4 YORKIE'S......How did this happen?
 

Aloha Everyone......it's been awhile, just doing an "Insanity" up-date?
Since I've had my Yorkie Family, my 6 yr. old Artie-Father and a 5 yr. old female, Abigail & their Daughter Pom-Pom, almost 4 yrs. old now. I some how
have ended-up doing "Yorkie Rescues", I must be a Yorkie Magnet? A friend of mine that is a Yorkie Breeder gave me a small male, he is 5 months old now
but I have had him for 2 months since May 4th. My Birthday was on May 27,
she said he was a Birthday Present? He is barely 3 lbs. He has been alot of work since it's been awhile since I have had a Puppy! I have not even named him yet, b/c I am still debating over whether I should keep him or not?
I feel so guilty if I keep him b/c I did NOT plan on getting another Dog, especially another Yorkie! So I was NOT mentally, emotionally or financially ready to acquire another one? The Breeder said if I do NOT want him I can sell him and give her 1/2 the money (she wants $1,000.00 for him). My Pack has accepted him and I have NO Problems w/him, he is AKC Registered w/5 Champions in his Pedigree (3 Generations) and has had all his shots/wormed,
all I have to get is his Rabies shot, Micro-chip and Nuetering. I have not really invested much money since I already have everything for the other 3.
He is already, Leash & Crate Trained and almost House-Broken, except for a couple of pee accidents! He knows basic commands & Tricks, he's actually getting "Trained" by the other 3. I like him but I'm not totally in Love w/him the way I am w/my 3. When I have taken a Rescue in the past I have kept them as long as 3 months to find them a new forever home, but in this case
the Breeder is putting pressure & guilt on me to keep him b/c she knows how I care for my Yorkies. My Heart and Mind are trying to make the right decision
I have had up to 5 Yorkies, it's too much work, I am barely keeping up w/4!
I feel guilty if I keep him b/c of the Economy, I'm supposed to be cutting corners & staying on a Budget and I feel guilty if I sell him b/c I feel like I'm insulting a Friend that has given me a Special Gift! Do I sound confused? Thanks for letting me vent, I guess I should be Happy & Grateful that my Friend thinks so highly of me! I still don't know what to do?

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Wow, that is a big strain on you, financially and emotionally! I can't imagine it. :(

I know you're feeling guilty about it, but if you can't love him the way that he needs to be loved, then you should make it right by him. You know? He's got to be happy, with your three, being there any playing with him. But, you have to do what's right for the both of you.

You've had him for three months and you're still not in love with him, then maybe it isn't a good match?

I wish you the best of luck! I hope you can find what's right with you and him soon!

I am sorry that you are going through so much right now..

I honestly don't think that you should keep an animal just because you feel obligated to. If this little one isn't fitting in then he deserves to find him a new home where he is accepted and loved as part of the family.

Just make sure, if you do plan to rehome him, that you take all precautions and make sure that his new home and family are the best fit for him. Good luck with your decision. :)

That's a tough situation. I now have 4 and my 4th was unexpected. An elderly lady I had recently became friends with had a stroke and no one to take her 15 year old male yorkie. She had gotten him 2 years ago as a rescue. I felt obligated to take him. While I love him like my others, it is a struggle financially with 4. One of mine recently had very expensive LP surgery and the the n 15 year old just developed an anal abscess. Yearly checkup, heart worm etc add up with 4. Being yours is a puppy, there is a whole life time of caring for him and if it is going to be a strain to handle financially or otherwise I would explain to your friend and find him a great home. Good luck I know it is a tough situation.

I don't know if I'm reading this right, but one thing strikes me as very odd. If he was a "gift" to you, then WHY, if you decide to rehome him, would the breeder friend expect any money for him? Seems weird to me.

I wish I could have another, a little boy. Not meant to be for my family, at least not right now. Good luck, whatever you decide to do;)

That is a weird thing to do. If I give a gift, I don't expect to be reimbursed for it if the recipient does want/like it and gives it to someone else. I'm curious as to why your friend wouldn't take him back and do the rehoming herself if she feels that strongly about getting money for him.

But I do agree that you shouldn't feel obligated to keep him if you aren't emotionally or financially able to do so.

Good to "see" you here. PM me sometime as I lost your contact information!!!!

I don't know what to tell you. Is there a reason the breeder didn't want to use him as a stud? I'm thinking if you're not totally in love with him, perhaps selling him would be a good idea.....

Why would someone use a 3 pound male as a stud?

Don't let her influence your decision about what is best for you "and" the puppy. If in your heart of hearts you know you should not keep him, then just give him back to the gal so she can sell him and just keep all the money. If she cannot understand how you feel, then she isn't a true friend. ;)

You should give him back to your friend and let her deal with him. Tell her your sorry but you just can't deal with another dog right now, but you appreciate the thoughtfulness of her gift. It isn't your responsibility to screen families for this baby, it's hers. If she is a responsible breeder she'll want to do it herself anyway.

Update I still have 4 Yorkies!
 

I agree w/all your comments, but that's what my point was......My Friend is not a responsible Backyard Breeder! She has a AKC. female Yorkie that she has Bred twice, to 2 diffferent Parti-Colored Yorkie Males. For some strange reason she wanted a Parti-Colored Female (mixed w/white) she thought she could get more money for the Puppies? She does'nt want to deal w.him b/c he is a Male! He is from her 2nd Litter and I finally convinced her to STOP Breeding since she recently bought a Malti-Poo w/c is 1/2 Maltese and 1/2 Poodle, from a Local Pet Store for $599.00! That solved her White Yorkie Fetish? Now she wants to Breed him to his 1/2 Sister from the First Litter?
She gave him to me b/c she thinks I can provide the Best Home & Training for him. As far as selling him she will accept as low as $600.00 for him and I have to find the Buyer/New Home. She has 2 Yorkies that are 4 and 2 yrs. old that are Mother & Daughter and the Malti-Poo that is only 11 wks. old.
It's very hard to sell him b/c of the Economy, she originally wanted $1,200.00
for him. I took him in b/c I felt Sorry for him and I did'nt think it was FAIR & very Selfish of her! I have had 2 offers/request to "Stud" him out b/c of his size & weight and as far as his markings, he has a big patch of white on his chest and a little white on his paws. He is already turning silver on his head & neck. He just turned 6 months old on August 12th but he is only still 3 lbs.
I love & care for him, just like my other 3! I just felt guilty having 4 Yorkies when there are so many People that don't even have 1! Plus, my first 3 are very low Energy Yorkies and he is more high energy 'Terrier' more like a Tasmanian Devil! I still have no-name......we're still calling Little Boy and I still have'nt Registered him w/ the AKC. either! I keep thinking, I'll meet someone in person while we're out that will fall in Love w/him and will want to buy him? So if that happened I would sell him, but until then I'm the Best thing he's got! You would think I was his Breeder not her......Thanks for letting me vent!

I don't know about anyone else, but I feel like you are being used by you supposed "friend". She gave him to you because he was a male that she really didn't want and because you will love him and train him. But, if you rehome him, she wants to profit by it....seems to me that she wants you to do all the work .... training, socializing, etc. and the rehoming for her so that she doesn't have to deal with it. If I were you, once you find the right home, I would only ask the new owner for whatever expenses you incurred and then tell your "friend" you rehomed him for your costs. This way, you won't have to worry about not loving him as much as your others, he will have a wonderful loving home to go to and your "friend" will not use you as a middle-man ever again. :animal-pa

Tell her she gets nothing... You have had to care for him,train him, love him,doctor him and keep him safe. that alone is worth room & boarding fees.


I am sorry but that is just me!!

If you want to do the right thing for this lil' guy...surrender him to a "reputable" local Yorkie Rescue Group who will carefully find him a furever home.

Since he was a gift to you from your friend, there is no reason that she should expect any kind of reimbursement. This tells a lot about her.:rolleyes:

As for him not being neutered...schedule it today! Any female or male dog who is not intended for breeding should absolutely be altered!

Please do the right thing and either "carefully" rehome this little boy yourself after you've neutered him or even better...surrender him to a breed specific "reputable" Yorkie Rescue Group.

If you're here on YT trying to rehome and/or sell him...you're posting this in the wrong section!

:thumbup: Well said!!

I AM the Local Yorkie Rescue!
 

Apparently I am the Local "Yorkie" Rescue.......I have sucessfully "Rescued & Placed" Yorkie's in permanant homes. In the past 6 yrs. that I have had my Yorkies, I have had 5 Yorkies that were passed-on to me b/c their Owners just gave up on them b/c they were never properly Trained or Socialized!
Only 1 was surrendered b/c they could NOT afford to feed/care or give proper Grooming & Medical/Health care! So you see there are alot of People out there that want a "Yorkie" but are un-educated/ignorant or just plain Lazy when it comes to actually taking care of one, try caring for 5 at one time, that's my Record! Key words that come to my mind in this situation are;
Responsible Breeder, Friend, Gift, Free & Money! Any one that knows me, knows that I do, what I do for the pure Love of this Breed. I think I posted this thread in the right section/forum, b/c I can read and understand English? I thought I would discuss this w/everybody here b/c I was venting & totally confused by my so-called Friend's actions and contradicting behaviour? If I was trying to Re-Home or Sell him I obviously would have posted this thread in the appropriate Section/Forum, don't you think? I've been on here long enough to know what I'm doing? I was just trying to get past all the Negetive feelings towards my "Friend" b/c I was Mad, Frustrated & Disappointed in her, for giving-up on him, which I did NOT think or feel was FAIR to him!

Well said! I think some of the members on this tend to get carried away! I honestly think that you and your friend should discuss your friendship. I commend you for taking in this bundle of joy and helping him out.

Final Chapter - #4 is Gone/SOLD/Re-Homed!
 

Well I hate to say this but, YES.....All of you were Right! On Sept. 2nd, My Landlord & his Wife noticed/commented on me having 4 Yorkies, I knew it was it was a matter of time before I would get busted....according to my Lease I am only allowed 3 Yorkies (Paid a "Pet Deposit" for 3). They gave me a week to get rid of him (their words not mine!) On Sept.7th I spoke with his Breeder, my so-called Best Friend "Julie" at this point I had him for 4 months and 3 days, she had given me him on May 4th as an early Birthday Present!
She did NOT want me to Sell him she wanted me to give him back to her, so she could find him another Home? And use someone else! I Boarded, Groomed,
Socialized & Trained him......Crate/House Trained, Trained him on-off Leash w/hand & voice signals for Basic commands like Sit/Stand Stay, I even Trained him to pull their Crate Stroller like a Sled Dog w/the rest of my Pack.
I am so MAD @ her for not being a responsible Yorkie Breeder, she ruined his Bloodline by trying to make her own line of "Parti" Colored Yorkies, his Mother was a traditional Colored Yorkie and his Father was a Parti-Colored Yorkie, so she was trying to sell him for $1,200.00 as a Stud and calling him a "Parti Terrier" which there is NO such Breed?! Talk about confused!
I could'nt stand the thought of him going back to her total "CHAOS", she could'nt even afford to feed him Royal Canin or give him proper Vet. care!
I had done so much work for him, I made a committment to him to find him the Best Home possible! I would'nt have been able to do it w/o my BF and my own Pack. I had plenty of opportunities to sell him for the money but I thought it was more important that he went to Good Family with the right circumstances! So I SOLD him for $700.00, but technically for $1,200.00. I had Sold him through another Breeder, who had a waiting list, she Sold him to her Doctor. I offered her $500.00 for her cut, but she refused to take any money since she was a personal friend! Now Julie had called the following Day,
to take him back, when I told her I had Sold him the Night before, her only reply was how much? When I told her $700.00 she wanted half and demanded
$350.00 or she was going to call the Police and put a Restraining Order on me b/c she did NOT want to be my Friend anymore! She gave me till the end of the week, well she started leaving threatening phone calls and even sent me "Hate Mail", of course she did Not have the Balls to sign it or put a return address? Like it was'nt her? I called a couple of Local Dog Boarding/Doggie Daycare to get an Estimate of how much the same Services would cost her?
It was between $3.600.00 and $2,500.00, not even including the Grooming & Training Fees! I chose not to give her any money at all, based on all of your previous comments. I feel good about what I did for HIM and I don't feel bad in any way for loosing her as my so-called "Friend", I don't like being manipulated through a "Puppy". I have 3 incredible Yorkies, I am NOT a Yorkie Hoarder......I LOVE the Breed so much that I want everyone to have one, and I believe they are the "Best Dogs" as long as you take the time to "TRAIN"
them! Thanks for listening and all your emotional support it makes me feel alot better and confirms that I'm always doing the right thing for them!

Bravo to you!!! You did a wonderful thing by taking him in and doing all that you did.

I'm sorry your friend took advantage of your goodness - I'm sure that hurts.

Glad he was taken care of by you....Congrats on finding his furever home:D

SOME FRIEND:mad:

If I didn't have 4 dogs of my own, I would buy this little boy from you. I could never have a puppy for three months and not fall in love with him, but that's me. I know the economy is really bad, believe me. As I said before I have 4 dogs and it's real hard to make ends meet. As everybody has told you I wouldn't give this person any money if you sell the puppy. I can't see how she could even suggest it.

He was given to you as a gift and if you rehomed him how does she have any claim to him now? She sounds like a real piece of work....