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02-12-2005, 11:15 AM | #1 |
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| Found Yorkie need help Last Sat I found an angel walking toward the highway. I rolled down my wondow and asked him where he was going and where his mommy was. He started dancing, front paws just jumping, like he was so happy we fund each other! I got out of my car, and he jumped on my leg, begging me to take him. When I picked him up, tears came to my eyes when I felt his little hip bones, stuck out so far if it wasn't for his skin they'd have cut me! I could feel every little digit on his spine. My heart went out to him, so i scooped him up, wrapped him up in my sweatshirt adn took him home. I currently also share my life with a smooth fox terrier (jasper), so I have all the goodies these angels need, so I took him home, fed him CESAR and he sucked the bowl dry. After some water and snugling love, he went fast to sleep...FOR A DAY AND A HALF!! He did not move. Sun afternoon, I fed him again, water and bathed him..(he had fleas running on him!) Jasper and him get along great. It's like opposites attract (jasper hiper 24/7 and this guy calm adn quiet) He looks just like those pictures of little champ, except with more hair on his head. We were calling him Mort, the idea of my 10 yr old son??? but one morning, my 16 yr old daughter looked at him and said he is the sweetest skeeter. He jumped up and ran to her, so I guess thats what his name is. He iks the most wonderful; little thing I have ever seen..He's so sweet, quiet, will let yo do anything to him, bathe brush carry. He would be more happy sitting in one of those carry bags than anything else. loves to sleep on his back...He's just wonderful. Am I doing the right thing by keeping him? I have not seen any signs of a lost dog nor have i seen any in the paper. We have all come to love him so much now, even Jasper, cleans his little ears and they even sleep together now. What would you guys do? He had no collar, no chip, nothing. My husband has up and decided out of the blue to leave, and I think he is an angel from above, come to help me and my kids cope with everything. i just know how I would feel if he was mine and got lost..Any response I can get is much appreciated. |
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02-12-2005, 11:23 AM | #2 |
Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tontitown Arkansas
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| Should you keep him? Well anytime an angel is sent to give kisses and hugs well by all means keep him! He sounds perfect for your family and sounds to me like he's already made himself at home. Thank goodness you found him when you did, it was meant to be. You have been given the greatest gift of all. And gifts of heaven should never be returned. Happiness to your family !!
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02-12-2005, 11:39 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Denham springs, Louisiana
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| About the little angel I hope I don't hurt any feelings since I am new here, but I wanted to comment. I am only commenting here because as a member of a Yorkie Rescue I have my own ideas about the whole thing. These little guys and gal furbabies are notorious for escaping. In fact next to all the kisses that is their second most favorite pastime in the world. I'm thinking this. Perhaps the reason for his skin and bones attire is the fact that he escaped by accident and then lost his way home resulting in his poor weight when you found him. Many people who own Yorkies do not microchip them since the procedure is rather painful for the dog unless it's done under anesthesia by the vet while getting something else done, like spay/neuter or dental work. Also microchipping has really just become something that people opt to do, and some of the older yorkies wouldn't have had the opportunity as pups to have it done if not done by the breeder. If I were you, I would in all fairness to someone else that may have loved him as much and more than you do already in your short time of having him, place an ad in bold in the lost pet section of the most popular paper in your area. I would run it for 1 week. I would also request that he be identified by some certain mark that he might have since unscrupulous people would love to have a "free" yorkie. That is just in case there actually is a grieving family somewhere out there, especially with children that may love this pet dearly and lets face it no matter how much you love and tend to these little furballs they can and will escape!!! If nobody answers the ad. Well then he is yours to keep and you have done everything in your power to make sure he is where he is supposed to or was intended to be. This is just my own feelings on the subject. I'm glad if nobody answers the ad, that you took him in, since as a foster and a member of a rescue organization we see many that are just thrown away or kicked out of the home for one reason or another and wind up in kill shelters etc. Let your conscience be your guide, so your heart will be at peace with your decision.
__________________ Laura "Bless the Beasts and the Children" K.C. UYR Foster mom to Scooter, 5 year old male neutered yorkie, Mom to Pita, 7 year old male neuterd yorkie that I'm adopting. and C.J. the 6 year old neuterd Himalayan cat and Sweetie, the 8 year old female Congo African Gray Nanna to, Andrew,David,James,Trystyn,and my littlest sweet pea, Lexi |
02-12-2005, 02:32 PM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Calgary, AB
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| I just wanted to let you know that if he was in such rough condition when you found him then he was either away from his family for a very long time, or they didn't care for him properly when they had him. If he has been away from his family for a great deal of time, don't you think you would have seen some kind of notice or poster in town? I think you should keep him. He seems very happy with you and it seems to me that his previous family either didn't care enough to care for him in the first place or don't care enough now to search hard enough for him. But, if you are feeling guilty, put up a couple of posters in vets offices or other reputable places. I'm sure this would make you feel better. |
02-12-2005, 03:16 PM | #5 |
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| Found yorkie I agree with Lauri, he belongs somewhere and its not to you, not until you make every attempt to find his real owner. I have two yorkies, that will escape every time they can. They are regularly escape artists. It does not take that much time for a yorkie, being a long haired dog, to get messy and dirty and because they are so small, they don't have to miss many meals for it to show on their small stature. Someone, somewhere may be grieving for this boy. I will goa step further, most papers offer free found ads, you should run an ad for at least 30 days, you should contact your local humane society and animal control and report your find, then and only then, if no one claims him he really and truly can become yours. The two I have represented months of saving and scrimping to own my dream, it is not fair for you to keep something that someone else paid for unless you take the necessary steps to try and find the owner. Besides the owner may be thinking the worst, and we all know how much losing one of our furbabies hurts. Do the right thing, if an angel sent him to you, it will be because you did the right thing. |
02-12-2005, 03:22 PM | #6 |
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| foundling I vote to keep him, unless you see a poster. |
02-12-2005, 03:38 PM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Denham springs, Louisiana
Posts: 37
| I think that two of my worst fears when it comes to these little precious furballs is ---> Number 1 That he will escape (I even worry about my fosters constantly) and I will not be able to find him no matter how long or hard I search. Number 2 That one of them and I mean this equally between the one that is mine and the ones that I foster will be stolen, since people don't want to have to pay for these little furbabies but everyone seems to want one! I have my little babies behind my home. I never leave them unattended while they are outside, since I believe Yorkies were meant to live indoors with their loving families. However, sometimes I have to run after one of the grandchildren, who by the way live next door on the same property and sometimes the phone might ring, or then again, I might have to oversee something going on in the swimming pool (inground) and with children and small breed dogs believe me I have to keep a vigilant eye on that area of the yard. I have 3 different fences in all. Chain link around the pool and cabanna, Privacy fence around 3 sides of my yard (not in the front of course) and then a 4ft picket fence that seperates my yard for the dogs to play, or even the kids since there are toys and a swingset, not to mention they love to roll in the grass with the different dogs that are out there playing!!! This is a decision that only you can make hon. But as I said before, he belonged to somebody at some point. There may be a child that is grieving terribly over the loss of the dog. They may have searched and searched but finally gave up thinking the worst, which of course means the dog had died. But if he is truly meant to be your angel, he will remain your angel no matter what attempts you make to locate the owners. I think you will do the right thing in the end. I don't think you would have even posted here if you didn't think that there was a "Right" thing to do in the first place. Take care, I'm sorry for your heavy heart over this.
__________________ Laura "Bless the Beasts and the Children" K.C. UYR Foster mom to Scooter, 5 year old male neutered yorkie, Mom to Pita, 7 year old male neuterd yorkie that I'm adopting. and C.J. the 6 year old neuterd Himalayan cat and Sweetie, the 8 year old female Congo African Gray Nanna to, Andrew,David,James,Trystyn,and my littlest sweet pea, Lexi |
02-12-2005, 03:41 PM | #8 |
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| I vote to keep him. If I lost one of my boys, you could bet that I would search high and low and not stop until I found him. First of all, he couldn't get too far because I keep my eye on them at all times, second there would be posters all over asking people to help me. If this little guy was in bad shape like you say, the owners didn't care about him in the first place and, he would have had to be gone for a long time in order to have lost that much weight if he was in good shape to begin with. I once found a yorkie on a busy street and searched all day looking for her owner, knocking on doors, asking in the area. Finally located the owner, she was indifferent to me and the dog, saying she got out all the time! Well I handed over her little girl, who didn't seem like she wanted to go and I left her. To this day I wish that I would have kept her myself. I would have given her a safer, more loving home than I'm sure she had. Keep him...Theresa & The Boys |
02-12-2005, 04:16 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NorthWest Florida
Posts: 82
| I also say keep him......
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02-12-2005, 05:15 PM | #10 |
BANNED! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York
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| You have a legal obligation to try to find his right owners. Lauri has given you great adivce. I'd also contact the local animal shelters, vets, and the police department and let them know you have this dog and will "foster" it until it is either claimed or you get legal title of him. Be careful though about people CLAIMING to be his owner. You'll need to do some screening. |
02-12-2005, 05:26 PM | #11 |
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| Finders keepers is not legal right Finders keepers is not legal doctrine. The law specifies that you must make a good effort to find the legal owner of valuable property. Not to say anythng about the moral issue. We are all humans, and our puppies are animals, they escape, who of us hasn't had something else on our minds and boom, something happens that might not have happened otherwise? Yorkies are very expensive animals, they are also highly desired. The chances that someone is looking for this pup and missing him is higher than not. If I lost one of my dogs and I found out that someone had him with every intention of keeping him and making no effort to find out that he was mine, I would take ever legal action I could against that person. Do the right thing, advertise, post posters, contact the local agencies, just because he looks like a stray does not make him one. I love my dogs, they are microchipped, have tatoos and name and id tags in addition to their dog license. I have taken every step to protect them, however, this does not mean that they will never escape or stray. You have no proof that the dog did not at some point have on a collar, did you have him checked for a microchip? What about animal control? Humane society, yorkie rescue groups? You have a moral obligation to try and find his legal owners. If he was mine and you did not do so, I would be extremely angry with you. |
02-12-2005, 06:13 PM | #12 |
BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois
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| I vote to post a lost and found..........its hard to tell how long this little guy has been lost. I know you love him already but the right thing to do is to post a found dog ad and if no one claims him you can keep him guilt free. |
02-12-2005, 06:20 PM | #13 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio
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| Quote:
Just imagine the tables are turned and your baby was lost. Would you want somebody taking him/her as their own, without trying to find you first? I'd put a "found" ad in your local paper, and if nobody responds after a week, then I'd say at least you tried, and that's that!
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02-12-2005, 07:01 PM | #14 |
Owned by Gyps and Gizz Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wales
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| IF you post an advert I would insist that if you get a reply that the owners show you a photo of him!! A clear photo! All of us yorkie lovers have loads of photos of our dogs and if he really is theirs so would they! Whatever you decide I am so glad that he is in a loving caring home with you. Ana xx |
02-12-2005, 08:14 PM | #15 |
YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2004
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| I'm in NM and there is a family here that has advertised for over a year about their lost yorkie Male - about 3 lbs. He finally showed up. Looking awful, but definitely not having roamed for almost a year. He had obviously been somewhere with someone. it was a happy homecoming to say the least. I'd put an ad out, check the papers etc periodically. You will definitely grow very attached very quickly, but even if he is claimed you will have the satisfaction of knowing you likely saved his life. |
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