Let's not forget a couple of facts from this post.

She found the dog on a Friday, was going to take it the Vet on Monday, but Sunday she found a flyer looking for a lost dog. She called the woman, and the woman came to her house, she didn't check out the woman's house, and the woman "knew" lots about Yorkies. There was no word about continuing to look for the new owners and at first she just said "no chip was found". We are concerned because this doesn't sound like any foster placement this sounds like the dog was placed permenantly.

Gosh, Nancy...give it a rest!

Why do you make that comment just to me?

Really, what is the point of going over and over this? IT'S DONE! and they are still looking for the owner..

Why hasn't the owner put up fliers???? Seriously, that is also their responsibility and it's a small town..

At this point I would let the ad run and if nobody comes forward by then I would consider it DONE and keep the dog. We are talking a town of only 2000 people Nancy, I think they would of found them by now if they had wanted the dog..

Anyhow.. I don't see the point of harping on it.

Then don't!

Maybe because you seem to be the only one to continue to harp on this whole thing of how she handled it and it is a MOOT point now!

If this were one of your pups you would not want Nancy or any others to give it a rest.

This story so far has a happy ending, someone missing a beloved pet has taken in one that needed a loving home.

The point that the "rude" members are trying to make is simply that if this were a MISSING PET with owners looking for it that maybe the OP (or ANYONE that picks up a missing pup, I'm not bashing momofmia) could have made certain that the dog did not have an owner trying DESPERATELY to find her before giving her away to a new home, weather that "new" home said they would keep searching or not.

A good way to do this is taking the dog to your vet first, I'm not saying have a full exam done, though I would, not everyone seems to feel that finding out about this pup's internal health was the #1 priority, but scanning for a microchip is free. That should have been done. BEFORE LEAVING ANYONES HOME. Say the pup tested positive for heartworm, ringworm or something like that, wouldn't you want to know before giving those potential issues to another unknowing owner, or exposing your own pets to that.

I know the OP states she works and did not want to kennel the dog but she did not have it very long, food, bath and love were wonderful things to provide for this lost soul, and finding her a loving home was icing on the cake. So good job for what you accomplished.

If it were one of my pups lost, I'd die if someone had them, had the chance to have them scanned and then when the first opportunity came along to have someone else take over, a stranger at that, I'd never get over it.

It works out that this pup was un-wanted but if it were Reeses, Yoshi, Cookie or any of the others I pray that whoever is reading this thread MAKES SURE THEY PERSONALLY take a lost pup to be scanned.

So, yes, thank you for feeding and bathing the lost pup and placing her in a new home where she has vetting done. But don't confuse concern for rudeness, the BEST way to prevent pups from being abandoned, abused and like in this case potentially lost forever, is by education. WE CAN ALL learn from this thread if we were not so quick to take sides and call some saints and others rude. Some of the people being called HEARTLESS in this thread are the biggest hearts we have around here, they devote their LIVES to the safe keeping and rescue of those pups, lost, forgotten, abused and thrown away. I can't sit back here and let THOSE FACTS be not mentioned.

THANK YOU!!! I just hope the "REAL" owner finds their dog. The lady that has her may be a lovely lady but it's not her dog. And the way I see it some people are forgetting that the dog is "lost". I would hope people would look for me a little better than that if I lost one of mine, and not give away my dog to the 1st person that had a yorkie before.

The point is education,

Nancy is not trying to be offensive, just show that there are other avenues that one could take in trying to find a missing pup's home.

In this instance this was not the case, the pup was unwanted, so it seems, by it's original owners and the breeders don't seem to care about it either.

The pup is safe, thank god, and momofmia played a role in finding the NEW home, not the original home that was done by the new owner. That is the point being made here. IT IS A GOOD thing momofmia was there BUT if it were one of my pups I would have liked to see her PERSONALLY taken the pup to get scanned.

I realize this is a "small town" but location really makes no diffreence in this case, you might know a lot of people but not EVERYONE. I came from an even smaller town and it just does not work like that. (this is not refering to momofmia's post about the small town, just the one quoted here) It is obvious the owners did not want the dog no matter the population.

I am not saying that the pup in this thread didn't end up ultimately better off, what I am saying is that PERSONALLY I wish that it would have been established if she were chipped, sick (possibily needing meds or a special diet) and most importantly SPAYED before giving her to another home.

This girl is a LUCKY pup that she was found by a yorkie lover and given away to a yorkie lover, but some are not that lucky. There are cases where un-altered yorkies are bread for $ (shocker) and it would have been a sin to have the pup in question, or any other go into that situation. The people that see the day in and day out of rescue are not trying to be rude just realistic.

You can rehash this thread until kingdom comes and the end result will be the
same. If this dog was found in good condition then I would say chances are
it got away from someone and is lost but this dog was starving and dirty and
skinny!
Who knows if this dog was lost. Indications prove otherwise. One will
never know. It's now in a safe home and the owner, if there is one, is being
looked for. I can't reason why so many are bashing the OP for a deed well
done. Blows my mind. A possibly abandoned pup is now safe and sound.
What's to argue over? There is no proof this dog is lost, don't forget that.
This dog has a 50 - 50 chance of either being lost or abandoned.
Too many of you are hooked up on it being lost. No proof that it was.
Important things is it's safe, feed and loved.

NOBODY has forgotten that, or haven't you read. I really think everyone has gotten the message by now that one should always take a dog to be scanned.. And that was done, so really why harp on it!!:rolleyes:

What certain people are ticked about is that she let this other woman take the dog. Well look at it this way, the neighbor who first found the dog in her sun room, ALSO GAVE it away to the OP!!!

This dog has been lost for awhile now and by law they do not have to look any longer, but they are

Soooo true!! It's just to bad that so many threads have turned into an all out war by some folks..

HUH, then don't what??:confused:

You are right, this pup ended up lucky, she is spayed, found her way to momofmia and very shortly there after into a home. Sad to say this is not the norm.

Too many end up passed along and looked over while the owners try desperately to find them because some people don't know to have the pup scanned.

I don't think anyone here is trying to argue over what is right and wrong to do, just that there are other avenues one can take when searching for a pup's owners. Taking in a stray, weather it is missing or lost is a very stressful thing, for people and other pets concerned, there is help and advise out there for people looking and all ANY of us here want to do is help.