Help Please

[ladyjane]

By the way......did anyone call animal control to see if PERHAPS the owner is looking for her?

I wish I knew what town you were in. I would surely call myself! Someone could be looking for their beloved pet.

[MollysMum54]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

Someone asked if she has been spayed.....excellent question that I am quite sure you cannot answer. So, ask yourself this, "Do you know for a fact that the woman who has her is not affiliated with a puppy mill or byb?"

oh my goodness, please don't let this be true. After what she has already been through, I pray that this poor little girl hasn't gone to someone like that.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by MollysMum54

oh my goodness, please don't let this be true. After what she has already been through, I pray that this poor little girl hasn't gone to someone like that.

I merely asked the question. The OP says she knows the family and it is not so. I hope so!

[MaddiesMommie]

Originally Posted by mommaofmia

How can I put up flyers? What if she has been abused and the owner sees her pic? This is a small town, and everyone knows me here. I have posted on fb that I found this baby, so if anyone has lost her, they will have to call me and describe her. Me and the lady that has her have both agreed that we would love to find the owner if there is one, but it could be that this dog was abused by its owner or abandoned, left to starve to death. I witnessed the fear in this babys' eyes and I wouldn't want her to go through what she's been through ever again. Please don't judge my decission..

I am not trying to be rude, but what do you mean? Just use one of the adorable pictures you already have and post them in public places.
Sure she may have been abused, however you said you were told her vet check up was good. Surely, they checked her over and would be able to tell if she had been neglected or abused.

It would take no time for one of these little guys to get skinny and rough looking out by themselves. Of course, she was scared. She was in a strange world without her owners. This was all unfamiliar to her. She was lost.

You say: What if she was abused? I say: What if she wasn't and her owner is searching for her? I would pray if Maddie was missing someone would keep her safe and search me out for her.

[pancakepat]

Glad to here she was sprayed. I do feel YTer's came down a little hard on OP. It's hard to remember that not everyone is an expert. Could of been a little more gentler w/advise. I know where OP is coming from. I spoke the "truth" once on here & man, did I get bashed.

I'm also from a small town. I'm sure the OP knew this lady & wouldn't give this yorkie to just anyone. Everything taken into consideration, I think she did ok. Yes, you....would of done it different, but remember, not everyone is an expert. We need to be more patient when training/advising the inexperienced.

I do hope the OP will come back, should she have other questions or help.

Thanks for doing what you thought was best, thats all anyone can do.
I do hope you keep us updated. As we do care.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by pancakepat

Glad to here she was sprayed. I do feel YTer's came down a little hard on OP. It's hard to remember that not everyone is an expert. Could of been a little more gentler w/advise. I know where OP is coming from. I spoke the "truth" once on here & man, did I get bashed.

I'm also from a small town. I'm sure the OP knew this lady & wouldn't give this yorkie to just anyone. Everything taken into consideration, I think she did ok. Yes, you....would of done it different, but remember, not everyone is an expert. We need to be more patient when training/advising the inexperienced.

I do hope the OP will come back, should she have other questions or help.

Thanks for doing what you thought was best, thats all anyone can do.
I do hope you keep us updated. As we do care.

No one came down on her. She told us what she was going to do and then did quite the opposite and YES, we did question if she had done certain things. After all, she IS the person who came here asking for help!
Please read the subject line. It does say please help, does it not??

The way I see it, if you don't want advice, do not ask for it. No one was mean....we are very honest....you want me to say...OH just give it away? Uh...NO, as a pet owner I would NEVER... I would DIE if one of mine was missing...and the thought that someone could do that makes me sick to my stomach.

[gemy]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

By the way......did anyone call animal control to see if PERHAPS the owner is looking for her?

I wish I knew what town you were in. I would surely call myself! Someone could be looking for their beloved pet.

thank you OP for doing the best you could and finding a loving home, who like you is not going to give up to try to find the original owners.

I'm glad the vet checked for a microchip, but alas none was found, but maybe ask your vet if he/she has a universal scanner.

Whilst in a town of 2000 folks you might not have a present animal control perhaps your county does. Always a good idea to check there as well.

There are also numerous sites you could post on .. see the thread about Cookie . Gen could give you some good ideas to get out to as much as the public you can that a lost yorkie was found.

I wish you all the best and hope for the best for the little one

[ladyjane]

They are not looking for the owner. She was clear about that....she NOW says the dog was abused so they feel they should not look for the owner....a day earlier she was well adjusted. Excuse me for being a tad bit confused.

[mommaofmia]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

They are not looking for the owner. She was clear about that....she NOW says the dog was abused so they feel they should not look for the owner....a day earlier she was well adjusted. Excuse me for being a tad bit confused.

Ladyjane, I did NOT say that we weren't looking for the owner. Stop turning my words around. There could be two different circumstances going on here. She was either neglected and abandoned or she is lost from her owner. I have no way of knowing which one it is. I WANT her to find her owner if that is possible!!!!! I have looked in papers, I have looked on public forums in the near by area's for a lost yorkie, she has been to the vet and checked for microchip and have found NOTHING!!!!!!! I don't know what else to tell you! I NEVER said she was well adjusted. I said she was doing better from when my neighbor found her. She IS NOT well adjusted! How could that even be possible after everything she has been through?...UGGGGGGG I also said she was a good girl and by that meaning, non aggresive! You have turned this around and made me look very, very bad. I would appreciate if you would keep your advice to yourself or if you want to put me down any further to email people personally. I did ask for help, but after all this, I truely, regret it! For the nice people, I will keep you posted via, email... Thanks!

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by mommaofmia

Ladyjane, I did NOT say that we weren't looking for the owner. Stop turning my words around. There could be two different circumstances going on here. She was either neglected and abandoned or she is lost from her owner. I have no way of knowing which one it is. I WANT her to find her owner if that is possible!!!!! I have looked in papers, I have looked on public forums in the near by area's for a lost yorkie, she has been to the vet and checked for microchip and have found NOTHING!!!!!!! I don't know what else to tell you! I NEVER said she was well adjusted. I said she was doing better from when my neighbor found her. She IS NOT well adjusted! How could that even be possible after everything she has been through?...UGGGGGGG I also said she was a good girl and by that meaning, non aggresive! You have turned this around and made me look very, very bad. I would appreciate if you would keep your advice to yourself or if you want to put me down any further to email people personally. I did ask for help, but after all this, I truely, regret it! For the nice people, I will keep you posted via, email... Thanks!

I hope what you are saying NOW is what you are really doing. I know how to read and comprehend....and I know exactly what you said...and then what you said you did.

I am not twisting anything. If this site was not so lagged I would show it all with quotes...but it is lagged and honestly this is getting to be a tad bit old.

Don't try to say that *I* maligned you. You are the person who placed that dog with the first person who answered your ad...you did that rather than take her to the vet to look for a microchip as you had said you were going to do. YES, some of us were totally floored....

Then, you tell us to respect your decision??? That is just unbelievable to me. You did say she seemed ok...then you said she seemed abused..I know what I read.

Bottom line....I hope you are looking. This could be YOUR dog one day. You just never know. People are only giving you advice, but you are the one twisting things. YOu just did not like that we would question what you did.....well, of course we did! We love our pups and pray that if they ever got lost someone would LOOK FOR US.

[lillymae]

Let me just say 1st , thank you for doing your best. Now not sure as to how to say this without offending you again so I will just say it. Did you run an add in the news paper , or just check the lost and found adds ? as I stated before most states require you to run a found add in your local paper. If you call you will most likely find they do not charge to run a found add. And also contact the local shelter, ask if anyone is looking for her and give them her info. If you have allready done these things then you have done all you need to do.

[Melcakes]

Oh the poor little baby. This is so sad. I hope the lady she was turned over to is a good lady and is doing everything possible to care for this precious little fur-baby and find her owner if possible. Hopefully she is as kind as you were in bringing this poor little lost baby into your home for a few days and taking care of her. It sounds like this lady is a kind lady with the steps she has taken so far in bringing the puppy to the vet, the fact she herself had up ads and flyers for her lost Yorkie and was still actively looking for her lost baby too, and the fact that she also put up Flyers for this little sweetie.

Originally Posted by ladyjane

They are not looking for the owner. She was clear about that....she NOW says the dog was abused so they feel they should not look for the owner....a day earlier she was well adjusted. Excuse me for being a tad bit confused.

I think the lady she was given to is looking for the owner? No? The OP did say that the lady she gave her to put up Flyers, didn't she? So how is that NOT looking for the owner? I'm confused now because to me it seem like steps are being taken to find the owner at least by the person she gave the litte sweetie too. I mean I read unless you read differently (let me know if you did) that they have looked in papers, public forums, she has been to the vet and checked for microchip and and flyers have been put up, the only thing is that they do not want to put up pictures of the puppy on the flyer so anybody can call and claim it's theirs. Hmm. This lady that took her from the OP sounds like she's decent if she took her to the vet, put up flyers and was honest and said that the puppy wasn't hers. If she was running a puppy mill or an evil person she could have just said YES that's my girl! I'm sure there is more that can be done too and hopefully they are still trying with other methods also. Unless of course it's just talk. Hopefully not.

To the OP please keep us updated if at all possible and keep in touch with the lady you gave this little sweetie too. A little call to the AC if not already made (not sure if one was or not) would be suggested too.

[MaddiesMommie]

Did I miss where flyers were put up? I understand about not wanting to use a picture but why not just Found Yorkie and your number? I see that in the local store windows here all the time. I live in a small town too and not sure why that matters. Seems that would only make it easier to find the owner. Am I missing something?

These things the OP said led me to believe this lady was keeping her initially.
I do believe with all my heart that this lady needed this poor baby as bad as the baby needed her. I will continue to check on her daily until I feel I don't need to anymore.

[Melcakes]

Originally Posted by MaddiesMommie

Did I miss where flyers were put up? I understand about not wanting to use a picture but why not just Found Yorkie and your number? I see that in the local store windows here all the time. I live in a small town too and not sure why that matters. Seems that would only make it easier to find the owner. Am I missing something?

These things the OP said led me to believe this lady was keeping her initially.
I do believe with all my heart that this lady needed this poor baby as bad as the baby needed her. I will continue to check on her daily until I feel I don't need to anymore.

I've bolded and underlined below where the OP says flyers have been put up by the lady and that this lady said her 1st goal was to make sure the dog was healthy and safe and to find the owner if possible.

Originally Posted by mommaofmia

I can't believe you people! I came on here to get support and you have totally crucified me. You act like I have harmed this dog, when all I did was try to save it. I brought her into my home, possibly exposing any diseases she might have had to my own dogs, because I had a big enough heart to take her in and feed, bath, and keep her safe until I could re-home her. This women I gave her to is NOT a monster or a byb or owner of a puppy mill. After I called this woman and talked to her in my home, I knew her family. Like I said in an earlier post, this is a small town (population 2000), and I am a school nurse at the school and I know everyone. I have lived here my entire life and am well respected. When this lady came to my house I questioned her just as you are questioning me. I WOULD NOT have put this dog in any harm whatsoever. I HAVE checked with her and she did take the dog to the vet and the vet said she had been spayed. I just called the vet, who happens to be my vet and he confirmed she had brought her in. He also told me she had brought in flyers, in case someone came in and may possibly know the dog. Her goal first and foremost was to make sure she was ok and to start her on Nutrical and then to try and find the owner. You have no right to Judge when you no nothing about the entire situation and seen the dog for yourself. I’m done with this and will no longer comment further. With advice like yours, I don’t need anymore!

[JenniferLeigh]

Originally Posted by mommaofmia

Her goal first and foremost was to make sure she was ok and to start her on Nutrical and then to try and find the owner. You have no right to Judge when you no nothing about the entire situation and seen the dog for yourself.

I'm disappointed in the way YTers treated you you and honestly it seems this happens way to often on this board.

I don't know the whole story, so I won't Jump to conclusions. It seems to me that she is with someone who will care for her. By reading your posts it seems obvious that this lady knows that the owner could still come around. All is good imo.

Stop jumping to conclusion YTers! You're going to scare off all our members!