Cytr

[M&M yorkies]

Canadian Yorkie rescue will have adoptable dogs at Petsmart in Newmarket , Ontario this Sat and Sun. ... if you are interested , please come by and visit... we love to meet Yorkies and their parents.. check out our website canadianyorkshireterrierrescue.com to see some , and we would love these dogs to go to experienced Yorkie parents!! Tracy

[Jane]

Thanks for the the link to the "Canadian Yorkshire Terrier Rescue" i sent the link to some of my friends.

[M&M yorkies]

Great , we are always looking for new members and volunteers, fosters and so on.. it is a great group and we are doing what we can to save Yorkies... we recently got a little fellow in who had been left to someone when his original 'parent' died... they didn't want him, tried to kill him with rat poison , and had kicked him viciously. We are waiting to see if damage is permanent. Not all stories are this sad... but some are just devasting. Many surrenders are do to changed living circumstances amongst the elderly , or to new marriages, divorces etc... and people do not see any way to keep 'rover'... we are very careful in the fostering and adoption process, making sure that the dogs aren't traumatized.... ver rewarding work... well enough preaching for one day. Tracy

[sweetr72]

I have been trying to get an application for a certain dog on the CYTR website with no response?? I also tried to join the yahoogroup..so I could find out more about the Yorkie meetups in Ontario..but was banned before I even joined?? Im a good furbaby mom and love my pets to the extreme..can you help me figure out what is going on and why I am being left out?

Thanks a bunch,
Dawn

[M&M yorkies]

Originally Posted by sweetr72

I have been trying to get an application for a certain dog on the CYTR website with no response?? I also tried to join the yahoogroup..so I could find out more about the Yorkie meetups in Ontario..but was banned before I even joined?? Im a good furbaby mom and love my pets to the extreme..can you help me figure out what is going on and why I am being left out?

Thanks a bunch,
Dawn

Hi! I don't know what has been going on with your applications. The apps for dogs are processed on a first come first approved basis, but I would have expected someone to call or e-mail you. Have you asked for a membership application? You need to be a member before you can get onto the yahoo group. I would try applying again and note that members cannot adopt dogs, so adopt first, if that is what you wantto do. The Yorkie meet up was not cytr only event, anyone who signed up was welcome, so don't know about that either. Please try again and note that you have tried in the past, to no avail.Also, all apps are processed by volunteers, so that could be another factor. Good Luck. Tracy

[M&M yorkies]

Originally Posted by sweetr72

I have been trying to get an application for a certain dog on the CYTR website with no response?? I also tried to join the yahoogroup..so I could find out more about the Yorkie meetups in Ontario..but was banned before I even joined?? Im a good furbaby mom and love my pets to the extreme..can you help me figure out what is going on and why I am being left out?

Thanks a bunch,
Dawn

Hi! I don't know what has been going on with your applications. The apps for dogs are processed on a first come first approved basis, but I would have expected someone to call or e-mail you. Have you asked for a membership application? You need to be a member before you can get onto the yahoo group. I would try applying again and note that members cannot adopt dogs, so adopt first, if that is what you wantto do. The Yorkie meet up was not cytr only event, anyone who signed up was welcome, so don't know about that either. Please try again and note that you have tried in the past, to no avail.Also, all apps are processed by volunteers, so that could be another factor. Good Luck. Tracy

[Potter]

I tried adopting a Yorkie from your rescue just a couple of weeks ago. I sent an email and asked. Although I am not experienced in Yorkies, i have experiences in dogs and I knew what I was dealing with. I actually know a thing or two about dog behaviour and training them as I read a lot about dogs of all breeds and am very interested in these areas. i also have highlighted i stay at home and only goes out for a couple of hours PER WEEK. i thought that would be good for any abused dogs as i have all the patient and time to work with them and bring them out with me. but..i got an email reply saying they are not for people living in condo. i stay in a downtown condo and dogs are allowed. there are many many dogs living here and we have our own dog park where they can meet and play and have fun.i know no one can guarantee if the dogs will bark but do you not take the fact that i stay at home all the time and have the love and patience for your dogs in to account? And i wanted to adopt a Yorkie because my hubby likes Yorkie..he wouldn't want me to adopt any other breeds although i don't mind myself; that is why i wrote to you. i have adopted an old shih-tzu long time ago and he has issues but he was happy being with me.i guess i just want to put my point across.i was very very dissapointed because here i am, opened up my space, time and arms for any yorkies that needed it, but rejected due to us living in a condo. anyways, we have a puppy now after being denied and will be very happy with him.

[Lorraine]

Maybe I can help a little bit with the issue of Yorkies and Condos and rescues. A rescue has already lost at least one home, sometimes more. A yorkie is a pretty active little dog except for the very elderly dogs. There are condos and then there are condos. If it is a smaller condo, the Yorkie can be a problem unless you are really committed to spending a lot of time playing with it etc but they love the outdoors, As for dog parks being nearby, I don't recommend them as Yorkies are often attacked and severely injured or killed by off leash dogs. You are also exposing your dog to a myriad of whatever any of these dogs may be carrying including endo and ecto parasites. Ugh.
There is nothing safer than your own well fenced secured (locks on gates not just latches) whether that yard is a house or townhouse. There are some but very few mainfloor condos that have private fenced yards.
Any Yorkie can be a challenge to housebreak. A fenced yard or if a condo, very large terrace can make that drill much easier.
I am a show breeder but any puppies I sell are to pet homes nonbreeding usually spay/neutered first. I have had puppies returned on two occasions that the owners lived in condos. They didn't have a large deck or a large condo, it was all too small and too many potty accidents.
I have a pet buyer that bought a pet from me then came back a year later for a second one that live in a condo. IT is a huge condo with a terrace almost the size of my back yard. The first Yorkie is now 5 years old the other is 3 years old. They have not been a problem.
Although I am sure you are most disappointed, I know also that the rescue organization is trying to ensure it will be a forever home when placing a dog. There are certain factors in looking for permanent homes that make them a little higher risk for placement.
It isn't a personal thing, any rescue and indeed any breeder that cares about their dogs is thinking of the future of that Yorkie not just right now. For me, in both cases, I took the puppy back and gave them a full refund. If it isn't working out, that's okay I want the dog back and see no reason why they should be out any money. I appreciate they brought the pup back and admitted they were in over their head.

[sweetr72]

I tried for an application for Denby but instead of being sent a application I was told they think they have found a home for him. I see the site was updated on the 2nd of October now and it still says he is available and he is still on Petfinder.com...does that mean he is still available since is says "available"?? I thought when the site was updated it would have said pending by now? The application process says to request an application and fill out your info and state which dog you are interested in and then you second choice...I didnt even get an application on a very short "We think we have found Denby a home" I dont know this is the third time I have tried for an application and have not recieved one? As for joining the yahoo group I am not too concerned with that, just trying to give a yorkie in need a good home.

Dawn

[Potter]

Obviously I am not the only one here voicing out their concerns of trying to adopt.

i am not going to argue about staying in a condo having problems with dogs because obviously there are lots of yorkie that stays in condos and what makes anyone thinks that staying in condo will make housetraining harder? Housetraining is never easy wherever you may be, landed property or condo. It is up to the owner to have patience to teach consistently. If someone loves their dogs, no matter how hard it is; they won't give up and if they give them up, simply because they don't love them enough.

I also hope you are not meaning that staying in condo makes the owner of the adopted dog have higher chance of giving them up again because how true is that? Is there a statistics or just based on your own stats? Again, would you give them up if you love them deep deep down in your heart just because of living conditions? Fine if you say the owner has medical problems and see no way of taking care of their dogs; that is fair to say.

And dogs plays outside with their leashes on. If you supervise the play, I don't see you will put your dog in harm's way.endo and ecto parasites? they do exist even in your lawn..and dogs enjoy being outside, going out and all..they were bred to run around outside in the first place..really i don't see the point.we vaccinate them and we do everything to make sure they are healthy, comfortable and happy-that includes a playtime.

Yes I was dissapointed but I am not the kind of person that bear grudges. I say what I think and I stop at that. Its just that a lot of times, adoption rejection based on living in a condo is unfair

[Lorraine]

Argue if you wish, however, having been emailed and phoned by people surrendering their Yorkies or looking for for help to find new homes, I have learned over time, as any long time reputable breeder does who is paying attention, the most common reasons for surrender.
There are people that do cope just fine in a condo with whatever pet they have. There are many who don't.
The YOrkie is a different breed, not the easiest to perhaps do things with that works for other breeds.
I am neither pro nor con whatever this rescue organizations policies are. I am not a member of the organization. I can certainly however, address this issue that has arisen about condos and YOrkies.