile acid test higher than 15.00 should be used in a breeding program. This would be a good start to weeding some of the carriers out. Hopefully, the genetic marker will be found this year and everyone breeding Yorkies will take advantage of it. Charlie

03-05-2008, 06:02 AM	#14
TeddyandTiffy Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seymour, Indiana Posts: 1,384	I just thought I'd let U all know that Baby Gus is up to $1772.00 I'm so happy for him...Boy his donations just keep coming and that is a blessing to his foster parents I'm sure!!!! Thanks so much for all of U giving to such a precious baby! Hugs, Lee

03-05-2008, 06:52 AM	#15
TeddyandTiffy Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seymour, Indiana Posts: 1,384	Baby Gus Update... I just went and found this out on Baby Gus site....Please keep him in U're prayers!! He's a precious baby!!! That's today and my time here now is 9:50 a.m. so he should be getting ready to go into surgery, please keep him in U're prayers!! God Love Him!!! Hugs, Lee 3/4/08 Gus is scheduled for surgery to repair his liver shunt tomorrow, 3/5/08 at 10:30. We will update the minute we know anything. Please keep him in your prayers.