Who owns a rescue or rehomed Yorkie?

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by luvfla

My Sophie was gotten from a bad breeder by Georgiaonmymind @ 5 months. Sophie & Harley were kept in a filthy 2x2 cage for most of their 5 months. When Georgia got them they had poo impacted in their paws & once they were cleaned had sores in the little paws.
Georgia made them well, did a great job of socializing them & offered them for adoption. She is such a funny, happy smart little girl...we just love her.

I remember all of the excitement of Sophie's homecoming! She is one lucky little girl to have such a wonderful momma and daddy.

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by bonbon

Oh my, all of these babies are ADORABLE!!!

Of the five yorkies I have now, only one is a rescue (although I've been blessed to have had others over the years). Jordy is a biewer that was raised in an Arkansas puppy mill. He grew a little too large to breed, so the miller put him in an auction where the rescue group found him. He was 1 1/2 years old at the time. I first heard about him here on YT not long after joining, and just fell in love when I saw his picture.

The YT thread was a week or so old by the time I saw it. I figured he would probably already be adopted since he was so CUTE, but I just couldn't forget about him. A few days later I decided to look at the rescue's website and he was still there! I had to fill out an application right then. That same afternoon I got a call from the rescue and the adoption process began. I went that weekend (just before Thanksgiving last year) to pick him up. I couldn't believe they'd chosen ME to be his new mommy!!

Jordy has been such a blessing. He is loveable and loving, gentle (especially with the young pups), playful, smart and has the sweetest nature I've ever seen in a dog. He has adjusted well to his new home life. When I first brought him home he didn't know what to do with a toy, or what to think if I gave him a treat, but he figured those out pretty fast!! Now he loves getting his huggins and smooches, and wrestles the others for his favorite toys! I love my sweet little man!!

Thank you for this thread. I'm grateful for the opportunity to tell others about my biewer rescue, Jordy!

Jordy is georgous! I remember his story. Who doesn't love a happy ending. I think it is wonderful all of the members that have rescued a little one in need. I really needed a good pick me up today and this is just the thing to do it. Thank you for loving this little guy.

[harleyyorkie]

My Rita was a 6 byr old, 5 lb. rehome. I consider her a rescue as when I got her a month ago, she wouldn't even pick up her head and look at me. All she did was lay in her bed. Happily today she's like a changed dog, barks, runs, and actually shows some interest in things other than sleeping.

[Morkie4]

I have one boy yorkie that needed to be rehomed so we took him at six months. His picture is in my avatar. He is now 3 1/2 years old. I also have three maltese rescues and they have been wonderful. They vary in age from 3 1/2 to 7 years old.

[BonBon]

Originally Posted by megansmomma

Jordy is georgous! I remember his story. Who doesn't love a happy ending. I think it is wonderful all of the members that have rescued a little one in need. I really needed a good pick me up today and this is just the thing to do it. Thank you for loving this little guy.

It's certainly making me smile!!

And, thank you for the compliment! I think he's pretty handsome but I may be biased.

[amytude]

Originally Posted by TresCutePiggies

She came from a puppymill bust in Alabama where she lived in a rabbit cage with 2 or 3 other yorkies. She has come such a long way in the short (though it seems she's been a part of the family forever) time that we've had her. At first she had no idea what a dog toy was or how to play, the squeakers terrified her....

These stories just break my heart!
Thank you for your kind words...Sometimes I get a little jealous that Phoebe seems to prefer her big brother, Cognac over me but then I have to remember that it is because of him that she has come out of her shell. She does everything he does, sometimes we even catch her peeing with her leg up!

[BonBon]

Originally Posted by amytude

What a great thread!
Phoebe was 4-5 months old when we got her and we are her 4th home. Her behavior indicates that she was taken from her mother too soon and possible abuse or neglect I got her from a woman who did rescues sort of as a hobby and she was really great with her so by the time I got her she was spayed and up to date on her shots. I drove to California to pick her up and at first she was really shy but after a couple weeks and with the help of our big dog she warmed up and is now a spunky little thing!

Originally Posted by amytude

These stories just break my heart!
Thank you for your kind words...Sometimes I get a little jealous that Phoebe seems to prefer her big brother, Cognac over me but then I have to remember that it is because of him that she has come out of her shell. She does everything he does, sometimes we even catch her peeing with her leg up!

Seeing your two together is one of the sweetest things I've seen. What special moments your pictures captured. I'm touched just looking at them.

[Winston's Mom]

My Maemi is a puppymill rescue. April Fools Day 2008 I went to pick her up at a county shelter. She was rescued from a single wide trailer with 35 other dogs. Most were Yorkies, some didn't make it. Maemi was singled out to me because she was not quite 3 lbs and has only 3 legs. Poor baby look like a little drown rat, she was so thin, dehydrated, no hair, bad teeth, etc. I wasn't planning on keeping her, but her eyes never left my face. She still looks at me with those adoring eyes.

A year later, Maimi is a health happy 4 lbs joy. I love her to pieces. She is the best little Yorkie I could ever hoped for. Lately she figured how to run and chase with tiny toys in her mouth. It make my heart hurt to think that she never knew what toys were growing up. She has beautiful thick hair after months and months of deep conditioning, brushing, oiling (to help with all the black dead skin). Her teeth had been fixed, she stands so still every night for me to brush them.

I actually took her back to the shelter in Febuary, the lady that nursed her just cried. She said that Maemi was found in a little crate that was full of stuff, all the other dogs were pecking on her. The first 2 nights at the shelter, she couldn't even lift her head up to eat or drink.

I don't know how long she will be with me, the Vet thinks that she is about 7-8 years old. All I can say is I love her so much and could not think of not having her.

Here are 2 pictures, the first on is Maimi April 2008, the second was Maimi October 2008.

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by harleyyorkie

My Rita was a 6 byr old, 5 lb. rehome. I consider her a rescue as when I got her a month ago, she wouldn't even pick up her head and look at me. All she did was lay in her bed. Happily today she's like a changed dog, barks, runs, and actually shows some interest in things other than sleeping.

It is wonderful when you see them come out of their shell. Just wait, give her 6 months and you will not believe how much she will have changed. I sometimes just look at Bogey and Truman and cannot believe how far they have come.

[TLC]

PHOTO 1
Cuddles is a Morkie and was being rehomed from a YT member. I can not for the life of me figure out why, as she truly is the BEST dog I have ever come across. All I know is the "mom" said she wasn't "dog person". Oh well....Cuddles now has a wonderful home with my Sister and her hubby and she has a Silky sister Lulu - They all are ao happy!

PHOTO 2 and 3
Cole "aka" Widdles, was also being rehomed by a WONDERFUL ~ YT member. It was very hard for his family to rehome him, but they just wanted the best for this little monkey and I am so THANKFUL they trusted us. Cole lives in AZ with my parents, he has 2 yorkie sisters, whom he adores and learns from. He is know as the 'sock-man' - his favorite toy. My Mom says, there is at least 3 socks on the bed at all times.


PHOTO 4
And finally, the "Senior Gal" whom was at my local animal shelter. She was "deemed" not adoptable, as she was labeled as "ancient" and with a "long laundry list of things wrong with her". I cried and begged them to let me adopt her, and thankfully they did. Well....this sweetheart is FAR from that. Last month, I "adopted" this sweetie from the shelter, while working with a local Yorkie recuse. She went right to the Vet, got teeth cleaned, spayed, mammary tumors removed, groomed and fattened up AND from what I gather, has a WONDERFUL home waiting for her when she recovers....she was my "first" shelter rescue ~ and even though I wasn't 'really' adopting her (just helping get her out of jail), she will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart!

I am sure there will be more to come!

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by Winston's Mom

My Maemi is a puppymill rescue. April Fools Day 2008 I went to pick her up at a county shelter. She was rescued from a single wide trailer with 35 other dogs. Most were Yorkies, some didn't make it. Maemi was singled out to me because she was not quite 3 lbs and has only 3 legs. Poor baby look like a little drown rat, she was so thin, dehydrated, no hair, bad teeth, etc. I wasn't planning on keeping her, but her eyes never left my face. She still looks at me with those adoring eyes.

A year later, Maimi is a health happy 4 lbs joy. I love her to pieces. She is the best little Yorkie I could ever hoped for. Lately she figured how to run and chase with tiny toys in her mouth. It make my heart hurt to think that she never knew what toys were growing up. She has beautiful thick hair after months and months of deep conditioning, brushing, oiling (to help with all the black dead skin). Her teeth had been fixed, she stands so still every night for me to brush them.

I actually took her back to the shelter in Febuary, the lady that nursed her just cried. She said that Maemi was found in a little crate that was full of stuff, all the other dogs were pecking on her. The first 2 nights at the shelter, she couldn't even lift her head up to eat or drink.

I don't know how long she will be with me, the Vet thinks that she is about 7-8 years old. All I can say is I love her so much and could not think of not having her.

Here are 2 pictures, the first on is Maimi April 2008, the second was Maimi October 2008.

I am in tears looking at the difference of Maimi from her first picture in April to the second in October. She actually looks like she is smiling in the second picture. Shows just how happy she is now. Thank you for sharing.

[yorkie_mama22]

My Stormy is a rehome/rescue! Can't say too much about her previous home but don't think it was the "best" place for her. As well as she was born in a puppymill/BYB. I got her when she was 1.5 years old and she has finally come around and become a REGULAR dog!

[AddieLove]

Great thread! There are so many who have rescued/rehomed and almost all lead to such happy endings. It's definitely something people should consider.

I only have one pup, Addie, but she was a rehome. After years of not having a dog after my poodle died, I decided to start looking again. (I got my poodle probably from an unreputable breeder. I was five and remember going to a flea market styled place filled with pups for sale. My parents and I just didn't know any better then, but we do now!)

I had to have a smaller dog since I lived in an apartment at the time and because my job requires me to move so much I thought it was just easier to have a small dog. I also had to have one that didn't shed, or shed very very minimally because I'm allergic.

I went to shelter after shelter trying to find the perfect baby. It was so hard because I get so sad visiting shelters. I was starting to get frustrated when a friend of a co-worker was giving away her yorkie because she already had another dog (different breed) and three kids and was having another on the way. The pregnancy was a complicated one.

Addie was nine months at the time and the family just couldn't give her the time, love and attention she needed. She was crate trained (for the most part) but not potty trained at all.

She's the type of dog that needs constant attention because of all the mischief she gets into.
She came home with me covered in fleas and with no knowledge of what outside was for.

I spent a month sleeping on the couch with her during her potty training, but it was absolutely worth it.

Now she's a perfect little angel ... sort of.

[MeAndMyOlivia]

Megansmomma - I just re-read the entire Truman Story again, so amazing!
Glad to see that Clara Belle is in a forever home now too.
My little yorkie Olivia (RIP) was a rehome, a retired breeder that was only with me a short while before she unexpectedly died. But that little girl brought me a huge amount of joy and happiness in the few short months she was with me! I take great comfort in knowing I made her final months on this earth wonderful for her - she was treated like the princess she was!
I now have another rehome little girl, Gracie - just as sweet and precious as can be. She's a maltese, but I still drop by YT to catch up on everyone's news!
My little ones may not be show quality, and maybe they weren't the pick of their litters as pups - but to me, they are most precious and beautiful!

[AmyChristine]

Oh my sweet Rocky was a rehome. And I miss him everyday. I would rehome another in a heartbeat if the right one came along, I really have never been so close to a dog as I have to him, it was such a special experience giving him a lap of his own, we bonded instantly. I almost never put him down because I knew that he would just be under my feet if I did. He really was such a sweet and pretty boy. I wish I had more pics of him